backHouston Corporate partner Scott Greer will Co-Chair the 2nd Institute for Energy Law (IEL) Energy Project Development Conference in Houston, Texas on October 16, 2025 with Houston Corporate partners Terra Cothran and Stuart Zisman as panel moderators.
Terra Cothran will moderate the conference’s panel discussion on “Building Resilience: Construction, Restructuring, and Cost Management in the Era of Megaprojects” alongside Christopher Isaac, Associate General Counsel at Sempra; Ed Merrow, Executive Chairman at Independent Project Analysis; Mark Robeck, General Counsel at Golden Pass LNG Terminal, LLC. The panel discussion brings together leading experts to tackle the complexities of construction, restructuring and cost management in large-scale and megaprojects. Attendees will gain practical insights into risk mitigation, contract strategy and project execution in achieving successful outcomes in today’s evolving energy landscape.
Stuart Zisman will moderate the conference’s panel discussion on “Power Supply Solutions for the Ever-Expanding Data Center/Hyperscaler Space” alongside Kristen Williams Golden, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Grid United LLC, and Masjood Jafri, Solution Leader – Energy Transition, National Energy Transition Strategic Advisor at Arcadis. The panel discussion will highlight key opportunities and challenges shaping the future of power delivery for digital infrastructure. The surge in power demand from hyperscaler and data center growth across the U.S. is driving urgent development of new energy infrastructure. With limited short-term solutions available, developers are racing to deploy behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter generation, while exploring underutilized assets and advancing projects in gas, nuclear, and transmission to meet reliability needs.
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