The Impact on the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Part I of GIC’s Three Part Energy Conference
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - Saturday, August 14, 2010
Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The Impact on the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Part I of GIC’s Three Part Energy Conference
Taking place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, GIC will be arranging for a select group of members and guests to participate in an exclusive program focusing on the impact of the oil spill and its effect on various industries including the environment, tourism, state and local government, oil and gas. The program will include a helicopter ride over the gulf to observe the impact first hand.
Speakers include David Kotok, CIO Cumberland Advisors and GIC Program Chair, Loren Scott, Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University, Jim Lucier, Capital Alpha Partners, Edward B. Overton, Professor Emeritus, LSU Department of Environmental Sciences, David E. Dismukes, Professor, Associate Executive Director, and Director of Policy Analysis at the LSU Center for Energy Studies, and Stephen Barnes, Assistant Professor, Research, LSU Department of Economics.
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David E. Dismukes, Ph.D.
David E. Dismukes is the associate director and a professor at the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University. His research interests are related to the analysis of economic, statistical, and public policy issues in energy and regulated industries. Over the past 22 years, he has worked in consulting, academia, and government service. Professor Dismukes […]
Edward B. Overton, Ph.D.
Dr. Overton’s expertise lies in environmental toxicology and remediation, analytical instrument development, tech transfer, environmental science, oil and gas development, pollution and research instrumentation. His research interests include the evaluation and interpretation of analytical, chemical, physical and toxicological data. He also studies the development of field deployable analytical instrumentation to detect and identify toxic volatile […]
Loren Scott
Dr. Loren C. Scott is president and founder of Loren C. Scott & Associates. He was on the economics department faculty at Louisiana State University from 1969 to 1998, where he rose through the ranks from assistant professor to the holder of the Freeport-McMoran endowed Chair of Economics. He is presently professor emeritus of economics […]
Stephen Barnes, Ph.D.
Dr. Stephen Barnes joined LAI from the department of economics at Louisiana State University, where he was a health research team leader. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Texas. Stephen is a labor economist whose research has focused on health care issues, such as the demand for medical care and insurance, […]
James Lucier
Managing Director, Capital Alpha PartnersJames Lucier is a managing director at Capital Alpha, where he leads the energy, environmental, & tax practices. Lucier provides predictive, insightful analysis of trends in Washington energy and climate policy for an array of clients including asset managers, private equity investors, commodity traders, and investment bankers.
David Kotok
Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland AdvisorsDavid Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. David’s articles and financial market commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio, Yahoo Finance TV, and other media.