SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference 2023 | Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPE International) | 13 June 2023 | Hyatt Regency Trinidad, 1 Wrightson Rd, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

For over 25 years, LACPEC continues to meet the existing, emerging, and future technical needs for the upstream petroleum sector. Be a part of this premier event and discover the key drivers influencing and shaping the region, while driving operational excellence in the upstream petroleum sector.

This event uniquely showcases cutting-edge research and development in petroleum engineering with an emphasis on meeting the industry's current and future technical needs.

Key topics we will be discussing:
• Reservoir
• Digital Technologies and Transformation
• Lower-Carbon Strategies and Energy Solutions
• Management
• Drilling and Completions
• Production and Operations
• Project, Facilities, and Construction
• Sustainability, Health , Safety and the Environment

2023 Speakers

Roger Attai
Consultant, P.E.

Darcy Spady
Managing Partner, Carbon Connect International

Med Kamal
President, 2023 SPE

Stuart Young
Honourable Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago

Gail Ramdath
SPE Latin America and Caribbean Regional Director, Tucker Energy Services

Adam Pantin
SPE Trinidad and Tobago Section Chairperson, Valaris Ltd

Jeneece Isaac
Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries-Trinidad Tobago, Lugard Evans Layne, The University of Trinidad & Tobago

Ysnardo Moya
Director, Global Sales & Technical, Reservoir Technical Services, Baker

Antero Alvarado
Managing Partner, Gas Energy Latin America

Anderson Ramlochan
Commercial Manager, Midstream, Downstream Operations, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago

Ayasha Nickie
Director, Downstream Petroleum Management Division, Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries

Helena Wisden
LNG Origination Manager, Chevron

Roberto Aguilera
Professor, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Andres Felipe Castano
Vice President, NSAI

Emilio Coutinho
Petroleum Engineer, Petrobras

Vahman Jurai
Sr Business Development Manager, Halliburton

Patrick Loys Brunings
Exploration & Non Operated Ventures Asset Manager, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname NV

Eugenio Ferrigno
Business Hacking Director, Globant

Nigel Yip Choy
Trinidad Country Director, Baker Hughes

Patrick Brunings
Exploration and Non-Operated Ventures Asset Manager, Staatsolie

Marissa Foster
Technical Officer, Petroleum Geologist, Ministry of Natural Resources of Guyana

Ruth Zambrano Rivera
Managing Director, Ecuador - Colombia - Peru, SLB

Vernon Paltoo
President, National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited

Francisco Paz
Exploration and Production Manager, EP Petroecuador

George J Moridis
Professor, Petroleum Engineering

Eduardo Jose Manrique
Reservoir Engineer, Ecopetrol

Apostolos Kantzas
Professor, University of Calgary

Mauricio De Aguiar Almeida
Louisiana State University (Petr. Eng. Dept)

Otto Luiz Alcantara Santos
Professional in Residence, Louisiana State University (Petr. Eng. Dept)

Carolina Barros
Commercial Director, Kongsberg Digital

MODERATOR:

Eduardo Gildin
L.F. Peterson '36 Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University

Karin Gonzalez
Reservoir Engineer - Anchor Asset Development, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, Chevron

Lumay Viloria-Gomez
Subsurface Advisor, Executive Coach, Endeavor Management

Pedro Joaquin Vivas Sanchez
Regional Digital Alliances Sales Manager LAR, Sensia

PANELIST:

Kenny Bissoon
Facility Engineer, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited

Carlos Sarmiento
Diversity and Inclusion Director, SLB

Stacy Patel-Kissoon
HR Manager LNG (TT; LATAM) and Shales Canada, Shell Trinidad and Tobago

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Baker Hughes
• Shell

SILVER:
• Tucker
​• Eog Resources
• Gente Oil

BRONZE:
• Ryder Scott
• National Energy
• TNR Contractors Ltd
• Woodside Energy

CONFERENCE BAGS:
• Sertecpet

PENS AND PADS:
• The National Gas Company