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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June 8, 2021

Ep. 67 – Featuring Barry Russell, Dan Naatz, and Mallori Miller

We hit a triple today with this week’s guests! We were thrilled to welcome three leadership members from the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). We had the pleasure of hosting Barry Russell, President and CEO, Dan Naatz, EVP of Government Relations and Political Affairs, and Mallori Miller, VP of Government Relations. The IPAA is…

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June 3, 2021

Special Edition – The Future of Travel Featuring Jason Schenker

We have a COBT Special Edition for you this week! We had the pleasure of visiting with a great friend of the firm, Jason Schenker. Jason is Chairman of the Futurist Institute, President of Prestige Economics and a renowned futurist, economist, speaker and author. This special edition is centered around Jason’s latest book, “The Future…

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June 1, 2021

Ep. 66 – Corporate Governance Featuring Les Csorba

We were thrilled to welcome Les Csorba, Partner in the CEO and Board of Directors Practice at Heidrick & Struggles for this week’s COBT session. Les is a highly experienced executive placement expert and his work focuses on senior-level assignments including CEO and board members across the entire energy value chain. Les began with providing…

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May 25, 2021

Ep. 65 – Featuring J.P. Bauman, Kelcy Pegler, and Yann Brandt

For this week’s session, we had the opportunity to visit with a great friend of the firm: J.P. Bauman, Principal at Altira Group. As you may know, Altira Group is a Denver-based venture capital firm that takes earned pride in building companies focused on the technology and software that will underpin the sustainable, vibrant, and…

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May 17, 2021

Ep. 64 – “Sunshine Is The Best Disinfectant” – A Conversation with Dr. Steven Koonin

On this week’s COBT, we were very honored to be joined by Dr. Steven Koonin, author of a new book entitled “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters.” The title refers to the central thesis of the book… which is that in the rush to proclaim climate science definitive,…

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May 11, 2021

Ep. 63 – Featuring Todd Kantor (Encompass Capital Advisors)

This week we had the great opportunity to visit with Todd Kantor, Founder, Managing Member and Portfolio Manager at Encompass Capital Advisors. Encompass is a highly regarded energy-focused investment firm, headquartered in New York. Today’s discussion touched on a bit of everything including current investment trends, the team at Encompass, ESG, natural gas outlook, SPACs,…

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May 4, 2021

Ep. 62 – “Texas Sustainability” Featuring Dick Weekley (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

Texans have forever prided themselves on our hardworking, gritty and friendly nature. We were lucky enough to visit with Dick Weekley this week who embodies all of those qualities and more. Dick is a true champion for the State of Texas – as a Texas Business Hall of Fame honoree, a philanthropist with several Texas…

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April 27, 2021

Ep. 61 – Discussion with Bill Farris of the National Renewable Energy Lab

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Bill Farris, Associate Laboratory Director for Innovation, Partnering, and Outreach at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In his role, Bill focuses on the NREL’s partnership activity and accelerating commercialization and the transfer of laboratory technologies to the marketplace. He’s worked on some pretty fascinating projects and we…

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April 21, 2021

Special Edition – Earth Day from the Houston Museum of Natural Science

In honor of Earth Day, we are thrilled to bring you this special edition broadcast from the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Today we had the pleasure of visiting with two great guests. First, we had Nicole Temple, Vice President of Youth Education, to hear about Earth Day activities at the HMNS, as well as…

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