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