2026 RBAC User Conference Agenda

8:15am – 9:00amBreakfast and Registration
9:00am – 9:15amConference Introduction
James Brooks, COO, RBAC Inc.
9:15am – 9:45amHighlights: 2026 Q2 GPCM North American Gas Outlook
Rob Kachmar and Scott McKenna, RBAC Inc.
9:45am – 10:15amHighlights: 2026 Q2 G2M2 Global Gas Outlook
Edward O’Toole, RBAC Inc
10:15am – 10:30amMorning Break
10:30am – 11:00amThe LNG Supply Wave: China Demand, Southeast Asia Growth & Global Utilization
Edward O’Toole, RBAC Inc.
11:00am – 11:30amFrom Global LNG Shifts to North American Gas: Impacts on Prices, Flow & Utilization
Scott McKenna, RBAC Inc.
11:30am – 12:00pmG2M2 Global Market Case Study: LNG Demand, Trade Flows & Regional Competition
Dr. Ning Lin, RBAC Inc.
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch
1:00pm – 1:35pmData Centers, Power Demand, and Gas Infrastructure: Can We Build Fast Enough
TBA
1:35pm – 2:30pmPanel: Data Centers, AI, and the Future of Gas Demand
Guest Speakers Moderator: James Brooks, COO, RBAC
2:30pm – 3:15pmUsing Continuation Cases to Model Unexpected Market Events
GPCM/G2M2 Team
3:15pm – 3:30pmAfternoon Break
3:30pm – 4:30pmUser Roundtables: Market Questions, Modeling Challenges, and Workflow Ideas
Dr. Ning Lin, Edward O’Toole, Scott McKenna, Rob Kachmar, RBAC Inc.
4:30pm – 4:45pmDaily Wrap-Up
James Brooks, COO, RBAC Inc.
5:30pm – 7:00pmReception
8:15am – 9:00amBreakfast
9:00am – 9:40amFireside Chat: LNG, Power Demand, and North American Infrastructure Planning
TBA, Moderated by RBAC
9:40am – 10:15amU.S. Gulf LNG Competitiveness: Feedgas, Global Netbacks, and Henry Hub Risk
TBA
10:15am – 10:30am

Morning Break

10:30am – 11:15amCan Gas-Fired Generation Be Built Fast Enough? Turbines, Supply Chains, and Speed-to-Power
TBA
11:15am – 12:00pmLarge Loads in ERCOT and Mexico: What Moves from Queue to Real Demand?
TBA
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch
1:00am – 1:45pmConnecting Power Models and GPCM: Integrated Gas-Power Scenario Case Study
David Brooks and Ed O’Toole, RBAC Inc.
1:45pm – 2:30pmIntegrating Natural Gas and Power Models
TBA
2:30pm – 3:15pmAutomating Scenario Workflows: APIs, Faster Runs, and Repeatable GPCM/G2M2 Analysis
Dr. Ning Lin, RBAC Inc.
3:15pm – 3:30pmAfternoon Break
3:30pm – 4:00pmFlow Tracing and Visual Analytics: GDS Pro, Mapping, and Pipeline Pathing
Kieran Leahy, RBAC Inc.
4:00pm – 4:30pmFuture of Product Development: Easier, Better, Faster, Stronger
Aaron Brooks, Product Manager, RBAC Inc
4:30pm – 4:45pmDaily Wrap-Up
James Brooks, COO, RBAC Inc.
  
  
8:15am – 9:00amBreakfast
9:00am – 9:30amGPCM Calibration Workshop: Tips, Pitfalls, and Best Practices
GPCM Team; Bethel King
9:30am – 10:0amGPCM Insights Workshop: Using Power BI to Analyze Results
Ed O’Toole, RBAC Inc.
10:00am – 10:30amAdvanced Supply Workflows: Elasticities, Associated Gas, Haynesville, and Permian Scenarios
Oscar Tobar and Scott McKenna, RBAC Inc.
10:30am – 10:45amMorning Break
10:45am – 11:30amGPCM Demand Workshop: Building and Testing Demand Scenarios
Grace Wheaton, RBAC Inc.
11:30am – 12:00pmGPCM Infrastructure Workshop: Modeling Pipelines, Expansions, and Constraints
David Brooks, RBAC Inc.
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch
1:00pm – 4:00pmOne-on-One RBAC Sessions: Model Questions, Workflow Help, and Scenario Support
Dr. Ning Lin, Edward O’Toole, Scott McKenna, Rob Kachmar, David Brooks,
  
  
  
  
  
  

RBAC Presenters:

Aaron Brooks, Product Manager, RBAC Inc.

Dr. Ning Lin, Director, RBAC Inc.

Edward O’Toole, Director of Global Gas Analysis, RBAC Inc.

Scott McKenna, Senior Analyst, RBAC Inc.

Rob Kachmar, Senior Natural Gas Analyst, RBAC Inc.

David Brooks, Senior Analyst, RBAC Inc.

Kieran Leahy, Programmer, RBAC Inc.

Grace Wheaton, Data Analyst, RBAC Inc.

Oscar Tobar, Data Analyst, RBAC Inc.

Bethel King, RBAC Inc.

Guest Presenters / Invited Speakers:

George Wayne Jr., Kinder Morgan

Geoff Sloan, Poten & Partners

Anuj Patel, Siemens

Hua Fang, Black & Veatch

Sergio Castellanos, University of Texas RESET Lab

AFRY / CRAI, TBD

Manuel Garcia, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Prakash Thimmapuram, Argonne National Laboratory

Contact Us

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Contact Numbers:

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Sales:                    (281) 506-0588 ext. 126
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E-mail:

contact@rbac.com

Contact Numbers:

Administration:
(281) 506-0588
Sales:
(281) 506-0588 ext. 126
Support:
(281) 506-0588 ext. 125

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