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Rice Energy Finance Summit

The Rice Energy Finance Summit (REFS) is an annual student-led conference promoting forward-looking discussions on the most relevant energy finance, investment and strategy topics affecting the global energy industry.

The Rice Energy Finance Summit (REFS) serves as a distinguished platform for senior executives, investors, advisors and policymakers to share their perspectives with over 400 fellow energy industry professionals and Rice University students, alumni, faculty and staff.

2023 Keynote Speakers

What to Expect

Get an inside look at the 2022 Rice Energy Finance Summit, held on November 11, 2022. The strategic theme was Rebalancing the Portfolio: Energy for the Next Decade, and explored key topics like: the complexity of the energy value chain, funding for the energy transition, the maintenance of energy security, and emerging ideas in the global energy ecosystem. Attendees left with a greater understanding of the issues facing the energy industry and valuable new connections with peers and industry experts. 

Past Conferences

  • Topic: Allocating Capital for Tomorrow: Energy Security and Transition
    Date: November 10, 2023

    Program

  • Topic: Rebalancing the Portfolio: Energy for the Next Decade
    Date: November 11, 2022

    Program Photos Video

  • Topic: A Transformative Era for Energy
    Date: November 12, 2021

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  • Topic: Energy’s Next Decade: Navigating Opportunities, Challenges, and Transitions
    Date: November 13, 2020

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  • Topic: Shifting Goalposts: Energy at the Nexus of Capital Discipline and Value Creation
    Date: November 1, 2019

    Program Photos Video

  • Topic: The Continuous Evolution of the Global Energy Industry
    Date: November 8, 2018

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  • Topic: Capitalizing on Opportunities in a Challenging Energy Environment
    Date: November 10, 2017

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  • Topic: Energy Outlook: Navigating Changes in an Evolving Market
    Date: November 4, 2016

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  • Topic: Opportunities and Challenges in a Volatile Price Environment
    Date: November 6, 2015

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Sponsors

Principal
Cheniere
Wartsila
Innovation
Kirkland and Ellis
Latham and Watkins
Strategic
Callon Petroleum
ConocoPhillips
Diamondback Energy
EOG
NRG Energy, Inc
Phillips 66
Growth
APA Corporation
Gibson Dunn
Marathon Capital
Marathon Petroleum
Venture
Chevron
Lazard
Plains

 

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