Agenda
Opening Ceremony | |
9:00 am- 9: 05 am | National anthem and safety briefing |
9:05 am – 9:10 am | Welcome remarks by Master of Ceremonies |
9:10 am- 9:30 am | Ivan Duque, Former President of Colombia and Distinguished Fellow, Wilson Centre |
9:30 am- 9: 50 am | His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname (Virtual) |
9:50 am- 10: 10 am | Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
10:10 am- 10:30 am | Dr. the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
10:30 am- 10:50 am | Keynote Address: His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
10:50 am- 10:55 am | Vote of Thanks by Master of Ceremonies |
10:55 am- 11:40 am | Break and formal opening of the exhibition |
11:40 am- 12:00 pm | Guyana’s Energy Policy
The Honourable Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, The Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
12:00 pm- 12:20 pm | Liam Mallon, President, ExxonMobil Upstream Oil and Gas Company |
12:20 am – 12:40 pm | Macro Oil & Gas Industry and an outlook for Guyana
John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, Hess Corporation |
12:40 pm- 1: 00 pm | International Energy Sector outlook
Keynote Address: Amy Myers Jaffe, Director of the Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab and Research Professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies (Virtual) |
1: 00 pm- 2:00 pm | Lunch |
2:00 pm- 2:05 pm | Her Excellency, Sarah- Ann Lynch, United States Ambassador to Guyana |
2:05 pm- 3:00 pm | Skills Development and the Future of Work panel discussion
Moderator: Yeşim Oruç, Resident Coordinator, United Nations Guyana |
3:00 pm- 4:00 pm | Regional Collaboration Panel
Moderator: Dr. Rosh Khan, President ACE, SocialRank, Masterclass Institute |
4:00 pm- 4:05 pm | Closing remarks Master of Ceremonies |
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Networking Cocktail – Sponsored by ExxonMobil Location: Marriott Poolside |
9: 00 am- 9:05 am | Welcome and safety briefing |
9:05 am- 9: 25 am | Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy and Initiatives
Keynote speaker: The Honourable Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, The Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
9:25 am- 9: 45 am | Guyana’s sustainable approach to energy sector development
The Honourable Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources, The Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
9:45 am- 10:05am | Liu Xiaoxiang, President CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited |
10:05am- 11: 00 am | Break |
11:00 am- 12:00 pm | Activity Updates
Q and A facilitated by Master of Ceremonies |
12:00 pm – 12:20 pm | Gas to Energy Project
Winston Brassington, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
12:20 pm- 1:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm – 2: 30 pm | Women in Energy Panel
Moderator: Dr. Priya Marajh, Board Director, Touchstone Exploration Inc. |
2:30 pm- 2:50 pm | Presentation on the Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base.
Nicholas Deygoo, Director, Guyana Oil and Gas Support Services Inc. |
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm | Update on Local Content Secretariat
Dr. Martin Pertab, Director, Local Content Secretariat, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
3:10 pm- 3:30 pm | Local content development
Nicolas Sicard, Area Director – Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, TechnipFMC |
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm | How local content legislation has assisted with enhancing competitiveness
Lars Mangal, Founder and Director, Totaltec Guyana |
3:50 pm- 4:10 pm | Paul Langlois, Exploration Manager at CGX Energy |
4:10 pm- 5:10 pm | ESG Panel Discussion
Moderator: Natalia Seepersaud, Attorney at Law |
5:20 pm- 5:30 pm | Closing remarks by Master of Ceremonies |
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Networking Cocktails – Sponsored by GTT Location: Marriott Poolside |
9:00 am- 9:05am | Welcome and safety briefing |
Opening Remarks
The Honourable, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Anthony Phillips, Prime Minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
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9:25 am – 9:45 am | The Honourable Dr. Ashni K. Singh, Minister of Finance of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
9:45 am- 10:15 am | Keynote Address: Professor Harrie Vredenberg, Professor & Suncor Chair in Strategy & Sustainability, Haskayne School of Business and Research Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary (Virtual) |
10:15 am- 10:35 am | Solar projects in Guyana
Dr. Mahender Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Guyana Energy Agency |
10: 35 am- 10:55am | Energy Security and Sustainable Development Isaac Solomon, Vice-President (Operations), Caribbean Development Bank |
10:55 am- 11:15 am | Financing Projects
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11:15 am- 11:35 am | Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy
Pradeepa Bholanath, Senior Director for Climate and REDD+, Ministry of Natural Resources, The Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
11:35 am- 12:35 pm | The role of technology and innovation in the energy transition panel discussion:
Moderator: Wazim Mohamed Mowla, Associate Director & Caribbean Lead, Atlantic Council |
12:35pm- 1: 35 pm | Lunch |
1:35 pm- 1:55 pm | The Honourable Deodat Indar, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, The Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
1:55 pm- 2:15 pm | An Investment Outlook for Guyana
Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, Chief Investment Officer/CEO, GoInvest |
2:15 pm- 3:15 pm | Closing panel discussion
Discussion of the key themes that would have emerged throughout the conference and discussing the way forward.
Moderator: Dr. Rosh Khan, President ACE, SocialRank, Masterclass Institute
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2:55 pm – 3: 00 pm | Vote of thanks and closing |
5:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Closing networking cocktail and cultural event |
SBM VENDOR FORUM | |
9:00 am- 12: 00 pm | Presentation on procurement policies, requirements and compliance policies |
Q and A |
Youth Engagement Forum Agenda | |
9:00 am- 12:00 pm | Welcome and safety briefing |
Joel Bhagwandin, Director, Spherex Analytics | |
Dr. Rosh Khan, President ACE, SocialRank, Masterclass Institute | |
Grace Hutson, Account Manager, Halliburton Caribbean Geo Market | |
G. Bobby Gossai Jr., Senior Petroleum Coordinator, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guyana | |
Vibert Jones, Scotia Bank Guyana | |
Leonard (Ryan) Hoppie, Community Relations Advisor, ExxonMobil Guyana | |
Networking event |
Speaker List

His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali
President of The Cooperative Republic of Guyana

His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi
President of The Cooperative Republic of Suriname

Hon. Brig (Ret’d) Mark Phillips
Prime Minister: The Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley
Prime Minister: Trinidad and Tobago

Dr. the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves
Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
Vice President: The Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Hon. Vickram Bharrat
Minister of Natural Resources: The Cooperative Republic of Guyana

His Excellency Iván Duque Márquez
Former President of Colombia

John Hess
Chief Executive Officer, Hess Corporation

Liam M. Mallon
President, ExxonMobil Upstream Company

Alistair G. Routledge
President, ExxonMobil Guyana

Diletta Doretti
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR GUYANA AND SURINAME THE WORLD BANK

Amy Myers Jaffe
Director of the Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab, New York University, School of Professional Studies

Her Excellency Jane Miller OBE
British High Commissioner to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Dr. Mahender Sharma
Head of the Guyana Energy Agency

Pradeepa Bholanauth
Senior Director for Climate And Redd+, Ministry of Natural Resources: Co-Operative Republic of Guyana

Dr. Peter Ramsaroop
Guyana’s Chief Investment Officer and CEO of the Guyana Office for Investment

Shyam Nokta
President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and Chief Representative for the Caribbean for the Delhi-based Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Dr. Martin Pertab
Head, Local Content Secretariat

Nicholas Deygoo
Director, Guyana Oil and Gas Support Services Inc

Natalia Seepersaud LL.B, L.E.C.
Attorney at Law

Dr. Paulette Bynoe
Deputy Dean, University of Guyana School for Graduate Studies and Research

LARS MANGAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TOTALTEC

Dr. Natasha Gaskin-Peters
Director, Centre for Local Business Development

Dr. Rosh Khan
Head, ACE Consulting Services

Nicolas Sicard
Area Director – Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, TechnipFMC

Rabin Chandarpal
Deputy General Manager, Guyana Shore Base Inc

Dr. Priya Marajh
Board Director, Touchstone Exploration

Orlando Cabrales Segovia
Chief Executive Officer, Frontera Energy

Paul Macdonald
HSE Manager, Stena Drilling Ltd

Liu Xiaoxiang
President, CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited

Grace A. Hutson
Account Manager - Caribbean Geo-Market, Halliburton

Jon Charles Rhodes
Guyana Country Director, Baker Hughes

Dr. Thackwray Driver
President and Chief Executive Officer. The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago

Paul Langlois
Exploration Manager at CGX Energy

Professor Suresh Narine
Chairman, CGX Energy

Sharlene S. Seegoolam
Managing Director, Guyana and Antilles, SLB

Sayed Fahim
Outcome Value ESG Performance Lead, SLB
