Day 1 - Wednesday 3 December 2008

8:00

Registration and refreshments

9:00

Welcome from ICIS

Heather McGuire Doyle, Senior Editor Manager, ICIS
9:05

Opening remarks and review of the year

Gerry Jackson , Vice President, Sales & Marketing, RENKERT OIL LLC
Ernest Henderson , Fluid Technology Manager, CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
9:25

Base oil refining and economics - a primer

Jamie Brunk , Senior Consultant, SOLOMON ASSOCIATES
10:00

A view of the Asian base oil market

Abu Hanzalah Abu Bakar , Senior Manager, Marketing & Sales, PETRONAS BASE OIL
10:40

Refreshments

11:10

Premium lubricants in Latin America - an overview

Jorge Manes , Latin America Industry Liaison Advisor, INFINEUM BRASIL LIMITADA
11:50

Polyalphaolefins: an overview

Jim Herman , Global Business Manager, Polyalphaolefins, CHEVRON PHILLIPS
12:30

Lunch

Sponsored by

13:45

The Group I dilemma: the road ahead

Amy Claxton , Consultant, MY ENERGY
14:25

Re-refining : a concept whose time has come

Joshua Park , Engineering Manager, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PARTNERS
15:05

Refreshments

15:35

Base oil overview in Brazil

Ricardo Palagi, Trader, PETROBRAS
16:15

A glance at the Argentinian lubricant market - base stocks and finished products

Mόnica Vázquez , Marketing Technical Service and OEMs Manager, YPF S.A.
17:00

Close of day one and drinks reception

Day 2 - Thursday 4 December 2008

8:30

Registration and refreshments

9:00

Opening remarks

Ernest Henderson , Fluid Technology Manager, CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Gerry Jackson , Vice President, Sales & Marketing, RENKERT OIL LLC
9:05

Approval system for lubricants and automotive fluids

Charles Conconi , Material Engineer, MERCEDES-BENZ DO BRASIL LTDA
9:45

Restructuring of paraffinic capacity and potential impact on heavy naphthenics

Valentina Serra-Holm , Market Manager, NYNAS AB
10:30

Refreshments

11:00

Venezuela's lubricant market - an overview

Ricardo Barreto , President, INDUSTRIAS VENOCO C.A
11:45

Panel discussion

‘Adaptibility’ – what must the industry do to face the short and long term challenges, and where are we heading over the next 3-4 years?

Jamie Brunk – Solomon Associates
Amy Claxton – My Energy
Ernest Henderson – CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Gerry Jackson – Renkert Oil
Joe Rousmaniere – Petronas Base Oil

12:45

Lunch

Sponsored by

14:00

Higher VI Group III base oils for the merchant market

Mike Brown , Technical Manager, Lubricant and Base Oil Business, SK LUBRICANTS AMERICAS
14:45

Changes in the tire industry and their impact on aromatic extracts

William Downey , Vice President, Petroleum & Energy Practice, KLINE & COMPANY
Scott Gould, Manager - Petroleum & Energy Practice, KLINE & CO., INC.
15:30

Close of conference


The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.

ICIS would like to thank the following for their great input and support:

Lisa Tocci, Lubes'n'Greases
Stephen Ames, SBA Consulting
Bill Downey, Kline & Co.
Gerald Jackson, Renkert Oil
Ernest Henderson, CITGO
Kleber Lins, Petrobras
Renato C. T. M. de Oliveira, Petrobras



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