Introduction

Denney Wright                                   
Professor of Practice, University of Houston Law Center
Lecturer, Bauer School of Business, University of Houston

Sean Phoebus                                     
Editor-in-Chief, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal

Turab Abbas                                       
Events Editor, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal

10:00 – 10:45a

U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Highlights for Domestic Taxation

Jeff Romero, Moderator                    
Partner, Tax, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Houston

Terry Coleman                                   
Manager in Transaction Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Ernst & Young, Houston          

Amit Sachdeva                                   
Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions Tax
Ernst & Young, Houston

10:45 – 11:45a

U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Highlights for International Taxation

Bret Wells, Moderator                       
John Mixon Chair & Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center    

Patrick Martin                                    
Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka, San Antonio

11:45a – 12:45p

U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Highlights for Energy/Credits

Julie Chapel, Moderator                     
Managing Director, Passthroughs, Incentives, Credits and
Methods Group, Washington National Tax Office
KPMG LLP, Oklahoma City

Barbara de Marigny                           
Partner, Baker Botts, Houston

Rita Julien                                          
Assistant Professor
University of Houston Law Center

John R. Lehrer II                                
Partner, BakerHostetler, Washington, D.C.

Jenny Speck                                       
Partner, Tax, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston

12:45 – 1:15p

Break / Pick up Box Lunches

1:15 – 2:15p

The New AIEN Model Host Government Agreement          
(PSC):  Update and Discussion

Sarah Buhulaiyem, Moderator    
University of Houston Law Center 3L
Alternate Co-Chair, AIEN Model Host Agreement Drafting Committee

John Bridges
Energy Industry Consultant
Former AIEN Executive Director

Luís Miranda           
Of Counsel, Miranda Alliance, Houston

Norman Nadorff                                
Special Counsel, Mayer Brown, Houston/Rio de Janeiro
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center
Co-Chair, AIEN Model Host Agreement Drafting Committee

2:15 – 3:15p

Energy Dispute Resolution Challenges

Andrew Wright, Moderator               
Partner, Buck Keenan LLP, Houston

Imad Khan                                         
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, Houston

Gary McGowan                                  
McGowan Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Houston

Alexander K. Obrecht                        
Partner, BakerHostetler, Denver

Ann Ryan Robertson                          
Independent Arbitrator
Ann Ryan Robertson PLLC, Houston

Andrew Zeve                                     
Partner, White & Case LLP, Houston

3:15 – 415p

Sanctions and Tariffs

Julian Cardenas, Moderator                
Research Assistant Professor and
Director, Center for U.S. and Mexican Law
University of Houston Law Center

Eric Cassidy                                       
Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Provost, Colt & Mosle LLP   
Houston

Bryan Schillinger
Executive Director, Indirect Tax/Global Trade
Ernst & Young, Houston

4:15- 5:00p

Comparative Discussion of Tax Reforms and Tariffs Challenging Energy Investments in Canada and Mexico

Dan Jankovic, Moderator                   
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Calgary, Canada

Tayler Amatto                                    
Associate Principal, Charles River Associates
Calgary, Canada         

Mario Barrera                                    
Tax Partner, Clark Hill, Mexico City, Mexico

Andrea Iturbide                                  
Associate, Clark Hill, Mexico City, Mexico

Benjamín Torres-Barón                      
Partner, Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C.
Mexico City, Mexico