Fourth Annual Latin America Energy Conference: Upheaval and Opportunity
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2020 has been a year of great upheaval for the energy sector in the Americas. The global coronavirus pandemic has led to a sharp decline in demand and prices of oil and natural gas throughout the region. Latin American national oil companies face major financial challenges. With presidential elections around the corner in the United States, the future of US energy diplomacy in the region is unclear. Yet there are also many new opportunities in this disrupted environment. Newer technologies like battery storage are advancing and will support the growth of variable renewable energy as electricity demand recovers. Oil companies are revising their investment strategies to focus on the most profitable assets. In this context, the Fourth Annual Latin America Energy Conference will convene energy company executives, US and Latin American government officials, and international and nongovernmental organizations to discuss the most pressing energy policy issues in the hemisphere.
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Agenda
9:00am – 9:05am |
Opening Remarks
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Lisa Viscidi, Program Director, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries, Inter-American Dialogue
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9:05am – 10:00am |
What’s Next for Latin American National Oil Companies?
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Alejandra León, Director, Latin America Upstream, IHS Markit
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Jeremy Martin, Vice President, Energy & Sustainability, Institute of the Americas
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Sylvie D’Apote, Founder and Managing Partner, Prysma E&T Consultores Associados (Brazil)
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Nate Graham, Program Associate, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries, Inter-American Dialogue
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10:00am – 10:30am |
Keynote Session
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Diego Mesa, Minister of Mines and Energy, Colombia
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Moderator |
Lisa Viscidi, Program Director, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries, Inter-American Dialogue
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10:30am – 12:00pm |
Break
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12:00pm – 1:00pm |
Energy Storage and the Future of Latin American Power Grids
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Rebecca Boll, Chief Product Officer, Fluence – A Siemens-AES Company
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Mitalee Gupta, Senior Analyst, Energy Storage, Wood Mackenzie
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Ariel Yépez, Energy Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank
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Sandra Chávez, Renewable Energy Consultant, The World Bank
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1:00pm – 2:00pm |
Break
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2:00pm – 3:00pm |
Election 2020: The Next US Presidency and the impact for US-Latin America Energy Ties
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George David Banks, Former Special Assistant to President Trump, International Energy & Environment
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David Goldwyn, Former Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (2009-2011), US Department of State
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Lisa Viscidi, Program Director, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries, Inter-American Dialogue
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3:00pm – 3:30pm |
Keynote Session
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Francis R. Fannon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State
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Moderator |
Lisa Viscidi, Program Director, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries, Inter-American Dialogue
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Event Sponsors
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