Sponsors

Speakers

Diputada Nelly del Carmen Márquez Zapata

Diputada Nelly del Carmen Márquez Zapata

Representante del Partido Acción Nacional, PAN

Rosanety Barrios

Rosanety Barrios

Independent Analyst on Energy Matters

David Madero

David Madero

Director, Energy Solutions, Acclaim Energy Mexico

Tania Rabasa

Tania Rabasa

Independent International Consultant on Energy Issues

Daniela Flores Ramírez

Daniela Flores Ramírez

Directora General Adjunta de Gas Natural y Petroquímica, SENER

Alejandro Chanona Robles

Alejandro Chanona Robles

Director of Planning and International Affairs, CRE

Cesar Cadena

Cesar Cadena

President, Nuevo León Energy Cluster

Juancho Eekhout

Juancho Eekhout

Chief Development Officer, IEnova

Joe Versnel

Joe Versnel

Program Manager of Midstream, Kiewit

Santiago Garcia

Santiago Garcia

CEO, Santa Fe Gas

Frédéric Bathy

Frédéric Bathy

Director, Gas & Power Sales & Supply, ENGIE Mexico

Geoff Street

Geoff Street

Director, Marketing, Tenaska Marketing Ventures

Meney de la Peza

Meney de la Peza

Titular de la Unidad de Gas Natural, CRE

Fernando Alonso Viñas

Fernando Alonso Viñas

Director Government Affairs, Fermaca

Kelly Kishiuchi

Kelly Kishiuchi

Manager, Business Development, ATCO México

Gustavo Blejer

Gustavo Blejer

Director de Tierras, Permisos y Relaciones con la Comunidad, TransCanada

Laura Vila

Laura Vila

Senior Investment Officer China-Mexico Fund, IFC/World Bank

Emmanuel Espinoza Navarrete

Emmanuel Espinoza Navarrete

Director Energy and Sector Strategy, ProMéxico

Mario Gabriel Budebo

Mario Gabriel Budebo

CEO, EXI Fund

Carlos Michel

Carlos Michel

Principal, Fondo de Fondos

Ernesto Marcos

Ernesto Marcos

Founding Partner, Marcos y Asociados

Rajan Vig

Rajan Vig

Board Member, ACE (Asociación de Comercializadores de Energía)

James Fowler

James Fowler

Senior Energy Analyst, Americas, ICIS

Claudia Espinosa

Claudia Espinosa

Editor Mexico Energy Report, ICIS

Agenda

8:00am

NETWORKING WELCOME BREAKFAST

8:40am

WELCOME REMARKS

Speaker

8:50am

WHAT IS PREVENTING THE MEXICAN NATURAL GAS MARKET FROM BECOMING TRULY COMPETITIVE?

● Have CRE’s monthly price reports provided enough transparency for the market?
● Are CFE and PEMEX “playing fair” in their gas capacity auctions?
● Are FERC- regulated pipelines creating obstacles in the ability for U.S. producers and marketers to compete in the market?
● Is CRE’s inability to regulate CFE International becoming a barrier to a truly competitive market?

Q&A

Moderator

Panelists

9:50am

UPDATE ON REFINED FUELS MARKET IN MEXICO. WHERE ARE WE AT? WHERE ARE WE GOING?

● Update on new retailers and fuel suppliers
● Is this new “gold rush” seeing an increase in developer interest in midstream and downstream projects?
● How will favoritism towards Pemex be monitored and controlled?
● How are the financial mechanisms Pemex have deployed this year affecting price competition in Mexico?
● How are new suppliers handling the issue of storage?
● How do new suppliers see the lack of port access as detrimental to their businesses and the opening of the fuels market?
● Do we truly have an open market currently?

Moderator

Panelists

10:35am

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

11:00am

FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS, FACILITIES AND TERMINALS

● What are some of the regional obstacles that new developments will need to be wary of?
● How are terminals handling the influx of new providers delivering fuel into the country?
● What are terminal facilities doing in order to combat the issue of lack of storage?
● When will we start to see gas trading cross-border?
● How are suppliers confronting the wide-spanning concerns regarding development of new pipelines due to social issues?

Moderator

Panelists

11:45am

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE SYMBIOTIC U.S.-MEXICO NATURAL GAS RELATIONSHIP?

● Will Mexico continue to rely on U.S. natural gas imports or will we see an increase in domestic production?
● What role does NAFTA play in the ability to get U.S. natural gas across the border?
● Will shale gas mark an end to the dependency on U.S. natural gas imports? How far away is that reality?
● What potential impact can the Mexican elections have on U.S.-Mexico energy trade?

Q&A

Moderator

Panelists

12:45pm

TOPICAL ROUNDTABLES

1:45pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

3:15pm

HOW DOES MEXICO SCORE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) ON MIDSTREAM PROJECTS?

● How have construction delays impacted developers and who ends up footing the bill?
● Have there been any success stories to date?
● What have been some of the added costs from local government, indigenous and land right issues that developers have had to endure?
● What has kept potential pipeline bidders from participating in auctions?

Q&A

Moderator

Panelists

4:15pm

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE STORAGE MARKET?

● How will the opportunities differ from region to region?
● How do investors view storage opportunities?
● Are there potential political and legal challenges ahead from local governments and activist groups?
● What is the timeline for storage to become fully developed in Mexico?

Q&A

Moderator

Panelist

5:15pm

¿CUÁL SERÁ EL IMPACTO DE LAS ELECCIONES PRESIDENCIALES EN LA REFORMA ENERGÉTICA?

THIS PANEL WILL BE IN SPANISH – SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION AVAILABLE

● ¿Cuáles son algunos de los retos que enfrentará el nuevo gobierno en materia de energía?
● ¿Qué impacto tendrán las elecciones en inversiones existentes y futuras del sector energético?
● ¿Cuál es la visión de cada grupo representado en el panel sobre los sectores principales de la industria energética en México? ¿Cómo visualizan serán desarrollados en los próximos seis años?

Q&A

Moderador

Panelistas

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