In this session, Kathleen will discuss the primary federal issues that affect the industry in the western states, and how politics will affect these policies in 2020 and beyond. She will also discuss how state policies in Colorado and New Mexico indicate a plan of advocacy in other western states and across the nation.

Learning Objective:

1. Understand some of the most pressing federal issues affecting the industry, and how the political climate affects policies for the industry going forward

This session will offer resources companies can use to assist in managing the ever-evolving cybersecurity threats and risks posed to employees and energy companies and will also share share cybersecurity cases.

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain an understanding of the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats and risks
   
2. Identify steps individuals and energy companies can take to minimize effects of cyber threats through employee accountability, responsibility and governance
   
3. Recount the trench stories of cyber security cases
   
4. Recognize the resources a company can leverage

The session will summarize specific techniques and modeling applications that should be used by both banks and producers to help model future cash flows and covenant compliance. In addition, the speakers will address how to incorporate reserve and valuation analytics to identify or avoid liquidity and borrowing base issues before they become critical.

Learning objectives:

1. Recognize and discuss essential cash flow forecasting issues
2. Assess outcomes faster by enhancing a cash flow model
3. Model cash flows with greater accuracy and precision

The Outlook for Energy is ExxonMobil’s global view of energy demand and supply through 2040. It also highlights the dual challenge of providing affordable energy to support prosperity while reducing environmental impacts – including the risks of climate change. We use the Outlook to help inform our long-term business strategies and investment plans. The Outlook anticipates significant changes through 2040 across the world to boost living standards, reshape the use of energy, broaden access to abundant energy supplies, and accelerate decarbonization of the world’s energy system to address the risks of climate change.

Energy is fundamental to modern life, and as the world’s population approaches 9 billion people in 2040, we are challenged to improve living standards everywhere. Understanding the factors that drive the world’s energy needs – and likely choices to meet those needs – is the mission of the Outlook. By sharing the Outlook with the public, we hope to broaden that understanding. Energy matters to everyone, and we all play a role in shaping its future.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the importance of energy for human development and expanding prosperity
   
2. Explore some of the trends shaping how we use energy, and how those trends differ by sector and region of the world
   
3. Understand the role that oil and gas play in future energy projections, including 2 degree Celsius scenarios

This session will provide an overview of upstream oil & gas market backdrop and investor sentiment, including current trends in investment, investor expectations and exit strategies.

Learning objective:

1. Gain an understanding of current market sentiment and themes in oil and gas

This session will focus on providing those in the oil and gas industry with an update after the first year of implementation of the sweeping tax law changes enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The presenters will focus on lessons learned, areas where guidance is still needed and potential planning or focus areas for the future.

By attending this presentation, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify lessons learned from the 2018 filing season related to implementation of Tax Reform for oil and gas companies
   
2. Identify areas of importance to those in the oil and gas industry where guidance is still needed from the IRS
   
3. Identify potential areas for focus or planning for those in the oil and gas industry going forward into 2020 and beyond

This session will explore lessons learned from public company implementations of ASC 842.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss key considerations of the new leases standard
   
2. Identify implementation challenges relating to the new leases standard

In this session a discussion will take place regarding how utilities considering ongoing and future generation resources are looking at renewables. The session will also focus on the experience and case study of Xcel Energy - Colorado from 2004 to current in transitioning to more renewable energy.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how the cost of renewable energy today competes/compares with other options
   
2. Discover known characteristics and considerations that are changing for utilities as they get to higher and higher percentages of renewables on their systems

Recent commodity volatility and negative sentiment around the Energy sector are constraining access to loan, bond and equity markets. As a result, companies require financing from non-traditional sources in order to meet their funding needs. The session will provide an overview of the market conditions and the available alternative financing options.

Learning objectives:

1. Understand how current commodity and capital market conditions are constraining access to traditional debt and equity sources for Energy companies
2. Learn the non-traditional financing options available to Energy companies

This session will provide a broad overview of global energy access to the world’s poorest citizens and the implications to them and the environment. The impact of climate change and, more significantly, actions to combat climate change will be discussed as well.

Learning Objectives:

1. Appreciate the plight of those less fortunate than us
   
2. Celebrate the enormous progress humanity has made
   
3. Ponder the interplay of climate change / efforts to combat climate with the world’s poor and humanity’s progress