Allstream Energy Partners to Provide Media Coverage, Industry News, Event Promotion, and Executive Interviews from the World’s Largest Energy Projects Event

HOUSTON, TX — June 13, 2026 — Allstream Energy Partners, a leading energy-focused AI digital marketing, media, and communications company serving the industrial, engineering, construction, infrastructure, and energy sectors, is proud to announce its official Media Partnership with the 2026 Energy Projects Conference & Expo (EPC Show), taking place June 16-17, 2026, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
Returning bigger than ever in 2026, the EPC Show has expanded its footprint significantly, doubling its exhibition space and bringing together more than 10,000 attendees, 400+ exhibitors, 250+ speakers, 1,500+ project owner/operators and EPC professionals, and over $200 billion in represented capital project investments. The event is widely recognized as the largest gathering of energy project professionals in the world.
As an official media partner, Allstream Energy Partners will provide pre-event promotion, onsite reporting, executive interviews, social media coverage, news distribution, exhibitor spotlights, and post-event content through its industry-leading digital media platforms, including AllstreamInsiders.com and its network of energy-focused industry channels.
“The EPC Show has rapidly become one of the most important gatherings for professionals involved in the planning, engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance of major energy projects,” said Efrain Garcia, Founder and CEO of Allstream Energy Partners. “The event brings together decision-makers from across the LNG, midstream, petrochemical, refining, hydrogen, ammonia, sustainable aviation fuel, nuclear, and power generation sectors. We are excited to support the conference and help amplify the conversations, innovations, and project developments shaping the future of energy infrastructure.”
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ToggleIndustries Represented at EPC Show 2026
Attendees will represent every stage of the energy project lifecycle across:
- LNG Export Facilities
- Midstream Infrastructure
- Pipelines and Storage
- Petrochemical Facilities
- Refining Projects
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
- Hydrogen Projects
- Ammonia Projects
- Nuclear Energy Facilities
- Natural Gas Power Generation
- Data Center Power Infrastructure
Professionals attending the conference include executives responsible for project development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, contracting, permitting, regulatory affairs, technology licensing, and supply chain management.
Why The 2026 EPC Show Matters
As the energy industry faces increasing project complexity, labor shortages, supply chain constraints, regulatory challenges, and rising capital costs, EPC Show provides a forum where project stakeholders can share best practices, evaluate new technologies, discuss contracting strategies, and build relationships that help move critical projects forward.
With more than 400 exhibiting companies and over 250 industry speakers, attendees gain direct access to the latest innovations in engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, digital technologies, automation, project execution, workforce development, and energy infrastructure delivery.
Allstream’s Coverage of EPC Show 2026
During the event, Allstream Energy Partners will conduct interviews with project owners, EPC contractors, engineering firms, technology providers, manufacturers, and industry leaders to capture insights on:
- LNG project development
- Midstream expansion opportunities
- Data center and power generation growth
- Nuclear energy construction
- Capital project execution
- Supply chain management
- Digital transformation
- Workforce development
- Energy infrastructure investment trends
- Emerging technologies shaping project delivery
Coverage will be distributed through Allstream Insiders and Allstream Energy Partners’ digital media channels, reaching energy professionals across North America’s upstream, midstream, downstream, power generation, industrial, and infrastructure markets.
About Allstream Energy Partners
Allstream Energy Partners is a Houston-based energy marketing, media, communications, and business development company serving the Oil and Gas, energy, industrial, engineering, manufacturing, construction, and infrastructure sectors. Through industry media, strategic communications, GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), SEO, AI-optimized websites, content marketing, event promotion, digital advertising, and business development programs, Allstream helps organizations increase visibility, build credibility, and accelerate growth throughout the energy value chain. Allstream is led by two award winning founders Efrain Garcia, CEO and Aaron Baxter, CTO and has been recognized as one of the fastest growing AI Marketing Agencies in the country for the Oil and Gas industry.
For more information, visit www.AllstreamEP.com.
Media Contact:
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Founder & CEO
Allstream Energy Partners
Houston, Texas
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DAY 1 June 16
8:15 AM
Chair Opening Remarks
Stage: Plenary Stage
Speaker: Jonathan Rennie, President & Executive Coach – Honeycomb Anthems
8:20 AM
Market Outlook
Stage: Plenary Stage
Session details coming soon.
Speaker: David Braziel, CEO – RBN Energy
8:40 AM
Executive Spotlight Interview: ExxonMobil
Stage: Plenary Stage
Lessons learned from recent energy megaprojects and how they’re shaping the next generation of project systems.
Speakers:
- Jonathan Rennie, President & Executive Coach – Honeycomb Anthems
- Staale Gjervik, President – ExxonMobil Global Projects Company
9:05 AM
Resilience by Design: Building Adaptive, Digital Operations Now
Stage: Plenary Stage
The United States is entering the largest energy infrastructure investment cycle in a generation. As AI data centers, manufacturing reshoring, and electrification drive unprecedented demand, industry leaders discuss how digital technologies and adaptive operations can accelerate project execution and long-term resilience.
Speakers:
- Andre Marino, Senior Vice President, Industrial Automation – Schneider Electric
- Chris Scheerfer, EVP Global AI, Energy & Chemicals – Capgemini
- Gaurav Sharma, Energy Market Analyst & Forbes Senior Contributor – Independent Consultant
- William Barrett, VP Product Development – Oxy
9:35 AM
EPC Leadership Panel: Delivering & Executing Projects
Stage: Plenary Stage
Execution Excellence: Proven strategies from industry leaders on maintaining project schedules and budget integrity in an era of unprecedented demand. Workforce and technology integration strategies to improve project outcomes.
Speakers:
- Bhupesh Thakkar, General Manager, LNG and Regas – Bechtel Corporation
- Dan Brouillette, 15th United States Secretary of Energy
- Eric Gutierrez, President, Oil, Gas & Chemicals – Kiewit Corporation
- Michael McKelvy, Chairman & CEO – McDermott International
- Robert Scott, Managing Director Americas – Technip Energies
10:20 AM
Break & Networking
Stage: Plenary Stage
11:00 AM
In Conversation: Commissioner Lindsay See
Stage: Plenary Stage
Speakers:
- Commissioner Lindsay See, Commissioner – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Tala Goudarzi, Partner – Torridon Group
11:20 AM
OEM Executives Panel Discussion: Navigating Unprecedented Equipment Demand
Stage: Plenary Stage
Taming the lead-time crisis through strategic planning, manufacturing expansion, and supply chain optimization to meet unprecedented project demand.
Speakers:
- Ceci Giovanelli, Vice President & CEO – GE Vernova Gas Power Aeroderivatives
- Dominique Llonch, President, Motion & Energy Business Unit – Nidec
- Matt Neal, President North America – Siemens Energy
- Tarek Amine, Chief Supply Chain Officer – Bechtel
12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
Stage: Plenary Stage
1:25 PM
Opening Remarks by Chair
Stage: LNG Investment & Finance Stage
Speaker: Tala Goudarzi, Partner – Torridon Group
1:25 PM
Chairman Opening Remarks
Stage: Nuclear Power Engineering & Construction Stage
Speaker: Christopher Perfetti, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering – University of New Mexico
1:25 PM
Chair Opening Remarks
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
Speaker: Akin Oni, CEO – Eftex Group
1:25 PM
Chair Opening Remarks
Stage: Petrochemicals, Refining & SAF Stage
Speaker: Cassidy Welch, Key Account Manager Engineering/EPC Partnerships, North America – BASF
1:25 PM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
Speaker: Danielle Baughman, Strategic Advisor – ProShare Services LLC
1:30 PM
Keynote Panel: Executing Midstream Projects in a High-Cost, High-Risk Environment
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
How can industry and regulators work together to streamline FERC, NEPA, and state-level reviews while maintaining robust environmental safeguards? Identifying practical approaches to reduce regional development bottlenecks and accelerate project execution.
Speakers:
- Kevin Milliman, Senior Director, Projects – Phillips 66
- Landon Gabaldon, Consulting Manager, Oil Markets, Midstream – S&P Global
- Marco Russo, Global Head of Projects – SLB
- Mitch Smolik, VP Engineering – Howard Energy Partners
2:10 PM
Fireside Chat: Delivering Growth – How Midstream Developers Are Powering America’s Energy Expansion
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
This session brings together senior executives and project leaders to discuss new capacity additions, project execution strategies, and infrastructure expansion across North America’s midstream sector.
Speakers:
- Dave Curtis, VP Technical Services – GPA Midstream
- Edward Garland, Business Development Manager – ZAP Engineering & Construction Services
- Jeff Stake, Strategic Advisor – Crosscut Gas Partners / NTACT Operations
- Sarah Miller, CEO – GPA Midstream
2:30 PM
Panel: Permitting, Policy & Regulatory Alignment – Ensuring Regulation Meets Ambition
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
How can industry and regulators work together to streamline FERC, NEPA, and state-level reviews while maintaining robust environmental safeguards? Identifying practical approaches to reduce regional development bottlenecks and improve project certainty.
Speakers:
- Ahuva Battams, Senior Counsel – Beatty & Wozniak, P.C.
- Paul Hartmann, Director – American Petroleum Institute
- Robert Smith, VP Regulatory Affairs – Cheniere Energy
3:10 PM
Break & Networking
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
3:40 PM
Panel: Scaling CO₂ Infrastructure – From Early Projects to Industry-Wide Buildout
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
Design and execution considerations unique to CO₂ pipelines, including pressure control, materials selection, compression, monitoring, safety planning, and community engagement.
Speakers:
- Charles McConnell, Executive Director, Carbon Management and Energy Sustainability – University of Houston
- Marco Gutierrez, Project Director – Gulf Companies
- Siddh Parekh, Lead Process Engineer – Energy Transfer
- Zach Liu, Director, CCUS Subsurface – Harvestone Low Carbon Partners
4:20 PM
Fireside Chat: Water Management as the Next Midstream Growth Engine
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
Exploring gathering and disposal bottlenecks, water recycling technologies, treatment innovations, and how produced water infrastructure is becoming a major growth area for midstream operators.
Speakers:
- Anne Keller, Managing Director – Midstream Advisory
- Laura Capper, Principal – Energy Makers Advisory Group
DAY 2: June 17
8:25 AM
Chairman Opening Remarks
Stage: Nuclear Power Engineering & Construction Stage
Speaker: Christopher Perfetti, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering – University of New Mexico
8:25 AM
Chair Opening Remarks
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
Speaker: Akin Oni, CEO – Eftex Group
8:25 AM
Chair Opening Remarks
Stage: LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
Speaker: Mona Setoodeh, President – CH∙IV International
8:30 AM
Market Overview: Number Crunching the Growing Power Generation Market
Stage: Power Generation Engineering & Construction Stage
Review of the number, location, and scale of power projects announced and under construction. Insights into how the energy mix is evolving amid surging power demand.
Speaker: Ashish Sethia, Global Head of Commodities, Energy & Environmental Markets – BloombergNEF
8:30 AM
Design & Innovation Keynote Panel: Mitigating Challenges in Construction Risk and the Supply Chain via Design and Innovation
Stage: Nuclear Power Engineering & Construction Stage
Examining construction innovation including modularization, digital tools, robotics, and AI in EPC workflows to build nuclear supply chain resilience and mitigate project delay risks.
Speakers:
- Andy Uhler, Energy Journalist, Energy Institute – University of Texas, Austin
- Matt Hall, Senior Director of Strategic Projects, Nuclear Innovation – Evergy
- Matt Saunders, Nuclear Power Supply Chain Operations Manager – Bechtel Corporation
- Peter Knollmeyer, VP Environmental & Nuclear Operations – Fluor
- Phil Zeringue, Chief Revenue Officer – Nuclearn
- Scott Sidener, Chief Engineer, Data, Digital & Artificial Intelligence – Westinghouse
8:30 AM
Panel: Strategic Shifts in Midstream: Project Acceleration, M&A and Asset Offloading
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
How large operators are justifying new builds amid price volatility and regulatory uncertainty, stress testing business models, and optimizing portfolios through M&A and asset strategy.
Speakers:
- Andy Strenkowski, Director, New Business Ventures and Capital Strategy – Western Midstream
- Ben Berkowitz, Founder and Managing Director – Enable Capital Partners
- Rahul Jasuja, Managing Director, Head of Energy and Energy Transition Investment Banking – Cohen Capital Markets
- Sanjay Bhide, Independent M&A Advisor – Pecten Consulting
8:30 AM
Panel: Evolving Contracting & Partnerships in Major LNG Export Projects
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
Exploring flexible, balanced contracting models that distribute commercial risk, sustain competition, protect project viability, and improve collaboration across major LNG export projects.
Speakers:
- Brooke Marshall, Senior Counsel, Construction – Sempra Infrastructure
- Edward Woodland, Deputy Head of Legal – Bechtel Corporation
- Lee Pardue, Counsel – Golden Pass LNG
- Mike Pappas, Executive Director – CII
- Terra Cothran, Partner – Kirkland & Ellis LLP
8:30 AM
Keynote Panel: Shaping the Future of Operational Performance
Stage: Petrochemicals, Refining & SAF Stage
Linking capital project delivery to operational performance over the asset lifecycle, streamlining operations, improving reliability, and applying AI and predictive technologies.
Speakers:
- Chad Carson, VP Economic Development – Alliance Port Region
- John Irvine, Senior Project Manager and Global Expert Partner, Global Operational Excellence Center – Dow Chemical
- Kash Mohammed, Vice President, Technology – IntelliSPEC
- Philip Ovanessians, Capital Project Procurement Services Director – Jacobs
8:30 AM
Reliability by Design: Aligning CAPEX, Data Strategy and Asset Performance in LNG
Stage: LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
Embedding maintenance and reliability foundations during early CAPEX phases to support lifecycle performance, cost efficiency, and operational readiness.
Speaker: Fabian Montealegre, Americas Maintenance Consultancy Manager – Wood
8:50 AM
Keynote Panel: An Unprecedented Power Boom – Supercharging Projects to Match Demand
Stage: Power Generation Engineering & Construction Stage
How utilities, IPPs, and key stakeholders are managing a major spike in power demand from AI data centers while accelerating permits, approvals, and project delivery.
Speakers:
- Ashish Sethia, Global Head of Commodities, Energy & Environmental Markets – BloombergNEF
- Jason Altobelli, Director, Energy and Infrastructure Partnerships – Google
- Kyle Harris, Vice President, Business Line Manager – Kiewit
- Michael Swearingen, Managing Director, Americas – Meinhardt EPCM USA
- Phillip May, CEO – Entergy Louisiana
8:55 AM
LNG Rotating Equipment Reliability from Preservation to Production: What Field Execution Looks Like
Stage: LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
Key takeaways include initial equipment condition, preservation, condition prior to installation, and preservation condition monitoring during operation.
Speaker: Jose Briceno, SME: LNG Mechanical Engineering
9:10 AM
Fireside Chat: The Risk We Don’t See – Why Major Projects Create Safety Exposure Faster Than We Realize
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
A candid discussion on how major energy projects generate unanticipated safety exposure long before the first incident occurs.
Speakers:
- Dr. Rayni Walia, Global Head of OSR Consulting, Senior Vice President – DEKRA
- Ryan Sanford, Vice President, Strategic Consulting – DEKRA
9:15 AM
Panel: Integrating Operations and Projects for Turnaround Success
Stage: Petrochemicals, Refining & SAF Stage
Ensuring operations input is factored into turnaround planning, bridging turnaround and operations teams, and using digital tools for real-time updates.
Speakers:
- Dan Oglesby, Independent Advisor
- Joe Murphy, Senior Director, Maintenance and Turnarounds – Phillips 66
- Robin Harris, Site Senior Turnaround Manager – Total Energies
- Rochman Goswani, President & CEO – Elebrium Energy
9:20 AM
SMR Development Panel: SMR Deployment in Practice
Stage: Nuclear Power Engineering & Construction Stage
Insights from early movers advancing modular reactor construction and commercialization.
Speakers:
- Bobby Gallagher, CEO & Co-Founder – Deployable Energy
- Caroline Dewitte, Co-Founder & COO – Oklo
- Christopher Perfetti, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering – University of New Mexico
- Florent Heidet, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Reactor Development – Nano Nuclear
- Sam Reiss, Senior Manager – National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory
- Yasir Arafat, Cofounder, President & CTO – Aalo Atomics
9:20 AM
Keynote Interview: Leadership Insights – Scaling Tomorrow’s LNG
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
A discussion on innovation, collaboration, digital transformation, and what it takes to deliver an LNG megaproject in today’s market.
Speakers:
- Geoff Holmes, CEO – px Group
- Robert Scott, MD Americas – Technip Energies
- Tony Eaton, COO – Commonwealth LNG
9:20 AM
Presentation: Operational Excellence and Reliability Leadership – Securing the Future of North American LNG
Stage: LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
Strategic leadership for optimizing reliability, asset performance, and operational readiness across multi-train, high-capacity LNG projects.
Speaker: Pawandeep Singh, Senior Principal Engineering Manager – PSRG
9:30 AM
Fireside Chat: Two Steps Forward – Addressing Energy Demands Today and Being Ready for What’s Next
Stage: Power Generation Engineering & Construction Stage
How to address immediate power needs while designing infrastructure for long-term reliability, flexibility, and future growth.
Speakers:
- Cynthia Niemeyer-Tieskoett, Senior Policy Advisor, Domestic Gas, Power Markets & Trade – American Petroleum Institute
- Peter Podurgiel, President – Competitive Power Ventures
9:30 AM
Panel: Designing & Executing for Integrity – The Next Generation of Midstream Reliability
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
Integrating inspection readiness, material selection, coating specifications, baseline runs, and inline inspection strategy into project execution.
Speakers:
- Danielle Baughman, Strategic Advisor – ProShare Services LLC
- Grant Rubie, Director, Pipeline Programs Execution – Enbridge
- Luke Skaarup, Director, Pipeline Integrity Programs and Engineering – Enbridge
9:40 AM
Panel: Navigating Unstable Feedgas Composition – Technical and Operational Solutions for LNG Export Facilities
Stage: LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
Addressing rising nitrogen content, declining CO₂ levels, and leaner feedgas compositions that create operational challenges for LNG export facilities.
Speakers:
- Dipanjan Bhattachary, Technology Manager LNG & Gas Processing – Kiewit
- Mike Britton, FEED Manager – Polar LNG
- Naomi Baker, VP Engineering – BCCK
- Roberto Vara, VP Capital Projects & LNG Technology – Freeport LNG
9:50 AM
Getting Projects onto the Grid Faster and Unlocking New Capacity
Stage: Power Generation Engineering & Construction Stage
Regulators, RTOs, and utilities discuss rising grid load, interconnection challenges, queue management, and new capacity opportunities.
Speakers:
- Alice Yake (Jackson), VP, GRIDS – Breakthrough Energy
- George Faatz, Director, Market & Commercial Strategy – Southern Gas Company
- Jeff Gulock, Head of Commercial Advancement, Power Generation – National Grid Ventures
- Michael Caravaggio, Vice President, Energy Supply & Reliability – EPRI
9:50 AM
Deploying AI and Automation in Construction: Building a Real-Time Understanding of the Jobsite
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
How AI-enabled workflows, automated data capture, and robotics are being deployed across EPC projects to create real-time jobsite visibility.
Speakers:
- John Platt, SVP – Bechtel
- Matt Zafuto, CCO – Cyberhawk
10:00 AM
Panel: Driving SAF Projects to FID: Technology Choices, Policy Certainty & Real-World Execution
Stage: Petrochemicals, Refining & SAF Stage
Aligning commercial strategy with evolving SAF policy, evaluating technology pathways, and executing projects with confidence.
Speakers:
- Aamir Shams, Manager, Low Carbon Fuels & Energy Strategy – RMI
- Fanny Roldan, Consulting Manager, Downstream Americas – S&P Global
- Marianne Csaky, Director Regulatory Affairs & Sustainability – Lanzajet
10:10 AM
Interview: Stakeholder Engagement as a Critical Path to Permitting Success
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
Structuring outreach programs from pre-FERC filing through construction while integrating engineering design considerations into community engagement.
Speakers:
- Jacob Yokum, Manager, Project Management/Development Capital Projects – ONEOK
- Trey Barrow, Director of Community Projects and Outreach – Williams
10:10 AM
LNG Beyond the Contract: How Texas LNG & Kiewit Built a High-Trust Owner/EPC Partnership
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
How owners and EPC partners align from the earliest stages of project development to support successful LNG delivery.
Speakers:
- Brad Kaufman, Senior Vice President – Kiewit Energy Group
- Oliver Wood, Project Director – Texas LNG
10:30 AM
Break & Networking
Stage: Break & Networking
11:00 AM
Fireside Chat: Collaboration to Power a Multibillion-Dollar Data Center Project
Stage: Power Generation Engineering & Construction Stage
Covering site selection, partnership strategy, managing power supply, and stakeholder engagement for a major data center project.
Speakers:
- Cynthia Niemeyer-Tieskoett, Senior Policy Advisor, Domestic Gas, Power Markets & Trade – American Petroleum Institute
- Phillip May, CEO – Entergy Louisiana
11:00 AM
Supply Chain Panel: Structuring Delivery, Contracting and Supply Chains for North American Nuclear Builds
Stage: Nuclear Power Engineering & Construction Stage
How EPCs, OEMs, utilities, and owners are aligning scope, schedules, constructability, manufacturing capacity, and delivery models.
Speakers:
- Andy Uhler, Energy Journalist, Energy Institute – University of Texas, Austin
- Benjamin T. Reinke, SVP Global Business Development, Deputy Chief Commercial Officer – X Energy
- Chuck Goodnight, VP Business Development – NuScale Power
- Jarred Shaffer, Director – Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office (TANEO)
- Kathy Eberwein, CEO – The Global Edge Group
- Sinchan Banerjee, Global Director, Engineering Projects and Contracts – Dow
11:00 AM
Keynote Fireside Chat: How EPCs and Operators Align on Risk, Cost, and Execution
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
Contract strategy, risk alignment, cost control, project economics, and managing late design or scope changes.
Speakers:
- Ben Seligson, Podcast Host – OGGN
- Eric Ormond, SVP, Project Execution – Williams
- Joseph Versnel, VP Midstream – Kiewit
11:00 AM
Panel: Maximizing Value through LNG Modularization and Fabrication
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
Exploring opportunities and challenges in small-scale, modular LNG plants, modularization, fabrication, and project execution.
Speakers:
- Decker Barnard, VP Construction – Zachry Group
- John Foster, Director of EPC Front-End Services – EXCEL Group
- Lina Gonzalez, Project Engineering Manager – Kiewit
- Michael Kluck, Senior Project Manager, Engineering – KBR
- Prema Suresh, Project Director – Technip Energies
- Robert Webber, Project Executive
11:00 AM
Panel: Comparing Clean Handover and Integration Models in LNG Commissioning and Start-Up
Stage: LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
Comparing principal handover models and owner/EPC interfaces during LNG commissioning and start-up.
Speakers:
- Bondili Singh, Commissioning Director – Fluor Corporation
- Henry Onokpasa, Operations Lead, Commissioning and Start-up – Bechtel Energy
- Mohamed Abdelhalim, CSU OGC & Canada Market Sponsor – Kiewit
- Sheldon Heinold, Director, Completions, Commissioning & Start Up – px Group
11:00 AM
Panel: Beyond Aviation – How Cross-Sector Offtakers Will Shape the Next Decade of Alternative Fuels
Stage: Petrochemicals, Refining & SAF Stage
Understanding demand from aviation, shipping, freight, fertilizers, agriculture, logistics, and heavy-duty transport for SAF and alternative fuels.
Speakers:
- Brian Owens, Vice President of Renewable Feedstock – St Bernard Renewables
- Daniel Carlson, Vice President, Strategy & Development, MRL – Calumet Specialty
- Michael Hollinghaus – Kiewit
- Paul Belin, Principal, Consulting & Analytics – Argus Media
- Paula Wagner, Head of SAF Sales, Americas – Neste
11:20 AM
Optimizing the FEED Phase: Power Project Site Selection, Partnerships, and Securing Supplies Early
Stage: Power Generation Engineering & Construction Stage
Site selection, geotechnical engineering, scheduling, tariffs, partnerships, and early supply planning for power projects.
Speakers:
- Carlos Ruiz, VP, Power Development – Entergy
- Drew Burke, Sr. Director, Data Center Site Selection Lead – Hanwha Data Centers
- Ileana Ferber – Colibrí Business Development LLC
- Ravi Krishnan, Founder & Managing Director – Krishnan & Associates, Inc.
11:40 AM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Stage: Midstream Engineering & Construction Stage
Speaker: Danielle Baughman, Strategic Advisor – ProShare Services LLC
11:45 AM
Finance Panel: Next-Gen Bankability and Risk-Sharing Models for Nuclear Projects
Stage: Nuclear Power Engineering & Construction Stage
How investors, utilities, and EPCs can structure funding for first-of-a-kind and early commercial nuclear projects.
Speakers:
- Benton Arnett, Senior Director, Markets & Policy – Nuclear Energy Institute
- Eric Soderland, SVP – Sargent & Lundy
- Gary Greenblatt, Vice Chairman – Marathon Capital
- Jay Jiang Yu, Founder, Executive Chairman and President – Nano Nuclear
- Maheep Mandloi, Director – Mizuho Bank
- Matt Kittel, Director – Societe Generale
- Ryan Neilson, Director, Head of Nuclear – Citi
11:50 AM
Chair Closing Comments
Stage: LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
Speaker: Mona Setoodeh, President – CH∙IV International
12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
Stage: Plenary Stage
12:00 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Stage: Petrochemicals, Refining & SAF Stage
Speaker: Cassidy Welch, Key Account Manager Engineering/EPC Partnerships Region North America – BASF
12:00 PM
Chair Closing Comments
Stage: LNG Engineering & Construction Stage
Speaker: Akin Oni, CEO – Eftex Group
1:25 PM
Chair Opening Remarks
Stage: Plenary Stage
Speaker: Jonathan Rennie, President & Executive Coach – Honeycomb Anthems
1:30 PM
Leadership Interview: Energy Security & Expansion
Stage: Plenary Stage
Session details coming soon.
Speaker: Jonathan Roumel, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer – Honeywell Process Technology
1:45 PM
Leadership Interview: ABB
Stage: Plenary Stage
Speaker: Brandon Spencer, President, Motion Business – ABB
2:00 PM
AI Solutions to Deliver Next Generation Projects
Stage: Plenary Stage
Generative engineering, predictive project controls, and AI-enabled tools for accelerating next-generation project delivery.
Speakers:
- David Holmes, GM, Energy – Dell
- Hussein Shel, Director, Chief Technologist, Energy and Utility – Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- John Nixon, Group Vice President, Process Industries – Siemens
- Laura Leonard, Executive Group Director – Worley Digital
- Srikanth Kodali, AI, Energy, Strategic Partnerships – Nvidia
3:00 PM
Chair Closing Comments
Stage: Plenary Stage
Speaker: Jonathan Rennie, President & Executive Coach – Honeycomb Anthems
About Allstream Energy Partners:
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After the show, Allstream Energy Partners will host a Client Appreciation for our Partners that Exhibited at the EPC Show. Cask & Crave is a Bourbon Pairing Dinner that will be held at the conclusion of the 2026 EPC Show and be an after party on June 17. Learn More:
EPC Show Afterparty – Cask & Crave II : Private Pour Series Bourbon Pairing Dinner June 17