Join thought leaders shaping the region’s energy landscape at strategic panels highlighting the business, policy, and social aspects of CCUS projects. Each session includes brief overview presentations followed by a moderated panel discussion with speakers and chairs. Strategic panels compliment the technical program by facilitating “big picture” discussions and reviewing above ground considerations affecting carbon management initiatives in Latin America and beyond.
Access to strategic panels is included with full conference and one-day registrations.
Panel I – Decarbonization Strategies for Energy and Difficult to Abate Sectors
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 / 09:30–10:45/ Aguamarina I-II
Moderator: Diana Khandilyan, Energy Transformation Solutions, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Panelists:
- Juan Carlos Palacio, Technical Manager of Development and Production, Ecopetrol
- Flavia Marques, CCUS Business Development Senior Analyst, Petrobras
- Arne Graue, Head of Reservoir Physics - Energy Technology and CCUS, Bergen University
- Steve Walkinshaw, Vice President Geoscience, Strategic Biofuels
Panel II – Investment, Public Policies, and Regulation: Key Enablers for CCUS Scalability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 / 11:15–12:30 / Aguamarina I-II
Moderator: Maria Cecilia Ruiz, Technical Vice President, ANH Colombia
Panelists:
- Daniel Kelley, Director, Battelle Center for Science, Engineering and Public Policy, Ohio State University
- Israel Lacerda, Legislative Consultant, Federal Senate of Brazil
- Cecilia Romeu, Energy Transition Engineer, ANCAP
- Tim Dixon, Director and General Manager, Technical Programme Manager - CCS and Regulatory Affairs, International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme*
Panel III – CCUS Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean: Infrastructure, Incentives, and Implementation
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 / 14:00–15:15 / Aguamarina I
Moderator: Helber Cubillos, CCUS Subsurface Leader, Ecopetrol
Panelists:
- Frederico Miranda, Head of Exploration, Reservoir and Low Carbon Tech, Eneva
- Raffie Hosein, Coordinator of Carbon Capture and Utilisation and Storage – Collaborate (CCUS-C), University of the West Indies and University of Trinidad and Tobago
- Victor Salazar, Regional Director Latin America and Caribbean, CMG
- Kevin Hathaway, CEO, Terra Carbon Development