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Franco Bernabé
Franco Bernabé is the former CEO of ENI. Mr. Bernabé is currently the chairman of the Franco Bernabé Group, an investment and technology services company, the vice chairman of a mobile telephony company which owns a 3G license in Italy, and is the director of Petrochina, Fiat and TNT Post Group. Mr Bernabé is also the former CEO of Telecom Italia.
In addition, Mr Bernabé was the special representative of the Italian government for the reconstruction of the Balkan region and also serves on the Boards of the Peres Center for Peace and the World Economic Forum. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bernabé was a senior economist at the OECD and a professor of economics and politics at the School of Industrial Administration of Turin University.
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Humberto Calderon Berti
Mr. Calderon Berti is a former President of OPEC and is widely regarded as one of the founders of the modern day oil market. He has also held the position of President of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), the fifth largest oil company in the world, and served in a number of key posts in the Venezuelan government. Mr. Calderon Berti was previously responsible for establishing Venezuela's state energy policies and had an important role during the nationalisation of the oil industry in the 1970s, turning PDVSA into one of the most profitable national oil companies in the world.
He currently works as a consultant on a wide-range of global energy issues and has served as a member of the Board of several European oil companies. While serving in the Venezuelan government, Mr. Calderon Berti's posts have included Minister of Energy and Mines (1979-1983) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992). Most recently, he served as Deputy of the Venezuelan Congress and President of the Energy and Mines Commission (1989-1993). Mr. Calderon Berti began his career in the oil industry as a geologist and holds a Master's Degree in Petroleum Engineering.
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Mike Bowlin
Mr. Bowlin was the Chairman of ARCO's Board of Directors from 1995 to 2000, CEO from 1994 and a member of the Board since 1992. Mr. Bowlin began his career with ARCO in 1969 and joined the executive ranks fifteen years later. Mr. Bowlin has held senior positions in several major ARCO divisions in copper, coal, oil and gas.
He has been Chairman of the American Petroleum Institute, the California Business Roundtable, the Business Council and the National Petroleum Council. He is a member of the Board of Wells Fargo, the Board of Visitors of the Claremont Graduate School's Center for Politics and Economics, a Trustee of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, a Trustee of the California Institute of Technology, and a member of the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bowlin is also a Director of the Autrey Museum of Western Hermitage, and is involved with the American Red Cross and several other medical organizations.
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Lawrence Eagleburger
Mr. Eagleburger is one of the United States leading experts in foreign policy and global diplomatic affairs. He is known throughout the world for his role during the Gulf War in the early 1990s and has remained a prominent government and private sector advisor in the Middle East over recent years. Mr. Eagleburger has nearly four decades of international political experience serving as the U.S. Secretary of State during President Bush's administration. He has also held the posts of Deputy Secretary of State, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia during the Carter and Reagan years.
Since leaving the U.S. State Department in 1993, Mr. Eagleburger has served as the senior foreign policy advisor for the Washington, D.C. based law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell. He is also currently Chairman of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims in Washington, D.C. Mr. Eagleburger holds a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin.
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Mickey Kantor
Mr. Kantor is a former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and has a distinguished record of government service. Mr. Kantor, currently a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Mayer, Brown & Platt, is one of the world's leading international attorneys and specializes in expanding client activities in foreign markets through trade, direct investment, joint ventures and strategic business alliances.
He has represented a number of the world's largest companies, including Ford, Aetna, Boeing, CitiGroup, Monsanto, UAL, UPS, PepsiCo and AOL. Additionally, he guides U.S. companies on access to Europe and Asia and serves as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover & Co., the global investment bank. As President Clinton's U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1996-1997 and trade representative from 1993-1996, Mr. Kantor concluded more than 200 trade agreements. Since leaving the government in 1997, Mr. Kantor has been a partner at Mayer, Brown & Platt where his primary practice has been in corporate and financial international transactions. Mr. Kantor earned his Law degree from Georgetown University Law School and holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University.
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Dr. Chulsu Kim
Dr. Kim is a leading authority on issues surrounding global trade and Asian energy markets. He served as Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva from 1995 to 1999. Prior to his posting at the WTO, Dr. Kim was Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.
He is currently Vice President and Professor of Economics and International Trade at Sejong University in Seoul and serves as President of the Sejong Institution, a research institute affiliated with the university. Dr. Kim also sits on the Board of the Korea First Bank and is a Vice Chairman. He regularly advises the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Korea International Economic Policy Institute (KIEP) on trade policy matters. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the International Cooperation Committee of the Federation of Korean Industries. Dr. Kim is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts where he earned Master's and Doctorate degrees in Political Science.
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Professor Paul Klemperer
Professor Klemperer, the Edgeworth Professor of Economics at Oxford University's Nuffield College, is one of the world's most respected auction theorists. Most recently, Professor Klemperer was the principal auction theorist advising the British government for the auction of its third generation mobile phone license spectrum. The auction, completed in April, raised GBP22.5 billion (US$32.6 billion) for the UK Exchequer, nearly five times more than the amount initially anticipated by the government, analysts and market forecasters.
In addition to his role as economics professor at Oxford, Professor Klemperer regularly advises governments and major corporations. He has advised the United States Federal Trade Commission on cases involving mergers and competition policy, and consulted with a number of the world's largest companies, including in the oil industry, on how to effectively implement auctions and auction theory into their business strategies. Professor Klemperer holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.B.A. from Stanford University and graduated with honors from Cambridge University with a B.A. in Engineering.
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Minister Hisham Nazer
Minister Nazer is a former Oil Minister of Saudi Arabia (1986-1995) and ex-chairman of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world. Minister Nazer currently heads the Nazer Group, a diverse holding company, with various interests in information technology, healthcare and property development, and remains one of the world's most respected oil experts. He is regularly pursued for advice on energy issues by major oil companies and governments across the globe. Minister Nazer is also an accomplished author, having recently published the book, Power of a Third Kind.
Beginning his career in the oil industry in the early 1960s, Minister Nazer was the first governor to represent Saudi Arabia on the OPEC Board of Governors. When Minister Nazer became Oil Minister in 1986, he presided over the restructuring and integration of the Saudi oil industry. In 1989, Minister Nazer was named the first Saudi Chairman of the Board of the newly established Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). Minister Nazer completed his studies at UCLA, receiving a B.A. with honors in International Relations and an M.A. in Political Science. He holds Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from the University of Korea and the American University in Cairo.
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Harold Norvik
Mr. Norvik is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil (1988-1999), the national oil company of Norway and the third largest seller of crude oil in the world. Mr. Norvik has played an important part in the development of European and Scandinavian energy markets through his leadership roles in both the private and public sector. He served as the Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1979 to 1981 and was the Personal Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979.
Mr. Norvik has also held numerous government positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Institute of Technology and been the Group Secretary for Industrial and Financial Affairs. After leaving the government in 1981, Mr. Norvik joined Aker mek. Verksted A/S as Director of Finance and was a Senior Executive Vice President from 1985 to 1987. From 1986 to 1987, he was the President of Astrup Hoyer A/S. Mr. Norvik has been the Alternating Chairman of the Board of Directors of Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Den norske Bank ASA and Advisor to the Executive Board of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Norvik earned his M.S. in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen.
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Mr. Idan Ofer
Mr. Ofer has vast experience and relationships in the oil, shipping and technology markets, and has spent more than 20 years in top management positions in corporations throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. Mr. Ofer currently serves as the chairman of a prominent international holding company with diverse interests in semiconductors, chemicals and liner shipping, energy and advanced technology.
Previously, Mr. Ofer formed and managed Tanker Pacific Management Group, the largest private tanking fleet in the world. He also founded and managed a number of leading ventures in the maritime and energy industries. Mr. Ofer earned his M.B.A. from London Business School in England.
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General Brent Scowcroft
General Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), is one of the country's most renowned experts on national security issues, defence policy and foreign affairs. He is currently the President of The Scowcroft Group, Inc., an international business advisory firm. General Scowcroft served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to Presidents Ford and Bush. He also served as Military Assistant to President Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to Presidents Ford and Nixon.
Prior to joining the Bush Administration, General Scowcroft was Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. In the course of his military career, General Scowcroft has held positions in the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs. General Scowcroft also serves as a Director of Pennzoil-Quaker State and Qualcomm Corporations. He received his Undergraduate degree and commission into the Army Air Forces from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.
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