C.O.B. Tuesday

Sharing energy knowledge. Embracing energy innovation.

Let’s talk about energy.

The energy transition is one of the defining challenges of our lifetime—and while many people feel passionately about the issues, few genuinely comprehend the numbers and constraints behind the energy competition. To address this problem, Close of Business Tuesday (COBT) brings “Truth in Energy.” We invite industry leaders, innovators, investors, academics, regulators, and political leaders to join us for collegial, thoughtful and data-driven discussions about the future of energy.

Featuring guests such as Former Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury, James A Baker III, General David H. Patraeus, Dr. Dan Yergin, Jigar Shah of the DOE Loans Program, Senator Dan Sullivan, Admiral Bill McRaven, Professor Jesse Jenkins of Princeton, Amy Myers Jaffe of TUFTS University, Eric Cantor of Moelis, Journalist Brian Sullivan, Author Bjorn Lomberg, Walter Isaacson, Katherine Blunt and other thought leaders including industry analysts from Goldman Sachs, Raymond James, Evercore, and more. Close of Business Tuesday hosts  

honest, timely conversations with people who understand the issues in energy today and bring an insightful, pragmatic approach to problem solving. We can’t solve the world’s energy issues alone. But together, we can talk about big problems and uncover insights that will point to a more sustainable energy future.

Veriten also provides additional content through our podcast Gener8 and a weekly energy editorial by Arjun Murti called Super-Spiked. Gener8 dives deep into the world of nuclear, power, and industrial heat and aims to bring concise, thoughtful, and in-depth discussions biweekly with expert guests. Gener8 is hosted by Veriten Director of Nuclear and Power Strategy, Brett Rampal and its COO, Jeff Tillery. Super-Spiked is produced by Veriten Partner in Energy Policy & Macro Arjun Murti and takes aim at an increasingly messy energy transition by examining the clash of energy commodity & equity markets with policy, ESG initiatives, and geopolitics.

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February 28, 2024

“The Grid Of The Future Is Being Written Here In Texas” Featuring Pat Wood, Hunt Energy Network

Today we were thrilled to welcome our good friend Pat Wood, CEO of Hunt Energy Network.

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February 21, 2024

“All Of California’s Damage Is Self-Inflicted” Featuring Susan Shelley, Southern California News Group

One of the issues that we have become fascinated with over the last couple of years is power: power availability, power costs, power reliability, growth in demand for power, and the overall complexity of our power systems.

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February 14, 2024

“Never Ever Ever Make Yourself An Unreliable Supplier” Featuring Fred Hutchison, LNG Allies

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Fred Hutchison, President and CEO of LNG Allies, for a comprehensive discussion on an important and timely topic, LNG.

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February 7, 2024

“Whoever Controls Lithium, Copper, Cobalt And Nickel Will Control The 21st Century Economy” Featuring Ernest Scheyder

Today we had the very interesting opportunity to visit with Ernest Scheyder, Senior Correspondent at Thomson Reuters and author of the newly released book entitled “The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives.”

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January 31, 2024

“We Take The Energy And Power Networks We Have For Granted But We Do So At Our Extreme Peril” Featuring Robert Bryce

For today’s discussion we were delighted to welcome back our good friend Robert Bryce.

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January 24, 2024

“We Have To Be Prepared To Be Surprised” Featuring Dr. Dan Yergin, S&P Global

We have been intrigued by some of the news coming out of the World Economic Forum (i.e. Davos) and have been on the lookout for someone who could give us an objective, independent summary and assessment of the gathering.

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January 17, 2024

“The Era Of Flat Power Demand Is Over” Featuring Rob Gramlich, Grid Strategies

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of Grid Strategies.

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January 10, 2024

“This Is Like Quantum Mechanics: If You Think You Understand It, You Don’t” Featuring Dr. Lars Schernikau and Rob West

Today was a big one – the first regular COBT of the year, and also the second anniversary of Veriten.

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January 5, 2024

“An Optimist Who Worries” Featuring United States Senator John Kennedy

We have been lucky enough to get to know a number of Senators, Governors and Congressional Representatives over the past few years. One that we have been getting to know better recently is Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana.

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