Speakers

Conference 2025

We bring together government officials, experts, and renowned thought-leaders across all industries, for strategically curated discussions that provide cutting-edge solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time.

His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali

President of the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana

His Excellency Mr. Luis Abinader

President of the Dominican Republic

Hon. Brig (R’td) Mark Phillips

Prime Minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

Vice-President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Hon. Dr Ashni Singh

Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance & Public Service of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Hon. Vickram Bharrat

Minister of Natural Resources of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Hon. Sonia Parag

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Hon. Susan Rodrigues

Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

J. Hunter Farris

Senior Vice President, Deepwater ExxonMobil Upstream

Alistair Routledge

President - ExxonMobil Guyana Limited

Michael Pompeo

70th Secretary of State of the United States

Hayley Gilbert

Supply Chain Manager - ExxonMobil Guyana

Martin Cheong

Country General Manager - SBM Offshore Guyana

Diletta Doretti

Resident Representative for Guyana and Suriname -World Bank

Sir Paul Collier

Economist, Environmentalist, World’s Leading Expert on Solutions to Poverty, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Oxford University

Carlos Pascaul

Senior Vice President, Global Energy

Jay Persaud

EY Global Emerging Technology Ecosystem Leader

Rafael Fumis

Country Manager, MODEC in Guyana

Pedro Ivo Nascimento

Supply Chain Manager - MODEC

Rae-Anne Alves

EY Advisor – Guyana Consulting Leader

Dr. Vernon Paltoo

President - National Energy Corporation of Trinidad & Tobago

Adewale Tinubu

Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC

Vahman Jurai

Country Lead - Halliburton Guyana

Annand Jagesar

Managing Director - Staatsolie

Pradeepa Bholanath

Senior Director of Climate and REDD+ at the Ministry of Natural Resources in Guyana

Dr. Martin Pertab

Director - Local Content Secretariat

Prof. Benedict O. Oramah

President & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank

Andrés Rebolledo Smitmans

Executive Secretary - Latin American Energy Organization

Amy Myers Jaffe

Director - Energy, Climate Justice & Sustainability Lab at New York University’s School of Professional Studies

Ignacio Rooney

Senior Director, Upstream & Carbon Management Consulting - Wood Mackenzie

Sharlene Seegoolam

Managing Director of SLB for the Caribbean region

Carlos Cordova

Director of Environmental Solutions for the Americas - S&P Global Commodity Insights

Niel Harper

Cybersecurity Specialist

Gopnauth Bobby Gossai, Jr.

Senior Petroleum Coordinator - Ministry of Natural Resources

Dr Rosh Khan

Head of ACE Consulting Group

Adriano Ranieri

Chief Operating Officer (COO) - OceanPact

Erik Fabian Gomes Cunha

Commercial Officer - OceanPact

Vivian Lam

Technical Officer (Audit) - Ministry of Natural Resources

Antonio Neto

Managing Director of the Americas, UCC Holdings

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