Forum 2006 Speakers and Topics

Dr. Ahmad J. Durrani- Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rice University	Welcome
Morning Theme:  "Strategies for a Turbulent, Resource Constrained World" The E&C Contracting world wrestles now with more demands than it can meet and deploying resources to most effectively serve owners' needs, outsourcing overseas and using multiple project offices. Two Keynote speakers address the same morning theme, each from his particular perspective.
Neil Bruce, COO, AMEC plc- Natural Resources	Keynote:  Challenges of Delivering on Tomorrow's Contracts
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University	Keynote: Conflict & Diplomacy in The Middle East: Impact on Business
Peter Okundaye, President, Phil H. Nugent Nigeria Ltd.	Significance of Events & Policy Shifts in Nigeria
Mariano Gurfinkel, Associate Head, University of Texas Center for Energy Economics	Shifts in Energy Policy and Opportunities in North America
Afternoon Theme: "Delivering on Tomorrow's Contracts" The final step: We choose where to work, choose how to best marshal our resources to meet the needs of our customers, but what about building for the future with the most valuable resource of all, in shorter supply today than for decades - PEOPLE?
Sallie Keller-McNulty, Dean of George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University	Introduction
Dr. Leebron, President, Rice University	We Reach Out, Adapt for Tomorrow's Needs
Claire Markwardt, Partner, Accenture Energy Practice	Drive for Local Content in Developing Nations
Gordon Quan, Managing Partner of Quan, Burdette & Perez	Immigration Challenges in Addressing Personnel Needs
C. Skip Alvarado, Vice President, Upstream Energy & Chemicals, Fluor Corporation	Energy Industry's People Resource Issue: Attracting, Developing and Retaining People in Today's Market
Ken Arnold, Senior Executive Vice President, AMEC Paragon and Stephen L. Klineberg, Professor of Sociology, Rice University	No Longer Are We All Young White Guys: E&C Personnel Availability in the Twenty-First Century Arnold's Presentation Klineberg Presentation

Forum 2005 Speakers and Topics

Dr. Ahmad J. Durrani, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rice University	Welcome
Dr. David W. Leebron, President, Rice University	Opening Address
Ms. Amy Myers Jaffe, Baker Institute, Rice University	Mid East Democracy & $100/bbl Oil
Mr. Alessandro Lanza, Chief Economist, ENI	Oil Pricing Outlook
Mr. J.P. Chevriere, President, Transmar Consulting	Building An LNG Future: The Issue of Technical Resources
Mr. Ben Ball, President, Ball & Associates	Uncertainty, Risk & "Expected" Profits or "What Can I Really Expect?"
Mr. Pierre Dufour, Executive Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee; Air Liquide Group, and President/CEO American Air Liquide	Growing Demands of the Industrial Gas Industry
Mr. William N. (Bill) Dudley, Director & Executive Vice President, Bechtel Corporation; President, Bechtel's Petroleum & Chemical Global Business Unit; President, Bechtel's Pipeline Global Business Unit; President, Oil, Gas and Chemicals Global Business Unit	Keynote: E&C Industry Can Meet the Growing Demands
Mr. Ed Cloutier, President, American Executive Management	State of the E&C Industry
Mr. Mark Stevens, Group Executive - Project Risk, Fluor	Maintaining E&C Risks & Rewards in Balance: a Primer on How to Support Our Clients over the Long Haul
Mr. Dan Godfrey, Shell Fellow	Factors Influencing Contracting Relationships

Forum 2004 Speakers and Topics