FIRST

A changing energy landscape

Rodolpho Tourinho Nato

Minister of Mines and Energy, Federative Republic of Brazil

Deepening structural reform

Firmino Ferreira Sampaio Neto

President of Eletrobrás

A new sense of purpose

Henri Philippe Reichstul

President of Petrobras

Creating a balanced portfolio

Tim Kieft

Director, Amerada Hess (Brazil) Ltd

Defending consumer interests

David Zylbersztajn

Managing Director of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), Brazil

Opening the energy sector

Dr Alí Rodríguez-Araque

Minister of Energy and Mines, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Capital constraints on expansion

James Scruby

Head of Corporate Finance, Dresdner kleinwort Benson

Promoting electricity exports

Carlos A Contreras

Viceminister of Energy and Hydrocarbons, Republic of Bolivia

A common energy market

Daniel Gustavo Montamat

Secretary of Energy, Republic of Argentina

Enpowering the consumer

Francisco Fernando Ponasso

President of Edenor

A new framework for energy trade

José Luiz Alquéres

Honorary Vice-Chairman, WEC Executive Assembly

Non-deferrable assistance

José Malhães da Silva

Chairman of the WEC Developing Countries Committee

Powerhouse of the Caribbean

Finbar Gangar

Minister of Energy & Energy Industries, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

The poverty challenge

Norberto de Franco Medeiros

Chairman of the WEC Brazilian Committee

Connecting Central America

Juan Eibenschutz

Honorary Vice-Chairman, WEC Executive Assembly

Latin America in transition

Gerald Doucet

Secretary General of The World Energy Council