Jeff Moseley, President and CEO of Greater Houston Partnership and Frank C. Steininger, Partner, Assurance Energy, PricewaterhouseCoopers conducted the informal survey during February’s America’s Energy Future: Houston’s Presidential SummitSM.
Energy Summit Audience Weighs Issues Ranging from Energy Independence to Immigration Reform
An informal survey conducted during February’s America’s Energy Future: Houston’s Presidential SummitSM yielded interesting insights into the views of the influential audience, which predominantly consisted of energy executives. Between thought-provoking panels and presentations by representatives from the world of energy and conservation, the Greater Houston Partnership invited audience members to weigh in on issues ranging from increased taxes to the future of the energy industry. The results of the survey are available at houston.org.
Attendees cast their votes on issues affecting the Houston region during an informal, entertaining poll leading up to U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton’s concluding address on the future of energy. Hundreds of audience members participated in an automated Audience Response System poll on questions like the country’s energy independence, gas prices and the Iraq war, mass transit and immigration reform.
Influential audience members weigh in on the necessary issues.
More than 1,000 business leaders and residents attended the energy summit, which featured substantive dialogue on traditional and alternative energy sources. The event drew coverage from more than 170 journalists from across the globe, resulting in related stories reaching an audience of more than 200 million.
Featured speakers included Mayor Bill White; former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr.; Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope; and energy company presidents - John Hofmeister of Shell Oil Co.; Clarence Cazalot of Marathon Oil; Jim Hackett of Anadarko Petroleum; Aubrey McClendon of Chesapeake Energy; and John Richels of Devon Energy Corp. They tackled issues such as supply side choices, conservation and the environment, global hydrocarbons and renewable energy.
Read more about America’s Energy Future: Houston’s Presidential SummitSM in this issue of At Work.
