Plenary Sessions
Eleven (11) Plenary sessions discussing important topics. These sessions are held by (former) Heads of States, Ministers and Top Executives coming from national and international companies, government bodies and other institutions.
| Monday, 5th December 2011 |
| Inaugural Session |
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08:30
Conference Hall
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| Inaugural Welcome |
HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada,
Minister of Energy & Industry, Qatar |
| Inaugural Address |
HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, The Emir, Qatar
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| Plenary 1: Energy Solutions from the Middle East |
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09:30-11:00
Conference Hall
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| Session Chair |
HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada,
Minister of Energy & Industry, Qatar |
| Keynote Speakers |
HE Dr. Abdul Hussain Bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Oil & Gas, Bahrain
HE Rostam Ghasemi, Minister of Petroleum, Iran
HE Dr. Mohammad Mohsen Al Busairi, Minister of Oil, Kuwait
HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Rumhi, Minister of Oil & Gas, Oman
HE Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al Hamli, Minister of Energy, UAE
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| Tuesday, 6th December 2011 |
| Plenary 2: Qatar’s Role in the Energy Landscape of the Future |
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08:00-09:00
Conference Hall
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| Session Chair |
HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry, Qatar |
| Keynote Speakers |
Rex Tillerson, Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation, USA
Peter Voser, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands
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| Plenary 3: Solutions for Global Energy Challenges: Regulatory Certainty, Environmental Protection and Geopolitical Cooperation |
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09:00-10:00
Conference Hall
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| Session Chair |
HE Serge Dupont, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources, Canada |
| Keynote Speakers |
Antonio Brufau, Chairman & CEO, Repsol, Spain
Robert Dudley, Group Chief Executive, BP, UK
James Mulva, CEO, Conoco Phillips, USA
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| Plenary 4: Responsible and Sustainable Investment for the Future |
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13:00-13:45
Theatre Hall
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| Session Chair |
HE Dr. Ibrahim Al Ibrahim, Economic Advisor to HH the Emir, Qatar |
| Keynote Speakers |
Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered PLC, UK
Rhonda Zygocki, Executive Vice President, Policy and Planning, Chevron Corporation, USA
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| European Keynote Address on Perspectives for International Energy Relations |
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13:45-14:30
Theatre Hall
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Moderator
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Michael Köhler, European Commission, Head of the Private Office of the Commissioner for Energy |
| Keynote Speaker |
Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Energy
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| Wednesday, 7th December 2011 |
| Plenary 5: Multi - Sectoral Cooperation and a Sustainable Energy Industry |
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08:00-09:00
Conference Hall
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| Session Chair |
Fu Chengyu, Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), China |
| Keynote Speakers |
Jose Francisco Arata, President, Pacific Rubiales, Colombia
HE Shri S Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Chairman of the Indian National Committee, India
HE Sergei Shmatko, Minister of Energy, Russia
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| Plenary 6: Producer - Consumer Dialogue: Expectations and Deliverables |
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09:00-10:00
Conference Hall
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| Session Chair |
John Defterios, Anchor, CNN |
| Keynote Speakers |
HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri, Secretary General, OPEC
Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director, IEA
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| Plenary 7: Peak Oil: Ahead of Us or Behind Us? |
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13:00-13:45
Theatre Hall
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| Session Chair |
Nasser K. Al Jaidah, CEO, Qatar Petroleum International, Qatar |
| Keynote Speakers |
Christophe de Margerie, CEO, Total, France
Noé van Hulst, Secretary General, IEF
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| Thursday, 8th December 2011 |
| Plenary 8: Finding Energy Solutions through Innovation and Technology |
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08:00-09:00
Conference Hall
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| Session Chair |
Olivier Appert, Chairman & CEO, Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), France |
| Keynote Speakers |
Andrew Gould, Chairman & CEO, Schlumberger, France
Helge Lund, CEO, Statoil, Norway
Marvin Romanow, President & CEO, Nexen, Canada
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| Plenary 9: The Relationship between Good Governance, Social Responsibility and Sustainability |
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09:00-10:00
Conference Hall
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| Session Chair |
Francis Saville, Q.C., Chairman of Nexen, Formerly Counsel to FMC Law, Chairman of the Board Pearson College, Canada |
| Keynote Speakers |
José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, CEO, Petrobras, Brazil
Frederik Willem de Klerk, Nobel Peace Laureate and Chair of the Global Leadership Foundation, South Africa
Paolo Scaroni, CEO, ENI, Italy
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| Plenary 10: Technology, Cooperation & Innovation: Making Energy Available to All |
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13:00-13:45
Theatre Hall
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| Session Chair |
Jakob Thomasen, CEO, Maersk Oil, Denmark |
| Keynote Speakers |
Daniel Heintzelman, President & CEO, GE Oil & Gas, Italy
Zhou Jiping, President of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Vice-Chairman & President, PetroChina Company Ltd., China
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| Plenary 11: Industry Solutions for Downstream Challenges |
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13:45-14:30
Theatre Hall
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| Keynote Speakers |
David Constable, Chief Executive, SASOL, South Africa
Klaus Schäfer, Chairman of the Board, E.ON Ruhrgas, Germany
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| Dewhurst Lecture |
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17:00-17:45
Theatre Hall
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Keynote Speaker
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Guilherme De Oliveira Estrella, Chief Exploration and Production Officer and Member of the Executive Board, Petrobras Brazil
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