“Strategic Vision for a Brand New World”
October 4, 2011
Rice University ∙ Houston, Texas
It’s the Annual E&C Industry event you will not want to miss. What a difference a year can make! Come join us at the annual forum to hear from prominent and Important Engineering & Construction Industry speakers address the current climate! Our focus will be addressing the future challenges of the Engineering & Construction Industry.
As in past years, Forum XIV attendees will have unmatched access to a prestigious roster of Executives of Owners/Operators, Federal Government Policy Advisors, Financial Experts and Academicians who have agreed to share their high-level perspectives on the crucially important issues raised by current E&C activity and the effects of escalating globalization.
Here are our distinguished keynote speakers:
- James M. Bernhard, Jr., CEO, The Shaw Group, Inc.
- Alan Armstrong, President & CEO, Williams Companies
Other speakers who will share their valuable expertise are:
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Loic des Deserts, CEO, DORIS Engineering
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Dr. Thevarak Rochanapurk, Vice President/Project Director, PTT Phenol Company Ltd.
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John Rogers, Consultant, D. A. Davidson & Co.
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Thomas “Tom” H. Zarges, Chairman, URS Corporation’s Energy & Construction
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Jim Peters, Head of Americas Downstream Consulting, Wood MacKenzie
- YK “Daniel” Ju, President, SK E&C Americas
Forum XIV’s daylong program is organized to maximize audience involvement. Our carefully chosen moderators will lead both the morning and afternoon sessions to ensure optimal continuity and audience interaction throughout the event. Attendees and speakers will revisit and debate perspectives, insights and conclusions from each presentation to wrap up and summarize both the morning and afternoon sessions.
Forum Banquet Dinner and Reception
On Monday Evening, October 3rd, from 6-9 p.m. for industry executives to meet, discuss and get together at the Rice University prestigious Faculty Club!
Our banquet dinner speaker will be . . .
Mike Illane, President and General Manager, Chevron.
Annual Forum Presentations
2011 speaker presentations will be available to our 2011 registered attendees. Your login and password will be provided to you the day of the conference.
2010 speaker’s presentations may be found at our Annual Forum website at http://annual.forum.rice.edu . No login is required to access.
2009 & prior speaker presentations are available on this website.

