Mexican energy secretary to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute Sept. 23

MEDIA ADVISORY

David Ruth
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Jeff Falk
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Mexican energy secretary to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute Sept. 23

HOUSTON – (Sept. 21, 2016) – Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, the Mexican secretary of energy, will give keynote remarks at a conference on Mexico’s energy reform at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Sept. 23.

The event is hosted by the Baker Institute’s Mexico Center and Haynes and Boone LLP. Registration for the public is now closed. Media interested in covering the event must RSVP to jfalk@rice.edu.

Who: Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Mexican secretary of energy, and industry experts, scholars and practitioners.

Tony Payan, the Baker Institute’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Mexico Center, will give welcoming and closing remarks.

For the complete agenda and list of speakers, see www.bakerinstitute.org/events/1805.

What: A conference titled “Mexico’s Energy Reform: Opportunities in All Directions.”

When: Friday, Sept. 23, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Joaquín Coldwell will speak at 8:15 a.m. (Registration and breakfast begin at 7:30.)

Where: Rice University, Baker Hall, Doré Commons, 6100 Main St.

Joaquín Coldwell will not be available for interviews or questions.

Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to Jeff Falk, associate director of national media relations at Rice, at jfalk@rice.edu or 713-348-6775.

For a map of Rice University’s campus with parking information, go to www.rice.edu/maps. Media are advised to park in the Central Campus Garage.

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