CERAWeek

CERAWeek is an annual energy conference organized by the information and insights company S&P Global in Houston, Texas. The conference provides a platform for discussion on a range of energy-related topics; CERAWeek 2019 featured sessions on the world economic outlook, geopolitics, energy policy and regulation, climate change and technological innovation, among other topics. The conference features prominent speakers from energy, policy, technology, and financial industries, and is chaired by Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Yergin, vice-chairman, IHS Markit and Jamey Rosenfield, vice chair, CERAWeek, senior vice president, IHS Markit. Both are co-founders of Cambridge Energy Research Associates.^[1]

The 39th annual CERAWeek conference, scheduled for March 9 to 13, 2020, in Houston, Texas, was canceled.^[2]

Speakers and Attendees

CERAWeek attracts executives, government officials and thought leaders from the energy, policy, technology, and financial industries to Houston each year.^[3] In 2019, there were over 5,500 delegates from over 1,000 organizations representing 85 countries.^[4] These include over 650 CEOs and Chairmen, over 1,400 C-Suite executives and over 90 ministers and government representatives. Participants encompass all regions and industry segments: oil, natural gas, electric power, coal, nuclear and renewables; as well as technology, finance, mobility and more.

Recent Speakers at CERAWeek have included:

President Bill Clinton
President George W. Bush
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State
Nizar Al-Adsani, chairman and managing director, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Vagit Alekperov, president and CEO, LUKOIL
Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve
Bob Dudley, former chief executive, BP
Khalid Al-Falih, chief executive, Saudi Aramco
Bill Gates, co-chair, Gates Foundation
John Hess, chairman and CEO, Hess Corporation
Berat Albayrak, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey
Hon. John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado
Walter Isaacson, CEO, Aspen Institute
Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO, General Electric
Joe Kaeser, CEO, Siemens
Hon. John Kasich, Governor of Ohio
Fred Krupp, president, Environmental Defense Fund
Ryan Lance, CEO, ConocoPhillips
Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
Bernard Looney, CEO, BP
Emilio Lozoya, CEO, Pemex
Helge Lund, president and CEO, Statoil
Christophe de Margerie, chairman and CEO, Total
Gina McCarthy, administrator, US EPA
Ernie Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy
Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman, US Joint Chiefs
Ali Naimi, Minister of Petroleum, Saudi Arabia
Marvin Odum, president, Shell Oil
Igor Sechin, executive chairman, Rosneft
Jeffery Smisek, president and CEO, United Airlines
Rex Tillerson, chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil
Peter Voser, chief executive officer, Royal Dutch Shell
John Watson, chairman and CEO, Chevron
Andrew Wheeler, administrator, US EPA
Baosen Zheng, managing director and group head, State Grid Corporation of China
Jiping Zhou, president, China National Petroleum Co.

CERAWeek’s Energy Innovation Pioneers

Each year at CERAWeek, the Energy Innovation Pioneer program recognizes companies and entrepreneurs whose technologies and business plans have the potential to transform the energy industry's future. Companies are selected based on several criteria, including the feasibility of their plan and scalability of their technology, and are presented at an Energy Insight Breakfast session during the conference. In 2019, CERAWeek recognized 8 pioneers. In 2014, CERAWeek recognized 24 pioneers.^[5]

Media Coverage

CERAWeek has been widely covered by the media, including the following news outlets: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week, and Forbes.^[6]

References

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^ Chapa, Sergio (March 1, 2020). "CERAWeek canceled amid growing coronavirus fears". The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. 'A major oil and gas industry conference that brings thousands of international visitors to Houston every March has been canceled amid elevated fears related to the growing number of coronavirus cases around the world. / / CERAWeek by IHS Markit organizers canceled the event Sunday with "deep disappointment."'
^ "An Energy Conference You Don't Want to Miss". HuffPost. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "CERAWeek Energy Conference Speaking Opportunity | STEX". startupexchange.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ "Picarro Named 2012 Energy Innovation Pioneer by IHS CERA". 2012-05-12. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "IHS CERAWEEK 2014". CNBC. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 17 November 2014.