Speakers
III Regional Summit of Methane

Regional leaders, experts, and industry references will share their vision of the energy future. Discover who will be part of the event that will take place in Brasilia, in June 8-9, 2026.

List of speakers

Adolfo Contreras Ruiz Esparza
Technology Director
SLB
Alexandre Silveira
Minister
Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Federal Government of Brazil
Ana Diaz
Global Energy Transition Lead
Climate Bonds
Anabella Ruiz
Coordinator of OEMLAC.
OLACDE
Andres Pruscino
Sustainability and Decarbonization Manager
Total Austral
Andrés Rebolledo
Executive Secretary
OLACDE
Angela Livino
Brazil Regional Lead
International Hydropower Association (IHA)
Carlos Agenor Onofre Cabral
Director of the Department of Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Policy
Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Federal Government of Brazil
Carlos de Regules
Senior Advisor
Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Carol Castañeda
Geospatial Analyst
MARS
Daniel Cusworth
Science Director
Carbon Mapper
Daniel Maia Vieira
Director
ANP - National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels
Dr. Bailey Fosdick
Director of Data Science & Analytics
Bridger Photonics
Ednardo Moreira Santos
Consultant
CENPES - Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello Research, Development and Innovation Center
Elga Patricia Pabón P.
Methane Management Leader, Energy Transition - Upstream
ECOPETROL S.A
Eliud Palavicini
Energy Advisor Engineer
Energy Directorate – Ministry of Environment and Energy
Erika Ortiz
Manager of Decarbonization and Green Energy Development
Institute for Development, Energy and Environment (IDEA) Member of the Mexican Observatory of Methane Emissions (OBMEM)
Felipe Souza Marques
President Director
CIBiogas
Florencia Carreras
Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean
UNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory
Gastón Siroit
OEMLAC Director
OLACDE
Giselle Moritán
Technical Specialist
OLACDE
Hamed Moshrefi
Director of International and Offshore
Bridger Photonics
Heloisa Borges
Director of Oil, Gas and Biofuels
EPE - Energy Research Company
Henrique Bezerra
Latin America Regional Director
Global Methane Hub
Irene Alfaro Barrios
Senior Managing Director
Association of Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy Companies of Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL)
Iris Marleni Cárdenas Pino
Vice Minister of Hydrocarbons
Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru
Isabelle Bela
Business Development Director for Climate Technologies
Baker Hughes
Jonathan Hatwell
Ambassador
Embassy of the European Union in Peru
Josiani Napolitano
President
ABiogás
Juan Manuel Calderón
Director of Public Policy and Coordinator of the Methane Initiative in Mexico
Environmental Defense Fund
Khalid Salmi
Senior Expert in Sustainable Energy Management
Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)
Leonardo Tamayo
Upstream Group Coordinator
Ministry of Mines and Energy of Colombia
Leticia Rodas
Technical Analyst - OEMLAC
OLACDE
Luciana Tavares
General Coordinator for Decarbonization and Environmental Governance
Superintendence of Technology and Environment – ​​ANP
Marcelo Mena
CEO
Global Methane Hub
Marcio Felix
Institutional Leader
ABPIP - Brazilian Association of Independent Oil and Gas Producers
María Elena Huertas
Executive Co-Director
POLEN
Paula García Holley
Latin America Policy Manager, Methane Pollution Prevention
CATF - Clean Air Task Force
Rafael Yukio Okamoto Noguchi
Project Coordinator
Instituto Totum
Raffaela Martins
Manager of the Carbon Neutral Program, Decarbonization Fund and Technology
Petrobras
Renata Grisoli
Technical Coordinator of the 5th National Communication and Biennial Transparency Reports Project
United Nations Development Programme
Renato Dutra
National Secretary of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels
Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Federal Government of Brazil
Rogério Meneghetti
Superintendent of Renewable Energies
Itaipu Binational
Ruth Do Coutto
Deputy Director, Climate Change Division
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Santiago Nogueira
Undersecretary of Climate Change
Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of the Province of Neuquén
Santiago Rojas
Northern Regional Manager and CAF Representative in Peru
Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)
Saphina Waters
VP Communications & Engagement
OGCI & OGDC
Yuri Schmitke
Executive President
Brazilian Association for Waste-to-Energy (ABREN)