About the Event

11:30am  – Registration
12:00 – 12:30pm – Lunch
12:30 – 1:30pm – Program

The transportation industry is entering a new era.

Presently, petroleum is the fuel source for almost all modes of transport. In the future, each mode will likely be fueled by different energy sources such as ammonia, hydrogen, LNG and biofuels.

How much of each fuel will be available and which fuel will be best for each transport mode? The answers to those questions will shape economies of the future.

About the Speaker

​Edward M. Emmett is a fellow in energy and transportation at the Baker Institute. Currently, his research efforts are focused on freight mobility, building a resilient global supply chain and understanding the past, present and future role of highways. Emmett also leads the team that sponsors the annual Houston Global Freight Summit.

Emmett’s background in transportation policy spans decades. A member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, Emmett was chairman of the Committee on Energy, a member of the Transportation Committee, and represented the state on numerous national committees relating to energy and transportation policy.

In 1989, President George H. W. Bush nominated Emmett as a commissioner at the Interstate Commerce Commission. After being confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate, Emmett served on the commission for three years.

Following his service at the Interstate Commerce Commission, Emmett was president of The National Industrial Transportation League from 1992 until 2003, when he created The Emmett Company, a transportation policy consulting firm.

Currently, Emmett has several key roles in the development of transportation policy. He chairs the Texas Department of Transportation Freight Advisory Committee and is on numerous transportation-related advisory boards.

In addition to his role at the Baker Institute, Emmett is a distinguished senior fellow at Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute, where his focus is on emergency preparedness and response and community resilience. As Harris County judge from 2007 until 2019, Emmett was director of homeland security and emergency management for the nation’s third-largest county. His actions in dealing with Hurricane Ike, the floods of Hurricane Harvey and other community disasters garnered national and international recognition.