Paula Swain
Executive Director, Structured & Project Finance Division
Paula Swain is in the Structured and Project Finance Group of EXIM Bank and her career focus is energy and the oil and gas value chain. She has financed or raised financing for many Project Finance Magazine’s Deals of the Year and specializes in Mexico, large energy project financings and national oil companies. Her office is in Houston.
Paula originally joined EXIM Bank in 1992 and was in the newly formed Project Finance Division before her return to the private sector in Texas in 2000. Prior to rejoining EXIM Bank in 2011, Paula was with El Paso Corporation (former Fortune 500, acquired by Kinder Morgan) for ten years where she financed El Paso’s power and pipeline projects in Mexico, Panama, Brazil and China, U.S. regulated pipelines and a U.S. LNG regas facility in addition to supporting merger and acquisitions, implementation of a Master Limited Partnership (MLP), project development and treasury activities.
Paula earned a B.S. Political Science degree from the University of Houston. She is a native Houstonian and a crazed Astros Baseball fan.
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Main Stage Agenda Sessions
Keynote Breakfast & Networking
NEW FOR THIS YEAR: Join us for breakfast and networking and hear from our keynote speakers before the show floor opens. Our first Keynote Speaker will offer insights into the interplay between policy, industry and technology in shaping the future of global nuclear energy and capital project cargoes. Then join our panel of experts as they share insight into future Americas energy investment, policymaking, and the next generation of cleaner energy.
LOCATION: George R. Brown Convention Center, Meeting Room 320
Don't miss out! Limited availability: click here to register and find out more.
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Breakfast & Networking
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Opening Remarks
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Keynote: Smarter Nuclear Energy and Its Impact on Project Cargo
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM Energy Investment: What To Expect
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Networking
Wednesday 16 October 08:30 - 10:00 Keynote (GRB Room 320)
Keynote Breakfast & Networking
LOCATION: George R. Brown Convention Center, Meeting Room 320
Don't miss out! Limited availability: click here to register and find out more.
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Breakfast & Networking
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Opening Remarks
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Keynote: Smarter Nuclear Energy and Its Impact on Project Cargo
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM Energy Investment: What To Expect
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Networking Keynote (GRB Room 320) America/Chicago
