November 4, 2014 Houston, TX

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SYMPOSIUM

November 4, 2014

Houston, TX

Tuesday

November 4

VIP Breakfast (for Speakers & Gold Sponsors)

8:45 am

Welcoming Remarks

Pete Cook, The Petroleum Connection

9:00 am

Mexican Energy Infrastructure Overview Hernan Gonzalez, White & Case

9:30 am

Round One Opportunity Overview

(Locations, Field Types, & Infrastructure Needs)

Jorge Lopez-de-Cardenas, LDC Consulting

10:00 am CRE Update

Susana Cazorla, Regulatory Commission of Energy

10:30 am

Networking Break

11:00 am

Solution Providers Panel

Jack Belcher, HBW Resources (moderator)

Alaster Love, Transplace

Eng. Oscar Vazquez, Grupo Diavaz

Arturo Garcia de la Riva, KC Southern

12:30 pm

Networking Lunch

1:45 pm

The First Step for Success: Getting Started on the Right Foot Juan Luna, Lawgistic

2:00 pm Pipeline Update

Michael Webb, Regulatory Economics Group

2:20 pm

Major Project Initiatives to Support Mexican Shale & Deep Water Investments

Steven Ilkay, Oil & Gas Advisors

2:45 pm

Networking Break

3:00 pm

Funding Opportunities in Mexican Infrastructure Santiago Llano, Ernst & Young

3:30 pm Panel Discussion:

Challenges & Issues Moving Forward Dwight Dyer, Control Risks (moderator)

Nelson Balido, Energy Council of the Americas

Bill Garner, Greenberg Traurig

Canice McGarry, Schlumberger Mexico

4:30 pm Closing Remarks

Pete Cook, The Petroleum Connection

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Discussion Over Drinks:

Reception and lively discussion featuring Duncan Wood, The Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center

Silver Sponsors

Supporting Organizations & Media Partners

Welcoming Remarks

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 8:45 am

Pete Cook

President, The Petroleum Connection

Pete founded the Petroleum Connection to provide an entity to oversee the various oil & gas related conferences being put on by Studium Conferences. As President, Pete works with Jeff Presberg to identify and research potential conference topics, contact speakers and sponsors, and coordinate some of the best niche conferences in the oil & gas industry. Prior to dedicating himself full-time to Studium and the Petroleum Connection, Pete spent over twenty years in various roles at Commercial Assessments, US Inspect, and their predecessor companies. As the top salesman, Pete lead Commercial Assessments growth from start-up to a multi-million dollar organization in just a few years, identifying and growing new service lines. Pete was the recipient of the Director of the Year award in 2010 and 2012. Prior to helping found Commercial Assessments, Pete headed up U.S. Inspect’s national expansion program as the Director of Acquisitions. In a seven year stretch, Pete and the Acquisitions Team acquired dozens of inspection, environmental, and engineering firms in markets all over the country.

Mexican Energy Infrastructure Overview

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 9:00 am

Hernan Gonzalez

Counsel, White & Case

Hernán González’s practice includes project finance, public procurement, regulatory and antitrust matters, as well as the implementation and development of infrastructure projects, including public/private partnerships, in areas such as electricity, gas, petrochemicals, water, public infrastructure, and general corporate advisory.

Mr. González joined White & Case in 2006. Before that time, from 2000 to 2005, he worked at another leading international firm which specializes in energy and infrastructure projects, where he participated in several transactions, both public and private, including projects launched by state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and Pemex relating to power and oil and gas matters. In particular, Mr. Gonzalez participated in Specifically, power generation projects under different modalities, including independent power production, self-use and cogeneration. With respect to Pemex, Mr. González participated in many projects launched by Pemex exploration under the Public Financed Works program E&P, drilling and multiple service contracts.

Jorge Lopez-de-Cardenas

President, LDC Consulting

Jorge E. López-de-Cárdenas is the President of LDC Energy Consulting LLC. Previously he worked for Schlumberger for 33 years with several positions on R&D and Operations including: Director of Technology for Schlumberger Mexico and Central America; Director of the Heavy Oil Center of Excellence in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela; Manager of the Perforating Research, Development and Manufacturing group at the Schlumberger Reservoir Completion Center in Rosharon, Texas; Worldwide Heavy Oil Theme Manager; Sand Management Solution Manager; Cased Hole Business Development Manager for North and South America.

Round One Opportunity Overview

Susana Cazorla

Chief of Staff for the Chairman Regulatory Commission of Energy (CRE)

Susana Ivana Cazorla Espinosa is, since May 2011, the Chief of Staff to the Office of Chairman of Mexico´s Energy Regulatory Commission.

From February 2008 to April 2011, she was the Liaison, Statistics and Special Affairs Director of the Department of LPG at the Ministry of Energy.

Susana holds a BA in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and a Master’s Degree in Economy, majoring in Public Policy Finances, from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). She also studied a Financial Programing course at the International Monetary Fund.

Before beginning her professional career in the energy sector, she was under director of Economic Studies at CONSAR and previously worked at the Department of External Affairs in Mexico´s Central Bank.

In 2005, she taught a course on Political Economy and Financial Programming at the Economics Department of the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City. In 2007, Ms. Cazorla wrote a research paper “The Effects of the Pension Reform on Mexico´s Labor Market” and presented her findings at the LACEA-LAMES conference at the University of Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia that same year. She has also coauthored articles on energy regulation.

In 2001, Susana was awarded with the Chevening Scholarship Grant to pursue her master’s degree at LSE.

CRE Update

Jack Belcher (moderator)

Executive Vice President, HBW Resources

Jack Belcher consults energy and transportation clients on government relations, regulatory affairs, situational risk management, coalition building and stakeholder relations; he is also Managing Director of the National Ocean Policy Coalition. Belcher has over 20 years of experience, including five years as Regulatory Affairs and Policy Manager for Shell North America, Exploration & Production Division, leading efforts to obtain and maintain the company’s license to operate. Previously, he was Staff Director for the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Belcher holds a B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin.

Solution Providers Panel

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 11:00 am

Alaster Love

Vice President, Oil & Gas, Transplace

Eng. Oscar Vazquez

Co-Founder, Grupo Diavaz

Mr. Vazquez’s career has highlighted his administrative capacity and exceptional ability in forecasting and long-term planning. He has had great success forming partnerships with technology companies from countries such as Mexico , Canada , USA, Brazil, England , Norway, France , Spain , Holland, Japan and China.

Mr. Oscar Vazquez is a full member of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico and member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of Mexico and has received numerous awards during his career, resulting from his professional integrity and love for Mexico that enriches us all.

Arturo Garcia de la Riva

The First Step for Success

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 1:45 pm

Juan Luna

Michael Webb

Director, Regulatory Economics Group

Dr. Webb has over fifteen years of oil industry experience. He has extensive experience in all aspects of oil pipeline rate regulation at the Federal and State levels. Dr. Webb has participated in numerous projects involving the calculation of cost-based rates, filed testimony at the FERC and the California Public Utilities Commission, and presented oral testimony at the FERC on numerous occasions. He has also prepared several applications for authority to charge market-based rates on interstate oil pipelines. Additionally, Dr. Webb has prepared whitepapers and met with FTC Staff to gain approval for mergers on behalf of several oil companies. Dr. Webb is an adjunct professor of economics at George Mason University, and has taught courses in law and economics, economics of regulation and economics of energy. His academic interests include law and economics, micro econometrics, and using evolutionary game theory to model strategic interactions among parties.

Pipeline Update

Steven Ilkay

President, Oil & Gas Advisors

An accomplished energy industry expert, Steven has a diverse finance, marketing and strategic advisory background. Steven specializes in unconventional Oil & Gas production throughout North America, including most major Shale Oil & Gas Basins and Canada’s Oil Sands. Secondary and tertiary recovery methods, via CO2 and water flooding, are also areas of expertise.

Steven advises energy industry operators and private investors on Acquisitions & Divestitures, Joint Venture Formation and Commodity Price Risk Management Services. A frequent public speaker on issues relating to the unparalleled growth and opportunities presented by the current energy boom, Steven is an oft-quoted expert regarding the economics of North American Unconventional Production.

Major Project Initiatives to Support Mexican Shale & Deep Water Investments

Funding Opportunities in Mexican Infrastructure

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Santiago Llano

Senior Manager (Latin American Business Center- International Tax Services - Oil and Gas) } Ernst & Young

Santiago Llano has been providing international tax advisory services to Multinational companies for 10 years in diverse industries (oil and gas, real estate, automotive, among others). He started his professional career in Mexico City but he moved to Houston to focus on the energy sector. He is author of diverse articles in financial, tax and economic matters. He studied Accounting and a masters in Tax Law at the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City.

Panel Discussion: Challenges & Issues Moving Forward

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 3:30 pm

Dwight Dyer (Moderator)

Political & Security Senior Analyst for Mexico,

Control Risks

Dwight serves as a Senior Analyst for Mexico and Latin America, delivering analysis of political, security and integrity risk issues in Mexico for Risk Consulting projects, Country Risk Forecast and PRIME, as well as leveraging his considerable experience with Latin American affairs in pan-regional projects. Dwight also provides bespoke analysis on Mexico for Control Risks’ clients and for its political risk service PRIME. He regularly travels throughout the country to meet businesspeople operating on the ground, as well as major stakeholders from governments and civil society.

Nelson Balido

CEO, The Energy Council of the Americas

Nelson Balido is one of the leading authorities on our U.S. borders for trade, travel, and security issues. He is the principal at Balido and Associates, Inc. and chairs the Border Commerce and Security Council. He has extensive experience in the public and private sectors at the local, state, and federal levels.

Bill Garner

Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

William Garner focuses his practice on domestic and international hydrocarbon and inert gas transactions and renewable energy. He has experience working on worldwide natural gas projects, including unconventional gas. He has worked on projects in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Poland, Kazakhstan, U.A.E., Algeria, Turkey and Mexico. William has also provided counsel to major energy companies, and served as an investment banker for the world’s leading oil and gas investment banking boutique, advising on domestic and international upstream and midstream transactions. He is Chair of the firm’s Renewable Energy Practice Group.

Canice McGarry

Marketing Manager MCA, Schlumberger Mexico

With over thirty years of leadership experience in the Oil & Gas Industry with Schlumberger, Canice McGarry is today Marketing Manager for Mexico and Central America. He has worked in various operations and management roles in North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia and prior to taking up his present role in Mexico, he was Regional Sales Manager in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His expertise spans across a wide range of areas within Schlumberger including Line & Operations Management, Personnel, New Products Development, Marketing & Sales, among others. Today Canice’s activities are focused in the identification, development and structuring opportunities to align Schlumberger with the changes in Mexico that will bring additional operators and activity to the Region.

Discussion Over Drinks

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Duncan Wood

Director, The Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center

Duncan Wood is the director of the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center. Prior to this, Wood was a professor and the director of the International Relations Program at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) in Mexico City for 17 years. He is a member of the Mexican National Research System (level 2), a member of the editorial board of Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica, and has been an editorial advisor to both Reforma and El Universal newspapers. In 2007, he was a non-resident Fulbright Fellow and, between 2007 and 2009, he was technical secretary of the Red Mexicana de Energia, a group of experts in the area of energy policy in Mexico. He has been a Senior Associate with the Simon Chair and the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on Mexican energy policy, including renewable energy, and North American relations. He studied in the UK and Canada, receiving his PhD in political studies from Queen’s University, Canada, and is a recipient of the Canadian Governor General’s Visit Award for contributions to the Mexico-Canada relationship.

John Padilla

Managing Director, IPD Latin America

John has directed and managed IPD’s Mexico activities since 2001. In addition to the company’s EnergyNet service, John has led numerous consulting efforts and studies on subjects including regional natural gas supply-demand dynamics, PEMEX financial analysis, projection modeling of Mexico’s hydrocarbon sector, Mexico’s PIDIREGAS program and natural gas storage. In addition to these efforts, John regularly leads strategic workshops, provides executive briefings and speaks at industry conferences. He is based in New York.