Mexico Energy Summit 2017 brings together 200-250 key international players involved in the development of the Mexican energy industry. This high-level conference will provide an invaluable platform to present the sector’s future through a constructive debate on key topics, combined with effective networking opportunities with academic, business, and political leaders.
9:00 Mexico’s Economic Landscape
Opening Speech: Julián Ventura, Mexico Ambassador to the UK
Keynote: Beatriz Armendariz, UCL Department of Economics
9:45 Mexico’s New Energy Framework
Keynote: Guillermo Zuñiga, Commissioner at CRE (Energy Regulatory Commission)
Discussant: Santiago Creuheras, Director General for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability at Ministry of Energy
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Future Pathways for Oil and Gas Operators
Panellist: Miriam Grunstein, Chief Energy Counsel at Brilliant Energy Consulting
Panellist: Carlos Morales Gil, Director General at PetroBAL
Panellist: Tim Davis, GM Exploration at Premier Oil
Panellist: Oliver Quinn, Director for Africa and Global Ventures at Ophir Energy
Chair: Diego Pedraza Segura, UCL MPA Candidate
11:45 Smart Integration for Renewable Energy
Moderator: Andrew Smith, UCL Energy Institute
Panellist: David Hill, Managing Director at Open Energi
Panellist: Juan Manuel Ávila, Director General at Top Energy Mexico
Panellist: Adriana Carvallo, Carbon Trust
Panellist: Eduardo Piquero, Director General at MexiCO2 (Mexican Stock Exchange)
12:45 Networking Lunch
14:00 Road to a Low Carbon Economy
Keynote: Sir David King, UK Former Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change
Discussant: Santiago Suarez de la Fuente, UCL Mechanical Engineering
15:00 Boosting International Collaboration
Chair: Jason Blackstock, Head of Department at STEaPP UCL
Panellist: Nelson Mojarro, Representative of the Mexican Ministry of Energy Sustainability Fund for Europe
Panellist: Paul Durrant, Head of Innovation Policy at BEIS
Panellist: Yves Hayaux de Tully, Chairman of Mexican Chamber of Commerce UK
16:00 Tea Break
16:15 Mission orientated innovation led growth: Challenges and Opportunities
Keynote: Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL
