Jim Carroll was a confirmed keynote speaker at the Southern Gas Association (SGA) Management Conference, held April 18–20, 2012, at Barton Creek in Austin, Texas. One of the natural gas industry’s leading executive gatherings, the SGA Management Conference brought together executives from across operations, engineering, marketing, and corporate services to engage on the hottest topics in the sector. Jim’s reputation as a world-class innovation expert made him a natural fit for an industry wrestling with rapid change, and he joined Commissioner Barry Smitherman of the Railroad Commission of Texas and other leading voices on the program. His keynote challenged energy industry executives to embrace innovation as a defining competitive strategy in an era of accelerating disruption.