Guyana Local Content Summit

Agenda

9:00am – 9:05am

Welcome Remarks –           Abbigale Watson – MBW

9:05am – 9:10am

Opening Remarks   –           Anita Ramprasad – PMC

9:10am – 9:40am

Keynote Speaker – President – Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali


BREAK FOR DEPARTURE OF PRESIDENT, PRESS MOMENT

10:00am – 11:15am

SESSION 1 – PLENARY SESSIONS

Hon. Vickram Bharat – Minister of Natural Resources – Direction of regulations and policies in Oil, Gas & Energy Sector including planned updates to the local content legislation.

Michael Munroe – Local Content Secretariat, MNR – Local content Secretariat updates, policy, advocacy and continuous improvement initiatives. Local content plans.

Bobby Gossai – Senior Petroleum Coordinator, MNR – Upcoming opportunities within the  petroleum sector and across the value-chain.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

11:30am – 12:30pm

SESSION 2 – PANEL DISCUSSION

Topic: CONSORTIA AND JOINT VENTURES – NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES

Moderator:               Khalil Alli – Partner – Jack A. Alli Sons & Company

Panel Speakers:
Jaysean Toocaram                  –          Newrest Guyana
Alista Bishop                          –          AEGIS Security
Dominique Fraser                  –          John Fernandes Limited
Chandradat Chintamani        –         Muneshwars Shipping
Dr. Surendra Persaud            –         Caribbean Surgeries          

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

11:30am – 12:30pm

SESSION 2 – PANEL DISCUSSION

Topic: CONSORTIA AND JOINT VENTURES – NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES

Moderator:            Anita Ramprasad – Prestige Management Consultants

Panel Speakers:
Jaysean Toocaram                  –          Newrest Guyana
Alista Bishop                          –          AEGIS Security
Dominique Fraser                  –          John Fernandes Limited
Chandradat Chintamani        –         Muneshwars Shipping
Dr. Surendra Persaud            –         Caribbean Surgeries          

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

12:35 – 1:35 – LUNCH Grab and Go Lunch

1:45pm – 2:15pm

Hon. Sanjeev Datadin, MP – Attorney at Law – Withworth Chambers

Upcoming legislative amendments to make Guyana more investor and business friendly.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

2:30pm – 3:15om

SESSION 3 –            PANEL DISCUSSION

Topic: SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES AND ADVOCACY ISSUES

Moderator:               Anita Ramprasad – Prestige Management Consultants

Panel Speakers:
Clinton Urling                      –           Private Sector Commission
Josephine Tapp                    –           Women’s Chamber of Commerce & Industry Guy.
Abbigale Loncke-Watson     –           Women in Energy
Michael Munroe                   –           MNR, LCS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

3:30pm – 4:30pm

SESSION 4 – PANEL DISCUSSION

Topic: INDUSTRY PERSEPCTIVES

Moderator:   Chris Chapwayna –   OilNOW

Panel Speakers:
Natina Singh              –           ExxonMobil Guyana
Martin Cheong          –           SBM Offshore
Elchin Rzayev            –           SLB
Jon Rhodes               –           Baker Hughes
Vahman Jurai            –           Halliburton

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

4:30pm – 4:35pm

Closing Remarks –    Anita Ramprasad – PMC

4:30pm – 4:35pm

Vote of Thanks – Ezlyn Washington – MBW

Networking Cocktail: 5:00pm – 6:30pm – Seabreeze Terrace