7th Global Energy Forum 2025 Distinguished Confirmed Speakers Include

Valérie Baraban has served as Consul General of France in Houston since September 2021. She is the first woman and the first credentialed philosophy professor to hold this position. After teaching at the University of California and in France, she began her diplomatic career 15 years ago. She has worked in strategic affairs, security and defense and has held positions at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and NATO as well as in the French administration. Additionally, she headed the French Cooperation and Cultural Affairs Network in China.