Meet our keynote speakers

Ronan Ávila is the Deputy Geological and Economic Assessment Superintendent at the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP). He joined ANP in 2013 after working for several private companies in Brazil and other countries, including Halliburton, Fugro, Paradigm Geophysical, and Geo Research. Ronan has also worked in the public sector for the Brazilian Geological Survey, the Brazilian Energy Research Company, and Brazil's Nuclear Industries. He is a geologist from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, with an MBA in project management from the University of São Paulo and a master's degree in engineering and science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Ronan recently started his energy planning doctorate, focusing on the Geological Storage of CO2 (CCUS).

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