Course: “Ergonomics”

Objectives: Essential ergonomic issues in the industry. Prevention of muscle-skeletal injuries.

Instructors:

Julio Piscoya, Head of Medical Services, Talara Refinery (PETROPERU)

Sylvia Perazza, MD Specialist in Occupational Health (Banco de Seguros del Estado of Uruguay)

Seminar: “Knowledge management in geographically distributed facilities”

Objectives: How to manage and share the key information in the company?

Moderator: Eduardo Rapini, Terminals and Ports Manager YPF (RepsolYPF Group)

• Marcelo Acrogliano, Portal & Mashups Sales Leader for SSA (IBM)

• Juan Carlos Sánchez Ghenno, Technical Coordinator (PEMEX)

• Juan Carlos Quintero, Manager of Centralized Operations, Transport Vice-presidency (ECOPETROL)

• Paulo Penchiná, Pipelines Executive Manager (PETROBRAS)

Seminar: “Environmental and social aspects in the facilities’ decommissioning process”

Objectives: Analyze how to design a decommissioning plan incorporating social and environmental variables

• Moderador: Ricardo Ferro, Environment and Safety Manager for E&P, LNG and Environment Projects (RepsolYPF)

• Juan Carlos Urquidi, Director (SUSTENTARSE)

• Félix Bombarolo, Associate NAUYAKA Group

Seminar: “GHG emissions reduction projects associated to carbon markets”

Objectives: Procedures, technical and regulatory aspects of projects’ development and financing sources.

Moderator: Javier Bocanegra Reyes, Assistant Manager of Relations with Environmental Authorities (PEMEX)

• Federico Moyano, Regional Manager – Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay (Ecosecurities)

• Fabián Gaioli, Senior Technical Expert (MGM International)

• Carlos Echevarría, Senior Carbon Finance Expert, Energy Division (Inter American Development Bank)

• Gema García González,Environment Agent, Safety and Environment Operative (RepsolYPF Group)

• Documental on Climate Change, Climate Change Unit, Ministry of Housing, Territorial Ordering, and Environment of Uruguay.

Seminar: “Citizens’ participation and socio-environmental license process”

Objectives: Exchange best practices and discuss key issues of the citizens’ participation and socio-environmental license process.

Moderator: Sandra Martínez, Manager Environmental Issues and Communities (Pluspetrol)

• Napo León Gómez, Integral Responsibility Professional (ECOPETROL)

• José Luis Carbajal Briceño,  General Director on Social Management (Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru)

• Janine Ferretti, Head of Department VPS/ESG – Infrastructure and Environment (Inter American Development Bank)

• Antonio Bernales, Leader Consultant (Futuro Sostenible)

Seminar: “Solid waste management”

Objectives: Methodologies, technologies and normative scenarios.

Moderator: Ernesto Pesce, Advisor to the Board of Directors (ANCAP)

• Guillermo Huarte (Consultant)

Seminar: “Operation of ageing facilities”

Objectives: Operational and environmental issues associated to the operation of mature fields

Moderator: José Carlos Laurindo de Farias, E&P EHS/CORP Manager (PETROBRAS)

• Víctor Briano, Exploration and Production Manager (ENAP)

• Frederico de Azevedo Maia, Safety Engineer and Senior Consultant of E&P-Corp/EHS (PETROBRAS)

• Paul Stead, Regional Technical Manager, Latin America (Baker Petrolite)

Course: “Risk management in the oil and gas industry”

Objectives: Models and practices to manage risks: economic, financial, environmental, social, technological, political, climate, health, etc.

Instructor: Ferko H. Spits  - Accenture Executive

Course: "Seminar for Journalists"

Objectives: Prepare the press on the more relevant industry topics and facilitate the coverage of the Conference

• Milton Costa Filho, Chairman of the ARPEL Board of Directors

• José Félix García García, ARPEL Executive Secretary

• Amanda Pereira, Gerente de Proyectos de ARPEL

• José Carlos Laurindo de Farías, Chairman of the ARPEL Exploration and Production Committee

• Carlos Jiménez, Chairman of the ARPEL Refining Committee

• José Guillermo León Florez, Leader of the ARPEL Biofuels Project Team

• Javier Bocanegra, Chairman of the ARPELClimate Change and Energy Efficiency Committee

• Carolina Sturla, Chairwoman of the ARPEL Social Responsibility Committee