RIO OIL & GAS 2016

He is one of America’s leading experts on innovation. He is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the book "The Industries of the Future", which is currently on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Alec Ross recently served for four years as Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Graduated in geology (Msc) from Angola University and post-graduated in Petroleum Geology from Algerian Petroleum Institute. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the petroleum sector.
He started his career ate AMOCO. In 1978 he joined Sonangol where he held technical and management positions and served also as adviser to the Minister of Petroleum of Angola. In November 1990 he joined Elf Exploration Angola as Deputy General Manager. Assigned to the head offices in Paris, he was responsible for the Elf Aquitaine E&P joint Ventures. In 1999, he held the position of Delegate General Manager in TotalFinaElf E&P Angola and then CEO for Total E&P Brasil and Group Representative in the Country.
In August 2008, he became Sonangol’s Country Manager in Brazil and then CEO of Sonangol Starfish Oil & Gas (SSOG). From October 2011, he became Senior Advisor of SSOG Presidency. Candido has been an active member of IBP and has served as member of the Administrations’s Council.

He is responsible for business development and client management in the region. He has over 10 years of experience as consultant of Energy Efficiency. A specialist working in profit improvement projects, strategic energy reviews, and best practice implementation for the oil refining industry in various countries in Latin America. Felipe has a MSc in Refinery Design and Operations and Process Integration from the University of Manchester, England and a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Formado em Geologia, com Mestrado em Geofísica, trabalhou 27 anos na Petrobras, inclusive como Diretor da Área Internacional, de 2000 a 2003.
De 2003 a 2009 trabalhou para a Statoil, inicialmente como Vice-Presidente Senior e depois como Presidente da Statoil no Brasil.
Hoje integra os Conselhos de Administração do Grupo Ultra, Prumo Logística e Mills Engenharia.

A senior Oilfield Service executive with over 20 years of experience and an exceptional career with growth, performance, delivery and management track record. Proven ability to manage field operations in six different countries, technology development and HR function at global level designing and implementing highly effective teams and successful strategies.