Houston Trading Conference 2025: Gas & Power Markets

Date: November 13th

Location: The Laura Hotel Houston, 1070 Dallas Street, Houston, Texas 77002

The Houston Trading Conference combines the energy capital's top traders and Wood Mackenzie's leading analysts to decode how data center demand reshapes US power and gas markets. Join industry leaders from tech, data center and major infrastructure companies as we explore emerging opportunities in renewable PPAs, supply/demand imbalances, and the evolving gas generation landscape.

Our expert-led sessions deliver competitive intelligence. They feature exclusive insights into sensor network data, large load profiles, weather impact analysis, and regulatory shifts affecting your positions, plus lightning Q&A sessions with our power and gas analysts who track the markets you trade daily.

Network with Houston's energy trading community while gaining actionable market intelligence. Register now via the form at the top of the page.

1:30 PM | Registration & Refreshments

2:15 PM | Welcome & Opening Remarks 

2:30 PM | Keynote Panel Discussion: How Data Center Expansion is Reshaping US Energy Markets

• Where is the data center demand growth? How big is it? What type of power will supply it?
• Discussing the implications for gas demand and pricing – is gas-fired power generation a reliable complement to renewable energy for 24/7 data center operations?
• How will this growth impact power markets and trading balances? How are these demand centers thinking about demand response and responding to market signals?

Moderator: Xizhou Zhou, Executive Vice President, Head of Power & Renewables, Wood Mackenzie

 Keith Collins, Vice President - Commercial Operations, ERCOT

Laurent Vivier, Senior Vice President Power Trading, TotalEnergies

Willie Phillips, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

3:40 PM | Wood Mackenzie Insight: Power Markets

• Summer 2025 grid performance and demand response analysis: An overview of significant pricing and reliability events that occurred across the seven ISO/RTO regions during the summer of 2025.
• Winter 2025-2026 weather and demand preview: A forward-looking perspective on the upcoming winter weather predictions and it’s expected impact on temperatures and precipitation. 

4:10 PM | Wood Mackenzie Insight: The fight for natural gas supply - will LNG demand growth leave any natural gas for power markets?

• LNG: Expectations for North America LNG start-up schedule. Which facilities face the greatest risk of delays?

• Production: Can domestic production keep up with growing demand? Will production continue to grow in Permian and Haynesville where it is needed most?

4:40 PM | Lightning Q&A Session with Wood Mackenzie Power & Gas Analysts

5:10 Key takeaways & closing remarks

5:15 Networking drinks reception