BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! We are excited to announce our Opening Keynote speaker (his first time speaking in Australia) for All-Energy Australia who will be: John Hofmeister, Former Shell Oil President, Founder and Chief Executive of Citizens for Affordable Energy author of Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider Upon retirement from Shell Oil Company in 2008, John Hofmeister founded (and now heads) the not-for-profit, nationwide membership association, Citizens for Affordable Energy. This Washington, D.C. public policy education firm promotes sound U.S. energy security solutions for the nation, including a range of affordable energy supplies, efficiency improvements, essential infrastructure, sustainable environmental policies and public education on energy issues. John Hofmeister is also the author of Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider. John Hofmeister was named President of the Shell Oil Company in March 2005, heading the U.S. Country Leadership Team, which included the leaders of all Shell businesses operating in the United States. He became President after serving as Group Human Resource Director of the Shell Group, based in the Netherlands. As Shell President, John Hofmeister launched an extensive outreach program, unprecedented in the energy industry, to discuss critical global energy challenges. The program included an 18 month, 50-city tour across the country during which Hofmeister led 250 other Shell leaders to meet with more than 15,000 business, community and civic leaders, policymakers, and academics to discuss what must be done to ensure affordable, available energy for the future. A business leader who has participated in the inner workings of multiple industries for over 35 years, John Hofmeister also has held executive leadership positions in General Electric, Nortel and AlliedSignal. More About Speaker, John Hofmeister. . . John Hofmeister serves as the Chairman of the National Urban League and is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee. He serves as non-executive Director of the Hunting PLC, London, UK, Lufkin Industries Inc., CAMAC Energy, Inc., and the Sodexo North America Business Advisory Board. Hofmeister is also Senior Advisor to two energy start-ups and serves on the boards of the Foreign Policy Association, Strategic Partners, LLC, the Gas Technology Institute and the Center for Houston’s Future. John Hofmeister is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources. He is active in education, serving on Advisory Boards at the University of Houston and the University of North Texas and is a Director of the Texas Education Reform Committee.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:04:33 +0000