CERAWeek 2012 – Energy and the Economy: Quest for Growth

Dateline City:

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The energy industry continues to face increasing risk in the wake of the prolonged “great economic contraction,” but it also has a prime opportunity to play a key role in economic growth, jobs and global security as new technologies unlock energy frontiers and new boundaries in business are drawn.

The energy industry’s role in the global economy will be a focus of the 31st annual IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA) executive conference, CERAWeek 2012, Energy and the Economy: Quest for Growth, to be held March 5-9, 2012 in Houston. Recognized as the world’s premiere energy conference, CERAWeek will convene an international group of more than 200 industry, policy and financial leaders, along with leading IHS analysts, to examine the opportunities and challenges that will shape our energy future.

“In addition to enabling the global economy, the energy industry has always played its own important role as an economic catalyst and driver of technological innovation,” IHS CERA Chairman Daniel Yergin said. “That role remains evident today as new technologies unlock vast new sources of energy—from tight oil and shale gas to the continued evolution of renewables—that were unthinkable just years before. CERAWeek 2012 will provide participants with the insight and understanding needed to fully realize energy’s potential in this new economic era, as well as perspective on strategies in this new energy era.”

Speakers:

CERAWeek 2012 will feature addresses from a number of prominent leaders, including:

Farouk Hussain Al-Zanki, deputy chairman and chief executive officer, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Alan Armstrong, president and chief executive officer, Williams
Martin Craighead, president and chief executive officer, Baker Hughes
Brian Dames, chief executive officer, Eskom
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
Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer, General Electric
Sam Laidlaw, chief executive officer, Centrica
Helge Lund, president and chief executive officer, Statoil ASA
Michael Morris, chairman and chief executive officer, American Electric Power
Patrick Pouyanné, deputy GM of the chemicals branch and deputy GM petrochemicals, Total S.A
Paolo Scaroni, chief executive officer, Eni
Peter Voser, chief executive officer, Royal Dutch Shell

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 website to ceraweekmedia@ihs.com. Once IHS has confirmed your eligibility, you will receive additional instructions that will enable you to complete your registration online.

About IHS (www.ihs.com)

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