Past Events

Distinguished Lecture Series of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law, and Business

Volkswagen Group of America’s Innovation Center California:
-Will Paxton, Sr. Scientist, Energy Storage
-Max Thum, Mechatronics Engineer

Innovation Center California, Volkswagen Group of America:
-William A. Paxton, Senior Scientist, Energy Storage
-Max Thum, Mechatronics Engineer

The 2022 McCombs Energy Initiative Conference will include thoughts from industry executives and investors on how to best meet future energy demand in a manner that is affordable, reliable and environmentally friendly.

Ian R. Sellers, Associate Professor, Tedd S. Webb Presidential Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma

Caitlin Smith, Sr. Director, Regulatory, External Affairs and ESG, Jupiter Power

Javad Mohammadi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Christine Williams, Professor of Sociology and the Elsie and Stanley E. (Skinny) Adams, Sr. Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin

A panel discussion to be held at the new Gary L Thomas Energy Engineering Building, Hildebrand Lecture Hall – 5th Floor

An energy transition is happening now, and it’s complicated. While global governments set ambitious targets to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency still forecasts a demand of 20-80 million barrels of oil per day by 2050.