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Tuesday April 19, 2011

Finding Liquids: Unconventional Treasures
Operators are staking claims in liquids-rich unconventional plays, sending rigs to such rich lodes as the Granite Wash in the Midcontinent and the Bone Spring and Wolfberry in West Texas. They continue to mine unconventional gas plays as well.

New Sheriff in Town - Opening Keynote

Macro Trends That Will Affect Shale Development
Stephen Trauber, Vice Chairman, Global Head of Energy, Citigroup

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Economics Panel
Juicy prices for crude and NGLs have given liquids plays a strong economic boost. Conversely, dry-gas plays are busted and the short-term outlook for gas demand remains cloudy.

Global economics overview and its impact on the U.S. market
Don Luskin, Chief Investment Officer, TrendMacro

Early reserve estimates for U.S. unconventional plays.
Scott Rees, Chairman and CEO, Netherland, Sewell and Associates

US LNG export economics and issues
Biliana Pehlivanova, Head of Global Gas Research, Barclays Capital

A Fist Full of Dollars: JVs, AandD, Shale Metrics Roundtable
High-dollar sales, trades and partnerships have given a boom-time atmosphere to shale plays.

Walter van de Vijver (Not Available), President and CEO, Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC, Reliance Industries LLC

Scott Richardson (Not Available), Principal, RBC Richardson Barr

Unconventional vs. Conventional Play AandD Metrics, and the Forecast for 2011
Randy King, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Dances with Shales: Eagle Ford-Operator Spotlights
The South Texas Eagle Ford play has galloped to the front of the shale herd. Its lightening-fast growth has been driven by strong well results across wide expanses.

How a Private-Equity Backed Company Grows in the Eagle Ford
Glenn Hart, CEO, Laredo Energy

John P. Kelly, Vice President - Southern Division, El Paso Exploration and Production

Afternoon Keynote

How an Independent Balances Oil and Gas Growth
Lee K. Boothby, President and CEO, Newfield Exploration Co.

Once Upon a Time in the West: Permian Unconventionals
Emerging unconventional oil and liquids-rich gas targets are found in carbonate- and silica-rich shales in one of the nation’s oldest and most prolific basins.

Creating Shareholder Value in the Revived Permian Basin
J. Ross Craft, President and CEO, Approach Resources Inc.

The Shootists: Drilling and Completion Advances Roundtable
As the Colt 45 tamed the West, engineers are using an array of sophisticated technologies to tame unruly unconventional reservoirs.

Dan Themig, President, Packers Plus

Robert Fulks, Director Unconventional Resource Projects, Weatherford

Lars Elias Olrik, CEO, Verdande Technology

Midstream Spotlight

Moving America's Unconventional Resources To Market
Mike Creel, President and CEO, Enterprise Products Partners LP and Vice Chairman, Enterprise Products Co.

The Quick and the Connected: Midstream Panel
Pipelines and processing infrastructure connect once remote and isolated unconventional plays to the national network.

Don Raikes, Vice President, Dominion Transmission Inc.

Robert G. Phillips, Chairman, President and CEO, Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP

High Plains Sands and Shales: Midcontinent Operator Spotlight
The rolling plains of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle are home to lucrative tight-sand plays.

How the Granite Wash, Tonkawa, and other Prolific Resource Plays are Revolutionizing the Western Anadarko Basin
George Solich (Not Available), President and CEO, Cordillera Energy Partners

Key ingredients for today’s Resource plays: Western Anadarko Granite Wash and Woodford targets
Vinnie Rigatti, General Manager, Denver Legacy Division, QEP Resources Inc.

Closing Keynote
Unconventional- vs. Conventional-Play MandA Metrics, Past and Future, and How the CNOOC JV with Chesapeake Came To Be

Bobby Tudor, Chairman and CEO, Tudor, Pickering, Holt and Co.

Wednesday April 20th, 2011

Opening Keynote

Shell’s Success in the Marcellus and Eagle Ford plays
Olivier Lazare, Vice President, New Business Development, Shell Exploration and Production

Treasure of the Shales: International Panel
North America has successfully tamed several of its shales, and now experienced operators are looking overseas to new frontiers.

Spotlight on South East ASIA - CBM
Rob Clarke, Head of Unconventional Gas Service, WoodMacKenzie

Vello Kuuskraa, President, Advanced Resources

Hidden Gems in Global Shale Gas Plays
Brian Forbes, Vice President,Schlumberger Business Consulting

Laura Atkins, Senior Researcher, Hart Energy Consulting

Mid-Morning Keynote
Petrohawk Energy Corp. is a leader in two world-class shales, the Eagle Ford and Haynesville

The Shale Revolution: The Way We See It
Dick Stoneburner, President and COO, Petrohawk Energy Corp.

The Wild Bunch: Wolfberry and Bone Spring Operator Spotlight
The intriguing and complex Permian Basin continues to deliver, as new technologies yield fresh treasures in unconventional reservoirs.

Jim Henry, CEO, Henry Resources

The Wolfberry and Beyond: SM Energy’s Resource Play Evolution

Jay Ottoson, Executive VP and COO, SM Energy

The Magnificent Seven: Roundtable
Land use, water management, regulatory issues, hydraulic fracturing, pad drilling, wildlife protection and air emissions are issues and concerns facing unconventional resource operators as the plays mature.

Mark Boling, Executive Vice President, Southwestern Energy

Ken Morgan (Not Available) , Associate Dean and Director, TCU Energy Institute

John Moon (Not Available), Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Private Equity