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2010 WORLD ENERGY CONGRESS UNVEILS
30 NAMES TO BE ADDED TO ITS LIST OF PRESTIGIOUS SPEAKERS

Montréal, January 28, 2010 – The World Energy Congress Montreal 2010, which will be held September 12 to 16, today unveiled the names of an additional 30 confirmed speakers. In all, more than 150 speakers have been invited to join the discussions at this major international multi-energy forum. The participants will speak about accessibility, availability, acceptability and accountability, representing the global energy issues that reflect the diversity and complexity of the challenges raised by mankind’s energy needs. These very important leaders from around the globe represent a mix of large corporations, organizations, universities and governments.

• Olivier Appert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Institut français du pétrole (IFP), France
• George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
• Shri Partha S. Bhattacharyya, Chairman, Coal India Limited, India
• Samir Brikho, Chief Executive, AMEC plc, UK
• Lester Brown, President, Earth Policy Institute, USA
• Gaétan Caron, Chair and CEO, National Energy Board of Canada, Canada
• Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, United nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Georges Dick, Chief Executive Officer, RSW Inc., Canada
• Randy Gossen, Vice-President, Global Business Relations, Nexen Inc. and President, World Petroleum Council, Canada
• Rita Hamm, Chief Executive Officer, International Association for Impact Assessment, USA
• David Hong, President and Senior Research Fellow, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Taiwan
• Lars Jossefsson, President and CEO, Vattenfall, Sweden
• Gérald W. Grandey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cameco, Canada
• Georgina Kessel, Secretary of Energy, Mexico
• Sandor Liive, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board, Eesti Energia, Estonia
• John A. Manzoni, President and Chief Executive Officer, Talisman Energy Inc., Canada
• Teruaki Masumoto, Chairman, Japan Energy Association and Chairman, Japanese Member Committee, WEC, Japan
• John Miles, Director, ARUP, United Kingdom
• Lawrence Musaba, Coordination Centre Manager, Southern Agrican Power Pool, South Africa
• Abbas Naqi, Secretary General, Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, Kuwait
• Antonio Brufau Niubó, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Repsol YPF and Vice-President, Gas Natural Group, Spain
• Dean Oskvig, President and Chief Executive Officer, Black & Veatch Energy, United States
• Rajendra Pachauri, Director General, TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), India
• Jacques Régis, President, IEC, Canada
• Vicky Sharpe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Development Technology, Canada
• Zhengrong Shi, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Suntech, China
• Rupa Devi Singh, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Power Exchange India Ltd, India
• Chris Llewellyn Smith, President, Council of SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and its Applications in the Middle East)
• Jean-Pascal Tricoire, President and Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric, France
• James Turley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young, United States

WEC Montreal 2010 will give participants an opportunity to better understand energy issues and solutions from a global perspective. It will bring together more than 3,500 world leaders of the energy sector, representing industry, governments, and international organizations as well as media, academia and energy-related associations. Having been held in several different cities (Madrid, Tokyo, Houston, Buenos Aires, Sydney and Rome), the World Energy Congress returns to Montreal for a second time, as the city hosted the XIVth edition in 1989.

The World Energy Council

The XXIth World Energy Congress is organized by the World Energy Council (WEC). Headquartered in London, the WEC is a non-governmental organization that was founded in 1923 and is accredited by the United Nations (UN). Its membership includes all the major players in the energy industry, and it has member committees in almost one hundred countries. Its mission is to promote the economically sustainable supply and use of all forms of energy for the greatest benefit of all people.

WEC Montreal 2010 enjoys support from a large number of companies and organizations. Hydro-Québec and the Energy Council of Canada are the hosts of WEC Montréal 2010. The Government of Quebec, the Government of Canada and Rio Tinto Alcan are associated with the event as principal sponsors. Several other partners have agreed to contribute to making the Congress a success, including: ABB, EDF, SNC Lavalin, Eni, Ernst & Young, GDF Suez, RSW, KPMG, Siemens, Total, Alstom, Gaz Métro, AECOM, Dessau, Cima+, Hatch, PricewaterhouseCoopers, SAP, Suncor Energy, Tourisme Québec, Ultramar/Valero, Enbridge, Encana, Emera, Financial Times, La Presse, The Globe and Mail, Hart Publishing Inc., Oil & Gas Journal, Power Engineering, PEI, Renewable Energy World, The Energy Industry Times, SAQ and Star Alliance.

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