Energeia
More than 20 years of experience in consulting and management in energy regulation and planning, both in the public and private sectors. He was president of ENARGAS and Undersecretary of Scenarios and Project Evaluation of the Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Nation (Argentina). He was also a consultant for the IDB, OLADE, CAF, World Bank, head of consulting at Energy Consulting Services (ECS) and Professor-Researcher at the Center for Economic Studies of Regulation (CEER-UADE). He currently serves as President of the energy trading company Energeia (Energía e Infraestructura S.A.) and, in the academic field, as Deputy Director and Professor of the Master in Sustainable Energy Development and as Professor of the Master in Energy and Environment, in both cases at the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA). His experience in the private and public energy fields positions him as a permanent reference for decision makers in the energy market.
UBA - Austral
Dr. Silvia Patricia Barredo is a geologist and PhD in Geological Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, where she currently serves as a professor and researcher at the Instituto del Gas y del Petróleo (IGPUBA). She also teaches at Universidad Austral and has nearly 20 years of experience in postgraduate education and applied research in Oil&Gas and geothermal energy as well as for both national and international oil companies .
She has led projects on low- and medium-enthalpy geothermal resources for power generation and heating, including geothermal applications in oil wells and urban settings. Currently, she coordinates geothermal surveys in several provinces of Argentina.
Dr. Barredo is co-editor of the Geothermal Systems of South America special issue (Elsevier, 2023) and has authored numerous publications. She has also been recognized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and WING’s Geothermal Leaders program and by the University of Buenos Aires for her contributions to education and sustainable energy innovation.
Kuenka
Geologist with more than 35 years of experience in petroleum exploration projects. Expertise in petroleum systems modeling, combining basin analysis with petroleum geochemistry, petroleum systems modeling and yet to find evaluation. Exploration geologist in companies such as Ecopetrol and Sipetrol. Director of the Geochemistry Group of the Colombian Petroleum Institute/ICP between 2000-2003. Since 2004 I have worked as a consultant, first as General Manager of Petroleum Geoscience Technology, from 2005, as Technical Manager of GEMS S.A. and since 2014 as Manager/Founder of KuenKa S.A.S. Guest Professor of Petroleum Geochemistry and Petroleum Systems Modeling in different Colombian universities. Since 2018 he has ventured into the application of petroleum geology and petroleum systems evaluation in topics related to energy transition such as; gas prospectivity, CO2 sequestration, co-production geothermal and natural hydrogen from source rocks.
Xcalibur Smart Mapping
Yury Abreu is a hydrogeology-focused Geologist with over 20 years of experience. His background includes environmental and groundwater consulting for the energy, mining, and environmental sectors, and he served as an advisor to the Colombian Ministry of Environment (2005-2006). He also lectured in hydrogeology for over three years at the National University of Colombia. For the past twelve years, Yury has held managerial and executive roles in various geosciences companies. Since 2014, his focus shifted to the Mexican mining sector, where he successfully positioned 3D geological, geophysical, and environmental modeling software. As the former Country Manager for Mexico at Seequent, he established a robust business network across public and private sectors, making the company the leading geological software provider in Mexico. Since August 2022, Yury has been leveraging this success as the "Business Development Manager for Latin America" at Xcalibur Smart Mapping (formerly MPX Ltd), a leading multinational aerogeophysical company, by replicating his proven business model across the region.
Energy & Sustainability Consultant
Lawyer and Graduate in Public Relations. Master in Energy Management and specialist in Oil and Gas Law and Environmental Law. Diploma in Public Policies for the Sustainable Development of the Sea, in Integral Management of Climate Change and in Hydrogen Management.
Consultant in Energy, Environment and Sustainability. Between 2020 and 2024, she worked as legal and regulatory consultant to the National Secretariat of Energy on oil & gas and energy transition issues. Between 2011 and 2019 she was Provincial Director of Legal Affairs of the Secretary of Energy and Hydrocarbons of the Province of Tierra del Fuego and Assistant Secretary of OFEPHI (Federal Organization of Hydrocarbon Producing States).
Graduate professor at various academic institutions (UCA, Universidad Austral, CEARE, among others). Author of various technical papers on offshore and unconventional hydrocarbon activity. In 2022 she published the book "The exploration and exploitation of offshore hydrocarbons in the Argentine Republic. Its legal framework: opportunities and challenges.
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