Between 400 and 500 people are expected to attend the conference, including executives from companies in all sectors of the oil and gas industry, capital providers and investors, and industry analysts, as well as Deloitte partners, directors, and managers who serve clients in the oil and gas industry.. BW

-- Dr. Edward W. (Ted) Bogle, Vice President, Portfolio Management, Nexen, Inc.

-- James E. Copeland, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

-- Sarah Emerson, Senior Fellow, Center for Business and Government, Harvard University, and Director, Petroleum, Energy Security Analysis (ESAI)

-- Richard E. Gillon, Senior Vice President, Co-director of Equity Research, John S. Herold, Inc.

-- Ron Harrell, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Ryder Scott Company LP

-- Carin Knickel, Vice President, Human Resources, ConocoPhilips

-- Rich M. Kruger, Vice President, Asia Pacific/Middle East, ExxonMobil Production Company

-- Larry McVay, Chief Operating Officer, TNK-BP

-- John H. Melo, President, US Fuels Operations, BP Products North America, Inc.

-- Jeff Montag, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

-- Robert G. Phillips, President and Chief Operating Officer, Enterprise Products Company

-- Daniel C. Radtke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.

-- Matthew R. Simmons, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Simmons & Company International