2017 Northeast Agenda

Sunday, June 04

Start Time	End Time	Information
7:00 PM	9:00 PM	Welcome Reception sponsored by OpenLink at Champions Sports Bar

Monday, June 05

Start Time	End Time	Information
7:00 AM	8:00 AM	Networking with the Industry: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM	8:15 AM	Welcome & Overview Speaker: Ms. Christy Coleman, Vice President, LDC Gas Forums
8:15 AM	9:00 AM	The Love Connection—Will Northeast Supply and Northeast Demand Ever Hook Up? Click here for details. ·The most robust supply growth in the nation meets the most constrained demand ·How much does it matter, and what options are still in play? ·What’s happening to the gas in the meantime? ·What is the state of the industry otherwise—out of the woods? ·What’s the overall future look like for US natural gas? Speaker: Richard Smead, Managing Director, Advisory Services, RBN Energy
9:00 AM	9:30 AM	Networking Break
9:30 AM	11:15 AM	Natural Gas Markets in 2017: Changes in the Northeast - Waiting on Pipes and MORE! Click here for details. The market environment for natural gas LDC's in the Northeast is changing rapidly. Challenges in building additional pipeline capacity into the Northeast, regional carbon policy and growth in the renewable power generation are leading to significant changes in the outlook for the LDC's in the region. How will the market balance itself going forward and how does price and storage dictate production and demand response? This panel has the answers and insight for the region.   Moderator: Mr. Edmund Knolle, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Eastern US Commercial Operations, Crestwood Equity Partners LP Speakers: Mr. Jack Weixel, Senior Director, S&P Global   Mr. Luke Jackson, Senior Energy Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights   Ms. Meera Bagati, Manager, Market Analysis, NextEra Energy Resources   Mr. Michael Sloan, Managing Director, ICF
11:15 AM	11:45 AM	Board Buses & Depart for Optional Afternoon Networking Activities (F1 Racing, Distillery Tour, and Fenway Tour)

Tuesday, June 06

Start Time	End Time	Information
7:00 AM	8:00 AM	Networking with the Industry: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM	8:15 AM	Welcome & Overview Speaker: Ms. Christy Coleman, Vice President, LDC Gas Forums
8:15 AM	9:00 AM	North American Gas: Where do we go from here? Click here for details. North American gas markets continue to evolve – just in the past year, we have seen LNG exports materialize from the Gulf Coast, a FERC without a quorum of Commissioners and a second record warm winter.  Producers continue to improve efficiencies and the outlook is positive for production growth, particularly in the Northeast region.  New pipeline developments are currently underway, although the expected timing of new capacity is being closely watched as opposition continues to mount.  Demand is growing, largely driven by exports to both Mexico and the rest of the world via LNG – increasing connectivity across the globe and expanding the number of variables that Northeast buyers need to consider in determining their future price outlooks.  There are headwinds and tailwinds driving future supply & demand balances, both domestically and globally – all of which could point to more volatility and reinforce the need for a robust risk management strategy. Speaker: Mr. Michael Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, North American Gas and Power, bp
9:00 AM	9:45 AM	US Natural Gas: Back on the Hydrocarbon Superhighway Click here for details. ·Big US NG production growth expected, but no longer a given ·Real demand growth has finally started ·Lack of high-turn storage infrastructure - If you redesigned the market today, how would it look? ·Oil production / Oil price ·Challenges along the hydrocarbon superhighway Speaker: Mr. Vikas Dwivedi, Global Oil & Gas Strategist, Macquarie Group
9:45 AM	10:15 AM	Networking Break
10:15 AM	11:45 AM	Project Updates - Part 1 Click here for details. Hear the most recent project updates from the Marcellus, Utica, and beyond and how the industry will be affected.  There’s still rapid change on the horizon, so get ready for insights that’ll help set your strategy for the rest of 2017.  Updates include:      Moderator: Mr. Rob MacDonald, Manager Energy Markets, NGX Speakers: Mr. Guillaume Brossard, Director - Development & LNG, Énergir   Ms. Cynthia Armstrong, Retired, Portland Natural Gas Transmission System   Mr. Edward Cahill, VP - Sales and Transportation, ENGIE Gas & LNG LLC   Mr. Daniel Diefenbach, Manager of Facility Planning and Product Development, Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.   Mr. David Kailbourne, CEO, REV LNG, LLC
11:45 AM	1:45 PM	Fooled by 'Fossil Free' Click here for details. Natural Gas: The most important commodity of the 21st century Speaker: Mr. Colin Fenton, Chairman, TPH Commodities, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC
2:00 PM	3:30 PM	Changing Transportation Issues and Gas Price Indexes  Click here for details. Is growing gas-fired powergen market share changing transportation requirements? What are other implications of powergens increasing role in the region? Gas Storage - Is storage necessary anymore?  What is the impact of pending changes at the FERC? Regulatory changes and the Trump Effect?  FERC 552 data and gas price reporting? So many questions…so many answers will be given and shared during this panel discussion.   Moderator: Mr. Tom Thackston, Director, Gas Origination, NRG Energy Inc. Speakers: Mr. Patrick Rau, CFA, Director of Strategy & Research, Natural Gas Intelligence   Mr. Mark Christie, VP Marketing & Trading, Emera Energy   Mr. Gregory Nuzzo, President & COO, South Jersey Energy Solutions   Mr. Jack Lewnard, Vice President Business Development, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation   Mr. Vince Morrissette, Commercial Director, Magnolia LNG
3:30 PM	4:00 PM	Networking Break
4:00 PM	5:30 PM	Project Updates - Part II Click here for details. The Project Panel Discussion continues, because we know you can’t get enough insight! Hear more about project updates from the Marcellus, Utica, and beyond! Details include:  Moderator: Mr. Richard Redash, Head of Global Gas Planning, S&P Global Commodity Insights Speakers: Mr. Kevin Petak, Retired, ICF   Mr. Michael Holt, No longer there, NG Advantage LLC   Mr. Michael DeBock, Executive Director, Gas Infrastructure, NextEra Energy Resources   Ms. Erin Petkovich, Director, Business Development, Enbridge Inc.   Mr. Richard Gardner, Sr VP Business Development, Millennium Pipeline LLC
5:30 PM	7:30 PM	Cocktail Reception hosted by the Forum Sponsors

Wednesday, June 07

Start Time	End Time	Information
8:00 AM	8:45 AM	Networking with the Industry: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM	9:00 AM	Welcome & Overview Speaker: Ms. Christy Coleman, Vice President, LDC Gas Forums
9:00 AM	10:00 AM	Talent for the Energy Sector: The Next Shift Click here for details. Disruptions in technology, changes in the nature of work and the work place, and the entry of millennials into the workforce are changing our priors on talent recruitment, promotion, and retention in the energy industry. What are some of the big themes driving this challenge? Where are the opportunities? What is the role of academia in developing the human capital that this industry needs? In this talk, Professor Latha Ramchand, Dean, C.T. Bauer College of Business, will discuss ways in which business schools can partner with the oil and gas industry so as to add value to both sectors. Speaker: Ms. Latha Ramchand, Provost and executive vice chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia
10:00 AM	10:30 AM	Networking Break
10:30 AM	12:00 PM	Gas Buyers' Panel Click here for details. Our Gas Buyer Panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned from volatility and what they will do differently next time. Topics of discussion to include: 1.What are the important issues/challenges for your company in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your company meet these challenges? 2.How is the current commodity environment impacting your company in the short and medium term? 3.What are your expectations of the electric generation sector this Summer and what impact will that have in your region? Is there new power generation or industrial load growth/development in your region? If so, how does it affect your purchasing activity and strategy going forward? 4.Are the planned Marcellus/Utica pipeline projects enough to affect the current basis? What do you foresee as a result of recent pipeline expansion and/or project delays? 5.What impact does the current gas storage levels have on your buying decisions? 6.How has the current natural gas market impacted exports/Imports? Thoughts and comments. 7.Can you describe your current purchasing and hedging plans/ strategies? Looking forward, what adjustments have you made or do you plan to make to those plans/strategies, and why? 8.What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another? Moderator: Mr. Jack Maydick, No longer there, MarketView by Drillinginfo Inc. Speakers: Mr. Andy Price, President & COO, Competitive Energy Services   Mr. Lee Mitchell, Manager Coal and Gas Origination, Duke Energy   Mr. Kenneth Yagelski, Managing Director Gas Supply, Southern Company Gas   Ms. Mary Evers, Manager, Gas Supply, Union Gas Limited

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2016 Northeast Agenda

Sunday, June 05

Start Time	End Time	Information
7:00 PM	9:00 PM	Welcome Reception sponsored by OpenLink & Euler Hermes in Gloucester-Newbury Room of Westin Copley Place - 2nd Floor

Monday, June 06

Start Time	End Time	Information
7:15 AM	8:45 AM	Networking with the Industry: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM	9:00 AM	Welcome & Overview Speaker: Ms. Christy Coleman, Vice President, LDC Gas Forums
9:00 AM	9:45 AM	Opening Keynote: Increasingly Integrated North American Gas Market Click here for details. Outlook for the US gas market as shale gas faces increased export demand and the New Oil Order Speaker: Mr. Damien Courvalin, no longer there, Goldman Sachs
9:45 AM	10:15 AM	Networking Break
10:15 AM	11:00 AM	Beast from the East Click here for details. In recent years, most gas supply growth has been concentrated in the Marcellus and Utica shales (the Northeast), but has been constrained by insufficient pipeline capacity exiting the region. With the view that the Northeast will continue to provide the bulk of supply growth going forward, we present the possibility that pipeline constraints may prevent Northeast supply from matching demand growth through the end of the decade. Speaker: Mr. Anupam Das, Manager, Market Analytics, NextEra Energy Resources
11:00 AM	11:30 AM	Board Buses & Depart for Optional Afternoon Networking Activities (F1 Racing & Group Tours)

Tuesday, June 07

Start Time	End Time	Information
7:00 AM	8:00 AM	Networking with the Industry: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM	8:15 AM	Welcome & Overview Speaker: Ms. Christy Coleman, Vice President, LDC Gas Forums
8:15 AM	9:00 AM	Opening Keynote:US Natural Gas: Latency, Complacency and Volatility Click here for details. • U.S. Gas Demand Outlook • Are we finally seeing a slowing down or even a decline in supply? • Renewable growth and it’s impact on the industry • Assessment of Key Shale Plays: Barnett, HV, Fayetteville & the Appalachias • Wet gas economics and the weak NGL price • Prices, Storage, and Infrastructure requirements – what does the future hold? Speaker: Mr. Vikas Dwivedi, Global Oil & Gas Strategist, Macquarie Group
9:00 AM	9:30 AM	Networking Break
9:30 AM	11:00 AM	Fundamentals and Risk Panel Click here for details. Panelists will share insights and facilitate a high level discussion about a variety of topics, including: • Northeast Supply/Demand Outlook • Infrastructure Constraints in New England and Beyond • Prospects for Current Natural Gas Surplus • Gas Demand Forecasts – Northeast Generation Sector • Transportation Issues • Risk Management…The New Realities! • Recent Pipeline Changes & Problems • How Will Oil and NGL Prices Affect Natural Gas Pricing? Moderator: Mr. Marshall Lang, President, Williams Speakers: Mr. Luke Jackson, Senior Energy Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights   Mr. Steve Piper, Associate Director, Energy Fundamentals, S&P Global Market Intelligence   Mr. Mark Christie, VP Marketing & Trading, Emera Energy
11:00 AM	12:30 PM	Project Updates - Part I Click here for details. Hear the most recent project updates from the Marcellus, Utica, and beyond and how the industry will be affected. There’s still rapid change on the horizon, so get ready for insights that’ll help set your strategy for the rest of 2016. Updates include: • Overview of Dominion Projects • Increased Natural Gas Generation Demand • Bringing Incremental Supply to the Region by Increasing Capacity on Existing Infrastructure • Scaled Solutions, Diverse Sources, Strategic Additions • Overview of Spectra Energy’s Natural Gas Pipeline Expansions • Meeting the Pipeline Expansion Needs of the Northeast • Meeting LDC, Industrial, and Power Generation Needs of New England (AIM, Atlantic Bridge, Access Northeast) Moderator: Mr. Darryl Kennedy, Sr. Director Wholesale Gas Origination, NRG Energy Inc. Speakers: Mr. Daniel Diefenbach, Manager of Facility Planning and Product Development, Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.   Ms. Cynthia Armstrong, Retired, Portland Natural Gas Transmission System   Mr. Gregory Crisp, General Manager, Business Development, Enbridge Inc.
12:30 PM	2:30 PM	Keynote Lunch: Long-term Planning vs. Short-term Disruptions Click here for details. North American gas prices are increasingly influenced by new variables, such as the pace of E&P investment, infrastructure expansions, global supply/demand balances and new regulations. The current low commodity price cycle is sending signals to producers and consumers to adjust their investments both domestically and abroad, which will affect future balances and prices. Layer on top of that regulatory and policy changes, and passionate debates about the environment and future of hydrocarbons. Are we doing enough to advocate the role of natural gas in the energy mix? Speaker: Mr. Michael Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, North American Gas and Power, bp
2:30 PM	4:00 PM	Project Updates - Part II Click here for details. The Project Panel Discussion continues, because we know you can’t get enough insight! Hear more about project updates from the Marcellus, Utica, and beyond! Details include: • Developing LNG Markets • Actual & Upcoming LNG Offer to Supply the Northeast Region • Update on Construction of Gaz Métro LNG Expansion Project in Montréal • How LDC’s can Increase Sales & Expand Service Territory Using Virtual Pipeline & Gas Islands • Integrated & Long-Term Nature of Everett Terminal in Addressing Gas Supply in New England • Imported LNG Impact on New England Gas Market & Long-Term Alternative to Pipeline Expansion Projects Moderator: Mr. Richard Gardner, Sr VP Business Development, Millennium Pipeline LLC Speakers: Mr. Guillaume Brossard, Director - Development & LNG, Énergir   Mr. David Lavoie, Vice President of Business Development, NG Advantage LLC   Mr. Edward Cahill, VP - Sales and Transportation, ENGIE Gas & LNG LLC   Mr. Vince Morrissette, Commercial Director, Magnolia LNG
4:00 PM	5:30 PM	Waiting for A Pipe Like You – Not Enough Pipeline Capacity Out of the Northeast, or Too Much? Click here for details. • 18 Bcf/d of new natural gas pipeline take-away capacity out of the Northeast is being developed. • Only a fraction will come on before this winter, and less than half is likely to be online before 2018. • Much more capacity is needed today, but how much more capacity is really needed over the next five years? • Will there be enough production growth to fill all the new capacity? • What will be the impact on basis if many pipeline projects are delayed or cancelled? • And what if the pipes are built but low prices stem production growth? • How do Eastbound pipes to solve New England’s constraints fit in? Speaker: Mr. E. Russell (Rusty) Braziel, President & CEO, RBN Energy LLC
5:30 PM	7:30 PM	Cocktail Reception hosted by the Forum Sponsors -- Includes Book Signing: Rusty Braziel, author of "The Domino Effect" (Free autographed copy to first 150 attendees in line)

Wednesday, June 08

Start Time	End Time	Information
8:00 AM	8:45 AM	Networking with the Industry: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM	9:00 AM	Welcome & Overview Speaker: Ms. Christy Coleman, Vice President, LDC Gas Forums
9:00 AM	10:00 AM	Opening Keynote: Where the Rubber Hits the Road (literally): Electric cars and the highways they drive on are made from gas and other hydrocarbons Speaker: Mr. Colin P. Fenton, Chairman, TPH Commodities, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC
10:00 AM	10:30 AM	Networking Break
10:30 AM	12:00 PM	Gas Buyers Panel Click here for details. Our gas buyer panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned from volatility and what they will do differently next time. Topics of discussion to include: 1. What are the important issues/challenges for your company in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your company meet these challenges? 2. How is the current low price commodity environment impacting your company in the short and medium term? 3. What are your expectations of the electric generation sector this Summer and what impact will that have in your region? Is there new power generation or industrial load growth/development in your region? If so, how does it affect your purchasing activity and strategy going forward? 4. Are the planned Marcellus pipeline projects enough to affect the current basis? What do you foresee as a result of recent pipeline expansion project cancellations? 5. What impact does the current gas storage levels have on your buying decisions? When will the natural gas industry see a recovery in storage arbitrage? 6. How has the current natural gas market impacted LNG Exports/Imports? Thoughts and comments. 7. Can you describe your current purchasing and hedging plans/ strategies? Looking forward, what adjustments have you made or do you plan to make to those plans/strategies, and why? 8. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another? Moderator: Mr. Jack Maydick, No longer there, MarketView by Drillinginfo Inc. Speakers: Mr. Kenneth W. Yagelski, Managing Director Gas Supply, Southern Company Gas   Mrs. Mary Evers, Manager, Gas Supply, Union Gas Limited   Mr. David Selbst, Senior Vice President, JERA Energy America LLC   Mr. John Tammaro, Manager, Gas Supply Administration, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation

Social Functions

2025 Social Functions
Networking is the secret key to unlocking success. It isn’t just networking, but building relationships that matter. It all begins with having fun and meeting new people! Join us for these fun social events that will help you expand your career by building relationships and friendships that will last a lifetime!

Monday Evening Attendee Welcome Reception 

When: Monday, June 9, 2025 (See Agenda for exact time)
Location: Bar 10 at the Westin Copley Place
Time: 4:45 PM – 6:45 PM

After the networking activities on Monday, stop by and join us for drinks and networking. Open to all registered attendees.

Networking with the Industry: Registration and Continental Breakfast

When: Monday-Wednesday, June 9-11, 2025 (See Agenda for exact time)

Don’t miss out on this key networking time! Every morning before the conference sessions start, grab some coffee and a quick bite, then start mingling with other attendees!

Keynote Lunch 

When: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 (See Agenda for exact time)

Check out who’s at your table at the Keynote Lunch on Tuesday! See someone you’ve been trying to talk with? Grab the chair next to them! A great chance to have extended conversation!

Cocktail Reception

When: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 (See Agenda for exact time)
Location: America Ballroom Foyer

The Bar is Open! Immediately after the conference sessions on Tuesday, it’s Party Time!  Drinks and food and great networking! 

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2018: Monday Recap, Tuesday Recap, Bowling, Group Duck Tour
2017: Distillery Tour, Fenway Tour, F1 Racing Tour, Sunday/Monday Recap Video & Tuesday Recap Video
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