Mexico Energy - November 2014

Investment opportunities in the new era

Most Influential Leaders in Mexico’s Energy Sector 2014 Plus

Vol. 1 No. 9 November 2014

Highlights of the 1st Mexico Energy and Business Forum

Letter from the Editor

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More than 200 potential investors from Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico gathered at the InterContinental Dallas to participate in the official launching of Mexico Energy and Business Magazine and to take part in the 1st Mexico Energy and Business Forum.

During the event, keynote speakers, panelists and oil/gas businessmen convened for six hours to explore investment opportunities in Mexico’s energy sector.

The forum began with an introduction by Carlos Marron, Promexico’s representative in Houston. During his speech, Marron highlighted the importance of NAFTA’s 20th Anniversary, marked by a new era of economic growth for Mexico with the enactment of the Mexican Energy Reform.

Soon after, keynote speaker Senator David Penchyna, who played a crucial role in the legislative processes of the Energy Reform, said in his speech the Reform would be an essential ingredient for a prosperous Mexico in the near future.

Penchyna and Energy Reform activist, Congressman Javier Treviño Cantu, were invited to do the honors in the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Industry leaders spoke on four separate panels, presenting valuable insight and discussing various themes related to the Mexican Energy Reform. They also highlighted investment opportunities in the Mexican oil/gas, electricity, alternative and renewable energies sectors.

Former U.S. Ambassador, Antonio Garza, consul for Mexico City-based White & Case, said there is so much anticipation abroad about what the Energy Reform might mean for Mexico.

“The forum provided a wonderful opportunity for participants to interact with government and business representatives, lawyers and investors, and then really delve into some of the practical aspects of doing business in the country during this new and exciting era for energy,” said Garza.

You’ll find more coverage on the event on page six. During my speech at the 1st Mexico Energy and Business Forum I said that Mexico Energy and Business Magazine wants to be the conduit between you (readers, investors) and Mexico’s private, public and academia sectors in the energy industry.

Our feature story in the November issue epitomizes this notion. In the piece, we present the 36 most influential leaders in Mexico’s energy sector. It’s an inside look at dozens of prominent professionals in the Mexican energy industry — one that we hope is not only beneficial to investors, but enlightening to all readers.

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INDEX november 2014 06 Special Section: Mexico Energy and Business Forum In this section we present a collage of pictures that were taken on November 10 during the official launching of Mexico Energy and Business Magazine, where keynote speakers, panelists, oil and gas businessmen gathered to network and explore investment opportunities in Mexico’s energy sector. The event gathered over 200 people from Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico.

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Mexico’s Energy Sector: (These 36 leaders will help and provide orientation to private and foreign investors doing business in Mexico’s energy sector). In alphabetical order, we present the movers and shakers you must know who are changing Mexico’s energy industry, both in the private and public sectors.

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More than 200 potential investors from Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico gathered at the InterContinental - Dallas to be part of the official launching of Mexico Energy and Business Magazine and take part in the 1st Mexico Energy and Business Forum. We present to you a collage of pictures taken on November 10.

During the event, keynote speakers, panelists and oil/gas businessmen convened for 6 hours to explore investment opportunities in Mexico’s energy sector.

Senator David Penchyna Grub spoke about the importance of the Energy Reform and how it is expected to draw investment opportunities into Mexico.

Ribbon cutting – Official launching of the magazine and the inauguration of the forum.

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Luis Vielma, President and director for CBM, Mexico presenting “Evaluation and profitability of oil fields in Round One.”

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“The forum was well attended with relevant information covering Mexico’s recent energy reforms. It was a great opportunity to network with colleagues in the energy industry on doing business in Mexico. The panel discussion format followed by audience Q&A was quite effective to insure you got the information most interesting to you.” - Timothy J. Callahan, Director General. BHP Billiton Petroleum México

Mexico Energy and Business Forum started with the panel “Evaluation and profitability of oil fields in Round One”.

José Pablo Rinkerbach – CEO, Ainda Consultores, Mexico presented “Evaluation and profitability of oil fields in Round One”.

Elaine A. Head, founder and CEO of SK&Co. Oil and Gas Partners, Dallas, Texas.

Dallas oil and gas companies assisted the event to find out about investment opportunities in Mexico’s energy sector.

Senators David Penchyna, Jorge Luis Lavalle Maury and Gabriel Heller Green from Mexico’s Ministry of Energy.

Arcilia Acosta, Francisco Salazar, Ricardo Martinez, Soll Sussman, Eduardo Santoyo, Fernando Fernandez de Cordova and Monica Santoyo, during the “How to Do Business in the Energy Sector in Mexico – Perspectives and Opportunities” panel.

Arcilia Acosta, founder and owner of Dallas based- Carcon Industries & Construction and Stl Engineers and Francisco Salazar, president Commissioner at Energy Regulatory Commission.

Energy Specialist - Miriam Grunstein, Congressman - Javier Trevino and Congressman Fernando Lerdo de Tejada during the “Welcoming the Private Sector and Foreign Firms to the Energy Industry” panel.

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Most Influential Leaders i n Me xi c o ’s Ene r g y Se ct or After a year of tremendous changes in Mexico’s energy sector with the Promulgation of the Energy Reform and its respective Secondary Laws, as well as the regulations of these, Mexico opens an historic opportunity in which the transformation and source of employment growth will be relevant in the upcoming years. Now is the time when we need leaders committed who will influence the economic development and transparency of the Mexican industry at the height of public, private, and academic levels. This inspires Mexico Energy and Business Magazine to follow Petróleo&Energía and present the list of the 36 most influential leaders in Mexico’s energy sector (aimed at private and foreign investors).

PetrÓleo&Energia has presented the 100 most influential leaders in Mexico’s energy sector for a sixth consecutive year. It is worthy to revisit the list of these known individuals and introduce new ones who, without a doubt, will be talked about in a short time on the national scene.

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Juan Carlos Acra López

President, National Energy Commission of COPARMEX (Mexican Employers’ Association), and Vice-President of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE) • Bachelor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Universidad Anáhuac.

With a distinguished career in several sectors, Acra López began his career as a financial analyst for Banca Corporativa within Banco Nacional de México in 1998.

In 2012 he was selected to be Mexico’s representative in the Global Dialogue Forum on Future Needs in the area of Job Competencies and Industrial Formation of Gas and Petroleum at the International Labor Conference of the International Labor Organization (OIT).

In January 2014 he was named as a member of the Binational Committee of Texas A&M University. He is the General Director of the SECNER Industrial Group.

Gustavo Alanís Ortega

President, Mexican Center for Environmental Law, CEMDA • Master’s in International Law with a specialty in Environmental Law, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C. • Bachelor of Law, IberoAmericana University (UIA).

Alanís Ortega has participated as a member and advisor to several nonprofit organizations, private and public advisory councils, nationally and internationally, and taught courses and lectured at various universities in Mexico. He has considerable teaching experience and has taught the seminar Economy of Mexico at the ITAM. Currently he is the “AA” Professor in the Law School at the UIA, where he teaches environmental law.

galanis@cemda.org.mx / www.cemda.org.mx

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Graciela Álvarez Hoth General Director, Grupo Vitesse

Álvarez Hoth boasts over 25 years in the areas of insurance and finance in Mexico’s petroleum industry operations for both national and international companies.

With her experience in contract and supplier requirements for Pemex, she is distinguished as a successful entrepreneur and a leader in the petroleum and energy industry. She is expert at obtaining top sales for clients in the major finance and insurance companies in Mexico. Highly professional, she has conducted successfully the comprehensive assurance of contracts in the construction and maintenance of petroleum platforms, maintaining the highest renewal rate and customer retention.

galvarez@grupovitesse.com / www.grupovitesse.com

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Cintia Angulo de Leseigneur President and General Director, Alstom México

• Doctorate in Public Administration, National Administration School (ENA), France.

• Master’s in Public Administration, Sorbonne University, Paris, and the University of Monctón, Canada.

The first female president of Alstom México, Angulo de Leseigneur is also the first to receive in 2002 the Knight of the Legion of Honor award from the French government. Between 1989 and 2006 she worked for the Eléctricité de France (EDF) and was in charge of the EDF’s initial operations in Mexico in 1994 as the group’s president.

Before heading up the group in Mexico, she was the delegate and representative of the EDF Group in Mexico. She is also president of the Alstom Foundation.

cintia.angulo@crn.alstom.com / www.alstom.com

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Mario Alberto Beauregard Álvarez

Corporate Director of Finance, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex)

• Master’s in Finance and Investment, University of Exeter, United Kingdom.

• Bachelor of Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

Beauregard Álvarez was Finance Director of OHL Mexico and General Director of Administration and Finances of Hipotecaria Su Casita.

He has also been the Director Planning, Analysis, and Contracting at Banobras and Director of Administration there since 2006. He was Executive Secretary of the IPAB. In addition he has been Mexico’s Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund; at the same time he held several positions with the Banco de México in the early years of his professional career.

Leonardo Beltrán Rodríguez

Undersecretary of Planning and Energy Transition, Ministry of Energy (SENER) • Master’s in Public Administration in International Development, John F. Kennedy, Harvard University.

• Bachelor of Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

• Bachelor of Faculty of Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

Beltrán Rodríguez joined the Ministry of Energy as Director of International Negotiations. In 2010 he was appointed as General Director of Information and Energy Studies in the SENER. He held position as consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, as well as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He collaborated in the Coordination of International Affairs with the campaign and transition staff of President Enrique Peña Nieto.

@LeoBeltranR / www.sener.gob.mx

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Odón de Buen Rodríguez

General Director, National Commission for Energy Efficiency (CONUEE)

Alberto de la Fuente Piñeirua President and General Director, Shell México

• Master’s in Energy and Resources, University of Berkeley, California.

• Bachelor of Mechanical Electric Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Master’s in Economics and History, University of Oxford.

• Master’s in Public Administration, Australian School of Business, Sidney.

• Bachelor of International Relations and of Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

From 1993 to 1995 De Buen was associate professor of Energy Engineering and a member of the Engineering faculty at the UNAM. He has been an international consultant for the InterAmerican Development Bank and the World Bank. He developed diverse projects at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Federal Electricity Commission, and the Engineering Institute at the UNAM. From 1995 to 2003, he was General Director of the National Commission for Energy Saving (CONAE, now CONUEE).

Within the Mexican public sector, De la Fuente worked in the President’s Office, for the Ministry of Energy, and for the Energy Regulatory Commission. In 2006 he joined Shell as Marketing Manager of North West Shelf Gas in Perth, Australia, and for the last three years and a half has been the Representative and Business Advisor of Shell in Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG in Dubai. He was nominated President of Shell in Mexico in July 2012, leading the entire Mexican team.

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Juan Manuel Delgado Amador

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Adrián Escofet Cedeño

General Director, Schlumberger, Mexico, Caribbean, and Central America

President, Mexican Association of Wind Energy (AMDEE)

• Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Completed courses and diplomas in Management in Paris, France, and the Harvard School of Business.

• Certified in Financing for Managers, IMD Institute, Switzerland.

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

Delgado worked for Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), in Villahermosa, Tabasco, responsible for field development. Afterwards he joined the Federal Electricity Commission in Baja California where he was responsible for geothermal well drilling. Since 1984 he has had several global management positions at Schlumberger, such as the Services Manager in North Africa from 2002 to 2005. Prior to joining Schlumberger’s executive management team for all of Mexico, he was the General Manager of Mexico’s eastern region in 2005.

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Escofet has more than 20 years of experience in the development, design, and implementation of power generation projects, such as wind, combined cycles, photovoltaics, cogeneration, and hydroelectric. In 1994 he joined Alesco Energy and Water as Development Director, and in March 2013 he was named the Executive Director of Zapoteca de Energía, S.A., a company dedicated to the development of projects based on renewable energy resources. He is also member of the Consulting Committee for Renewable Energy of the Ministry of Energy and member of the Consulting Committee of the Energy Regulatory Commission.

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Miriam Grunstein Dickter Professor/Researcher

• Doctorate in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Letters, New York University.

• Bachelor of Law, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

• Bachelor of Latin American Studies, University of New Mexico.

As a public servant and later consultant for several national and international organizations, Grunstein has been a researcher with the Law Studies Division of the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) since 2009. She has been recognized with distinct awards, such as the Fernando Cuevas Award, awarded by CEPAL, for the best essay on energy and climate change.

At the same time, in 2013 she was awarded the recognition of Academic and Scientific merit by Petroleo&Energia.

www.cide.edu.mx / miriam.grunstein@cide.edu

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Arturo Henríquez Autrey

Chief Procurement Officer Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) • Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), Northwestern University-Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Illinois.

• Master’s in International Relations.

• Master’s in International Communications, Boston University.

• Bachelor of Economics, Boston University.

In 1999 Henríquez was Finance Director, co-founder and advisor of a multinational logistics company working in six Latin American countries, raising capital funds from private sources such as Citibank and Merrill Lynch. In 2003 he was named Director of KPMG Mexico and responsible for the Department of Mergers and Acquisitions, Financing and Financing Advisory for all of Mexico and Central America. In 2006 he became the Director of Financing and the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Maxim Oil and Gas, Inc. in Houston.

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Gabriela Hernández Cardoso

General Counsel, General Electric Latin America

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Gustavo Hernández García General Director, Pemex Exploration and

Production

• Bachelor in Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho.

Hernández is one of the most influential women in Mexico because of her experience and proven results both in public and private sectors. For three years she accepted the challenge to spearhead GE México. Her objective in broad terms was to solidify its “aggressive” growth plans. Changing directions toward the public sector, she joined the Federal Consumer Protection Office’s Attorney Services in 2003. In 2007 she was the General Director of Telecommunications Policy in the Ministry of Communications and Transportation. Two years later in 2009 she was named the Undersecretary of Communications.

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• Master’s in Reservoir Engineering in the Division of Postgraduate Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering, UNAM. Hernández began his professional career in the Mexican Petroleum Institute in 1979, where he was an intern, a specialized professional, research assistant, and data analyst while working at the institute until May 1992. Afterwards he joined Petróleos Mexicanos as the chief of the Reservoir Characterization Department in Ciudad del Carmen District and has served in many positions. In June 2010 the Board of Director approved his nomination as Subdirector of Planning and Evaluation in Pemex Exploration and Production (PEP).

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Ángel Larraga Palacios

General Director, Natural Gas Fenosa Mexico

• Bachelor of Industrial Mechanics Engineering, School of Engineers, Bilbao, Vasco, Spain.

• Postgraduate Studies in Management of Enterprises, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE), University of Navarra, Spain Larraga was president of the Mexican Association of Natural Gas from 2011 to 2013 and is currently an honorary member of the board.

He is also a board member of the Mexican Association of Energy (AME), an active participant in the Mexican Association of Wind Energy, and member of the World Energy Council (WEC). In addition he is a member of the Spanish Association of Gas Industry (SEDIGAS) in Spain and a board member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Mexico.

alarraga@gasnatural.com / www.gasnaturalmexico.com

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Emilio Lozoya Austin

General Director, Petróleos Mexicanos

• Bachelor of Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

• Bachelor of Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Master’s in Economic Development, Harvard University, United States.

Lozoya has been a board member of OHL Mexico.

Previously, he worked as an analyst with the Banco de México; afterwards, between 2002 and 2005, he founded and directed a social-interest housing company, Terra Design, constructing projects in Senegal and Mexico. In 2003 he collaborated in the Inter-American Corporation of Investments; and between 2005 and 2009 he worked for the Global Economic Forum. He is a founding member of the JF Holding investment firm with headquarters in Luxemburg.

@EmilioLozoyaAus / www.pemex.com

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Néstor Martínez Romero

Commissioner, National Commission of Hydrocarbons (CNH) • Doctorate in Petroleum Engineering and graduated with honors, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

Martínez has been a professor in the engineering faculty at the UNAM. Previously he was an administrator for Pemex Exploration and Production and responsible for the Department of Human Resources and Competition and Innovation within Pemex Exploration and Production. Currently, he is responsible for the validation and direction of studies, analyses, projects, and technical documents to increase the effectiveness of Petróleos Mexicanos in the areas of exploration and production for the CNH, which is an autonomous and technical authority responsible for regulating, supervising, and evaluating the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

Alejandro Martínez Sibaja Director, Pemex Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

(PGPB)

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Master’s in Administration, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).

In December 2011, Martínez was nominated General Director of Pemex Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (PGPB).

He has been involved in activities in the Division of Natural Gas since June 2010. In 2005 he was the Subdirector of Operations and Execution of Strategies in the Corporate Division of Operations. In 1995 Martínez began his career in PGPB as Manager of Programming and Analysis of the Division of Liquid Gas. Afterwards he was the transport business manager in the area of pipelines.

alejandro.martinez@pemex.com / www.gas.pemex.com.mx

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Jacobo Mekler Waisburd

President, Mexican Association of Hydroelectric Energy, A.C. • Master’s in Business Development, Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE).

• Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Iberoamericana.

Currently Mekler is a partner in COMEXHIDRO and responsible for strategic commercial development and MDL (carbon credits) project development, such as the development of wind projects within the group. He has worked at Asergen since 2001. Before joining Asergen, he worked at Heliocol in Mexico as Director of Sales and still participates as a board member of the company, which is dedicated to solar energy. He is president of the Mexican Association of Hydroelectric Energy, A.C.

@JacoboMW

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María de Lourdes Melgar Palacios

Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Energy

• Bachelor of International Relations and Comparative Literature, Mount Holyoke College, United States.

• Master’s and Doctorate in Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Between 1993 and 2007 Melgar occupied several positions within the Mexican diplomacy service, recently she was minister of the Permanent Mission of Mexico at the OCDE. From 1998 to 2002, she was the General Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Energy. She was the founding director of the Center for Sustainability and Business of the EGADE Business School at the Tecnológico of Monterrey, where she taught courses, “Leadership for Sustainable Development” and “Negotiation and Multicultural Decisions.”

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Mario José Molina Pasquel y Henríquez

President, Mario Molina Center and Independent Director, CFE

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Enrique Ochoa Reza

General Director, Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Doctorate in Physical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley.

• Postgraduate Studies, University of Freiburg, Germany.

• Doctorate in Political Science, Columbia University, New York.

• Masters in Political Philosophy, Columbia University, New York.

• Masters in Political Science, Columbia University, New York.

• Bachelor of Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Bachelor in Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

On September 18, 2014, Molina was ratified by the Mexican Senate as an Independent Director of the Federal Electricity Commission for a period of four years. Thus, the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995 will be part of the Commission until 2018. He is member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine of the United States and since April 2011 is one of the distinguished scientists that form part of the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology of President Barack Obama.

Before his current position, Dr. Ochoa held the position of Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons in the Ministry of Energy (SENER). From 1997 to 1999 he was advisor to Luis Téllez Kuenzler, the past Energy Secretary, and from January to September 1997 he was a consultant with the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). He has been a member of the Board of Directors and Committees of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and a board member of its subsidiary organizations.

www.centromariomolina.org /@CentroMMolina

@EnriqueOchoaR / www.cfe.gob.mx

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Adán Ernesto Oviedo Pérez

General Director, Mexican Exploration Company (COMESA) • Bachelor of Geology, National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).

• Master’s in Engineering in Energy Resource Exploration, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

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David Penchyna Grub

President, Energy Commission, Mexican Senate

• Bachelor of Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Postgraduate Studies in Public Policies, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

• Political Analysis, Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA).

Oviedo has broad experience in Petróleos Mexicanos in exploration, production and surface geology, and technological development planning. Previously, he was responsible for coordinating technical exploration and was an executive with the Internal Organization of Control in Pemex Exploration and Production (E&P). As a professor of Structural Geology in the graduate program at the National Polytechnic Institute, he has written several publications and essays. Currently he is president of the Association of Petroleum Engineers in Mexico.

Penchyna has been the subdirector of studies and analysis with the IFE. He was secretary of the board of the National Commission of the National Support Fund for Social Enterprises (FONAES). From 1986 to 1988, he served as the technical secretary of the Commission of Programming and Budget of the Congress of Hidalgo; at the same time he was the private secretary of the coordinator of the PRI’s parliamentarian group in the Congress. From 1989 to 1990 he was the department head of the executive offices of the Broadcasting Communications of the Mexican Secretariat of the Interior (SEGOB).

He served as Federal Deputy from 2009 to 2012.

aeoviedo@comesa.org.mx / www.comesa.org.mx

dpenchyna@senado.gob.mx / @davidpenchyna / www.senado.gob.mx

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Alma América Porres Luna

Commissioner, National Commission of Hydrocarbons (CNH) • Bachelor of Geophysics Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). Received the Gabino Barreda Award.

• Master’s and Doctorate in Applied Geophysics, University of Bordeaux I, France.

Porres Luna enhanced her training in applied geophysics at the Mexican Institute of Petroleum (IMP) for 26 years. In September 2010, she was appointed commissioner of the National Commission of Hydrocarbons (CHJ). Since then she has worked on the evaluation of exploratory wells in deep waters, exploration projects, permit evaluation in superficial exploration, and regulations for prospective resources and exploratory technical support, defined during Round 0 and Round 1.

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Edgar René Rangel Germán

Commissioner, National Commission of Hydrocarbons (CNH) • Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). The only student to graduate with a 100.0/100.0 average and obtained the y Gabino Barreda Award.

• Master’s (M.Sc.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Petroleum Engineering with a doctorate minor in Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University.

• Postdoctoral studies in Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University.

Rangel has been employed as an associate researcher at Stanford University, an engineer in Pemex Exploration and Production, a coordinator of advisors with the Sub secretariat of Hydrocarbons in the Ministry of Energy and deputy director general of energy and water project evaluation in the investment unit of the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit. In May 2013 he was reappointed for a second term in the CNH by President Enrique Peña Nieto.

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Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de Sollano

President, Regulatory Energy Commission • Master’s in Economics with a specialty in Public Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science.

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí.

Salazar Diez has been the president of the Regulatory Energy Commission since 2005. In 2010 he was appointed to a second term to spearhead the regulatory body that with the Energy reform is stronger and now responsible for regulating the oil and gas industry and electric energy. Currently he also presides over the IberoAmerican Association of Energy Regulatory Entities (ARIAE).

Prior to 2005, he presided over the Commission of Energy in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies.

fsalazar@cre.gob.mx / www.cre.gob.mx

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Manuel Sánchez Guzmán General Director, Pemex Petrochemicals (PPQ)

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA).

• Master’s in Sciences, Stanford University.

In 1974 Sánchez Guzmán began his professional career in the Association of Civil Engineers (ICA). In 2004 he joined Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) as an advisor to Pemex Petrochemicals to improve inventory processes, technology licensing, and public works. In 2008 he was promoted to Manager of Studies and Projects. From 2009 to November 2012 he was the Subdirector of Planning and later responsible for the executive administrative offices of Pemex Petrochemicals. Since June 2013 he has been the general director of Pemex Petrochemicals.

www.ptq.pemex.com.mx

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Luis Alberto Serra Barragán

Director of Development Economics, Energy, and Climate Change, Center of Investigation for Development, A.C. (CIDAC)

• Doctorate in Economics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

• Official Master’s in Applied Economics Analysis with specialization in Environmental Economics, University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

• Bachelor of Corporate Finance, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

• Bachelor of Economics, ITAM. With a notable background in environmental politics and clean energy resources, Serra Barragán has focused on the study energy resources such as hydrocarbons, electricity, and renewable energy. In 2007 he was honored to receive the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares award for “five honor rolls” during the first year of the Official Master’s program in Applied Economics Analysis.

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Christopher Sladen General Director, BP - México

• Doctorate, University of Reading.

• Bachelor of Geology, University of Southhampton, England.

Sladen is General Director of British Petroleum (BP) in Mexico, a company with approximately 50 years of experience in Mexico. He has more than 30 years of experience in BP, which includes working in the energy sector in more than 40 countries, such as Russia, Vietnam, Mongolia, China, and the United Kingdom. Sladen heads the Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment group in the British Chamber of Commerce in Mexico. From 2009 to 2011, he was president of the chamber and vice-president from 2003 to 2009.

chris.sladen@bp.com / www.bp.com

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Benjamín Torres-Barrón

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José Alberto Valdés Palacios

Partner, Baker & McKenzie Mexico-Energy, Chemicals, Mining, and Infrastructure Sector

President, National Association of Solar Energy (ANES)

• Master’s in International Law, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. • Bachelor of Law, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).

• Doctorate in Energy Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

• Master’s in Engineering, UNAM. • Bachelor of Energy Engineering, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM).

• Specialization in Renewable Energies, National Hydrocarbons Authority, Urbino, Italy.

Torres-Barrón is recognized as one of most distinguished lawyers in the energy sector.

He advises diverse clients on projects regarding energy efficiency, electricity, biocombustibles, GNL, GLP, residuals, water, natural gas and petroleum as well as tenders launched by Pemex, CFE, and other entities. He represents clients before Mexican energy authorities.

The British journal Chambers Latin America recognized him as one of the leading advisors in energy and natural resources.

benjamin.torres-barron@bakermckenzie.com / www.bakermckenzie.com

Valdés Palacios has directed the installation of more than 3,000 photovoltaic solar stations in the states of Mexico, Baja California, Chiapas, Coahuila, and Quintana Roo under rural electrification programs of the Secretariat of Social Development (SEDESOL) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). He was president of the National Committee for Standardization of Solar Energy (“NESO13”) from 2012 to 2014. He serves as president of the National Association of Solar Energy until 2016.

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Sergio Valdés Ramírez

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Luis Vielma Lobo

President, National Chamber of Electric Manufacturing (CANAME)

General Director, CBM Engineering, Exploration and Production

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Systems, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico.

• Master’s in Business Administration and Global Business Administration, ITESM. • Senior Management Program, Pan-American University (IPADE), Mexico.

• Bachelor of Petroleum, Universidad Central de Venezuela.

• Master of Sciences, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.

• Specialization in Process Engineering.

• Diploma in Leadership Development, Harvard Business School, Harvard University.

Valdés Ramírez has 25 years of experience in the electric sector, holding diverse positions within Xignux, a Mexican industrial consortium, in the Cables Division. Currently he is Director of Business Development with Viakable, the Cables Division of the Group Xignux.

He previously coloborated with the board of the National Association of Standardization and Certification of the Electric Sector (ANCE) and the International Copper Association (PROCOBRE).

As the leader of CBM, Vielma Lobo has advised a countless number of petroleum companies and other sectors in the best practices of technical and organizational processes to assure the greatest profitability at all stages of the value chain. Until December 2002 he was responsible for executing budgets of programs totaling over 18 billion dollars annually.

www.cbmex.com.mx

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Sergio Villalón

General Director, Philips of Mexico

• Master’s in Administration and Engineering in Electronics and Communications, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).

With a stellar trajectory, Villalón leads one of the most important global firms in Mexico and stands out for planning, implementing, and integrating the strategic direction of Philips of Mexico, which in 2014 completed 75 years in Mexico. His professional career has been complimented with studies in Management Development, Leadership Development, Negotiation Skills, Business Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma, Advanced Sales & Marketing, Solutions Sales, and certifications in management skills.

sergio.villalon@philips.com / www.philips.com.mx

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Juan Carlos Zepeda Molina

President Commissioner, National Commission of Hydrocarbons (CNH) • Bachelor of Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

• Master’s in Economics and Finance, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

• Master’s in Economics, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. • Doctorate Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

In the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), Zepeda Molina led the evaluation of investment projects of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), participated in designing Pemex’s fiscal regime, evaluating Pemex’s budgeting and financing, and establishing price policies of the petroleum industry. In the Ministry of Energy, as General Director of Exploration and Exploitation of Hydrocarbons, he was in charge of the technical evaluation of exploration and exploitation projects.

zepedajuancarlos@cnh.gob.mx / www.cnh.gob.mx