
Agenda
Welcome drinks and registration
- 15:00 - 17:00
Registration and badge pickup
Pick up your badges and register at our registration zone and meet your colleagues.
- 16:30 - 18:00
Welcome Drinks reception sponsored by Ocean Point Terminals
Grab a cocktail and canapes with fantastic views of Copacabana Beach and catch up with clients and colleagues.
Day 1: 20 May 2025
- 9:00
Doors open and registration extension
Badge pick up open at the registration desk. Coffee served in exhibition hall.
- 9:50 - 10:00
Chairperson's welcome
- 10:15 - 10:30
Opening Keynote: Decio Oddone CEO Fireside chat on the Brava story
Speakers Include:
Vanessa Viola
Executive Vice President, Latin AmericaArgusDecio Oddone
CEOBrava Energia- 10:30 - 11:00
Steering through stormy trading and macroeconomic trends
- How has the new US government reshaped the global crude markets?
- Where do prospects for LATAM growth as an energy supplier lie?
- Understanding trade financing requirements in 2025: how do companies adapt to regulations on oil and gas?
Speakers Include:
Bruno Amorim
VP- Energy, Transportation & Infrastructure-Global Investment Research, Goldman SachsMike Corley
Managing DirectorMercatus EnergyTom Reed
Vice-President, China Crude and ProductsArgus- 11:00 - 11:45
Morning Break
- 11:45 - 12:45
Brazil’s production ambitions and outlook for 2025 (Portuguese)
- BRICS and COP: is 2025 Brazil’s year for crude trade and production?
- How are the current tender schedules affecting global demand in Asia for Brazilian crude?
- Production outlooks: what are the latest production trends for Brazil
Speakers Include:
Alipio Ferreira
Vice President- Crude Oil Trading BrasilPetrochinaSamir Awad
Director of TradingPPSAGustavo Hooper
Head of Trading & ShippingPRIOPedro Patrocinio
Global Head of Oil and Biofuels supplyGALPVanessa Viola
Executive Vice President, Latin AmericaArgus- 12:45 - 14:00
Lunch served
- 14:00 - 14:30
Looking at the growing competitiveness between LATAM’s crude producers (Spanish)
-How have Argentinian producers adapted to changing economic landscapes?
-How has Vaca Muerta brought together key South American tradersSpeakers Include:
Julio Faldin
Senior Vice PresidentArgusJesus Rodriguez
Lead Crude TraderEquinor- 14:30 - 15:00
LATAM's growth in fuel refining and oil products
Speakers from YPFB, Petropar & ANCAP
Speakers Include:
Armin Dorgathen
CEOYPFBWilliam Wilka
General ManagerPetroParPedro Lorenzo
Commercial ManagerANCAP- 15:00 - 16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee tasting and evening snacks served
- 16:00 - 16:30
Argus Presentation: Navigating through price uncertainty
Speakers Include:
James Gooder
Vice-President, CrudeArgus- 16:30 - 17:00
Trading dynamics with Asia: Impacts of growth in crude production on China
Speakers Include:
Tom Reed
Vice-President, China Crude and ProductsArgus- 17:00 - 18:30
Sunset at Copacabana Party sponsored by PRIO
Day 2: 21 May 2025
- 9:00
Doors open and breakfast meetings
Doors open and exhibition open to coffee meetings
- 10:00 - 10:05
Chairperson's opening remarks
- 10:00 - 10:30
Keynote: The growth in the Caribbean and Equatorial Basin
Speakers Include:
Todd Dillabough
CEOOcean Point Terminals- 10:30 - 11:30
Logistics of Latin American Crude: How has movement of crude changed?
- Movement of DPP Tankers in times of uncertainty
- Canada and US Gulf Coast freight movements
- Vessel availabilities: VLCCs and SuezmaxSpeakers Include:
Samantha Harkte
Head of Market Analysis-AmericasVortexaNicholas Watt
Freight Editorial ManagerArgusAlex Ikonomopoulous
Chief Operating OfficerPosidonia Shipping- 11:30 - 12:00
Women leaders in crude industry networking session and coffee break
Sponsored by Shell Brasil
- 12:00 - 12:30
Refiner perspectives: How are US and EU refiners competing for LATAM Crude?
Speakers Include:
Juan Carlos Fonnegra
Crude Oil Trader-LATAMPhillips 66Monica Lesmes Martinez
Manager- Crude Oil Trading, RepsolMatt Smith
Head Analyst- USKPLER- 12:30 - 13:15
KPLER X Argus Workshop: Pricing of crude and freight
Speakers Include:
Gus Vasquez
Argus Americas Senior Crude EditorArgusMatt Smith
Head Analyst- USKPLER- 13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Networking lunch and end of conference
Contact us
For speaking opportunities on the 2025 agenda, please contact:
Bhuvam Patel
Conference Producer
bhuvam.patel@argusmedia.com