Kimberly Adams

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Hello, everyone.

I'm Kimberly Adams.

Welcome back to Make Me Smart, where none of us is as smart as all of us.

Last week, executives from energy companies from all over the world met in Houston for CIRA Week, an annual conference that's nicknamed the Super Bowl of Energy.

Now, it's a particularly interesting time for the industry to come together because this war with Iran is really impacting their businesses and looming over the entire global economy.

My colleague Elizabeth Troval spent the week there, and she's here to tell us about what folks were saying.

Give us a little inside insight onto what the top minds in the energy industry are thinking about.

Liz, welcome back.

Yeah, super happy to chat.

So what exactly is Sarah Wiegand and who shows up?

Wow.