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OPEC Summit
Third OPEC Summit Agenda
November 11-19, 2007

November 11 - 14

Kingdom Familiarization Tour for Opinion Leaders and Journalists:

  Details: Kingdom Familiarization Tours for Opinion Leaders and Journalists to sites of interest in Eastern, Western and Central Provinces, including: 
- Saudi Aramco Dhahran Headquarters & Shaybah Facility
- PetroRabigh
- Makkah
  Note: For Press, please note that busses will depart the Marriot Hotel at 6:30am on November 11 and 12, 2007 and at 11:30 a.m. on November 14

November 13

Third OPEC Summit International Oil Exhibit Opening

9:15 a.m.

Agenda Item: Media Briefing with Dr. Saleh Namla, Ministry of Information and Dr. Ibrahim Muhanna, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Briefing will cover press related logistics and activities scheduled for the Third OPEC Summit and its related events.
  Location: King Faisal Hall at the Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
   
10:00 a.m. Agenda Item: Opening ceremony with His Excellency Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  Location: King Faisal Hall at the Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
10:30 a.m. Agenda Item: Press conference with His Excellency Ali Al-Naimi.
  Location: King Faisal Hall at the Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
   
12:30 p.m. Agenda Item: International Oil Exhibition Luncheon
  Location: King Faisal Hall at the Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
  Sponsor: Petroleos de Venezuala (PDVSA)
open Agenda Item: International Oil Exhibition Open tours to General Public & Press
  Location: King Faisal Hall at the Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
  Note:  Open from November 13-16
7:30 p.m. Agenda Item: International Oil Exhibition Dinner
  Location: King Faisal Hall at the Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
Sponsor: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)


Wednesday, November 14

Third OPEC Summit Press Conference

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Agenda Item: Press Conference
Speakers: - His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman
- His Excellency Abdalla Salem El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General
  Location: Marriott Hotel, Riyadh
 12:00 p.m. Agenda  Item:  Break
12:30 p.m. Agenda Item: Luncheon
  Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
Sponsor: Kuwait Petroleum Corp
3:15 p.m. Agenda Item Break


International Oil Exhibition Dinner:

7:30 p.m.

Agenda Item: International Oil Exhibition Dinner
  Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh
  Sponsor:  SABIC

VIP Dinner for OPEC Former Secretary Generals and Opinion Leaders:

8:30 p.m.

Agenda Item: VIP Dinner for OPEC Former Secretary Generals and Opinion Leaders
  Location: The Globe, Al Faisaliyah Tower (by invitation)


Thursday, November 15

Third OPEC Summit Ministerial Symposium Day 1
Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

 Agenda Item: Citation from the Holy Quran

9:05 a.m

 Agenda Item: Welcome remarks by His Excellency Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

9:10 - 10:30 a.m.

 Agenda Item: SESSION I: Oil and Gas Markets: Current Conditions and Future Prospects
  Chair:  HE Dr. Chakib Khelil, Minister of Energy and Mines, Algeria
  Background Papers: Oil Market Outlook and Investment Challenges, Mohammed Hamel, Head of Energy Studies Department, OPEC, Vienna
  Panelists: - HE Eng. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Aleem, Acting Minister of Energy, Kuwait
- HE Dr. Shokri Ghanem, Chairman of the Peoples Committee, National Oil Corporation, Libya
- HE Galo Chiriboga Zambrano, Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Ecuador
- Robert Mabro, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
- Prof. Dr. Subroto, OPEC Former Secretary General
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Agenda Item:  Break
 
 
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Agenda Item: SESSION II: Energy and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: HE Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Background Papers: - The Climate Change Process, Mr. Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Technological Options to Environmental Concerns, Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin
Panelists: - HE Dr. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia 
- HE Dr. Odein Ajumogobia, Minister of State for Energy (Petroleum), Nigeria 
- HE Dr. Rilwanu Lukman 
- Dr. John Mitchell, Acting Head and Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Development Program, Chatham House
12:15 p.m. Agenda Item: Break
12:30 p.m. - 01:45 p.m. Agenda Item: Lunch hosted by OPEC Fund for International development (OFID)
Sponsor: OPEC Fund for International development (OFID)
 
 
1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Agenda Item: SESSION III: Energy for Sustainable Development
Chair: HE Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar
Background Papers: Energy for Sustainable Development, Ms. JoAnne DiSano, Former UN Director, Sustainable Development Adviser
Panelists: - HE Desiderio da Graca Verissimo e Costa, Minister of Petroleum, Angola
- HE Gholamhossein Nozari, Acting Minister of Petroleum, Islamic Republic of Iran 
- HE Abdalla S. El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General 
- HE Sulaiman Al-Herbish, Director General, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Agenda Item: Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Agenda Item: SESSION IV: The Role of OPEC in Providing Petroleum and Promoting Stability
Chair: HE Dr. Hussain Al-Shahristani, Minister of Oil, Iraq
Background Papers: OPEC in a Changing Global Scene , Ali Aissaoui, Chief Economist, APICORP
Panelists: - HE Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al Hamli, Minister of Energy, United Arab Emirates 
- Dr. Daniel Yergin, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) 
- Dr. Francisco Parra
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Ministerial Tour of International Oil Exhibition & possible press meetings/interviews
7:30 p.m. Agenda Item: Dinner
Sponsor: Saudi Aramco
Location: King Abdulaziz Historical Center, Riyadh


Friday, November 16

Third OPEC Summit Ministerial Symposium Day 2

Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh 9:00 a.m. to 03:30 p.m.

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

 Agenda Item: SESSION I: OPEC and the Global Economy
  Chair:  Syed Mohammed Hossain Adeli, Director, Econotrend - Iran
  Presentation:  OPEC and the Global Economy, Prof. Tatsuo Masuda, Tokyo Institute of Technology and former Vice President of Japan National Oil Corporation
  Panelists: - Nasser Al-Jaidah- CEO Qatar Petro Int. 
- Yusuf Abdu Zango Assistant Editor-News Agency Of Nigeria 
- Pierre Terzian, Petro Strategies-France 
- Raad AlKadiri, Petro Finance-USA
- Ms. Ann-Louise Hittle-Head of Macro Oil Wood Mackenzie USA
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Agenda Item: Break - Friday Prayer
 
 
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m. Agenda Item: Luncheon sponsored by ExxonMobil
Sponsor:  ExxonMobil
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Agenda Item: SESSION II: Future of Oil in the Global Energy Mix
Chair: Prof. Reyadh Abdullatif Al-Mehaideb, Dean of Eng College UAE
Presentation: Future of Oil in the Global Energy Mix, Alan J. Kelly, U.S. National Petroleum Council Coordinating Subcommittee Chair
Panelists: - Prof. Mohammed Saleem Kelala, Institute of Political Science, Algeria
- Abbas Ali Al-Mujren- Chair of Energy & Env Kuwait 
- Dr. Salam Sumaisem, Economic Advisor, Iraq
- Arne Walther, Secretary General, In Energy Forum Secretariat
- Gary Ross, PIRA Energy Group
3:30 p.m. Agenda Item:  Third OPEC Summit Ministerial Meeting (Closed Meeting)
Panelists: - OPEC Member Country Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- OPEC Member Country Ministers of Petroleum & Mineral Resources
- OPEC Member Country Ministers of Finance
07:30 p.m. Agenda Item: Dinner /  Reception for OPEC Former Secretary Generals, Opinion Leaders and Press, hosted by the Ministry of Information
Location: King Fahad Cultural Center, Riyadh
 
 
8:00 p.m. Agenda Item: VIP Dinner in honor of OPEC Member Country Ministerial Delegations Hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Minister Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Location: King Faisal Hall (by invitation)


Saturday, November 17

Third OPEC Summit Press Conference Series
10:00 a.m. Agenda Item: Press Conference - Nigeria Minister of State for Energy
Location: Intercontinental Hotel

12:00 p.m.

 Agenda Item: Press Conference, OPEC Fund for International Development Director-General Suleiman Al-Herbish
Location: Marriott Hotel, Riyadh
   
 
 


Third OPEC Heads of State Summit Opening Ceremony
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Agenda Item: Third OPEC Heads of State Summit Opening Ceremony
9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Agenda Item: Third OPEC Heads of State Summit Banquet Dinner


Sunday, November 18

Press interviews

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

 Agenda Item: Press Conference, Arne Walther

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 Agenda Item: Press Conference, Azzam Chalabi, Saudi Arabia's Industrial Clusters
 
 


Third OPEC Heads of State Summit Closing Ceremony
3:00 p.m. Agenda Item: Third OPEC Heads of State Summit Closing Ceremony
Details: Third OPEC Heads of State Summit Official Declaration
open Agenda Item: Third OPEC Summit Closing Press Conference
Location: Marriott Hotel, Riyadh
Panelists: - His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Minister Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- His Excellency Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- His Excellency Dr lyad bin Ameen Madani, Minister of Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- His Excellency Abdalla Salem El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General


Monday, November 19
Open for Press interviews with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia government and business leaders.