June 7th - 9th 2021
Theme: Leading the Caribbean’s Energy Transition
June 7th - 9th 2021
Theme: Leading the Caribbean’s Energy Transition
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago will host the annual Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference from June 7th - 9th 2021. The conference will take place virtually in 2021 due to COVID19 restrictions.
The Theme of the conference in 2021 will be “Leading the Caribbean’s Energy Transition”
Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali
President
Guyana
His Excellency ChandrikapersadSantokhi
President
Suriname
Hon. Andrew Holness
Prime Minister of Jamaica
Hon. Stuart Young
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries
Dev Sanyal
EVP, Gas & Low Carbon Energy
bp
Edward Daniels
EVP Strategy and Portfolio
Shell
Dr John Murton
UK Government’s COP26 Envoy
Vicente López-Ibor Mayor
President
EJI López-Ibor Mayor, Abogados
Thackwray Driver
President and CEO
Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago
Dwight Mahabir
Chairman
Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago
Claire Fitzpatrick
Regional President
bpTT
Mark Loquan
President
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Michael Stone
Country Manager
BHP Trinidad and Tobago
Karen Darbasie
Chief Executive Officer
First Citizens
Eugene Okpere
Vice President and Country Chair
Shell Trinidad and Tobago
Claus Cronberger
Managing Director
Proman
Ronald Adams
General Manager-Upstream Assets at Shell Trinidad
Paul Baay
President and CEO
Touchstone Exploration
Chris Bolesta
CCUS Lead
Directorate General for Energy
European Commission
Stuart Broadly
CEO
Energy Industries Council
Jeremy Bridglalsingh
Managing Director
Trinity Exploration and Production
Patrick Loys Brunings
Exploration & Subsurface Manager
Staatsolie
Dr. Jason Chesko
Director Global Market Development
Methanex
Arlene Chow
CEO
Heritage Petroleum
Nathan Drader
President
Sub-Surface Renewables
Anita Gajadhar
Managing Director
Proman Marketing Logistics & Shipping
Christiaan Gischler
Co-leader Mining, Geothermal and Hydrocarbon Cluster
Inter-American Development Bank
David Gumbs
Principal, Island Energy Programmes
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Dirk Forrister
President and CEO
International Emissions Trading Association
Dr. Sterling Frost
Deputy CEO
First Citizens
Martijn Glass
Global Director of Innovation
Stork
Dr Aaron Hoskin
Senior Manager, Fuel Diversification Division Natural Resources Canada
Philip Julien
Managing Director
NewGen
Soraya Khan
Head of Finance, T&T and Gulf of Mexico
BHP
Dr. Vernon Paltoo
President
National Energy
Mohamed Majeed
Chief Operating Officer &
Managing Director, Caribbean
Marubeni Power International
Kareemah Mohamed
Global Energy Transition Advisory Lead
KBR Engineering
Curtis Mohammed
Vice President of Sustainability
National Energy
President
NGC CNG
Bryan Ramsumair
Managing Director
DeNovo
Rajesh Rajpaulsingh
COO
Trinity Exploration
John Selby
VP Caribbean Region
EnEco Systems Inc
Vlasios Souflis
Director of International Business Development, Light source bp
Kenyon Weaver
Senior Counsel, Energy and Natural Resources, Commercial Law Development Program
Opening Ceremony
Sponsored by: bpTT, The National Gas Company, BHP T&T, FirstCitizens, Shell Trinidad & Tobago, Proman
8:00 am – 8:05 am
Welcome Remarks:
Dr. Thackwray Driver, President and CEO, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago
8:05 am – 8:15 am
Chairman’s Address:
Dwight Mahabir, Chairman, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago
8:15 am – 9:15 am
His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, Guyana
His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President, Suriname
Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, Jamaica
9:15 am – 9:35 am
The Honourable Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister, Trinidad and Tobago
9:35 am – 9:40 am
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Thackwray Driver, President and CEO, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago
The Global Energy Transition
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Honourable Stuart Young, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Dev Sanyal, EVP, Gas & Low Carbon Energy, bp
Edward Daniels, EVP, Strategy and Portfolio, Shell
Dr. John Murton, UK Government’s COP26 Envoy
11:00 - 2:00 pm
Lunch
Increasing Investment and Enhanced Oil Recovery
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Increasing investment in the energy sector in T&T
Peter Inglefield, Tax Consultant
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm
Kenyon Weaver, Senior Counsel, Energy and Natural Resources, Commercial Law Development Program
Arlene Chow, CEO, Heritage Petroleum
Jeremy Bridglalsingh, Managing Director, Trinity Exploration
James Shipka, COO, Touchstone Exploration
Q&A
The Role of Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization and Carbon Credits in the Energy Transition
3:45pm – 5:00pm
Dirk Forrister, President and CEO, International Emissions Trading Association
Chris Bolesta, CCSU Lead, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
Hari Gadde, Senior Climate Finance Specialist, WorldBank
Q&A
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Networking – Industry Conversations
Topic: Energy Efficiency and Renewables
Facilitators:
Dr. Dale Ramlakhan, Chairman, ECTT Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Committee
Dr. Graham King, Lecturer, University of the West Indies, St Augustine
Jeffrey Chen, Operations Manager, Massy Energy Engineered Solutions Ltd.
Phillip Julien, Chairman, Kenesjay Green Ltd
Platinum Sponsors Panel
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Claire Fitzpatrick, Regional President, BP Trinidad and Tobago
Mark Loquan, President, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
Michael Stone, Country Manager, BHP Trinidad and Tobago
Karen Darbasie, Group CEO, First Citizens
Eugene Okpere, Vice President and Country Chair, Shell Trinidad and Tobago
Claus Cronberger, Managing Director, Proman
Role of Natural Gas in Decarbonization
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Hasan Tarique, Senior Consultant, Argus
Mark Loquan, President, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
Bryan Ramsumair, Managing Director, DeNovo
Anita Gajadhar, Managing Director, Proman Marketing Logistics & Shipping
Jason Chesko, Director, Global Market Development at Methanex Corporation
Mo Majeed. Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, Caribbean Marubeni Power International Inc
Q&A
Role of Hydrogen in the Energy Transition
10:00 am – 11:00am
Dr Vernon Paltoo, President, National Energy
Dr. Aaron Hoskin, Senior Manager, Fuel Diversification Division of Natural Resources Canada
Philip Julien, Managing Director, NewGen
Q&A
Rapid Upstream Asset Updates
11:00am - 1:00pm
Ronald Adams, General Manager-Upstream Assets at Shell Trinidad
Richard Burgess, Offshore Leader Heritage Petroleum
Rajesh Rajpaulsingh, COO, Trinity Exploration
Paul Baay, President and CEO, Touchstone Exploration
Michael Daniel, Project General Manager, bpTT
Soraya Khan, Head of Finance, T&T and Gulf of Mexico, BHP
Patrick Loys Brunings, Exploration & Subsurface Manager, Staatsolie
1:00pm - 2pm: Lunch
Future of Work - Energy Services in Transition
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Prof. Sterling Frost, Deputy CEO, First Citizens
Dale Blue, Global Business Manager, Digital Solutions, Halliburton-Landmark Global Services group
Ricardo Lewis, Senior Manager, Risk and Insurance, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
Martijn Glass, Global Director of Innovation, Stork
Kareemah Mohamed, Global Energy Transition Advisory Lead, KBR Engineering
Nathan Drader, President, Sub-Surface Renewables
Q&A
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Keynote: Dr Vincente Lopez-Ibor Mayor, President, EJI López-Ibor Mayor, Abogados
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Networking Session: Gender parity and diversity
Facilitators:
Lara Quentrall-Thomas, Founder and Chairman, Regency Recruitment and Resources Ltd
Indu Sharma, Consultant, Q.E.D Consulting Ltd
Teresa White, Chief Shared Services Officer, Ansa Mc Al Group of Companies
Patricia Ghany, CFO, Esau Oilfield Supplies Co. Ltd
Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
9:00 am – 10:30 pm
Pietro Ferreira, Senior Regional Analyst, Americas, EIC
John Selby, VP Caribbean Region, EnEco Systems Inc
Bruce Cutright, CEO, GeoFrame Energy
Curtis Mohammed, President NGC CNG Company Limited & Vice President, Sustainable Energy Development, National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago
Stuart Broadley, CEO, Energy Industries Council
Q&A
Electricity Sector in the Caribbean
10:30am – 12:00pm
Christiaan Gischler, Co-leader Mining, Geothermal and Hydrocarbon Cluster, Inter-American Development Bank
Charlin Bodley, Sustainable Energy and Project Development Expert, Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREE)
David Gumbs, Principal, Island Energy Programmes, RMI
Vlasios Souflis, Director of International Business Development, Lightsource bp
Q&A
Lunch
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Energy Chamber Panel: Ideas into Actions
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Dwight Mahabir, Chairman, Energy Chamber of T&T
Dax Driver, President and CEO, Energy Chamber of T&T
Pria Narinesingh, Country Managing Partner, EY
Colin Bain, Managing Director, Methanex
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Networking Session: Regional Integration
Facilitators
Shaun Rampersad, Board Member ECTT & COO, Ramps Logistics
Sasha Adoo, Managing Director, L&S Surveying Services Ltd
Douglas Boyce, Manager, Strategic Development, Worley
Navneet Boodhai, Manager, The UWI Engineering Institute