Agenda

Conference 2025

From harnessing renewable energy solutions to building a workforce for the future, participants engage in insightful discussions on all matters critical to our prosperity and sustainability.

9:00 AM

Opening Ceremony

Welcome remarks from the host, national anthem, security briefing

9:10 AM

Opening remarks

Kiana Wilburg, CEO, Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:15 AM

Keynote Speaker

Address by His Excellency Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, President, Dominican Republic

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:25 AM

Keynote Address

His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:45 AM

Prize Giving Ceremony - Essay Competition

Essay competition prize distribution ceremony

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

10:00 AM

Ribbon cutting and formal opening of Conference 2025

Marriott Hotel

11:15 AM

Keynote Speaker

His Excellency Ivan Duque, Former President of Colombia

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

11:30 AM

Presentation

Presentation by Michael Pompeo, Former Secretary of State and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States of America

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

11:45 AM

Keynote Speaker

J. Hunter Farris, Senior Vice President, Deep Water, ExxonMobil

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

12:00 PM

Navigating the Energy Transition: Challenges for Developing Countries

Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

12:15 PM

Keynote Speaker

Amy Meyers Jaffe, Director of the Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab and Research Professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies.

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

12:30 PM

Remarks

Remarks by Antonio Neto, Managing Director of the Americas, UCC Holdings

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

12:40 PM

Lunch

Lunch will be provided to all delegates

Marriott Hotel Restaurant

1:45 PM

Keynote Speaker

Andres Rebolledo Smitmans, Executive Secretary, Latin American Energy Organization

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

2:00 PM

Women and Leadership

• The Honourable Sonia Parag, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

• The Honourable Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

• Sharlene Seegoolam, Managing Director, Guyana, Trinidad and the Caribbean, SLB

. Hayley Gilbert, Supply Chain Manager, ExxonMobil Guyana

Moderator: Dr Pradeepa Bholanath, Senior Director for Climate and REDD+

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

3:00 PM

Keynote Speaker

Benedict Okechukwu Oramah, President, AfriExim Bank

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

3:15 PM

Financing Sustainable Development Panel Discussion

Diletta Doretti, World Bank Group Resident Representative, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Moderator: Sunaina Ocalan, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy and Climate Change, Hess Corporation

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

4:00 PM

Q and A Session

The Honourable Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Moderated by Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President, S&P Global

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

4:45 PM

Closing Session

MC: Wrap up, announcements for the following day

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

5:00 PM

Networking

Networking cocktail sponsored by ExxonMobil

Marriott Hotel Pool Side

9:00 AM

Welcome remarks from host

Security briefing and other announcements

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:05 AM

Keynote Address

The Honourable Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:20 AM

Keynote Speaker

The Honourable Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:35 AM

Regional and local energy updates

• Annand Jagesar, Managing Director, Staatsolie
• Alistair Routledge, President and General Manager, ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd
• Winston Brassington, Consultant, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
• Erik Keskula, CEO, Heritage Petroleum

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

10:35 AM

Presentation

Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

10:50 AM

Break

Coffe Break

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

11:30 AM

Featured Speaker - The Future of Technology in Diversifying Economies

Jay Persaud, EY Global Emerging Technology Ecosystem Leader

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

11:45 AM

Panel Discussion

Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience in Emerging Markets

Panellists:

• Pedro Nascimento, Supply Chain Manager, MODEC
• Rae-Anne Alves, EY Advisor, Guyana Consulting Leader
• Omon Dibua, Country Manager, Guyana, TechnipFMC
• Erik Cunha, Chief Commercial Officer, OceanPact

Moderator: Dr Rosh Khan, President, ACE Consulting Group

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

12:45 PM

Lunch

Lunch will be provided to all delegates

Marriott Hotel Restaurant

1:45 PM

Topic: Options for Downstream Gas Developments in Guyana

• Winston Brassington, Consultant, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
• Dr Vernon Paltoo, President, National Energy
• Eric Eyberg, Head of Global Gas and Power Consulting, S&P Global
• Bobby Gossai, Senior Petroleum Coordinator, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

2:45 PM

Panel Discussion

Building a Future-Ready Workforce: Skills, Training and Education for a Diversified Economy

• Vahman Jurai, Country Lead, Halliburton Guyana
• Nicholas Tuma, Regional Human Resources Director, SLB
• Tim Swain, Rig Manager, Stena Carron
• Dr Martin Pertab, Director, Local Content Secretariat

Moderator: Natalia Sepersaud, Attorney at Law and Director at Republic Bank Guyana

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

3:45 PM

Closing Session

MC: Wrap up, announcements for the following day

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

6:00 PM

Networking

Networking cocktail event sponsored by Ernst & Young

Marriott Hotel Pool Side

9:00 AM

Welcome remarks from host

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:05 AM

Keynote Speaker

The Honourable, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Anthony Phillips, Prime Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:15 AM

Keynote Speaker

The Honourable Dr. Ashni K. Singh, Senior Minister, Office of the President, with responsibility for Finance and Public Service

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:30 AM

The Future of Energy

Ignacio Rooney, Senior Director, Wood Mackenzie’s Upstream Consulting and Carbon Management Team

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

9:45 AM

Panel Discussion

Infrastructure Development for Sustainable Growth

Panellists:
• Martin Cheong, Country Head, SBM
• Lian Jihong, President, CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited
• Nicholas Deygoo, Director, Guyana Oil and Gas Support Services Inc

Moderator: Kiana Wilburg, CEO, Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

10:45 AM

Break

Coffee Break

Marriott Hotel Main Hall

11:15 AM

Panel Discussion: Sustainable Development and Energy Access

• Dr Mahender Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Guyana Energy Agency

• Carlos Cordova, Director Environmental Solutions, S&P Global

• Professor Chandrabhan Sharma, Professor Emeritus, The University of The West Indies

• Rafael Fumis, Country Manager, Guyana, MODEC