News release – for immediate release

MORE THAN 200 SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTED
AT WEC MONTRÉAL 2010 IN SEPTEMBER

Montréal, May 5th, 2010 – The Montréal 2010 World Energy Congress today unveiled details of the program of the largest international multi-energy gathering, taking place every three years. At the Congress close to 200 speakers from 52 different countries will discuss the world energy situation. Senior executives, energy ministers and world energy industry leaders will gather in Montreal from September 12 to 16. Among those who will be attending are:

• Angel Gurría, Secretary General, OCDE
• Henri Proglio, President and CEO, EDF, France
• Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
• Khalid Al-Falih, President and CEO, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
• Peter Voser, CEO, Shell, Netherlands
• Georgina Kessel, Minister of Energy, Mexico
• José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, President and CEO, Petrobras, Brazil
• Davood Manzoor, Minister of Energy, Iran
• Daniel Yergin, Chairman, CERA, United States
• Zhou Jiping, Vice President, China National Petroleum Corporation, China
• Rick George, President and CEO, Suncor, Canada
• Sergey Novikov, Head of Federal Tariff Service, Russia
• Anne Lauvergeon, President and Director, Groupe Areva, France
• Pierre Gadonneix, President, World Energy Council
• Jacynthe Côté, CEO, Rio Tinto Alcan, Canada

The theme of Montréal 2010, Responding Now To Global Challenges – Energy in transition for a LIVING PLANET®, provides a framework for addressing the main challenges facing the energy sector, each of which will be covered on one of the four days of the Congress: accessibility, availability, acceptability and responsibility.

The Congress program includes:

• 4 round tables in which company presidents and energy ministers will participate
• 5 regional forums
• 1 ministerial forum
• 8 keynote speakers
• 3 special presentations
• 48 technical sessions
• Close to 200 speakers and presenters
• Nearly 300 technical papers

The WEC will be one of the main international multi-energy meetings in the aftermath of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (COP15), and takes place just two months after the G8. More than 3,500 delegates from nearly a hundred countries are expected. In addition, many organizations have decided to hold major events in Montreal in parallel with the Congress. They will soon be announced.

Click here to consult the program online!

Sponsors of WEC Montréal 2010
WEC Montreal 2010 enjoys support from a 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, Hatch, HP, Eni, Ernst & Young, GDF SUEZ, RSW, KPMG, Siemens, Total, Alstom, Schneider Electric, CAPP, Gaz Métro, AECOM, Dessau, Cima+, Suncor Energy, SAP, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Tourisme Québec, Ultramar/Valero, Mercuria Energy Group, Duke Energy, Enbridge, Encana, BPR, Emera, La Presse, The Globe & Mail, Financial Times, Star Alliance.

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Contact: Chantal Dufresne
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