US Chapter Event "Powering the New Energy Order: Molecules, Money & Geopolitics"

8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Bracewell LLP  |  31 W 52nd St Ste 1900, New York, NY 10019

Katherine Ettredge, Global Lead Counsel – Finance & Treasury Law Group, Chevron
James English, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Christopher Gladbach, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Drake Hernandez, Director - Energy & Climate, BRG
Anvar Hodjav, Managing Director, Head of US Loan Syndications Group, CIBC
Matt Kittell, Director - Sustainable Finance, Societe Generale
Dee Martin, Partner, Bracewell LLP
Elizabeth McGinley, Partner, Bracewell LLP
Chase Meyers, Managing Director, Construction Expert Services, Kroll
Robin Millican, Director of Research Programs and Strategic Partnerships, Columbia University CGEP
Igor Mitschka, Manager - Energy Transition Funds - Investment Team, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
Michael Reese, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Paul Shin, Investment Banking, Jefferies LLC 
Charlie Shull, Legislative Counsel & Sr. Policy Advisor, Shell
Mark Stadnyk, Senior Legal Counsel, thyssenkrupp Nucera
Edwin Stone, Executive Director – Energy & Infrastructure, CIBC
Maggie Wong, CFA, Senior Vice President - Technology and Healthcare Banking, Silicon Valley Bank

The rules governing how energy projects are developed, financed, and delivered are being rewritten in real time. Policy is shifting, public capital is playing a bigger role, and geopolitical risk is no longer a background condition — it is a deal term. Join our US Chapter for a day of insightful sessions that put these forces under the lens.

Across five panels, senior leaders from industry, finance, government, and private practice will move between the macro and the granular — from the geopolitical forces reshaping energy markets to the contract clauses, financing structures, and risk allocation frameworks that determine whether projects are built. 

The Chatham House Rule will apply to this event.

A networking reception will follow the panel discussions, providing attendees with an opportunity to continue the conversation and connect with fellow participants. Registration also includes breakfast, a coffee break, and lunch.

Event Agenda 

8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Arrival/Check-In & Breakfast
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Panel I
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel II
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Panel III
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Panel IV
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Panel V
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Networking Reception

Registration is $50 for members, $150 for non-members and $25 for students. Please register at the link to the right by November 16. 

Special thanks to event-sponsors: