Major programmes

Theme Sessions

Senior Indian ministers and top ranking officials from India and abroad will participate in the Theme Sessions. These sessions are open to all delegates.

Distinguished panel of Speaker (s) and Chairpersons

• 1   Murli Deora, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, India
• 2   Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce & Industry, India *
• 3   Sushil Kumar Shinde, Minister of Power, India *
• 4   Vilas Muttemwar, Hon’ble Minister of State (i/c) for New & Renewable Energy, India
• 5   Dr. Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, Finance Commission, India
• 6   Probir Sengupta, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy & Resources Institute, New Delhi
• 7   BK Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission, India
• 8   MS Srinivasan, Former Secretary (Petroleum), India
• 9   Saad Al Shuwaib, Vice Chairman & CEO, Kuwait Petroleum Corp., Kuwait
• 10  Mr. Khalid A Al- Falih President & CEO, Designate Saudi Aramco*

Plenary Sessions

Addressed by leaders of the Global hydrocarbon industry, these sessions promises to be informative and would give an insight into the wide-ranging issues within the Hydrocarbon Industry. Open to all delegates.

Topic:Cost effective exploration & acquisition strategies

Distinguished panel of speakers;

• 1   Dr. Michael J Watts, Exploration & New Business Director, Cairn Energy, UK
• 2   Stuart Fysh, Executive Vice President, British Gas, UK
• 3   RS Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd., India

Topic:Winning strategy for capacity enhancement & product mix shift

• 1   Carlos Cabrera, CEO, UOP, USA
• 2   Jean Sentenac, President & CEO, Axens, France Topic
• 3   Arun Balakrishnan, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd., India

Topic:Cutting edge & emerging need of frontier technologies

• 1   Greg Lewin, President, Shell Global Solutions, The Netherlands
• 2   Henrik Topsoe, Managing Director, Haldore Topsoe, Denmark
• 3   Ashok Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., India

Topic:Synergy between oil & gas – emerging scenario

• 1   Dr. Ashok K. Lahiri, Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, The Philippines
• 2   Peter Newman, Global Leader (Oil & Gas), Deloitte & Touche LLP, UK
• 3   D Rajagopalan, Chairman, Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. Ltd., India *

Topic:Business integration between petroleum & petrochemicals

• 1   DM McCarthy, Executive Vice President, Lummus Tech., USA
• 2   Dr. UD Choubey, Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL India Ltd., India
• 3   Mr. Daryl J Pattison, Managing Director, Concord Investments, Pte Ltd., Singapore

Topic:Expanding wings in hydrocarbon sector – era of collaboration

• 1   David Eyton, Group Vice President (Research & Technology), BP, UK
• 2   Hital Meswani, Executive Director, Reliance Industries Ltd., India *

Topic:Impact of economic crisis & global warming on hydrocarbon industry

Distinguished speaker;

• 1   RH Khwaja, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, India
• 2   Mukesh Rohatgi, Chairman & Managing Director, Engineers India Ltd., India
• 3   Mr. Ian Taylor, President & CEO Vitol, Switzerland

Special Ministerial Session

Petroleum and Energy Minister from select countries will debate on policy issues related to inter-country cooperation during these sessions. Participation is by invitation only.

• 1   H.E Eng. Sameh Fahmy, Minister of Petroleum, Egypt
• 2   H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Oil & Gas, Oman
• 3   H.E. Mr. A. H. M. Fowzie, Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development, Sri Lanka
• 4   H.E. Mr. Al Zubair Ahmed Al Hassan, Minister of Energy & Mining, Sudan
• 5   H.E. Mr. Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
• 6   Mr. Shokri Ghanem, Chairman, Management Committee, National Oil Company, Libya
• 7   Mr. Ron Stevens, Deputy Premier & Minister of International & Intergovernmental Relations, Alberta
      (Canada)
• 8   H.E. Hamdollah Mohammed-Nejad, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Petroleum, Islamic Republic of Iran

Technical Sessions

There are 25 technical sessions spread over three days being held simultaneously in five different halls at Vigyan Bhavan.

Special Interactive Group Meetings

High-level government officials, policy makers, CEOs, heads of delegations and key decision makers will deliberate on policies and strategies for international cooperation, technological developments and joint ventures in energy-related areas.

Topic:Investment Opportunities in Oil & Gas Sector

• 1   Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Commerce, India *
• 2   Sindushree Khullar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Finance, India
• 3   Rahul Dhir, Managing Director, Cairn Energy, India
• 4   Dr. Aravind Mayaram, Joint Secretary (Infrastructure), Ministry of Finance, India
• 5   Sashi Mukundan, Country Manager, BP India

Topic:Gas Marketing & Transportation - Issues & Opportunities

• 1   L Mansingh, Chairman, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board, India
• 2   Vikram S Mehta Chairman, Shell Group (India)

Topic:Growing Hydrocarbon Sector – Challenges for Manufacturers, Consultants & Contractors

• 1   Dr. Kirit S. Parikh, Member, Planning Commission, India
• 2   VK Sibal, Director General of Hydrocarbons, Govt. of India

Special Addresses

Special addresses will delivered by eminent personalities of international repute on topics of global significance at Vigyan Bhavan.

Distinguished speakers;

• 1   Dr. RK Pachauri, Director General, The Energy & Resources Institute, New Delhi & Chairman,      Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (Awardee-Noble Prize for 2008)
• 2   Noe van Hulst, Secretary General, International Energy Forum, Riyadh
• 3   Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, India
• 4   GK Pillai, Secretary, Department of Commerce, India
• 5   Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, India *

Poster Sessions

Poster sessions will be held where about hundred posters will be on display each day.

Other programmes

Pre-Conferences

Three parallel pre-conferences will be held at Vigyan Bhavan on 11^th January, 2009 wherein subject experts from reputed organizations like PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Honeywell, etc. will address the participants on `Clean Development Mechanism’, ` Futuristic Automation in Oil & Gas and Participation is by invitation only.

Distinguished speaker(s);

• 1   Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy & Resources Institute, India
• 2   Mahesh B. Lal, Technical Member (P&NG), Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, India
• 3   Surya Sethi, Principal Adviser (Energy), Planning Commission, India *

Buyer-Seller-EPC Contractors meet

There are 8 different sessions which will be held in the exhibition halls creating a platform for the buyers/sellers-EPC contractors to meet and share their ideas. It will facilitate an opportunity to network for better cooperation for business across their own borders.

PETROTECH Golf

PETROTECH Golf is an exclusive tournament for the participants of PETROTECH-2009 and a popular feature of the event. The golf event will be organised on 11^th January, 2009, at the prestigious Qutub Golf Club, a picturesque golf course adjacent to the historic monument of Qutub Minar, New Delhi.

Industry – Academia Interface

The interface builds bridges between the teaching fraternity and students from the petroleum institutes with vibrant discussion on various facets of the Oil & Gas Industry. Dr. (Ms.) Indira Samarasekera, President, University of Alberta, Canada will inaugurate the interface.

Parallel Track Event

In association with Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL) and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), a Parallel Track Event titled, `Indian Retail Revolution-Challenges and Solutions in Fuel Retailing’, will be held on 13^th -14^th January, 2009 at FICCI Auditorium. Participation is by invitation only.

Photo Contest & Exhibition

A photo contest and exhibition is being organized on the theme, ` Bringing Energy to Life’, to project a visual treat of the Hydrocarbon industry wherein creative images sent by participants will be display.

Post-Conference Tours

Post –Conference tours to places of historical interest in and around Delhi will be organized on chargeable basis. Attractive packages are also being planned for accompanying spouses.

Detailed programme will be hosted soon.

Evening Talks

Special evening talks have been organized with high-profile participation at Hotel Le-Meridian, New Delhi on 13^th January, 2009. The topics are, ` Project execution scenario-cost plus reimbursable contracts’ and ` Deep water technology & policies- impacts, economics and technical risks’. Participation is by invitation only.

Petrotech Quiz

With Petrotech Quiz you can take home very attractive prizes. Participation is through user-friendly touch-screen kiosks placed at prominent locations. The contest will be open from the afternoon of 12^th January, 2009 to 14^th January, 2009.

CEO's Conclave

The CEOs Conclave being held on the evening of 13^th January, 2009 which will bring together CEOs of major Indian corporates from sectors like power, petrochemicals, steel, information technology, heavy engineering, construction, services, retailing, etc. who may be directly or indirectly be associated with the hydrocarbon sector. The august gathering will deliberate on a topic that would have a bearing on shaping the destiny of the nation.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Ltd., India

* Acceptance awaited