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SMU Cox Explores the Top Minds of
Oil & Gas Investing
Dallas (SMU) – SMU Cox School of Business Executive Education is pleased to present an opportunity for institutional investors to tap into the minds of the leading industry experts and investors in the energy industry.
The two-day program will be valuable to professionals who maintain an oil and gas portfolio as well as those new to investing in the industry. In addition to presenting fundamentals of the industry and oil and gas investment opportunities, participants will also take a rig tour of the Barnett Shale, one of the biggest natural gas fields in the country.
“This program is one more way that the Cox School of Business serves the oil and gas industry through innovative educational programming,” said Frank R. Lloyd, Ph.D., associate dean of Executive Education. “Our network of contacts enables us to bring together an unmatched set of industry experts to provide a concise understanding of the industry to potential investors.”
Presenters will include representatives from EnCap Investments L.P., Quicksilver Resources, Hunt Oil Company, Cambridge Associates, Halliburton, Crosstex Energy, Energy Spectrum, Merit Energy, Kayne Anderson, Netherland Sewell & Associates, DeGolyer and MacNaughton, California State Teachers Retirement System, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Leslie Haines, editor-in-chief of Oil and Gas Investor magazine and David Heikkinen of Pickering Energy Partners, will kick off the event. A keynote luncheon address will be given by Bobby B. Lyle, president and CEO of Lyco Holdings Incorporated.
“This two-day course is specifically tailored for institutional investors in energy, so it is the first of its kind,” said Haines. “The comprehensive coverage of the industry’s position in the global economy, its structure, and how it is financed is truly unique.”
Topics will include:
- Defining oil and gas industry segments and their significance
- A “non-technical” overview of geology, geophysics and petroleum engineering
- The fundamentals of institutional investing in oil and gas
- How to evaluate oil and gas assets and read reserve reports
- Historical performance of oil and gas fund managers, investment decision making
Limited seating is available. The program will held June 19 – 20 on the SMU Campus. Additional information may be found at www.exed.cox.smu.edu/ei or call 214.768.9027.
About SMU COX School of Business
SMU’s Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, and Executive Education. The school also offers a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Maguire Energy Institute, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board executive mentoring program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. For more information on the Cox School, go to www.smucox.com.
About SMU Cox Executive Education
SMU Cox Executive Education is the region’s premier resource for advanced leadership and management training. Located in the new state of the art James M. Collins Executive Education Center on the SMU campus, SMU Cox Executive Education has provided management education programs tailored to the oil and gas industry for a quarter century, in association with the Maguire Institute. In addition, SMU Cox Executive education creates customized educational programs for individual organizations that enable new, experienced and high potential managers to have immediate and lasting impact on their companies and on their careers.
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