Jim Wright

Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission

Mark Lashier

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Phillips 66

Rahim Azouni

Senior Vice President Trading & Shipping, TotalEnergies

Fernando Colares

Global Head of Crude Oil, Petrobras

Alipio Ferreira

Vice President- Crude Oil Trading Brasil, Petrochina

Alipio Ferreira is a Petroleum engineer with a master’s degree in Administration, from Coppead-UFRJ. He currently serves as the Crude Vice President at PetroChina Brazil International Trading. With extensive experience in the oil industry, Alipio has held key positions both in Brazil and internationally. Notably, he has contributed to exploration and production, crude and products trading, distribution, and petrochemicals. His career spans roles such as Petrobras America Downstream VP, Petrobras Singapore Managing Director, BR Distribuidora Director, and Petrobras Head of Global Crude and Products Trading.

Nick Sweeney

Co-Head Global Crude Trading, Gunvor Group

Mr. Sweeney, Co-Head Global Crude Trading, has been instrumental in building Gunvor’s North America business, joining the company in 2019 as a US Crude Trader, then becoming the Head of North America Crude. During this time he has helped grow Gunvor’s physical and financial footprint across geographies and product lines. Mr. Sweeney started his career at Cargill, working in analytical roles across various commodities in both Minneapolis and Singapore. After Cargill, Mr. Sweeney worked in various derivatives and oil trading roles at Tesoro and PetroChina. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.