Commodity & Energy Markets Conference Program
CEMA Annual Meeting
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Commodity and Energy Markets Association (CEMA) will be held on June 16-17, 2025 at Rice University in Houston, TX.
ONLY FULL-LENGTH PAPERS WILL BE CONSIDERED (PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ABSTRACTS OR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS).
Important Dates
December 1, 2024: Start of the submission period
March 3, 2025: End of the submission period
April 15, 2025: Notification of acceptance/rejection
May 19, 2025: Early bird registration deadline
Commodity and Energy Markets Association Program
June 16-17, 2025
McNair Hall, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
Program Summary
Monday, June 16, 2025
| Time | Session | Location (In McNair Hall) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | Anderson Family Commons (AFC) |
| 8:45 – 8:55 a.m. | Welcome Address: Barbara Bennett CEMA Opening Remarks: Andrea Roncoroni | Shell Auditorium |
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Keynote Address 1: Frank Wolak | Shell Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break | AFC |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Parallel Sessions 1 | Classrooms 212,214,216,218 |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | AFC |
| 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Parallel Sessions 2 | Classrooms 212,214,216,218 |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Coffee Break | AFC |
| 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. | Parallel Sessions 3 | Classrooms 212,214,216,218 |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | CEMA Lifetime Achievement Speech: Vincent Kaminski | Shell Auditorium |
| 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner | AFC |
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
| Time | Session | Location (In McNair Hall) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | AFC |
| 8:45 - 8:55 a.m. | Welcome Address: Peter Rodriguez | Shell Auditorium |
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Panel on Academic Initiatives on the Clean Energy Transition | Shell Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break | AFC |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Parallel Sessions 4 | Classrooms 212,214,216,218 |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | AFC |
| 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Parallel Sessions 5 | Classrooms 212,214,216,218 |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Coffee Break | AFC |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | CEMA General Assembly | Shell Auditorium |
| 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | Keynote Address 2: James Smith | Shell Auditorium |