Energy Business Summit 2025

• Energy Business Summit 2025

  The Energy Business Summit brings together leaders from major companies to discuss business opportunities surrounding the future of energy. The USC Marshall School of Business is uniquely positioned at the heart of energy innovation in California and has deep ties to United States and Asia-Pacific companies.

  Join us at the Energy Business Summit where we will discuss the latest business trends, cutting-edge technologies, and investment opportunities in energy.

Tuesday, September 30 from 8:00am—6:00pm at USC

• PROGRAM AGENDA - MORNING

  8:00 AM — Opening | Check-in and Light Breakfast

  8:45 AM — Opening Remarks | Shon Hiatt, Director Business of Energy Initiative

  9:00 AM — Mining & Metals | PANELISTS

  10:10 AM — Hydrocarbons | PANELISTS

  11:20 AM — Energy Finance | PANELISTS

• PROGRAM AGENDA - AFTERNOON

  12:20 PM — Lunch and Speaker: Robert Friedland, Founder & Executive Co-Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines

  1:45 PM — Energy Storage and Renewables | PANELISTS

  2:55 PM — Nuclear Energy | PANELISTS

  4:05 PM — Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Energy Demand | PANELISTS

  5:05 PM — Closing Remarks | G. Raymond Zage III, CEO, Tiga Investments Pte Ltd

  5:15 PM — Post Summit Mixer

OPENING REMARKS

• Shon R. Hiatt

  • Director, Zage Business of Energy Initiative
  • Associate Professor of Business Administration

  Shon Hiatt is an associate professor of business administration, director of the Zage Business of Energy initiative, and faculty affiliate of the Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. He researches entrepreneurship, strategy, innovation and sustainability, with an emphasis in energy and agribusiness. His work has been published in leading academic journals and featured in popular media outlets.
  

MINING AND METALS

Mineral supply and technology manufacturing.

• Rodrigo Barbosa

  • President & CEO, Aura Minerals

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• Mary Neumayr

  • Director, Government Affairs, Urenco USA

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• Teague Egan

  • CEO, EnergyX

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• Peter Bryant

  • Board Chair, Clareo
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HYDROCARBON ENERGY

Current and future demand outlook.

• Toby Z. Rice

  • President & CEO, EQT Corporation

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• Kyle Koontz

  • CEO, bpx energy

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• Tom Jorden

  • CEO & President Coterra Energy
• Kelvin Henry

  • Reporter, NBC Universal
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ENERGY FINANCE

Opportunities for investment.

• Maynard Holt

  • Founder & CEO, Veriten

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• Stephen Trauber

  • Managing Director Chairman and Global Head of Energy and Clean Technology, Moelis

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• Dennis Cornell

  • Partner, Apollo Group Management

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• Darpan Kapadia

  • Chief Operating Officer, LS Power
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The Future of Critical Minerals

• Robert Friedland

  • Founder & Executive Co-Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines
  • CEO & Co-Founder of I-Pulse

ENERGY STORAGE AND RENEWABLES

Economics of grid reliability.

• John King

  • Executive Vice President, Project Development, LS Power

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• Josh Prueher

  • Co-founder and Managing Partner, Greenflash Infrastructure

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• Daejin (DJ) Choi

  • Head of ESS Business Division, SK on

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• Max Gorden

  • Correspondent, Fox Business
  • MODERATOR

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NUCLEAR ENERGY

The global nuclear renaissance and advanced small modular reactors (SMRs).

• John Hopkins

  • President and CEO, Nuscale Power
• Doug Bernauer

  • CEO, Radiant Nuclear

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• Joshua Flygare

  • CTO, Final Frontier
• Sylvia Saltzstein

  • Senior Manager, Nuclear Energy Fuel Cycle Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories
  • MODERATOR

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AI, Data Centers & Energy

Datacenter growth and energy supply.

• Mark Caine

  • Senior Lead Energy & Climate, Google

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• Nate Franklin

  • Founder and Chairman, Pacifico Energy

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• David Hadley

  • Vice Chairman & CEO Emeritus, Module X Solutions

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• Ivan Penn

  • Energy Correspondent, New York Times
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CLOSING REMARKS

• G. Raymond Zage III

  • CEO, Tiga Investments Pte Ltd

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