On February 14, 2017, IHS Markit announced that Darren Woods, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil—the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company—will deliver keynote remarks at CERAWeek 2017, March 6-10 at the Hilton Americas—Houston.
Mr. Woods will participate in a special keynote dialogue with Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of IHS Markit and conference chair. The remarks will be among his first major conference appearances since becoming Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil on January 1, 2017 after previously serving as president of the company.
CERAWeek by IHS Markit is the premier annual international gathering of energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymakers, leaders from the technology, financial and industrial communities – and energy technology innovators.
“We are pleased to welcome Darren Woods to CERAWeek 2017 and are very appreciative of his joining us,” Dr. Yergin said. “Through numerous domestic and international positions across the energy value chain leading to his latest position as chairman and CEO, he possesses a breadth and depth of knowledge that will be a major contribution to the important discussions about the future of energy at this year’s conference.”
CERAWeek 2017: Pace of Change: Building a New Energy Future will focus on the changing market at a time of turbulence and uncertainty. The program will examine new forces at work; explore the strategies to meet competitive dynamics and the impact of technology, government policies and the global economy. Nearly 3 000 delegates from more than 60 countries are expected to attend this year’s conference.
CERAWeek 2017 will feature more than 350 speakers including:
* H.E. Khalid A Al-Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, chairman of the board, Saudi Aramco
* H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, secretary general, OPEC
* Fatih Birol, executive director, International Energy Agency
* Energy ministers from more than 12 countries
* CEOs from more than 20 oil and gas companies
* CEOs from more than 15 power and renewable companies
* CEOs from more than 15 global technology companies
* CEOs and senior leaders from more than 15 financial companies
* 3 United States Senators
Key themes to be explored at CERAWeek 2017 will include:
* Oil industry in transition: Where are we in the cycle? What lies ahead for industry structure and strategy?
* U.S. energy policy in the Trump era: New directions
* Climate policy, energy security and competitiveness
* Scaling innovation: Pace and impact of new technologies, digitalization, robotics, big-data, mobility/transportation, internet of things
* Future of the upstream business: supply, costs and industry structure
* Electric power: What are the future fuel choices for generation (coal, gas, and role of renewables), market design and new business models such as centralized vs. distributed generation?
* Natural gas: Regional imbalances and their impacts on global gas markets and strategy
* Autos and oil: the changing face of demand
