Annual Rice Global Forum for Engineering & Construction

Forum X Agenda - Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Rice University Campus, Duncan Hall - McMurty Auditorium, 1st floor

	Time	Presentation and Speaker
	7:30 - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast & Networking
	8:00 – 8:30 am	Welcome and Reflections on Tens Years of Forum Dr. Ahmad J. Durrani, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rice University and Founding Director of the Rice Global Engineering & Construction Forum
	8:30 – 8:45 am	Opening Address Dr. Sallie Keller-McNulty, Dean of Engineering, George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University
	8:45 – 9:45 am	*"An Active Industry Approach to Global Climate Challenge"* (Review the Abstract) Martinus Brandal, President & CEO , Aker Kvaerner ASA
	9:45 – 10:00 am	Coffee and Networking Break
	10:00 – 10:50 am	"The New Reality of Risk: The Shrinking World" (Review the Abstract) Michael Feigin, Managing Director, Global Construction Industry Practice, Marsh USA, Inc.
	10:50 – 11:40 am	*"Enterprise Risk Management in Complex Systems"* (Review the Abstract) Dr. Katherine B. Ensor, Professor & Chair of Statistics, Rice University School of Engineering
	11:40 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
	1:00 – 2:00 pm	*"Shell: Security & Sustainability"* (Review the Abstract) Paul Hamilton, President, Shell Global Solutions (USA), Inc.
	2:00 – 2:50 pm	"Optimizing Risk By Adopting New Convertible Contracts" (Review the Abstract) Dr. Daslav Brkic, Vice President, Onshore Business and Technology Development, Snamprogetti S.p.A.
	2:50 – 3:10 pm	Afternoon Networking Break
	3:10 – 4:00 pm	"The Role of National Oil Companies - NOC's" Claire Lawrie, Accenture
	4:00 – 4:50 pm	*"FutureGen: The Right Project at the Right Time"* (Review the Abstract) Jerry Oliver, Senior Vice President, Project Development for the FutureGen Industrial Alliance
	4:50 – 5:00 pm	Closing Remarks
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