TTPC 2007 Programme

FINAL PROGRAMME 

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  DAY ONE : MONDAY FEBRUARY 05 th , 2007 

CHAIRPERSON: Mr Charles Percy, Vice President (Energy), STCIC

SESSION I - OPENING CEREMONY 

9.00 - 9.20 - Welcoming Remarks:
Mr. Rampersad Motilal
President, South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce

9.20 - 10.00 Feature Address:
The Honourable Patrick Manning
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

10.00 - 10.10 Vote of Thanks
Mr. Fazal Hosein
President, Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago

Coffee break - 10.10 - 10.45 (sponsored by Methanol Holdings Trinidad Ltd)

SESSION II - ENERGY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

10.45 - 11.30 Energy sector and human development
Professor Kenneth Julien
President, University of Trinidad and Tobago

11.30 - 12.15 The Role of a State-owned Oil Company in National Development
Mr. Malcom Jones,
President, Petrotrin

12.15 - 13.00 Creating Linkages between the energy sector and other business sectors
Mr. Robert Riley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, bpTT

Lunch - 13:00 - 14:00 - sponsored by bpTT

14.00 - 14.45 Chilean Experience in preparing the country for development
Dr. Roberto Zahler ( sponsored by Methanex )

14.45 - 15.15 How to structure a Petroleum Development Model
Dr. Humberto Calderon Berti
President, Vetra

SESSION III - ENERGY SECTOR AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

15.15 - 15.45 Corporate Social responsibility in Trinidad and Tobago
Senator Angela Cropper
President, Cropper Foundation

Tea break 15.45 - 16.00

16.00 - 16.30 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Mr. Carlos Monge
Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana, Peru, and Co-ordinator for the Latin American and Caribbean, EITI International Advisory Group (IAG)

16.30 - 17.00 Petro-politics, Energy Security and the Human Condition: A Western Hemisphere Perspective
Professor Anthony Bryan
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Washington , D.C

5:30 Pm : Cocktail Reception Sponsored By The National Gas Company

 

DAY TWO: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 06 th , 2007

Chairperson: Mr. Fazal Hosein, President GSTT

DAY 2: OPENING CEREMONY

Session IV

8.30 - 8.35 - Welcome remarks
Mr. Charles Percy,
Vice President, STCIC

8.35 - 9.00 - The Energy Sector in Jamaica
The Honourable Phillip Paulwell,
Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Jamaica

9.00- 9.30 - Energy's Most Important Asset - The Nova Scotia Experience
The Honourable Bill Dooks,
Minister of Energy, Province of Nova Scotia , Canada  

9.30 - 10.00 am - Energy Policy in Trinidad & Tobago with particular reference to Local Content
Senator the Honourable Dr Lenny Saith,
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad & Tobago

10.00 - 10.05 - Vote of Thanks
Mr Rampersad Motilal,
President, STCIC

SESSION V: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ENERGY SECTOR - OVERVIEW

10.10 - 10.30 - Value Added to the Trinidad and Tobago Economy by the Energy sector
Mr. Stephen Cockburn,
Statistician in Charge of Petroleum Statistics, Central Statistical Office of Trinidad and Tobago

10.30 - 10.50 - Trinidad & Tobago Energy Sector: 2006 in review and prospects for 2007
Mr. Gregory McGuire
Lecturer, Energy Economics, University of the West Indies

10:50 - 11:10 Coffee Break

SESSION VI - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND THE ENERGY SECTOR

11.10 - 11.30 Talent Challenges and Opportunities in the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Sector
Dr. Rolph Balgobin
Executive Director, Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business

11.30 - 11.50 - Human Resource Management in a tight labour market
Ms. Teresa White,
Council Member, STCIC

11.50 - 12.10 Building competence and competitiveness of local contractors
Mr. Gervase Warner,
Executive Chairman, Neal & Massy Energy

12.10 - 13.10 Lunch Sponsored By Repsol YPF

SESSION VII - HEALTH AND SAFETY

13.10 - 14.40 The Safe to Work initiative - panel presentation

• Mrs Natalie Reece , Project Co-ordinator, Safe to Work, STCIC
• Mr. Eugene Tiah, President, Phoenix Park Gas Processing Ltd
• Mr. Mark Loquan, President, Yara Trinidad Limited
• Mr. Finbar McEachnie, Health, Safety and Environment Team Leader, BHP Billiton Trinidad & Tobago

14.40 - 15.00 Health and Safety in the energy sector: the labour perspective
Mr David Abdullah,
Oilfield Workers Trade Union

15.00 - 15.20 Implementation of Health and Safety Act
Senator the Honourable Danny Montano
Minister of Labour and Small Micro-Enterprise Development

15.20 - 15.45 Tea break

SESSION VIII - UPDATES FROM INDUSTRY - 2006 REVIEW: 2007 PLANS 

15.45- 16.00 Mr Frank Look Kin,
President, National Gas Company

16.00- 16.15 Mr Ferdinando Rigardo
Caribbean Region Director, Repsol

16.15- 16.30 Mr. Pat Woods
Managing Director, EOG Resources Trinidad Limited

16.30 - 16.45 Mr. Wayne Bertrand,
President (Operations), Petrotrin

16.45 - 17.00 Mr. Sheldon Daniel
Vice President, External Affairs, bp Trinidad & Tobago

17.00 - 17.15 Mr. Derek Hudson
Chief of Staff, BG Trinidad and Tobago

17.15 - 17.30 Mr. Doug Neese
General Manager, Kerr-McGee TT Offshore Ltd.

17.30 - Closing Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by Neal and Massy Energy)

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