20–21 November 2019
20–21 November 2019 2017 Programme
Martin HutchisonManaging DirectorInternational Resources Consulting
Managing Director
International Resources Consulting
Martin Hutchison is an independent consultant supplying strategic support to the global energy industry. He has over 40 years of international oil and gas industry leadership experience in technical, commercial and senior executive roles, encompassing Upstream and LNG across Europe, North and South America, Middle East and West Africa. He served on the boards of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce and the Ameriven heavy oil project, and later as the Managing Director and executive board member for Brass LNG Ltd, Nigeria. Martin is a lecturer in several CWC professional development courses and a regular chairman and Co-Chairman of CWC conferences.
Dr. Omar MitháChairman & CEOENH
Chairman & CEO
ENH
Omar Mithá was born in Mozambique in 1967, he holds degree in Economics from Eduardo Mondlane University (1992, Mozambique) and Post-Graduate Degree in Management from ISCTE (2005, Portugal).
He holds the position of CEO/Chairman of ENH, the NOC from the Republic of Mozambique, since August 2015. He is also Chairman of ENH Logistics and Non-Executive Board Member of Matola Gas Company (MGC) and Portos de Cabo Delgado (PCD). Until August 2015 was the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. Before joining the Government, from 2008 to 2013 he was the former Chief-Economist and in charge of the Investment Banking of Millennium BIM dealing with credit for large projects, advisory, project finance and research. Prior to that, from 2006 to 2007 was an Investment Officer at the IFC office in Maputo. Between 2000 and 2005 he was working as a consultant to the World Bank on behalf of International Development Ireland to develop SME´s through a matching grant scheme for technology transfer. Previously he worked for Ernst & Young as a consultant, and was the Manager and Advisor of several companies between 1992 and 1996. He has been a lecturer at the local university for a couple of years.
H.E. Augusto de Sousa FernandoDeputy Vice Minister - Mineral Resources & Energy Republic of Mozambique
Deputy Vice Minister - Mineral Resources & Energy
Republic of Mozambique
Augusto de Sousa Fernando, Electrical Engineer Deputy Vice-minister of Mineral Resources and Energy November 2016.
From August 2015 to November 2016 he was Director of Technical Unity for Project Implementation at Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy with role of ensuring the preparation and implementation of Large Scale Projects in Mozambique. Before this position February to August 2015 he was Regional Market Director at Norconsult Mozambique, a Norwegian Consultant Company with more than 30 years in Mozambique.
Form 1992 EDM Executive Chairman since March 2012. From November 2005 up to March 2012 he was Executive Board Member responsible for Generation, Transmission and Market Operator. His initial position was Protection Engineer later on System Planning and Protection Manager. He was part of the EDM and Eskom team that did the planning of the MOTRACO transmission system, which supplies power to MOZAL Aluminum Smelter in Mozambique.
From 2002 to 2005 he was a Transmission Director responsible for the Operation and Maintenance of the 66 up to 400 kV transmission grid in Mozambique with more 3500 km of lines and 3000 MVA of power transformers.
On the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) he was the Chairman of the Telecommunications Working Group and later on the Management Committee Chairman
Since April 2010 he is Chairing the Institute of Engineers of Mozambique.
MODERATOR: Martin HutchisonManaging DirectorEnergy Resources Consultancy
Managing Director
Energy Resources Consultancy
Steven WilsonVice President & Country ManagerAnadarko
Vice President & Country Manager
Anadarko
Steve Wilson is Anadarko’s Vice President & Country Manager in Mozambique, a role he assumed in November 2017. He is responsible for leading all Mozambique in-country activities. Steve has a Master Degree in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from Cambridge University and Imperial College in London as well as an MBA from London City University Cass Business School.
With more than 36 years of experience across all aspects of the Upstream Value Chain, Steve has held numerous leadership positions during his previous career with Chevron; he served as head of country operations in Norway, Denmark, Bangladesh and latterly China, representing the company with the highest levels of government. His most recent position at Chevron was in Houston, leading the company’s Global Business Development Unit.
Steve has lived and worked in various locations, including North & South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He has also served in a variety of advisory roles, including Vice-President of the Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bangladesh, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark and Board member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Norway.
Jos EvensLead Country Manager, MozambiqueExxonMobil
Lead Country Manager, Mozambique
ExxonMobil
Jos Evens has spent more than 30 years with ExxonMobil. He joined ExxonMobil Mocambique Limitada as Production Manager and Mozambique Lead Country Manager in August 2017. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Gas & Power Marketing, for ExxonMobil Qatar Limited. Mr. Evens studied Commercial Engineering and Engineer Enterprise Information Systems at the University of Leuven in Belgium.
Mr. Evens began his career with Exxon in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1984. Since that time, he has undertaken a range of operational, supervisory and managerial assignments for Exxon and subsequently ExxonMobil. He has served in various capacities in operations, customer service, business development, and planning functions within Fuels Marketing and Gas Marketing while working in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.
Filippo MaioliGeneral Manager of Eni Rovuma Basin (ERB)ENI
General Manager of Eni Rovuma Basin (ERB)
ENI
Master degree in Geological Science at the University of Milan (Italy) obtained in 1988.
He started his career in the Reservoir Study Center of Eni E&P in Milan coordinating Italian and International reservoir studies. Manager with 25+ years of experience working with International companies in different countries with knowledge and experience as a production and planning engineer within various Business Units. Project and Field Management, Business Development and Reserve Evaluation are part of the Curriculum. Field Development experience in the Gulf of Mexico deepwater, West Africa deepwater and North Africa on-shore and off-shore development projects. He has been covered various position inside the eni organization, of which the most recent one are as VP Unitization and currently as General Manager for Eni Rovuma Basin.
Dr. Omar MitháChairman & CEOENH
Chairman & CEO
ENH
Omar Mithá was born in Mozambique in 1967, he holds degree in Economics from Eduardo Mondlane University (1992, Mozambique) and Post-Graduate Degree in Management from ISCTE (2005, Portugal).
He holds the position of CEO/Chairman of ENH, the NOC from the Republic of Mozambique, since August 2015. He is also Chairman of ENH Logistics and Non-Executive Board Member of Matola Gas Company (MGC) and Portos de Cabo Delgado (PCD). Until August 2015 was the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. Before joining the Government, from 2008 to 2013 he was the former Chief-Economist and in charge of the Investment Banking of Millennium BIM dealing with credit for large projects, advisory, project finance and research. Prior to that, from 2006 to 2007 was an Investment Officer at the IFC office in Maputo. Between 2000 and 2005 he was working as a consultant to the World Bank on behalf of International Development Ireland to develop SME´s through a matching grant scheme for technology transfer. Previously he worked for Ernst & Young as a consultant, and was the Manager and Advisor of several companies between 1992 and 1996. He has been a lecturer at the local university for a couple of years.
Augusto E. MacuveleVP - ExplorationINP
VP - Exploration
INP
Augusto Eugénio Macuvele has been the Vice President Exploration of the National Petroleum Institute since August 2015. From July 2014 to August 2015 he worked as Mining Specialist for the World Bank-funded Minining and Gas Technical Assistance Project (MAGTAP).
Between 2010 and 2014 he was Executive Director of Deep South Mining (Pty) Limited and Consultant with Geomac Consulting, from 2002 to 2009. He held technical and managerial positions at the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia as Chief Geologist from 1996 to 2002 and Interim Mining Commissioner between 1998 and 2001. He was a Lecturer at Eduardo Mondlane University from 1988 to 1996 and held the position of Head of the Department of Geology of the University from 1990 to 1992. He holds a Masters degree in Economic Geology from the Technical University of Freiberg and a PhD in Geology with emphasis in Sedimentology from the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH), both from Germany.
Florival MucaveVP - Department of Mineral Resources, Hydrocarbons, & EnergyCTA
VP - Department of Mineral Resources, Hydrocarbons, & Energy
CTA
MODERATOR: Martin HutchisonManaging DirectorEnergy Resources Consultancy
Managing Director
Energy Resources Consultancy
Nicolas SicardCountry ManagerTechnipFMC
Country Manager
TechnipFMC
A mechanical engineer, Nicolas has commenced his career in TechnipFMC within the onshore division as a field engineer on the construction site of a pesticide production facility in China.
In his 18 years within the company he has been across all segments of activities of the Group, onshore, offshore, and subsea. Involved in key positions within projects and country organizations, Nicolas has had opportunities to execute large projects in various countries, such as Vietnam (refinery), Brazil (semi-submersible platforms) or again Angola (subsea field development).
Since 2016, Nicolas is the country manager of TechnipFMC in Mozambique, recently awarded the huge integrated Coral South FLNG project, including installation of subsea production equipment, development of the entire seabed and construction and installation of the gas liquefaction platform offshore.
Pablo AvogadriLNG New Units Platform LeaderBakerHughes a GE Company
LNG New Units Platform Leader
BakerHughes a GE Company
Pablo Avogadri is the LNG New Units Platform Leader within the Turbomachinery and Process Solutions business of Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Headquartered in Florence, Italy with over 11,000 employees worldwide, the Turbomachinery business unit is a leading provider of rotating equipment technology and services for mechanical-drive, compression and power-generation applications across the oil and gas industry.
By leading the LNG Platform unit and before as Chief Marketing Officer in BHGE Turbomachinery and Process Solutions, Pablo has built an extensive knowledge of the LNG market and trends, its industry value proposition and dynamics, to define the best strategy for BHGE and identify innovative LNG solutions for the business.
Prior to joining GE 6 years ago, Pablo was a Principal at Booz & Company, a leading management consultancy, where he served several Energy majors and super-majors (specifically in Oil & Gas, Renewables and the Nuclear industry) delivering a number of strategy and business improvement projects.
Previously, he worked at Eni Exploration & Production, gaining significant industry experience at the Kashagan project in The Netherlands, where he was responsible for operating model improvement and business process re-engineering.
Pablo began his career as a researcher specializing in Neural Networks applied to Power Generation control systems and later as a strategy & operations consultant in the Energy practice of Arthur D. Little, an international management consultancy.
Pablo holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the Polytechnic of Milan and completed the TIME program (Top Industrial Managers of Europe) at the Technical University of Hamburg in Germany.
Arnaud RouxAfrica Field Development Lead EngineerSubsea7
Africa Field Development Lead Engineer
Subsea7
Arnaud has 10 year experience in EPCI deepwater challenging projects. His expertise focuses on flexible risers and flowlines and deepwater riser systems. Arnaud now works in the Subsea 7 Field Development Group in Paris, which performs field optimization studies for Operators, to support them in making their subsea developments viable and with maximized value, with integration of cost effective new technologies.
Rightwell LaxaSenior Vice President: Satellite OperationsSasol
Senior Vice President: Satellite Operations
Sasol
Rightwell Laxa is Senior Vice President for Sasol’s Satellite Operations since May 2014, responsible for natural gas transportation from Mozambique to South Africa , wax blending and explosives and explosives accessories operations. He is overseeing 1200 employees including functions in Safety Health & Environment, Finance, HR, Corporate Affairs and Technical.
Mr Laxa has spent the last 23 years in various Sasol Operations in the Chemicals and Energy divisions. His passion and expertise lie in Operations and Joint Venture management. He is a member of the Sasol Operations Executive Committee.
Mr Laxa holds a Masters in Business Leadership (MBL) from UNISA School of Business Leadership, a BSc. Engineering (Chemical) from WITS University and he has completed the Sasol Executive Development Programme from the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Mr Laxa also serves on the boards of Sasol Dyno Nobel Joint Venture and Sasol South Africa as a director. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Black Management Forum (BMF).
Gércia SequeiraExecutive Director, ITISPresident, AMPETIC
Executive Director, ITIS
President, AMPETIC
Gércia Sequeira – ITIS (Instituto de Tecnologias Inovação & Serviços) co-founder, President of Mozambican Association of ICT (AMPETIC) and Master Traineer of Development Business providers, with emphasis in Management process.
At ITIS, she has been guiding the implementation development of innovative HighTech-based products with a great national impact.
In 2017, launched the first Certification based in Technology that allows simulate management and finance process, through public protocols with different entities such as Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique (BVM), Instituto para Promoção de Pequenas Empresas (IPEME), Banco Comercial e de Investimentos (BCI), Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique and others.
As the First President of Associação Moçambicana de Profissionais e Empresas de Tecnologias de Informação (AMPETIC), which has been defending the interests of ICT sector (professionals and companies) that identify themselves as part of the solution.
In 2016, launched a free platform “Estágios on-line” the allows Mozambican enterprises to find a candidate’s database that look for opportunity to do internship and eventually a job.
Winner of the PME Innovation Award in 2014, becoming in 2015 the first Mozambican SME Partner of 100 Melhores PME’s.
University lecturer since 2008.
MODERATOR: Melanie Lovatt FinanceAdvisor, Business IntelligencePoten & Partners
Advisor, Business Intelligence
Poten & Partners
Paulo Armando MandlateDirector of Licensing and Exchange ControlBank of Mozambique
Director of Licensing and Exchange Control
Bank of Mozambique
Lourenço SamboExecutive DirectorAPIEX
Executive Director
APIEX
Director General of the Investment & Export Promotion Agency (APIEX - Mozambique), since June 2017. Before that he was Director General of the Investment Promotion Centre – CPI, from July 2010 to June 2017 and Economic Adviser to the Minister of Planning and Development of the Republic of Mozambique from June 2006 to July 2010.
Graduated from Eduardo Mondlane University in economics, he holds a Master’s Degree in Agriculture Business Management.
Among many studies, he conducted a study sponsored by the Friederich Ebert Foundation on the social and macro economic impact of deeper SADC regional integration in Mozambique as well a survey on the perception of the national business community and non-state actors as a complement to the study, published in South Africa by SAIA from WITS University namely the “REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA”, Vol 2, on Deepening Integration in SADC – Rapid Changes in Mozambique to Meet SADC Targets.
He also participated in the study on the reengineering of CPI in 1996 which culminated in the drafting of CPI’s first Strategic (1997-2000) as well as in the formulation of several proposals of studies and interventions crucial for the development of business and of the entrepreneurial sector in Mozambique requested by different public entities.
Paul Eardley-TaylorHead of Oil & Gas Southern AfricaStandard Bank
Head of Oil & Gas Southern Africa
Standard Bank
Paul Eardley-Taylor is responsible for Standard Bank’s Oil & Gas sector coverage activities for Southern Africa, across upstream, midstream, downstream, services and process industry clients.
Paul has 18 years of energy corporate and investment banking experience, covering the Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities and Renewables & Carbon sub-sectors, and has been based in Africa for over 8 years. Paul has extensive experience of the SA/Southern African energy environment, as adviser, banker and financier.
Prior to joining Standard Bank in 2009, Paul worked for HSBC for over 10 years and gained extensive experience of transactions across EMEA and select global markets in Asia/Australasia.
Paul holds degrees from Birmingham University; London University and a MBA from Henley Management College. Paul is a Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute, a member of the Energy Institute and has completed Harvard Business School’s Global Energy Seminar
Ekaterina MikhaylovaLead Strategy and Operations OfficerThe World Bank
Lead Strategy and Operations Officer
The World Bank
Ekaterina Mikhaylova is a Lead Strategy and Operations Officer with the Extractives Unit of the World Bank’s Energy and Extractives Global Practice. She has 20 years of experience with the Bank. She led a variety of mining and petroleum technical assistance projects in Africa and Asia and is managing the Unit’s portfolio and strategy. Prior to Extractives, she worked on Industrial Technology and Science and Technology projects in the Balkans. Ekaterina led the Bank’s Mozambique mining and gas sector program since 2010. Before the World Bank, she worked in a Russian commercial bank in investment and project finance.
Eduardo PereiraProfessor of Energy Law, Externado University of ColombiaResearch Fellow, University of Oslo
Professor of Energy Law, Externado University of Colombia
Research Fellow, University of Oslo
Eduardo G Pereira has been active in the oil and gas industry for over 10 years and is an international expert on joint operating agreements. He has oil and gas practical experience in over 40 jurisdictions covering America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Dr. Pereira concluded his doctoral thesis on oil and gas joint ventures at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). He conducted postdoctoral research at Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (University of Oxford, UK) and another postdoctoral research at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law (University of Oslo, Norway). He is a professor of natural resources and energy law as a part-time, adjunct and/or visiting scholar in a number of leading academic institutions around the world. He is also a managing editor for the African Journal on Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law and an associate editor of OGEL. He is also the author and editor of several leading oil and gas textbooks. Further information about his profile and publications can be found at: www.eduardogpereira.com
© CWC Group 2019 | View our Privacy Policy
