Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition 2025 | dmg events | 10 February 2025 | TBA

This year's event continued to be a hub for pivotal discussions concerning the future of energy. Serving serve as a dynamic platform where thought leaders and innovators from the LNG, gas, and hydrogen value chains can come together to exchange ideas. Moreover, it played a central role in catalyzing international investments by showcasing the abundant natural gas resources present in the Americas.

The US plays a crucial role in ensuring the security of the global energy supply as the largest LNG exporter in the world. Louisiana is uniquely positioned to benefit from existing energy infrastructure whilst also becoming a hub for investment in blue and green hydrogen. Against this backdrop, New Orleans was host to over 3,000+ attendees from 50 countries over four days to drive industry transformation.

2023 Past Speakers

Ekperikpe Ekpo
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources - Gas (HMSPRG) and Head of Delegation, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria

Paul Varello
Founder & Executive Chairman, Commonwealth LNG

Mallik Angalakudati
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Innovation Utilities, Washington Gas (A WGL Company)

Amy Chen Davis
Vice President, Energy Transfer

Keith Shoemaker
Senior Vice President Commercial, EQT Corporation

Paul Sullivan
Senior Vice President Global LNG & FLNG Worley, Worley/Advisian

Anand Jha
Global Sales Leader - Chemical, Oil & Gas, ABB

Edward Kelly
Vice President, Americas Gas and Power Consulting, S&P Global

Martin Mayer
Vice President LNG - Low Carbon Solutions, McDermott International Ltd.

Steven Borsos
Vice President LNG, Fluor Corporation

Michael T. McNamara
Vice President Global Fuel Supply, Carnival Corporation

Najla Jamoussi
Director of Global Fundamentals and Corporate Research, Cheniere Energy Inc.

Stuart Page
Senior Consultant – Loan Programs Office (LPO), United States Department of Energy (DoE)

Manish Khera
Vice President Commercial & Operations, GAIL Global USA Inc.

Eiji Yanagawa
President & CEO, Mitsui & Co, Energy Marketing and Services (USA) Inc. MEMS

Eric Pedroso
Principal LNG Trader, Texas Energy Corporation

Stefan Rolle
Head of Division, Natural Gas, Emergency Preparedness; Hydrogen Storage, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Mark Aufmuth
Managing Director, Low Carbon & Cross Commodity Origination, BP

Justin Brady
Director - Commercial, LNG & Low-Carbon, Chesapeake Energy

Jason Lanclos
Director, Department of Natural Resources, State of Louisiana

Ajay Singh
Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Madeline Jowdy
Global Head, LNG Consulting, S&P Global

Antonio Miranda
Head of LNG Bunkering, Naturgy

Nacho de Miguel
Head of Alternative Fuels & Sustainability, Peninsula

Sentho White
Director for the National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety, United States Department of Transportation (DoT), (PHMSA)

John Peconom
Energy Infrastructure Program Manager, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Daisuke Harada
Project Director – Research and Analysis Department, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)

Jouni Liimatta
Head of Trading & Optimizing, Gasum

M. Estefanía Michel Ortega
Director – Project Finance, Natural Resources, Mizuho Americas

Jose Sarmiento
Vice President and Country Manager - El Salvador, Invenergy

Faisal Mohammed Al-Haddad
Team Leader Market Research, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation

Jason Ryu
Detachment Chief, Liquefied Gas Carrier, National Center of Expertise, United States Coast Guard

Michael Openlander
Managing Director – Investment Banking – Energy Infrastructure, Moelis

Tim Tarpley
President, Energy Workforce & Technology Council

Damond Smith
Grants Management Officer, United States Department of Transportation (PHMSA)

Dena Wiggins
President & CEO, Natural Gas Supply Association

Kenneth B. Medlock
Senior Director - Center for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy - Rice University

Christina Staib
Global Finance Sector Lead, The Global CCS Institute

Jose M Castro
Managing Director, SPEC LNG

Michael Bennett
Managing Director, Global LNG Commodities and Global Markets, Macquarie Group Limited

Alfredo Chamat
General Manager, Calamari LNG

Ben Webster
Director of Policy, Methane Intelligence MiQ

Charlie Riedl
Executive Director, Center for LNG CLNG

Jason French
Executive Director – LNG Center of Excellence, McNeese State University

Ira Joseph
Global Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy – Columbia University

Amanda Duhon
Regional Director, North & Central America, Energy Industries Council

Brenda McAuliffe
Hydrogen Analyst, Bloomberg Green Markets

Kenna Bravo
Founder and Managing Director, GNL Global

Ruth Liao
LNG Reporter, Bloomberg News

Denise Mannix
President, Lean In Energy

Mark E. Zappi
Executive Director of UL Energy Institute & Chaired Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Pat Roberts
Conference Chair, LNG-Worldwide Ltd