PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, MAY 14    7:00-9:00 PM       WELCOME RECEPTION  (Miramar InterContinental, Hotel Terrace – 5th Floor) THURSDAY, MAY 15   7:30-8:45 AM        CONFERENCE REGISTRATION   8:45-9:45 AM        CONFERENCE WELCOME Anton Edmunds Executive Director, Caribbean Central American Action (CCAA) Enrique de Obarrio President, U.S.-Panama Business Council Panama COMMENTS Rafael Jaén Williamson Regional Manager PGPA Chevron Texaco Downstream KEYNOTE ADDRESS (TBA)   9:45-10:00 AM    COFFEE BREAK 10:00-11:15 AM PANEL I:  The State of Energy Security in Central America Moderator:  Santiago Fittipaldi, Latin Trade Panelists:  Gina Montiel, IADB Edwin Solares Rodas, Duke Energy Felipe Zambrano, Cemex  Markku Nurmi, Energy & Environmental Partnership Teófilo de la Torre, ICE Costa Rica       11:15-12:30 PM       PANEL 2:  The Need for a Comprehensive Energy Strategy Moderator:  Fernando Cuevas, CEPAL Panelists:  Fabian Salvador, GE Energy Hiromasa Kawano, Mitsubishi  Fernando Lecaros, World Bank Silvia Alvarado, Globeleq Irene López, Cutucno Energy 12:30-2:00 PM LUNCH Keynote Address. TBD   2:00-3:15 PM PANEL III Renewables: Are We There Yet? Moderator:  Arturo Condo, INCAE Panelists:  Alfredo Fernandez-Sivori, Exxon Mobil Julian Johanson-Brown, Halcrow Olivier Lazare, Shell Carlos Tunnermann, Hyundai Power Julian Nebreda, AES Corporation    3:15-4:30 PM PANEL IV Strategies for Increasing Energy Supply Moderator:  Carlos Flores, OLADE Panelists:  Tommy Fukada, Marubeni Corporation Jay Gallegos, Mesoamerica Energy Mario Arana, Polaris Geothermal Phillipe Delmotte, Suez Energy BLM Jose F. Garcia, ARPEL    4:30-5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS    6:30-9:00 PM FRIENDSHIP AWARDS DINNER Hosted by the U.S.-Panama Business Council FRIDAY, MAY 16 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Energy related Field Trip to be announced – Panama City 12:30-2:00 PM Lunch at the Panama Canal’s Miraflores Visiting Center   2:00-2:30 PM Transfer to the Miramar InterContinental Hotel  END OF THE CONFERENCE   (Covering Letter) (Program) (Sponsorship Opportunities)  (Registration Instruct. & Form) (Sponsor Registration Form)