SPECIAL SESSIONS

SPONSORED BY ACS

In collaboration with ExpoZaragoza 2008, the Spanish Organising Committee is preparing a two-hour session which will have a two-way approach: water in general and water usage in the petroleum industry. Experts will give an overview on the current situation of water supplies, and propose new initiatives and solutions to the shortage of water.

Confirmed speakers:

• Mr. Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri: Former Secretary General for Pollution
Prevention and Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Spain (Chair)
• Mr. Carlos A. Fernández-Jáuregui: Director of the Water Decade,
UN
• Mr. José María Marcos Fano: Division Chief for Hydroelectric &
Renewable Energy. Spanish Association for the Electric Industry
(UNESA)
• Mr. Jean Michel Gires: Executive Vice President Sustainable
Development and Environment, TOTAL
• Mr. Alan Reid: Encana Corp, VP Business Services & Stakeholder
Relations
• Mr. Luis Castilla Cámara: General Director ACCIONA AGUA
• Mr. José Nebrera: General Director on Communication and Services –
ACS
• Mr. Fernando Temprano: Technology Director, Repsol YPF

CEOs from producers and service companies will be discussing common challenges and presenting the way forward for closer cooperation.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Mr. Michael Hurley:Global Energy Utilities & Mining Leader,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Chair)
• Mr. Alan L. Boeckmann: Chairman and CEO, Fluor U.S.A.
• Mr. Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi: Operations Manager, RasGas
• Mr. Juan Lladó: CEO, Técnicas Reunidas
• Mr. Ferreira de Oliveira: CEO, Galp
• Ms. Rukmi Hadihartini: Corporate Senior Vice President for Refining.
Pertamina

Distinguished global experts representing the NGO community, academia, government, special interest groups, and the oil and gas industry will debate issues dealing with human rights, societal expectations and stakeholder engagement.

Confirmed Speakers:

• H.E. Lionel Jospin: Former Prime Minister of France & Club de Madrid
member.
• Ms. Widney Brown: Senior Director of International Law, Policy and
Campaigns, Amnesty International, UK.
• Mr. Georg Kell: Executive Director, UN Global Compact.
• Prof. Victor Pérez-Díaz: Sociologist, Spain.
• Dr. Rilwanu Lukman: Former Secretary General of OPEC.
• Mr. Richard Lanaud: Chairman of the Total Ethics Committee.

With the topic "Making the business case for more women in the Industry", a CEO round table will address policies for promoting and retaining female executives in the petroleum industry and present the business case on why it is important to encourage more involvement of women in their businesses and the industry as a whole.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Ms. Ulrike vonLonski: Communications Manager, World Petroleum
Council. (Chair)
• Ms. Nawal Al-Fuzaia: Assistant Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Oil, Kuwait
• Ms. Hege Marie Norheim: Senior Vice President Reserves &
Business Development, StatoilHydro.
• Ms. Jacqueline Lecourtier: Director, French Research Institute.
• Dr. Nompumelelo Siswana: Vice-President, Trading Supply &
Logistics, PetroSA, South Africa.

The International Gas Union (IGU) will host this one-hour special session with a round table discussing the possible success keys that enable or favour the regional energy and gas market integration.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Mr. Jorge Doumanian: Technical Director, Gas Natural Ban (Chair)
• Mr. Javier Fernández: Head of Regulation and Development,
Gas Natural Mexico
• Mr. Geert Greving: Area Manager CE and Russia, GasTerra
• Mr. Ridza Shariff: Country Manager, Petronas Turkmenistan
• Ms. Calliope Webber: Director of Gas, Power and Renewable
Projects, BP

Confirmed Speakers:

• Mr. Antonio Gomis: COO, YPF (Chair)
• Mr. Claudi Santiago: President and CEO, GE Oil & Gas, GE Power
Systems, General Electric
• Mr. Gustave van Meerbeke: Senior Advisor to the Project Financing
oil and gas, ABNAMRO
• Mr. Fatih Birol: Chief Economist IEA
• Mr. Stanley Lawson: Group Executive Director, Finance, NNPC

SPONSORED BY NEXEN Inc.

In a special session designed by the members of the WPC Youth Committee a panel of CEOs, young professionals and students will be debating the question "Does the petroleum industry need an image makeover to be the employer of choice?"

Confirmed Speakers:

• Mr. Leor Rotchild: Senior Analyst, Global Business Practices, Nexen
Inc.
• Mr. Rich Paterson: Global Energy, Utilities and Mining Leader,
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• Mr. Andrew Gould:Chief Executive Officer,
Schlumberger Limited.
• Mr. Sergio Gabrielli: President Petrobras.
• Mr. Pedro Martínez Conesa: R& D Refining Portfolio Manager
Technology Centre, Repsol YPF.
• Ms. Maria Carolina Acosta Pirella: ISE Student.
• Ms. Ingvild Meland: Advisor-Department of Projects and Strategy,
Petoro SA, Norway.

SPONSORED BY BP

• Mr. Alfredo Barrios: BP Spain.
• Mr. Jean Baptiste Renard: Regional GVP, Europe & Southern
Africa / SAM FVC SPU Leader.
• Mr. Christof Ruehl: Group Chief Economist and VicePresident.