US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to Address CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, March 10-14
World's preeminent energy conference to focus on 'Moving Ahead: Energy strategies for a complex world.' Learn more at www.ceraweek.com
HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum will deliver a plenary address to delegates at the 43rd annual CERAWeek by S&P Global, March 10-14 in Houston. He will join the world's energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymakers, as well as leaders from the technology, financial and industrial communities addressing this year's conference.
The 55th Secretary of the Interior, Sec. Burgum oversees the agency responsible for managing nearly one-fifth of the lands and waters of the United States. He also chairs the newly-formed White House National Energy Dominance Council. He previously served as the governor of North Dakota.
"We are very pleased to welcome Secretary Burgum to CERAWeek as he leads the U.S. Department of the Interior and the sizeable role that it plays in shaping U.S. energy policy," said Daniel Yergin, conference chair and Vice Chairman of S&P Global. "As the cabinet secretary responsible for federal lands and resources and chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council, his views on U.S. energy policy and security have tremendous impact. Moreover, he brings in-depth experience of having been governor of a major energy-producing state. His participation will be a timely and important addition to the critical dialogues taking place at this year's conference."
CERAWeek 2025: Moving Ahead: Energy strategies for a complex world will examine an era of multifaceted change—in policy, technology and geopolitics—that is reshaping the global energy landscape. The conference will explore a multitude of factors, and the underlying issues and linkages between them, that have profound implications for markets, investment, supply chains, geopolitics and competitive strategies.
The CERAWeek 2025 conference program will explore key themes related to:
- New Policies and Shifting Regulations
- Oil and Gas
- Power, Grid and Electrification
- Renewables and Low-Carbon Fuels
- Geopolitics
- Trade and Supply Chains
- The Capital Transition
- Business Strategies
- Mobility and Transportation
- Minerals and Mining
- AI and Digital
- Managing Emissions
- Technology and Innovation
- Climate and Sustainability
The week-long event will also include the CERAWeek Innovation Agora, serving as the center of technology and innovation programming at the conference. Featuring a community of technologists, startup entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors, thought leaders, policymakers and corporate innovators, the Innovation Agora will showcase transformational technology platforms in energy and adjacent industries ranging across AI, decarbonization, low carbon fuels, cybersecurity, hydrogen, nuclear, mining and minerals, mobility, automation, and more. The 2025 program will also feature "Agora Hubs"—dedicated areas focused on climate, carbon and new energies.
Additional CERAWeek 2025 speakers will include (partial list):
- H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid – Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, African Union
- Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah – Deputy Chairman and CEO, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
- Hon. Tom Alweendo – Minister of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy, The Republic of Namibia
- Murray Auchincloss – CEO, bp plc
- Alan Armstrong – President and CEO, The Williams Companies
- Christian Bruch – President and CEO, Siemens Energy
- Laurence D. Fink – Founder, Chairman and CEO, Blackrock
- Jim Fitterling – Chair and CEO, Dow
- Jack Fusco – President and CEO, Cheniere Energy
- Richard Haas – Senior Counselor, Centerview Partners; President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
- Harold Hamm – Executive Chairman, Continental Resources
- Russell Hardy – CEO, Vitol
- John Hess – CEO, Hess Corporation
- Vicki Hollub – President and CEO, Oxy
- Richard Holtum – CEO, Trafigura
- Josu Jon Imaz – CEO, Repsol
- Ditte Juul Jørgensen – Director-General for Energy, European Commission
- John Ketchum – Chairman, President and CEO, NextEra Energy
- Scott Kirby – CEO, United Airlines
- Markus Krebber – CEO, RWE AG
- Sanjiv Lamba – CEO and Member of the Board of Directors, Linde
- Ryan Lance – Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips
- Amin Nasser – President and CEO, Saudi Aramco
- Meg O'Neill – CEO and Managing Director, Woodside Energy
- Anders Opedal – President and CEO, Equinor
- John Pettigrew – CEO, National Grid
- Pedro J. Pizarro – President and CEO, Edison International
- Marcel van Poecke – Chairman of Energy, The Carlyle Group
- Maria Pope – President and CEO, Portland General Electric
- Ruth Porat – President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google
- Patrick Pouyanné – Chairman of the Board and CEO, TotalEnergies
- H.E. the Hon. Dr. Kevin Rudd AC – Former Australian Prime Minister, Australian Ambassador to the United States
- Wael Sawan – CEO, Shell
- Lorenzo Simonelli – Chairman and CEO, Baker Hughes
- Hon. Danielle Smith – Premier of Alberta, Government of Alberta
- Michael Smith – Founder, Chairman and CEO, Freeport LNG
- Dong Sub Kim – President and CEO, Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC)
- Tengku Muhammad Taufik – President and Group Chief Executive Officer, PETRONAS
- Ernie Thrasher – CEO, Xcoal Energy and Resources
- Torbjön Törnqvist – Co-founder and Chairman, Gunvor SA
- Olu Verheijen – Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Maarten Wetselaar – CEO, Moeve
- Mike Wirth – Chairman of the Board and CEO, Chevron Corporation
- Chris Wright – Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Visit www.ceraweek.com for a complete list of speakers and the most up-to-date program information (subject to change).
Registration Information
CERAWeek by S&P Global 2025 will be held March 10-14 at the Hilton Americas—Houston. Further information and delegate registration is available at www.ceraweek.com.
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