2016 Mid-Continent Agenda

•Globalization: Pricing implications of Re-Linking of Regional Energy Markets
•Impact of Technology: Cheaper production costs, transport fuel efficiency gains
•Global Demand: Slow growth, China deceleration, Brexit, Failure of Unconventional Monetary Policy
•Weather & Power: From El Niño to La Niña with natural gas overtaking coal in US electrical generation

·The tortuous path the industry took to get to its current healthy state.
·The public fight between protestors and the gas industry.
·The impact of low rig counts driven by low prices
·Conversely, the benefit the environment has already gained from gas.
·The infrastructure allowing both supply and demand to grow, both existing and new.
·The growth in demand to continue to bring economic, environmental, and security benefits to the nation and the world.
·The ability to respond to whatever the supply-demand balance turns out to be—and
·The things the industry has to succeed at to keep providing all those benefits.

•What’s Important
•Short, Medium, and Long-Term
•Demand Outlook
•Supply Outlook
•Surprises

With major changes already in motion for the Natural Gas Industry, what does the future hold? The Midwest remains a compelling region as it continues to produce new developments and projects. During this panel, the speakers will address project updates on REX, LDC market expansion, LNG development, Virtual pipeline capabilities and much more!

•Domestic demand outlook: competition in the US power sector
•Pipeline exports to Mexico: moving towards and integrated gas market in North America
•Where will US LNG exports go when there is a global gas glut?
•How will US gas prices by affected by global trends?

There are plenty of factors that are affecting production, and this panel is designed to provide insight on the significant issues that are currently affecting our supply & demand market.  Gain insight on these issues  (and more!)
·What are the implications of a reduced rig counts and CapEx?
·How will efficiency gains help offset the slowdown in drilling?  And what can expect from DUCs?
·Will the Marcellus continue to be the major growth engine over the next several years, or is a change coming? 
·How will exports drive demand? LNG
·What’s the downside of the recent rally in natural gas prices? 
·How will producers respond to a changing price environment? 
·The Midwest is seeing the most reverse switching…what’s that mean for the region? 

Hedging, Credit, Weather and Regulatory issues affect our industry in a countless amount of ways. Hear from these experts to help you make decisions in the ever-changing natural gas industry. This is your chance to cut through the noise and learn how these complex issues will affect your company’s bottom line!

Please join our hosts, the Corporate Sponsors, at a cocktail reception in your honor. Don’t make your dinner plans too early as hors d’oeuvres and an open bar will be the highlight of this extremely well attended session!

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

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 next 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. How does the elevated storage inventory levels, availability of incremental gas supply and increasing pipeline deliverability to your market area, change your winter purchasing plans from what may be considered historical norms?
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 do you think US LNG Exports will impact your purchasing plans?
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 tools and assets would you like to have access to as an end-user to improve your ability to manage your energy portfolio?
9. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?