Rice Energy Finance Summit
Agenda
Friday, November 13, 2026
Time
Description
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
Morning Keynote
- Bill Flores, Board Chair, ERCOT
9:40 – 10:25 a.m.
Panel 1: Oil & Gas
From Wellhead to Market: Competitive Dynamics, Strategic Growth, and Where Oil & Gas Capital Goes Next
- Konnie Haynes-Welsh, Chief Financial Officer, ConocoPhillips
- David Michels, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kinder Morgan
- Kevin J. Mitchell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Phillips 66
- Ryan Synnott, Head of North American Energy Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
- Moderator: R.J. Malenfant, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
10:25 – 10:40 a.m.
Break
10:40 – 11:25 a.m.
Panel 2: LNG and Natural Gas
Gulf Coast Gas & Infrastructure Investments in the Context of Expanding LNG Exports
- Greg Russell, Vice President, Global Projects Development and Design, ExxonMobil
- Kalil Nicolas, Director, Citibank
- Marc Graham, Managing Director and Head of Energy, Texas Capital Bank
- Moderator: Carlos Solé, Partner (Department Chair, Global Projects (Firmwide) and Department Chair, Latin America), Baker Botts
11:25 – 11:40 a.m.
Announcement of Rice Energy Case Competition (RECC) Winners
11:40 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Afternoon Keynote
- Eimear Bonner, Chief Finance Officer, Chevron
1:55 – 2:40 p.m.
Panel 3: Electrification
Powering Increasing Electricity Demand in Texas: Data Center Load Growth and the Financeability of Projects Under Evolving Regulatory Frameworks
- Kevin Jordan, Chief Financial Officer, Priority Power
- David Ulrey, Chief Financial Officer, Fervo Energy
- Michael Stock, Chief Financial Officer, Liberty Energy
- Moderator: Omar Samji, Partner, Gibson Dunn
2:40 – 3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
3:00 p.m.
Reception & Networking
Agenda is tentative and subject to change
Sponsors
Innovation
Strategic
Growth
Venture
