Curaçao has long been home to one of the Western Hemisphere’s largest refineries and Suriname is a rapidly rising petro-state. In the 2020s they face considerable challenges in defining their future role in the global energy business and how this relates to climate change and the global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Curaçao and Suriname also face issues related to broader geopolitical developments, including Venezuela’s role in the region and great power competition between China and the United States. This webinar has assembled an expert panel to discuss these issues.

Welcoming comments
Dr. Scott B. MacDonald – Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC); Senior Advisor, Global Americans; Senior Advisor and Chief Economist, Smith’s Research & Gradings

Moderator
Alex Rosaria – Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC); Chief Operations Human Rights Defense Curaçao and Freelance External Project Evaluator in Asia/Pacific

Panelists
Anthon C. Casperson – MBA. Consultant on energy, water and healthcare businesses (Curaçao)
Rudolf Elias – Senior Advisor EY and Former CEO Staatsolie
Orlando Olmberg – Founder and CEO, Guguplex Technologies (Suriname); President of the Suriname Energy Chamber
Dr. Guido Rojer Jr. – Assistant Professor of International Entrepreneurship at the University of Curaçao
Brett Shearing – Senior Associate, Washington DC lead, The Risk Advisory Group

Concluding comments
Mavrick Boejoekoe – Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC)

We hope you can join us for this discussion. Places are limited, please register your interest via the link.