University of Houston Law Center & Faculty of Law, University of Calgary

will host the inaugural

North American Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Symposium

February 23-24, 2017

University of Houston Law Center | BLB 109
4604 Calhoun Road
Houston, Texas 77204
14 Hours CLE including .50 Hours of Ethics

Engage in an international discussion on the effects of climate change and the internationalization of energy production and distribution in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. This conference will bring together experts spanning North America from government, academia, and the private sector as they shed light on problems and solutions in today's rapidly changing environment.

Workshop Examples:

Impact of Global Climate Change Initiatives on Energy Systems
Multi-lateral Agreements and their Impact on Energy Systems
Systemic Challenges to Sustainable Energy Development
Multi-Jurisdictional Energy Systems

$150 for lawyers | $50 for academics | free for students

Please contact Charlette Jefferson at 713-743-2120 or [email protected] for more information.

To register, please send a check to:
Charlette Jefferson
Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Center
University of Houston Law Center
4604 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77204-6060

Schedule of events

Speakers

Cesar Rafael Chavez, Executive Director of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
The Honorable William K. Reilly, American University Center for Environmental Policy
Chidinma B. Thompson, Partner, Barrister, and Solicitor, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Miriam Grunstein, Nonresident Scholar, Baker Institute's Mexico Center
Megan Reilly Cayten, Emerging markets infrastructure specialist and Board member, National Environmental Education Foundation
Victor Flatt, Thomas F. and Elizabeth Taft Distinguished Professor in Environmental Law; Director, Center for Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics University of North Carolina School of Law
Charles Irvine, Partner, Irvine & Conner PLLC
Brigham Daniels, Professor, Brigham Young University School of Law
Blake Hudson, Burlington Resources Professor of Environmental Law and Edward J. Womac, Jr. Professor of Energy Law, LSU Law
Praveen Kumar, Executive Director, Gutierrez Energy Management Institute, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston
Oscar Lugo, Professor of Law, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Monika Ehrman, Associate Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma College of Law
Gina Warren, Associate Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center
Gabriel Collins, Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
The Honorable Hilary C. Tompkins, Former Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor,

United States Department of Interior

Alex Juden, Secretary and General Counsel, Schlumberger
Kay McCall, President, CEO & General Counsel, Noble Environmental Power
Tony Trevino, General Counsel, Lewis Energy Group
William Turcotte, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Noble Corp.
William P. Swenson, Executive Vice President and General Counsel,

Hilcorp Energy Company

Margaret Anne Hill, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Hannah Wiseman, Attorneys' Title Professor, Florida State University College of Law
Maria del Pilar Rodríguez Ibáñez, Professor of Law, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Fenner Stewart, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Calgary
James Coleman, Assistant Professor of Law, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
Mark James, Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Professor, Vermont Law School
Roxana-Andreea Mastor, LLM Global Energy Fellow, Vermont Law School
Alejandra Bueno, Of Counsel, Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton, and Chair of the AEM Bi-National Energy Committee

Hotels

JW Marriott Downtown
Address: 806 Main St, Houston, TX 77002
phone: (713) 237-1111
Book your group rate for University of Houston Law Room Block
Shuttle will be provided in the morning and evening to and from the Conference.

and

Hilton UH
Address: 4450 University Dr, Houston, TX 77204
Phone: (832) 531-6300 (walking distance to the Law Center)

The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One research institution and an EEO/AA
institution.