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Key Takeaways in 2025

By the Numbers

  • 350+ Attendees 
  • 70 Speakers 
  • 45 Sponsors

The Themes That Defined

  • Collaboration Across Sectors 
  • Innovation and Technology 
  • Infrastructure and Transmission 
  • Workforce and Education 
  • Sustainability and Equity 
  • Policy and Leadership 

A Platform for Collaboration

  •  The conference demonstrated the importance of partnerships across sectors to achieve balanced progress toward energy reliability, economic diversification, and decarbonization. 
  • Participants recognized that no single entity can solve the state’s energy challenges alone — collaboration between policymakers, industry, academia, and community stakeholders is essential. 
  • Through open dialogue, the conference fostered a sense of collective responsibility and shared ambition for advancing New Mexico’s energy future. 

Innovation, Infrastructure, and Investment

  •  Speakers and panelists highlighted emerging opportunities across traditional and renewable sectors — from oil and gas innovation to clean hydrogen, transmission expansion, critical minerals, and geothermal development.  
  • Expanding infrastructure and grid capacity was identified as a national priority and a critical enabler of reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy delivery.  
  • Investment in research, technology commercialization, and workforce development will be central to maintaining New Mexico’s competitive edge in the clean-energy transition.  

New Mexico's Competitive Advantage

  • With a strong foundation of natural resources, world-class research institutions, and economic incentives, New Mexico continues to attract companies focused on advanced energy solutions. 
  • The state’s sovereign wealth fund, national labs, and growing clean-tech ecosystem position it as a premier location to test, launch, and scale energy innovations. 
  • The momentum surrounding legislative initiatives, private-sector investment, and regional partnerships underscores New Mexico’s leadership potential in the energy economy of the future. 

Looking Ahead

As one of the state’s cornerstone convenings, BAEE continues to define the conversation, empowering action and establishing New Mexico as a model for energy leadership nationwide. 


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2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Christine Seal

Madeline Schomburg

Madeline Schomburg

Vice President of Development

NextEra Energy Resources

Madeline Schomburg

Madeline Schomburg

Madeline Schomburg

Vice President of Research

EFI Foundation

Joshua Loughman

The Honorable Mary Landrieu

The Honorable Mary Landrieu

Affiliate Global Futures Scholar

Arizona State University

The Honorable Mary Landrieu

The Honorable Mary Landrieu

The Honorable Mary Landrieu

Senior Policy Advisor

Van Ness Feldman, LLP

KEYNOTE PANEL - ASK THE SECRETARY

Secretary Melanie A. Kenderdine

Secretary Melanie A. Kenderdine

Secretary Melanie A. Kenderdine

Cabinet Secretary 

New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department 

Secretary James C. Kenney

Secretary Melanie A. Kenderdine

Secretary Melanie A. Kenderdine

Cabinet Secretary 

New Mexico Environment Department

Secretary Rob Black

Secretary Melanie A. Kenderdine

Secretary Rob Black

Cabinet Secretary 

New Mexico Economic Development Department

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Energy’s Role in Wildfire Mitigation

Critical Minerals for Energy Security

Critical Minerals for Energy Security

Critical Minerals for Energy Security

Critical Minerals for Energy Security

Critical Minerals for Energy Security

Advanced Geothermal

Critical Minerals for Energy Security

Challenges and Opportunities for High Voltage Transmission

Challenges and Opportunities for High Voltage Transmission

Challenges and Opportunities for High Voltage Transmission

Challenges and Opportunities for High Voltage Transmission

Powering Data Centers

Challenges and Opportunities for High Voltage Transmission

New Mexico's Strategic Advantage in Advanced Energy

New Mexico's Strategic Advantage in Advanced Energy

Challenges and Opportunities for High Voltage Transmission

New Mexico's Strategic Advantage in Advanced Energy

Unlocking Grid Flexibility

Connecting Advanced Nuclear Generation

Connecting Advanced Nuclear Generation

Connecting Advanced Nuclear Generation

Connecting Advanced Nuclear Generation

Connecting Advanced Nuclear Generation

The Economics of Energy

Connecting Advanced Nuclear Generation

Innovation in the Oil Field

Innovation in the Oil Field

Deploying Carbon Capture Technologies

Innovation in the Oil Field

Deploying Carbon Capture Technologies

Deploying Carbon Capture Technologies

Deploying Carbon Capture Technologies

New Mexico's Startup Edge

Deploying Carbon Capture Technologies

Deploying Carbon Capture Technologies

WORKSHOPS

Meeting Industrial Water Needs through Reuse

Policy Recommendations for Advanced Clean Energy

Policy Recommendations for Advanced Clean Energy

Policy Recommendations for Advanced Clean Energy

Policy Recommendations for Advanced Clean Energy

Policy Recommendations for Advanced Clean Energy

Tapping Into National Laboratories

Policy Recommendations for Advanced Clean Energy

Uncovering CCS: Science, Safety, and Stakeholders

Uncovering CCS: Science, Safety, and Stakeholders

From Planning to Practice: Building New Mexico’s Energy Workforce

Uncovering CCS: Science, Safety, and Stakeholders

Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage, Transportation and Disposal

From Planning to Practice: Building New Mexico’s Energy Workforce

From Planning to Practice: Building New Mexico’s Energy Workforce

From Planning to Practice: Building New Mexico’s Energy Workforce

From Planning to Practice: Building New Mexico’s Energy Workforce

From Planning to Practice: Building New Mexico’s Energy Workforce

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