Competing to Win: U.S. Energy Exports and Global Leadership

The U.S. is the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas, with exports hitting record highs in both 2024 and 2025. Emerging technologies — next-generation nuclear, e-fuels, geothermal — open new avenues to export not just energy but American expertise. This panel explores how energy exports secure U.S. competitiveness in global markets and what policy, financing and permitting levers are needed to unleash them.

Dustin Meyer, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs, American Petroleum Institute (API)
Samantha Dravis, Vice President, Government Relations, NextDecade
Robert Fee, Vice President, Policy, Government, & Public Affairs, Cheniere Energy
Kendall Stephenson, Executive Director, International Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President, Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council (CLC)