THURSDAY, 8th OCTOBER 2009

9:00 am
10:00 am

Conference Opening

  • Mr Sarthak Behuria, President, World LP Gas Association
  • Mr Sergio Bandeira de Mello, Co-chairman, 22nd World LP Gas Forum National Organising Committee
  • Mr Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Mr Sergio Cabral, Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Mr Allan Kardec Duailibe, Director, National Petroleum Agency, Brazil
  • Mr Edson Lobão, Minister of Mines and Energy, Brazil
  • Mr Olavo Monteiro de Carvalho, ex-President of the Rio de Janeiro Commercial Association (ACRJ), Brazil
10:00 am
10:30 am

Keynote Address

  • Mr José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, President of Petrobras, Brazil
10:30 am
11:00 am
Coffee break
11:00 am
1:00 pm

Session I:
Navigating the Future: LP Gas Industry Leaders' Visions

Round Table
Moderator: Ed Crooks, Energy Editor, Financial Times, UK

Opening presentation: Shell global energy scenarios
Mr Erwin Friederich, Global LPG Vice President, Shell International, UK

Panelists:

  • Senior Executive, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigeria
  • Mr Sarthak Behuria, Indian Oil Corporation
  • Mr Hanung Budya, Pertamina, Indonesia
  • Mr John Carey, LPG Global, BP LPG, UK
  • Mr Loïc Driebeek, SHV Gas, The Netherlands
  • Mr Lon Greenberg, UGI, USA
  • Mr Pedro Jorge, Ultragaz, Brazil
  • Mr Ramón de Luis Serrano, Repsol, Spain
1:00 pm
3:00 pm
Business Lunch
3:00 pm
5:00 pm

Session II:
The Global and Regional Outlook for LP Gas

Presentations & Discussion
Moderator: Nick Black, Editor, Argus Media, UK

  • Global Outlook of LP Gas Supply and Demand
    Mr Ken Otto, Purvin & Gertz
  • Algeria: A Leading LP Gas Exporter and Consumer
    Mr Boukadoum Abdelhamid, Naftal
  • Energy Price Volatility: Impacts on the LP Gas Business
    Mr Ernst Brandstaetter, SHV Gas
  • India: A Driver for Asian LP Gas Demand Growth
    Mr Arun Balakrishnan, Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd.
  • Regional Outlook for the Latin American Market
    Mr Luis Alberto de la Torre Vivar, Repsol