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”

Keynotes

Energy Chamber

Platinum Sponsors

Feature Speakers

Day 1 - June 7th 2021

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

Day 2 - June 8th 2021

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

Day 3 - June 9th 2021

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