Venezuelan opposition leader Machado to participate in Houston energy conference next week

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado is scheduled to participate in the CERAWeek conference by S&P in Houston next week, according to the event's agenda and members of her media team.

At least two panels to discuss Venezuela's energy industry and the South American nation's current political situation are scheduled as part of the conference, which every year gathers thousands of energy executives and policy makers.

-Marianna Parraga/Reuters