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Day 1: February 3rd, 2020

Pre-event refreshment Sponsor: BP Trinidad and Tobago

7:00am Pre-event refreshment
Sponsor: BP Trinidad and Tobago

8:30 am – 8:35 am: Welcome Remarks:
Dr. Thackwray Driver, President and CEO, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago

8:35 am – 8:45 am: Chairman’s Address:
Eugene Tiah, Chairman, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago

8:45 am – 9:10 am: Feature Address:
The Honourable Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister, Trinidad and Tobago

9:10 am – 9:15 am: Vote of Thanks: 
Dr. Thackwray Driver, President and CEO, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago

9:15 am – 9:20 am: Cutting of Ribbon to Open the Trade Show

The future of the Caribbean energy sector

Keynote Address: The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, QC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados

9:40 am -10:40 am: Platinum Sponsors Panel Discussion

• Claire Fitzpatrick, Regional President, BP Trinidad and Tobago

• Eugene Okpere, Vice President and Country Chair, Shell Trinidad and Tobago

• Mark Loquan, President, National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago

• Karen Darbasie, Group CEO, First Citizens

• Vincent Pereira, President, BHP Trinidad and Tobago

• Darryl White, CEO, RBC Financial (Caribbean)

 Facilitator:  Prof. Avinash Persaud, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister of Barbados on Investment and Financial Services

10:40 am – 11:30 am: Networking Break & Tour of Trade Show Floor
Sponsor: BPTT

11:30 am – 11:45 am: Annual Award 1: NGO Award for Good Governance & Annual Award 2: Exporter of the Year Award

11:30 am – 11:45 am: Session 1: Deepwater exploration and development in the southern Caribbean   

• Dr. Sonia Scarselli, Vice President Exploration and Appraisal, BHP Petroleum

• Maria C. Guedez, Guyana & Suriname Exploration Manager, ExxonMobil

• Rudolf Elias, Managing Director and CEO, Staatsolie

12:30 pm – 12:35 pm: Annual Award 3: Excellence in STOW Award  

12:35 pm – 2:00 pm: Networking Lunch: Sponsor: Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited

2:00 pm – 2:05 pm: Annual Award 4: Best Social Investment Project

2:05 pm – 3:15 pm: Session 2: The Future for mature oil in the Caribbean

• Penelope Bradshaw-Niles, Permanent Secretary (Ag), Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries

• Edward Morse, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities Strategy, CITI 

• Paul Baay, President and CEO, Touchstone Exploration

• Jaime Jimenez, Technology Manager for Reservoir Engineering & EOR, Ecopetrol

Facilitator: Dr Thackwray Driver, President and CEO, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Networking Break: Sponsor: Baker Hughes Company

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm: Session 3: Local Content and the development of a regional energy services sector

• Jerome Dookie, Managing Director, Caribbean Nitrogen Company Limited and Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited.

• Kathy Khuu, Senior Advisor, Economic Development and Local Content, Government Relations, Shell International

• Mala Baliraj, Chief Executive Officer, Massy Wood

• Nicholas Deygoo Boyer, President, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI)

Cocktails Sponsored by RBC Royal Bank

Day 2: February 4th, 2020

Business Breakfast: Sponsor: NGC Group of Companies

Feature Speaker : Rodrigo Barrera Rojas, Joint Energy Coordinator, Energy Sustainability Agency, Chile

Pre-Event Refreshment Sponsor: EOG Resources Trinidad Ltd.

Session 4:  Attracting capital in a competitive gas sector

9:00am - 9:20am: Feature address: Senator the Honourable Franklin Khan, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago  

Presentations:

• Shawn Bennett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas, Department of Energy, United States of America

• Philip Julien, Managing Director, Kenesjay Systems Limited

10:00 am - 10:50 am: Panel discussion:

• Dilanka Seimon, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, BHP Petroleum

• Joel “Monty” Pemberton, CEO, DeNovo Energy

• Dr. Vernon Paltoo, President, National Energy

• Richard De La Bastide, President, Yara Trinidad

• Angus Rigby, Head of Commodities, Futures & Corporate FX, RBC Capital Markets

10:50 am – 11:30 am: Networking Break: Sponsor: Repsol Angostura Ltd.

Session 5:  Skills development for the new oil and gas industry  

11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Keynote address: Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of the United States(2009-2012); President, CareJourney

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Presentations:

• Ronald Adams, GM – Upstream Assets (Designate)

• C. Toni Sirju-Ramnarine, Vice President, Corporate Operations, Atlantic

• Brian McShane, Senior Vice President, INTECSEA

• Facilitator: Dr.Sterling Frost, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations and Administration, First Citizens

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Networking Lunch: Sponsor: BHP Trinidad and Tobago

Session 6:  The Energy Transition in the Caribbean and Latin America

2:30 pm – 2:35 pm Annual Awards 5: Best Green House Gas Reduction Project

2:35 - 3:00 pm: Feature Address: Sen. the Hon. Robert Le Hunte, Minister of Public Utilities

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Presentations:

• Giselle Thompson, Vice President, Corporate Operations, BP Trinidad and Tobago

• Verlier Quan-Vie, Vice President, Commercial, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited

• Anita Gajadhar, Managing Director of Proman Shipping

• Facilitator: Dr. Dale Ramlakhan, Chairman of the Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Committee, Energy Chamber

4:15 pm – 4:20 pm: Annual Award 6: Best Social Investment Project (SME)

4:20 pm – 5:00 pm Networking Break Sponsor: Perenco T&T Ltd.

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Cocktail Reception: Sponsor: First Citizens Limited