Day 1 - Thursday 23 February 2012

8:00 Registration & Refreshments 9:00 Welcome from ICIS 9:05 Opening remarks from the Chairmen 9:15 Sustainability...and the global lubricants industry Global lubricants market update Development of industrial lubricants Sustainability and the future of the lubricants industry Apu Gosalia, Head of Global Strategic Marketing & Chief Sustainability Officer, FUCHS PETROLUB AG 10:00 2012: a crisis year for the global economy? An up-to-date look at Europe’s woes Can the US restrain spending in an election year? Outlook for GDP growth globally The global oil market in 2012: demand, supply, regional flash points Implications for the base oil industry Brad Bourland , Chief Economist & Managing Director - Proprietary Investments, JADWA INVESTMENT 10:45 Refreshment Break 11:15 Launching a renewable synthetic base oil Environmental performance for a base oil High quality drop in: base oil characterization and product opportunity Rapid scale up and manufacturing Jeffrey Brown, Vice President - Lubricant Products, AMYRIS 12:00 The GTL era has arrived: GTL base oils and more GTL base oils: Shell delivers More Group III on the horizon - scenarios to consider A 2020 forecast AMY CLAXTON, CEO, MY ENERGY 12:45 Lunch

14:30 Latest developments and challenges in the base oils shipping market Expectations after the worst crisis in the last 30 years A look at the past and present to understand the future Evolution and consequences Competition from other shipping markets Adrian Brown, Senior Research Analyst, SIMPSON, SPENCE & YOUNG (SSY) Jordi Maymi, Chemical Shipbroker, SIMPSON, SPENCE & YOUNG (SSY) 15:15 Delivering improved heavy duty diesel fuel economy with next generation lubricants Showing how next generation low viscosity lubricants can deliver fuel economy benefits in heavy duty diesel engines Explaining the role of the lubricant additive package in delivering and retaining fuel economy improvements and maintaining engine durability Neal Milne, Formulation Technologist, INFINEUM 16:00 Refreshment Break 16:30 Bio-lubricants in the 21st century Eco-labels and other forms of creditable third-party verification are of essence to build market acceptance Market build-up is a gradual process requiring stakeholder involvement The future of bio-lubricants is influenced by the bio-fuels market, and by sustainability awareness issues Thomas Norrby, Manager - Research & Development, STATOIL LUBRICANTS 17:15 Group II base oils in a Group III world David Wedlock, Consultant - Base Oils, SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS 18:00 Close of day one 18:05 Drinks Reception

Day 2 - Friday 24 February 2012

9:00 Opening remarks from the Chairmen 9:15 Lubricant additives: past, present and future Evolving industry footprint Technology drivers Industry complexity Security of supply Daniel Sheets, President - Lubrizol Additives, LUBRIZOL 10:00 Lubricant development for modern gasoline engines Importance of fuel economy improvements to Ford Contribution of engine lubricants to fuel economy Current and future fuel economy measurement procedures and relevance to Ford Robert Haigh, Senior Lubricant Engineer, FORD MOTOR COMPANY 10:45 Refreshment Break 11:15 Marine engine oils - world of change driven by tighter environmental legislation and impact on base oil requirements Marine legislations impact on the industry Marine product lines, typical base oils applied Expected future trends Luc Verbeeke, Lead Marine Research Engineer, CHEVRON 12:00 A supply and demand overview for Group III base oils Tae Hoon Kim, Marketing Manager, SK LUBRICANTS 12:45 Lunch

14:00 A market view from a company producing both Group I and Group II base oils Base oils and lubricants in Brazil: market, drivers, and life cycle Decision factors for Group II What's next? Luis Kaner, Coordinator - Specialty Products Marketing Planning, PETROBRAS 14:45 The base oils market in China The change in China from an export-oriented economy to a domesticall-driven economy The changing market geographies in China and the need for dual strategies The increasing importance of the state owned players and their move to higher quality products Geeta Agashe, Vice President - Energy Practice, KLINE & COMPANY 15:30 Chairmen’s closing remarks and close of conference

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