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Speakers & Agenda

Speakers & Agenda

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

  • Dr. Ritesh Tularam, Deputy Chief Education Office, Ministry of Education, Guyana
  • Diletta Dorreti, World Bank Resident Representative for Guyana and Suriname
  • Paul McDonald, HSE Manager, Stena Drilling
  • His Excellency Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, High Commissioner of India to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Moderator: Yeşim Oruç, Resident Coordinator, United Nations Guyana

3:00 pm- 4:00 pm Regional Collaboration Panel

  • Wazim Mohamed Mowla, Associate Director & Caribbean Lead, Atlantic Council
  • The Honourable Stuart Young, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Robert Persaud, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
  • Dr. Thackwray Driver, Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago

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

  • Alistair Routledge, President, ExxonMobil Guyana
  • Orlando Cabrales, Chief Executive Officer, Frontera Energy
  • Professor Suresh Narine, Chairman, CGX
  • Rabin Chandarpal, Deputy General Manager, GYSBI

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

  • Sharlene S. Seegoolam, Managing Director, Guyana and Antilles, SLB
  • Grace Hutson, Account Manager, Halliburton Caribbean Geo Market
  • Dr. Natasha Gaskin-Peters, Director, Centre for Local Business Development
  • Shanette Rayside, Human Resources Team Leader, Saipem Guyana
  • Chricell Whitney, Crude Lifting Analyst, ExxonMobil Guyana

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

  • Shyam Nokta, Managing Director, Environmental Management Consultants
  • His Excellency, René van Nes, European Union Ambassador to Guyana
  • Kemraj Parsram, Executive Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana
  • Dr Paulette Bynoe, Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Guyana

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

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

  • Seugobin (Ravi) Sugrim, Senior Manager Team Lead, Corporate and Commercial Banking Centre, Scotiabank Guyana
  • Floyd N. Haynes, Chairman, NewHayven Merchant Bank and
  • Kurt Kistow, Chief Executive Officer, NewHayven Merchant Bank
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:

  • Dinesh Baldeosingh, Senior Engineer, Halliburton
  • Sayed Fahim, Outcome Value ESG Performance Lead, SLB
  • Jim Clyde, Vice President, CTC Global
  • Dave Dennis, President & CEO, Instream Energy Systems
  • Jon Charles Rhodes, Guyana Country Director, Baker Hughes

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.

  • The Honourable Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources, Co-operative Republic of Guyana
  • The Honourable Dr. Ashni K. Singh, Minister of Finance, Co-operative Republic of Guyana
  • Lars Mangal, CEO, Totaltec

Moderator: Dr. Rosh Khan, President ACE, SocialRank, Masterclass Institute

 

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
Shanette Rayside
Human Resources Team Leader, Saipem Guyana