
Brigham A. McCown
Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

01
October 2025
Past Event
North American Energy Dominance and the G7 Summit
Featured Speakers:
David Pierce
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Tim Stewart
Brigham A. McCown
Gabriella Hoffman
Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Moderators:
Heather Exner-Pirot
Jamie Tronnes

08
November 2024
Past Event
North American Energy Preeminence Forum
Featured Speakers:
John Desjarlais
Lisa Baiton
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Julia Nesheiwat
Rachel Ziemba
Paul Dabbar
Robert Asselin
George Christidis
Brian McCormick
Christopher Sands
Steve Myers
Michael Catanzaro
Moderators:
Brigham A. McCown
Heather Exner-Pirot
Jamie Tronnes

08
November 2024
Past Event
North American Energy Preeminence Forum
Join Hudson and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for a daylong conference with energy and security experts, industry representatives, and policymakers. The forum will discuss how Washington and Ottawa can work together to leverage emerging technologies and North America’s abundant energy resources to build energy security and limit authoritarian states’ influence in global energy markets.

Featured Speakers:
John Desjarlais
Lisa Baiton
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Julia Nesheiwat
Rachel Ziemba
Paul Dabbar
Robert Asselin
George Christidis
Brian McCormick
Christopher Sands
Steve Myers
Michael Catanzaro
Moderators:
Brigham A. McCown
Heather Exner-Pirot
Jamie Tronnes
10
September 2024
Past Event
The Implications of Climate Lawsuits for Energy Security
Featured Speakers:
Brigham A. McCown
Drew Bond
Phil Goldberg
Donald J. Kochan

01
August 2024
Past Event
Taiwan’s Energy Transition
Featured Speakers:
Brigham A. McCown
Tsaiying Lu
Dr. Tsung-Kuang Yeh
Moderator:
Riley Walters

01
August 2024
Past Event
Taiwan’s Energy Transition
Join Hudson as an expert panel discusses the current state of Taiwan’s energy transition and how the island’s energy mix might change in the next several years.

Featured Speakers:
Brigham A. McCown
Tsaiying Lu
Dr. Tsung-Kuang Yeh
Moderator:
Riley Walters
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An aerial view of a cargo ship passing by the Cheniere Energy liquefied natural gas plant on February 10, 2025 in Port Arthur, Texas. China, the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas, has announced that it will be placing a 15% tariff on U.S. liquefied natural gas in retaliation to President Trump's ruling to impose tariffs on Chinese commodities. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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