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October 4, 2006GHEC - Sloan

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Status Report:Greater Houston Energy Collaborative (GHEC)

“The Energy Magnet”

October 4, 2006

Lane SloanChairman

Editor’s Note:Additions are now occurring for each of the committees listed at the back of this document. An update will be available ~end of October. Write [email protected] to be on the list to receive an update.

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Greater Houston Energy CollaborativeBroad Vision Objectives

Perpetuatecurrentworld brandingas Energy Capital

TransformHouston into the

Energy Cityof the Future

Energy Magnet


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Collaborative Structure: A Cluster Model

Research & Development

Innovation & Commercialization

WorkforceDevelopment

Policy Analysis& Development

Executive CommitteePerpetuating Houston as the Energy Capital by Harnessing the Collaborative Power of the Region

Transforming Houstoninto the Energy City

of the Future

World-Leading Capabilities & Resourcesthru Industry/University Collaboration

Converting Next Generation Technologyinto New Energy Businesses

Productive K-16 Pipeline thruindustry and academic

collaboration and partnering


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High Level Committee Workshops Planned


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Executive Committee

• Superior Renewable Energy• Rice University Trustees• British Petroleum• Carbon Nanotechnologies• CMAC Holdings• Centerpoint Energy*• BHP Billiton Gas & Power*• Kerr McGee• Texas A&M Regents• Schlumberger*• Shell• Halliburton• Eagle Energy Partners*

• Chairman -- Lane Sloan, UH• R&D (co-chairs)

– Ray Flumerfelt, UH – Vik Rao, Halliburton

• Innovation & Commercialization -- Bob Schwartz, HTC

• Workforce Development (co-chairs)– Charles Cook, HCCS– Monte King, Shell (Chair API Workforce)

• Policy Analysis & Development -- Bill Swanstrom, Locke Liddell

GHP Members Committee Chairs

*GHP Board Member


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Executive Committee

• Superior Renewable Energy• Rice University Trustees• British Petroleum• Carbon Nanotechnologies• CMAC Holdings• Centerpoint Energy *• BHP Billiton Gas & Power *• Kerr McGee• Texas A&M Regents• Schlumberger *• Shell• Halliburton• Eagle Energy Partners*

John CalawayJim CrownoverDavid EytonBob GowerKase LawalDavid McClanahan*Rebecca McDonald*Chuck MeloyJohn WhiteRod Nelson*Jose Bravo Vik RaoChuck Watson*

*GHP Board Member

GHP Members


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Appendix: Leadership of GHEC Committees(Subcommittees are expected in 2007)


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Leadership: R&D Committee

• Universities– Theresa Maldonado, Associate Dean,

Engineering, Texas &AM– Sallie Keller-McNulty, Dean of

Engineering, Rice (pending)– Jack Hopper, Dean of Engineering,

Lamar University– Dan Bullock, Energy Group Director,

HARC

• Industry– David Eyton* -- BP E&P Vice President of

Technology– Bob Gower* -- Carbon Nanotechnologies CEO– Chuck Meloy* -- Kerr McGee, VP E&P

• State Energy/Petrochemical Cluster– Doug Ridge, Director of Employer Initiatives,

Texas Workforce Commission

Co-ChairmenRay Flumerfelt*, Dean of Engineering, University of Houston

Vik Rao*, VP Technology, Halliburton

* Member of GHEC Executive Committee


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Leadership: Innovation & Commercialization Committee

• Universities– Richard Scruggs, Director, Center for New

Ventures and Entrepreneurship, Texas A&M– Andy Barron, Associate Dean for Tech Transfer,

Natural Sciences, Rice – Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Associate Dean for

Engineering Research, UH• Economic Development

– Grace Martinez, Energy Advisor, Houston Technology Center

– Elliot Bouillion, President, Houston Private Equity Capital Association

• Industry– Jose Bravo*, Chief Scientist, Shell Global

Solutions– John Calaway*, CEO of Superior Renewables– Jim Crownover*, Chairman, Board of Trustees,

Rice– John Gibson, Executive Chairman, Paradigm

Geophysical– Marise Mikulis, Worldwide Oil & Gas Industry

Manager, Microsoft– Robert Rouse, Advisor in Planning and Analysis,

ExxonMobil Upstream Research– Tim Tipton, VP Technology, Marathon Oil– Robert F. Gray, Jr., Partner at Mayer, Brown,

Rowe & Maw– Chuck Watson*, Chairman of Eagle Energy

Partners

ChairmanBob Schwartz*, VP & Director of Energy Programs

Houston Technology Center



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Leadership: Workforce Development Committee

• Universities– John White*, Chairman Regents, TA&M – Bob Wimpelberg, Dean of Education, UH– Michael Massey, Director Engineering

Corporate Outreach, UH– Bob Ford, Associate Provost, TSU– David Cocke, Gill Chair, Lamar University– Gary Marfin, Director, Energy &

Environment Studies Institute, Rice• Community Colleges

– Marie Dalton, EVP, Aerospace Academy for Engineering, Teacher Ed, San Jacinto

– Homer (Butch) Hayes, President, College of the Mainland

• Industry– TBN, Energy industry leaders– Kase Lawal*, Chairman, CMAC Holdings

• K-12– Karen Soehnge, Chief Academic Officer, HISD– TBN, leaders of additional ISD’s– Kristina Hardwick, Policy Taskforce Leader, Greater

Houston Energy Education Collaborative• Economic Development

– Elaine Barber, VP for Regional Issues, Greater Houston Partnership

– Rodney Bradshaw, Manager, Workforce Commission, H-GAC

– Doug Ridge, Mgr, Employer Initiatives, TWC

Co-ChairmenCharles Cook*, Vice Chancellor – Education, Houston Community College System

Monte King*, Workforce Development Manager, Shell



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Leadership: Policy Analysis and Development Committee

• Economic Development– Miguel San Juan, Senior VP for Business

Development, GHP– David Stedman, CEO of the Economic

Development Alliance, Brazoria County– Herb Appel, CEO, Fort Bend Economic

Development Council (proposed)

• Universities– Amy Jaffe, Associate Director, Rice Energy

Programs, Baker Institute – Michael Massey, Director, Engineering

Corporate Outreach & Development, UH

• Industry– David McClanahan*, CEO of Centerpoint

Energy– Rebecca McDonald*, President of Gas &

Power, BHP Billiton– Rod Nelson*, President of North and

South America for Schlumberger– Pat French, President of the Foundation

for Energy Education

ChairmanBill Swanstrom*

Locke Liddell & SappPartner and Co-Head of Energy Practice Group


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