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2021 has been a year of transition for Latin America’s energy sector. Midterm elections in Mexico altered political dynamics, while major votes are on the horizon next year in Brazil and Colombia—ushering in changes to energy policy in these countries. Rising social unrest and local opposition to energy projects have impacted investments throughout the region. As economies seek to rebuild in the wake of Covid-19, the energy sector will be paramount for economic recovery and growth. Advances in the energy transition also bring new opportunities for Latin America, from biofuels to carbon capture and storage. The start of the Biden administration this year has led to increased cooperation on areas such as clean energy technology and climate finance.
In this context, the Fifth 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.
We invite participants to submit questions through the Q&A function in Zoom.
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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 – 9:30am |
Keynote Presentation
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Speaker |
Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer, US International Development Finance Corporation
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Moderator |
Lisa Viscidi, Program Director, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries, Inter-American Dialogue
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9:30am – 10:15am |
Low Carbon Technology for the Oil and Transport Sectors
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Beatriz Pupo, Senior Biofuels Analyst, S&P Global Platts
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RoseAnne Franco, Partner, Corporate Sustainability and Climate, Environmental Resources Management
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Marco Margheri, Head of U.S. Relations, Eni SpA
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Zdenka Myslikova, Postdoctoral Fellow, Climate Policy Lab, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
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10:15am – 10:45am |
Break
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10:45am – 11:30am |
Political Risk in Latin America’s Oil Sector
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Sylvia Escovar, Chair, Board of Directors, GeoPark
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Jimena Blanco, Research Director and Head of Risk Insights, Americas, Verisk Maplecroft
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Ixchel Castro, Research Director, Head of Refining and Assets, Wood Mackenzie
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Alexandra Valderrama, Senior Director, International Government Affairs, Western Hemisphere, Chevron
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11:30am – 12:15pm |
Social Movements and the Energy Sector
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Felipe Bahamondez, Founding Partner, DLA Piper
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Thomas Singh, Director, University of Guyana, GREEN Institute; Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Guyana
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José Zapata, Partner, Holland & Knight
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Laurie Fitzmaurice, Executive Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
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12:15pm – 12:30pm |
Break
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12:30pm – 1:00pm |
Fireside Chat: The Energy Transition in Latin America
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Rodrigo Rodriguez Tornquist, Secretary of Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Innovation, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina
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Gabriel Prudencio, Head of Sustainable Energies Division, Ministry of Energy, Chile
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Lisa Viscidi, Program Director, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries, Inter-American Dialogue
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Event Sponsor
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