Conference programme

FORUM CONFERENCE DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2008

8:30 am - 9:00 am FORUM OPENING

Welcome remarks by:
Mr. Lon Greenberg, President, WLPGA
Mr. Jin-Sung Jung, Chairman, Korea LP Gas Association
Mr . Maa-Nee Lee, Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea

9:00 am - 9:45 am KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Meeting Global Energy Demand
Mr. Yoon-Ho Lee, Minister of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea

The Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change
Mr. Ian Noble, Senior Climate Change Specialist, The World Bank

9:45 am - 10:30 am Official Exhibition Opening & Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:30 pm FORUM SESSION I
The Global + Regional Outlook for LP Gas

Chair: Mr. Loic Driebreek, CEO, SHV Gas, The Netherlands

Presentations will include:

  • The Global Outlook for LP Gas
    Mr. Ken Otto, Pervin and Gertz
  • LP Gas Demand: What does the Future Hold?
    Mr. Richard Tasker, Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Co.
  • Perspectives from a Middle Eastern Producer
    Mr. Hideki Koike, Saudi Petroleum Tokyo
  • Price Volatility and Risk Management
    Mr. Martin Pennay, Goldman Sachs

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Business Lunch
(Harmony Room, Coex InterContinental Hotel)
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm FORUM SESSION II
Combatting Climate Change
Chair: Mr. Ian Noble, Senior Climate Change Specialist, The World Bank, USA

Presentations will include:

  • LP Gas: An Energy Solution for a Low Carbon World
    Mr. Ross Brindle, Energetics
  • Encouraging the Right Choice: The Role of Government
    Professor Sung Tai Kim, Korean Association of Public Finance
  • Informing, Educating and Influencing: Towards the Right Policy Framework
    Mr. Alain de Greve, AEGPL
  • Case Study: One Company’s Experience
    Mr. Mauricio Jarovsky, Ultragaz
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ROUND TABLE
LP Gas: Competing in a High Price Environment

Chair: Mr. Alan Beale, Managing Director, Elgas, Australia

High energy price affects both energy providers and consumers. The round table participants, selected for their informed opinions and insights will debate the successful strategies and winning tactics to compete against other fuels in a high price environment.

Speakers include:
- Mr. John Walsh, Amerigas
- Mr. Alex Huijgen, SHV Gas
- Mr. Mattias Perez, Gasco Chile
- Mr. Masataka Uruma, Showa Shell

 

FORUM CONFERENCE DAY 2 - THURSDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2008

8:30 am - 9:15 am KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Personal Transportation in the 21st Century

Mr. Hyun-Soon Lee, President of Hyundai Motor Company, Republic of Korea

LP Gas: Part of the Climate Change Solution
Dr. Kwang-Kyu Kang, Director of the Korea Environment Institute, Republic of Korea

9:15 am - 11:00 am FORUM SESSION III
Opportunities for LP Gas in Asia
Chair: Mr. Gyan C. Daga, Director Marketing, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., India

Presentations will include:

  • What is the Future of Chinese Demand?
    Ms. Shen Ping, C1 Energy
  • LP Gas Kerosene Substitution Programme
    Mr. Hanung Budya, Pertamina
  • Global DME Developments with Focus on the Asian Markets
    Mr. Naoki Endo, TOTALGAZ
  • Current Status and Prospect for the LP Gas Industry in Korea
    Mr. Young-Hoon Chung

11:00 am - 11:30 am Coffee Break
11:30 am - 1:00 pm FORUM SESSION IV
Towards Operational Excellence
Chair: Mr. R. Bée, VP International, TOTALGAZ, France

Presentations will include:

  • Dealer Network Redesign
    Mr. Lauro Cotta, SHV Gas
  • Benchmarking of Operations in LP Gas Bottling Plants
    Mr. G.A. Shirwaikar, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL)
  • Training: How the LP Gas industry can Determine its Future
    Mr. Rob Shuttleworth, UK LP Gas Association
  • Achieving Operational Excellence through Technology
    Mr. Steve Ferro, Ferrellgas
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Business Lunch
(Harmony Room, Coex InterContinental Hotel)
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm FORUM SESSION V
Innovation for Change

Chair: Mr. M. Arahata, Counsel to Operating Officer,
Mitsui Marubeni Liquefied Gas Co., Ltd., Japan

Presentations will include:

  • Commercialisation: Turning Research into Market Development
    Mr. Roy Willis, PERC
  • Being Effective with Policy Makers
    Mr. Warring Neilsen, Elgas
  • Nautical LP Gas Applications
    Mr. Iñigo Palacio, Repsol YPF
  • Innovation for Double Digit Growth
    Mr. Jorge Montt, Gasco Chile
  • Innovation Driving Demand in Africa
    Mr. Dayo Adeshina, Strategic Energy LTD
    and Mr. Kevin Robertson, LPGSASA


4:30 pm - 5:00 pm CLOSING OF THE 21st WORLD LP GAS FORUM
President of the World LP Gas Association
  WELCOME TO THE 22nd WORLD LP GAS FORUM IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Mr. Sergio Bandeira de Mello, Sindigas