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 – 11:00amHow Global LNG Shifts Impact North American Gas Markets: Iterating G2M2 and GPCM
Edward O’Toole, RBAC Inc.
11:00am – 11:30amNot So Alone Now: Solitude Pipeline and its Potential Impacts
Rob Kachmar, RBAC Inc.
11:30am – 12:00pmG2M2 Global Market Case Study: LNG Demand, Trade Flows & Regional Competition
Dr. Ning Lin and Jiaxin Yang, RBAC Inc.
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch
1:00pm – 1:35pmGeneration, Transmission and Gas Infrastructure to meet Power Demand Growth
Hua Fang, Black & Veatch
1:35pm – 2:30pmThe Reliability Premium: Natural Gas, Infrastructure Investment, and the Next Wave of Data-Center Demand
Charles Merrick, CRAI
2:30pm – 3:15pmPanel: Data Centers, AI, and the Future of Gas Demand
CRAI, B&V, SIEMENS, Moderator: Dr. Ning Lin, RBAC
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 with Kinder Morgan: LNG, Power Demand, and North American Infrastructure Planning
George Wayne Jr., Kinder Morgan, Moderated by RBAC
9:40am – 10:15amHenry Hub: Front and Center of Global Energy
Geoff Sloan, Poten & Partners
10:15am – 10:30am

Morning Break

10:30am – 11:15amThe Data Center Buildout: Hype, Reality, and Constraints
Anuj Patel, Siemens
11:15am – 12:00pmU.S. Natural Gas Impact on Mexico’s Grid Expansion
Sergio Castellanos, University of Texas
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch
1:00am – 1:45pmUsing Continuation Cases to Model Unexpected Market Events
Rob Kachmar, RBAC Inc.
1:45pm – 2:30pmIntegrating Natural Gas and Power Models: GPCM in DOE’s NAERM
Manuel Garcia, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Prakash Thimmapuram, Argonne National Laboratory
2:30pm – 3:15pmAutomating Scenario Workflows: APIs, Faster Runs, and Repeatable GPCM/G2M2 Analysis
Dr. Ning Lin and Richard Yiu, 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 Storage Workshop
Rob Kachmar and David Brooks, RBAC Inc.
9:30am – 10:00amGPCM Insights Workshop: Using Power BI to Analyze Results
Ed O’Toole, RBAC Inc.
10:00am – 10:30amAdvanced GPCM Supply Workflows: Elasticities, Associated Gas and Permian Scenarios
Grace Wheaton, RBAC Inc.
10:30am – 10:45amMorning Break
10:45am – 11:30amGPCM Infrastructure Workshop: Modeling Pipelines, Expansions, and Constraints
David Brooks, RBAC Inc.
11:30am – 12:00pmGPCM Demand Workshop: Building and Testing Demand Scenarios
Grace Wheaton, RBAC Inc.
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch
1:00pm – 4:00pmOne-on-One RBAC Sessions: Model Questions, Workflow Help, & 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.

Jiaxin Yang, Senior Natural Gas Analyst, RBAC Inc.

Richard Yiu, Data Analyst, RBAC Inc.

Guest Presenters / Invited Speakers:

George Wayne Jr., Kinder Morgan

Geoff Sloan, Poten & Partners

Anuj Patel, Siemens

Hua Fang, Black & Veatch

Charles Merrick, CRAI

Sergio Castellanos, University of Texas RESET Lab

Manuel Garcia, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Prakash Thimmapuram, Argonne National Laboratory

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Sales:
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Support:
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