Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Past and Present Governors Speaking at CERAWeek 2012

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, Governors John Hickenlooper (Colorado) and John Kasich (Ohio) and former Governors Haley Barbour (Mississippi) and Bill Richardson (New Mexico) will be among the speakers at the 31st annual IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA) executive conference, CERAWeek 2012, The Quest: Energy, Security and the Future of Economic Growth.

“Their experiences at the cross-sections of energy, geopolitics and public policy offer unique insights into energy’s future role in our every-changing world, including the future of natural gas.”

Recognized as the world’s premiere energy conference, CERAWeek 2012 is chaired by IHS CERA Chairman and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin and will convene an international group of industry, policy and financial leaders, along with leading IHS researchers and analysts, to examine the opportunities and challenges that will shape the energy future March 5-9, 2012 at the Hilton-Americas in Houston.

“It is an honor and privilege to have Admiral Mullen and Governors Barbour, Hickenlooper, Kasich and Richardson joining us at CERAWeek 2012 in Houston,” Yergin said. “Their experiences at the cross-sections of energy, geopolitics and public policy offer unique insights into energy’s future role in our every-changing world, including the future of natural gas.”

Speakers

The distinguished list of speakers at CERAWeek 2012 also includes:

Farouk Hussain Al-Zanki, deputy chairman and chief executive officer, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Alan Armstrong, president and chief executive officer, Williams
Yuriy Boyko, minister of energy and coal industry, Ukraine
Mauricio Cárdenas, minister of mines & energy, Colombia
Martin Craighead, president and chief executive officer, Baker Hughes
Christopher Crane, president & chief operating officer, Exelon Corporation
David Crane, president and chief executive officer, NRG Energy
Brian Dames, chief executive officer, Eskom
Yves-Louis Darricarrère, executive vice president of TOTAL S.A. , president of TOTAL Exploration & Production and TOTAL Gas & Power
Gregory Ebel, president and chief executive officer, Spectra Energy
Thomas Farrell, Chairman, president and chief executive officer, Dominion Resources, Inc.
Bruce Grewcock, president and chief executive officer, Kiewit
James Hackett, chairman and chief executive officer, Anadarko Petroleum Company
Ashti Hawrami, minister of natural resources, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
Martin Houston, chief operating officer, BG Group plc
Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer, General Electric
Patrick Kron, chief executive officer, Alstom
Sam Laidlaw, chief executive officer, Centrica
Helge Lund, president and chief executive officer, Statoil ASA
Ernest Moniz, director, MIT Energy Initiative, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, MIT
Michael Morris, chairman and chief executive officer, American Electric Power
Amin Nasser, senior vice president Upstream, Saudi Aramco
Patrick Pouyanne, head of refining and marketing, Total S.A
Paolo Scaroni, chief executive officer, Eni
Rex Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer, ExxonMobil
Sudhir Vasudeva, chairman & managing director, Oil & natural Gas Corporation Ltd
Peter Voser, chief executive officer, Royal Dutch Shell
Bruce Williamson, chief executive officer, CLECO

Registration

The conference will be held March 5-9, 2012 at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, Texas. Further information and delegate registration is available at www.ceraweek.com.

Media Accreditation

Members of the media interested in registering for CERAWeek 2012 are required to apply for accreditation. Please send your name, organization, phone, email, and organization Web site to ceraweekmedia@ihs.com. Once IHS has confirmed your eligibility, you will receive additional instructions that will enable you to complete your registration online.

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