NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Energy Conference takes place Wednesday, June 1, through Friday, June 3, 2016, at the Westin Canal Place Hotel, 100 Iberville St., in New Orleans.
The 2016 Conference will consist of a series of at least 18 panels of executives from a variety of public and private energy companies as well as advisory and support firms that will discuss key domestic and international industry issues.
Organizers said the major changes that have occurred in the energy industry since late 2014 will make the panel-focused Conference particularly relevant in 2016. Participants will hear from executive management from both public and private E&P and oil field services companies to learn how they are coping with low energy prices and reduced capital expenditure budgets, and what their expectations are for the future.
The Conference will again be comprised solely of panel discussions rather than typical scripted company presentations. Conference reps said the addition of private company executives to the panels continues to add a new dimension to the discussion of key industry issues. While many public companies with challenged balance sheets have curtailed communicating with investors, private companies believe the current environment provides them with exciting opportunities to grow.
There will also be some new topical panels that will address issues such as Debt Restructurings, M&A Activity, Activist Investors, Hedging, and New International Offshore Opportunities in Cuba and Mexico.
The most popular panels will also return including Commercial Banking, Deep Water Gulf of Mexico and several Private Equity panels.
The line up is still being finalized and will be posted to the Conference web site in the coming weeks.
Based on the strong positive feedback organizers received in 2014 and 2015, the Conference will again host at least four field trips on Friday, June 3, to offshore Gulf of Mexico and onshore south Louisiana facilities.
Confirmed investment professional attendees will be offered the opportunity to register for one-on-one meetings with companies participating on the various panels who host such meetings, as well as attend the field trips.
Registration is now open.
Attendance at the Conference is directed to investment professionals including buy side and sell side analysts and portfolio managers, as well as private equity and wealth management executives and trust officers.
There is no cost for investment professionals to attend the Conference.
The cost for all other attendees will be $295 per person.
Attendance will be limited.
Special hotel rates have been arranged with the host hotel, the Westin Canal Place Hotel. Those who identify themselves as an attendee at the Louisiana Energy Conference will benefit from the special rate of $199 per night. The special rate is guaranteed only through Tuesday, May 24.
The conference is hosted by Al Petrie Advisors, Investor Relations + Strategic Analysis.
