Accelerating Transition to a Low Carbon World
October 12-13, 2021 | Fort Collins, CO
CH4 Connections 2021 Preliminary Agenda (All times subject to change. Please check back for updates.)
Pre-Conference: Monday, October 11, 2021 (U.S. Mountain Time Zone)
| Noon – 7:00 PM (7 hours) | Exhibit set up before conference (Lory Student Center) |
| Dinner on your own |
Day 1: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 (all times in U.S. Mountain Time Zone)
| 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration and Information Desk, Exhibit set up starting at 7:00 AM |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:30 – 8:40 AM | Welcome Remarks: Ron Snedic, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, GTI Bryan Willson, Executive Director, Energy Institute, Colorado State University |
| Section 1 - Policy and Regulation for a Low Carbon World | |
| 8:40 – 9:00 AM | Keynote #1 Decarbonization: Reducing Methane Emissions Speaker: Ryan Peay, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas, U.S. Department of Energy |
| 9:00 – 9:20 AM | Questions and Answers with Keynote Speaker |
| 9:20 – 9:50 AM | Break, Networking, Exhibits |
| 9:50 – 10:30 AM | Panel Session #1 Codes and Standards for Methane Emissions Moderator: Dan Zimmerle, Senior Research Associate, Energy Institute, Colorado State University Panelist: Pam Lacey, Senior Managing Counsel, American Gas Association Panelist: Chris Hoidal, Senior Technical Advisor, US DOT PHMSA Panelist: Steve Wheeler, Integrity Engineer, Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:05 AM | Keynote #2 Environmental Protection Agency Post-Rule-Proposal Speaker: Karen Marsh, Senior Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 11:05 – 11:25 AM | Keynote #3 Solutions and Pathways to Mitigation Federal programs that surround solutions and pathways to mitigation will be discussed Speaker: Jack Lewnard, Program Director, ARPA-E |
| 11:25 – 11:45 AM | Questions and Answers with Keynote Speaker Moderator: Amanda Harmon, Manager, Projects Energy Delivery & Utilization, GTI |
| 11:45 – 12:45 PM | Lunch Networking, Exhibits |
| Section 2 - Methane Accounting for a Low Carbon World | |
| 12:45 – 12:55 PM | Gold Presentation: Kairos Aerospace |
| 12:55 – 1:45 PM | Panel Session #2 Role of Methane Accounting for Low Carbon World Moderator: Anthony Marchese, Assoc. Dean for Academic & Student Affairs, Prof of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University Panelist: Roy Hartstein, Founder & Managing Director, Responsible Energy Solutions Panelist: Tom Fox, President & Director of Innovation, Highwood Emissions Management Panelist: Meg Coleman, Executive Director, GTI |
| 1:45 – 1:55 PM | Break |
| 1:55 – 2:15 PM | Keynote #4 Taking Credit for Responsibly Sourced Gas Speaker Confirmation Pending |
| 2:15 – 2:25 PM | Questions and Answers with Keynote Speaker |
| Section 3 - Emissions Estimating | |
| 2:25 – 2:45 PM | Keynote #5 Emissions Estimating for a Low Carbon World (Introduction to Hydrogen) Speaker: Kristine Wiley, VP Hydrogen Technology Center, GTI |
| 2:45 – 2:55 PM | Questions and Answers with Keynote Speaker |
| 2:55 – 3:10 | Break |
| 3:10 – 4:00 PM | Panel Session #3 Modeling Considerations for Natural Gas Systems in a Low Carbon Future Moderator: Kate Smits, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington Panelist: Ken Davis, Professor of Atmospheric & Climate Science, PennState Panelist: Riley Duren, CEO Carbon Mapper, University of Arizona Panelist: Clay Bell, Research Scientist I – Powerhouse Energy Institute, Faculty Affiliate – Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University |
| 4:00 – 4:10 PM | Gold Sponsor Presentation: Sensit Technologies |
| 4:10 – 4:20 PM | Break |
| 4:20 – 5:10 PM | Panel Session #4 Sponsor Showcase Rapid-Fire Session Moderator: Bryan Willson, Executive Director, Energy Institute, Colorado State University |
| 5:10 – 6:30 PM | Networking Reception and Exhibits |
| 6:15 – 8:30 PM | Speaker/Sponsor Dinner |
Day 2: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 (U.S. Mountain Time Zone)
| 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration and Information Desk |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:30 – 8:40 AM | Welcome Remarks: Ron Snedic, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, GTI Bryan Willson, Executive Director, Energy Institute, Colorado State University |
| Section 4 - Detection and Mitigation | |
| 8:40 – 9:30 AM | Panel Session #5 Tried and True Mitigation Technologies from the Field Moderator: Tony Lindsay, Managing Director, GTI Panelist: Lindsey Fitzgerald, Section Manager of Leak Survey, Con Edison Panelist: Stephen Ramos, R&D and Innovation Engineer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) Panelist: Jeff Goetzman, Manager-Texas Region Technical Field Operations, Cathodic Protection, Advanced Leak Survey, Measurement, Odorization Tool and EQ Team Chairman, Centerpoint |
| 9:30 – 9:50 AM | Break |
| 9:50 – 10:00 AM | Gold Sponsor Presentation: Heath Consultants |
| 10:00 – 10:50 AM | Panel Session #6 Sponsor Showcase Rapid-Fire Session Moderator: Bryan Willson, Executive Director, Energy Institute, Colorado State University |
| 10:50 – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:50 PM | Panel Session #7 Observations, Inventories and Regulation: How Will New Tiered Observation Capabilities Impact the Future of Methane Reporting Moderator: Joe von Fischer, Professor, Department of Biology, Colorado State University |
| 11:50 – Noon | Wrap-up |
| Noon – 1.00 PM | Lunch for those staying for METEC Tour or Round-up or “Birds of Feather” |
| 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Option A Choice of three “Birds of a Feather” discussions interactive meetings with a moderator |
| 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Option B METEC Site Tour |
| 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Option C Exhibits |
Learn More
Contact the energy conference experts today