Agenda
| National Anthem and Safety briefing |
| Welcome remarks by Master of Ceremonies |
| His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President, Suriname |
| Dr. The Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Mr. Ivan Duque, Former President of Colombia and Distinguished Fellow, Wilson Centre. |
| Keynote Address: His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
| Vote of Thanks
Master of Ceremonies |
| Break and formal opening of the exhibition |
| Guyana’s Energy Policy
The Honourable, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, The Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
| Liam Mallon, President, ExxonMobil Upstream Oil and Gas Company |
| John Hess, CEO, Hess Corporation, Macro Oil & Gas Industry and an outlook for Guyana |
| International Energy Sector outlook
Keynote Address: Amy Meyers Jaffe, Director of the Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab and Research Professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies. |
| Lunch |
| Skills Development and the Future of Work panel discussion
· The Honourable Priya Manickchand, Minister of Education, The Co-operative Republic of Guyana · Diletta Dorreti, World Bank Resident Representative for Guyana and Suriname · Her Excellency Sarah- Ann Lynch, United States Ambassador to Guyana · Paul McDonald, HSE Manager, Stena Drilling Moderator: Her Excellency Jane Miller, British High Commission to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Non-Resident High Commissioner to Suriname |
| Regional Collaboration Panel
· Robert Persaud, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana · The Honourable Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname · Dr Rosh Khan, Consultant Moderator: Dr Thackwray Driver, CEO of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Closing remarks Master of Ceremonies |
| Welcome by Conference organisers and safety briefing |
| Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy and Initiatives
Keynote speaker: The Honourable, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, The Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
| Guyana’s sustainable approach to energy sector development
The Honourable Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources, The Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
| Liu Xiaoxiang, President CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited |
| Break |
| Activity Updates
· Alistair Routledge, President, ExxonMobil Guyana · Orlando Cabrales, Chief Executive Officer, Frontera Energy · Professor Suresh Narine, Chairman, CGX, · Mr. Rabin Chandarpal, Deputy General Manager, GYSBI
Q and A facilitated by Master of Ceremonies |
| Gas to Energy Project
Mr. Winston Brassington, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. |
| Lunch |
| Women in Energy Panel
· Sharlene S. Seegoolam, Managing Director, Guyana and Antilles, SLB · Grace Hutson, Halliburton · Dr. Natasha Gaskin-Peters, Director, Centre for Local Business Development · Shanette Rayside, Human Resources Team Leader, Saipem Guyana · Chrisell Whitney, Crude Lifting Analyst, ExxonMobil Guyana Moderator: Dr Priya Marajh, Board Director, Touchstone Exploration Inc |
| Presentation on the Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base.
Nicholas Deygoo, Director, Guyana Oil and Gas Support Services Inc |
| Update on Local Content Secretariat
Dr. Martin Pertab, Director, Local Content Secretariat, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
| Local content development
Nicolas Sicard, Area Director – Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, TechnipFMC |
| How local content legislation has assisted with enhancing competitiveness
Lars Mangal, Founder and Director, Totaltec Guyana |
| Paul Langlois, Exploration Manager at CGX Energy |
| 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 |
| Closing remarks by Master of Ceremonies |
| Networking cocktail |
| Safety Briefing and welcome- Conference organisers |
| Opening Remarks
The Honourable, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Anthony Phillips, Prime Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
| Keynote Address: Dr Harrie Vredenberg, Professor & Suncor Chair in Strategy & Sustainability, Haskayne School of Business and Research Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary |
| Feature Address: His Excellency Dr. Salim M. Al Malik, Director General, ICESCO |
| Solar projects in Guyana
Dr. Mahender Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Guyana Energy Agency |
| Mr. Isaac Solomon, Vice President, Caribbean Development Bank |
| Financing Of Energy Projects
Newton Haynes and Kurt Kistow, New Hayven Merchant Bank |
| Lunch |
| Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy
Pradeepa Bholanath, Senior Director for Climate and REDD+, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guyana |
| The role of technology and innovation in the energy transition panel discussion:
· Dinesh Baldeosingh, Halliburton · Jim Clyde, Vice President, CTC Global · Dave Dennis, President & CEO, Instream Energy Systems · Jon Charles Rhodes, Guyana Country Director, Baker Hughes Moderator: Dr. Graham King, Director, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The University of the West Indies |
| An Investment Outlook for Guyana
Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, Chief Investment Officer/CEO, GoInvest |
| 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, Cooperative Republic of Guyana · Lars Mangal, CEO, Totaltec Moderator: Dr. Rosh Khan, Consultant Q&A |
| Vote of thanks and closing remarks– Conference organisers |
| Closing networking cocktail and cultural event |
| B2B meetings. |
| Trade show remains open until 12:00pm |
Speaker List
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali
President of the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana
His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi
President of the Co-Operative Republic of Suriname
Hon. Brig (R’td) Mark Phillips
Prime Minister: Co-Operative Republic of Guyana
Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley
Prime Minister: Trinidad and Tobago
Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
Vice President: Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Hon. Vickram Bharrat
Minister of Natural Resources: Co-Operative 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, School of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Guyana
LARS MANGAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TOTALTEC
Dr. Natasha Gaskin-Peters
Director, Centre for Local Business Development
Dr. Rosh Khan
Head, ACE Consulting Services
Hon. Priya D. Manickchand
Minister of Education: Co-Operative Republic of Guyana
Nicolas Sicard
Area Director – Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, TechnipFMC
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