Rob Helwick is currently President and CEO of Meridian Chemicals, a pine chemicals manufacturer and distributor. Helwick has over 35 years of experience in the chemicals industry. He has held various leadership roles in manufacturing, supply chain, sales, marketing, and business development for both chemical manufacturers and distributors.…
Blake Blackwell is a Chief Commercial Executive with over 25 years of experience in the Maritime Industry focused on Business Development and international relations. Recently spent 15 years at ExxonMobil holding leadership positions in LNG and Hydrogen. Originated and delivered key enabling FSRU contracts for LNG import terminal…
Pratik Chandhoke is the Technical Fuel Manager for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and SAF. He is responsible for ensuring adherence to technical and operational standards for the blending, storage, and distribution of Neste MY SAF in the Americas. Before…
Lydia Johnson is the Vice President of Product Development for ExxonMobil’s Low Carbon Solutions business. Johnson and her team are focused on integrating technology, policy, markets and commercial expertise to develop the products that will enable the energy transition. Johnson joined ExxonMobil in 1994 after graduating from Texas…
Kelly Knopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Citroniq, has over 40 years of experience in the Refining, Midstream, Petrochemicals and Plastics industries. His experience includes leading international sales teams, building sales & marketing strategies for new products and regions, directing new business development, and improving sales teams through focused customer…
Tim Adams is Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Business Development, and Operational Planning at Hunt Refining Company. Adams began his career as a chemical engineer in 1997. He has worked in various industries including chemicals, petroleum refining, and electric utilities where he has held technical and commercial positions…
David LaMont is a recognized expert in thermal conversion energy technologies and has nearly two decades of experience in technology assessment, deployment, and financing. Most recently, he led the technology commercialization group at GTI Energy that created and spun out SunGas. Previously, he worked for 10 years in…
Jason Ryan was named Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs at CenterPoint Energy following service as the company's general counsel and in other legal leadership positions. In his current role, Ryan leads colleagues on the rates and regulatory policy team; the regulatory accounting team; the regulatory…
Brandon Schwertner is the CEO of Priority Power Management and has served on the board since 2019. Schwertner was the past co-founder of MP2 Energy, an industry-leading electricity and services platform company, sold to Shell Energy North America in 2017, and former Founder and Managing Partner for Teleios…
