Daniel Yergin is an authority on energy, international politics, and economics. Dr. Yergin is Vice Chairman of IHS Markit and founder of Cambridge Energy Research Associates. He is a Pulitzer Prize winner and recipient of the United States Energy Award. In 2014, the Prime Minister of India presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

His most recent book, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, has been hailed by The Economist as "a masterly piece of work" and "a comprehensive guide to the world's great energy needs and dilemmas." Dr. Yergin received the Pulitzer Prize for his work The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, which became a number one New York Times best seller.

Dr. Yergin holds a BA from Yale University and a PhD from Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar.

Mr. Xizhou Zhou is a Managing Director of IHS Markit and heads the Power, Gas, Renewables and Coal group in Asia Pacific. He is the author of numerous reports and multiclient studies on Asia’s fast-growing energy markets and is responsible for research activities in the IHS Markit Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Delhi offices that cover Asia’s many sub-regions.

With deep expertise in the Chinese energy sector, he has managed a variety of consulting engagements for both international companies investing in China and Chinese companies looking for growth opportunities globally.

Mr. Zhou holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Environmental Management, both from Yale University. He is also a Trustee of the Board of the Yale-China Association.