U.S.– Cuba Energy Summit Agenda
  Thursday, February 2    
  2:00 -5:00 Registration – Main Lobby, Sheraton Hotel
  5:00-6:00 Pre-Summit Workshop:
Doing Business with Cuba: Lessons Learned

Kirby Jones, President, Alamar Associates
Clasico Room – 2nd floor
   
6:30 – 7:30 Welcome Cocktail Reception
hosted by US-Cuba Trade Association
Angel Room – 19th Floor
 
Friday, February 3:  
7:45-8:45 Registration – outside Clasico Room – 2nd floor
8:45-9:00 Welcome from Kirby Jones, Alamar Associates
9:00-9:15 Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Ruben Bonilla, Chairman, Port of Corpus Christi
9:15-10:00 Keynote Address:
Raul Perez de Prado, Vice Minister, Ministry of Basic Industry
10:00-10:30 Presentation: Overview of Petroleum Industry
in Cuba
Chair: Ruben Bonilla
Speaker: Juan A. Fleitas, Gen. Dir., Commercial Cupet S.A.
 
10:30-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15

Presentation: Production of Petroleum
Chair: Mike Olivier, Sec., Louisiana Dep’t of Economic Dev’t.
Speaker: Manuel Marrero, Principal Specialist for Petroleum, MINBAS

 
12:15-1:15 Lunch hosted by Caterpillar
Terraza Room – 3rd floor
1:15-2:15 Presentation: Cuba’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf
Chair: Amado Duron, Valero Energy Company
Speaker: Rafael Tenreyro, Manager of Exploration, Cupet
2:15-3:00 Presentation: Business Contracts and regulations involved in Cuban petroleum sector
Chair: Amado Duron
Speaker: Juan A. Fleitas
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-4:00 Presentation: Environmental regulations
Chair: Kirby Jones
Speaker: Alberto Wong, Director of Hydrocarbon Division, Nat’l. Office of Mineral Resources (ONRM)
4:00- 4:30 Presentation: Reality and Future of Cuba’s energy system
Speaker: Lazaro Hernandez,
Business Director, Union Electrica
4:30-5:15 Current Business between US and Cuba
Speakers: Pedro Alvarez, Chairman of Alimport
Maria de la Luz B’Hamel, Dir. Of North America
Ministry of Foreign Trade
Saturday, February 4:
Mision Colon Reforma Hotel
 
9:00-9:45 Doing Business in Cuba: View from US companies
Chair: Kirby Jones, U.S.-Cuba Trade Association
Panelists: Jay Brickman, Crowley Maritime Services; Mark Smalley, Caterpillar
9:45-10:30 US-Cuba Relations:
Chair: Jake Colvin, USA*Engage
Panelists: Dagoberto Rodriguez, Head, Cuban Interests Section, Washington, DC
Phil Peters, Dir.,Cuba Program, Lexington Institute
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-1:00 Onshore oil exploration and Exploration and Production Technology and Services
Chair: Henry Florsheim, Lafayette Economic Dev’t. Authority
Speakers: Rafael Tenreyro and Juan Fleitas
1:00-2:00 Lunch
   
 
Summit Participants

DELEGATES

  • Carlos Alatorre, Lewis Energy Group
  • Jonathon Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska
  • Barry Blackrock, Mgr., Int’l. Business Dev’t., Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd.
  • Michael Bliemsrieder, Regional Director, World Wildlife Fund/Canada
  • Ruben Bonilla, Chairman, Port of Corpus Christi
  • Jay Brickman, Vice President, Crowley Maritime Services
  • Joseph Caldwell, Vice President, Tiger Machinery, Tarrant, Alabama
  • Joel Chaisson, Executive Director, Port of South Louisiana, LaPlace, Louisiana
  • Joe Cisneros, President, Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Chris Cheng, Monterrey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, Calif
  • Jake Colvin, Director, USA*Engage,
    Washington, DC
  • Amado Duron, Dir., Business Dev’t for Mexico and Latin America
  • Valero Energy Co., San Antonio, Texas
  • Henry Florsheim, VP.,Lafayette Economic Development Authority, Lafayette, LA
  • Ron Harper, Area Coordinator, IHS Energy Co., Houston, TX
  • Cesar Hinijosa, Lewis Energy Group, San Antonio, TX
  • John LaRue, Executive Director, Port of Corpus Christi
  • Rod Lewis, CEO, Lewis Energy Group, San Antonio, TX
  • Rainer Lilienthal, General Manager, Port of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Randy Maldonado, Chairman, Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Medarno Martinez, President, Bay-Inelectrica de Mexico, S.A.de C.V., Mexico City, MX
  • Maria Martinez, Spouse of Medarno Martinez
    Francisco Mendez, Attorney, ExxonMobil Exploration Company
  • Thomas Moore, Port of Corpus Christi
  • William Morris, Vice President, CSV Holdings, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
  • Roland Mower, CEO, Corpus Christi Regional Economic Dev’t. Authority
  • Joe Newhart, Manager, ExxonMobil Exploration Company
  • Michael Olivier, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Phil Peters, Vice President, Lexington Institute
  • Rick Rathe, Vice President – Power Systems, Caterpillar, Miami, FL
  • Dane Revette, Director of Energy Development, Louisiana Economic Development
  • James Shettig, General Manager, Crowley Marine Services, Houston, TX
  • Mark Smalley, Power Systems District Manager for Caribbean, Caterpillar – Miami, Fla.

CUBAN OFFICIALS

  • Raul Perez de Prado, Vice Minister, Ministry of Basic Industry
  • Juan A. Fleitas Melo, Cupet
  • Alberto Lopez Ledo, Cupet
  • Carlos A. Perez Cervantes, Cupet
  • Alberto Wong Calvo, Nat’l. Office Mineral Resources
  • Manuel Marrero Faz, Ministry of Basic Industry
  • Eloy Leon Gomez, Ministry of Basic Industry
  • Olga Morales Hernandez, Ministry of Basic Industry
  • Lazaro Lopez Gonzalez, Union Electrica
  • Mayra Lopez Gutierrez
  • Maria de la Luz B’Hamel, Ministry of Foreign Trade
  • Pedro Alvarez, Chairman, Alimport
  • Ariel Ricardo, Dep’t. of United Status, Ministry of Foreign Relations
  • Dagaberto Rodriguez, Head, Cuban Interests Section, Washington, DC
  • Ernesto Placensia, Cuban Interests Section, Washington, DC
                         
 
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