Prime Minister Marape was elected PNG’s eighth Prime Minister by Parliament in May 2019. He is the member for the Tari-Pori Open Electorate seat in Hela Province. The Prime Minister was first elected to Parliament in 2007. He has previously served as Minister for Education from 2008 to 2011 and as Minister for Finance and Leader of Government Business from 2017 until 2019. ...
Jocelyn Vaskas joined Wood Mackenzie’s Australasia Upstream Research team in 2021 as a Principal Analyst. During this time, her focus has been on project economics, LNG supply and gas monetisation, and industry trends. Prior to Wood Mackenzie, Jocelyn worked for Shell in numerous technical and commercial roles across exploration and production in Houston, the Hague and Perth. She brings 25 years upstream experience across all areas of field asset life from exploration through to abandonment. Her most recent experience focused on the maturation of exploration discoveries to development in the Americas and Asia Pacific region. Jocelyn holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering with Honours from University of Texas at Austin. LinkedIn...
Wapu holds a Bachelor in Mining Engineering from the University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea and a Diploma of Business – Business Management from Melbourne Business School, Mt Eliza Centre for Executive Education, Australia. He was appointed Managing Director of the National Petroleum Company of PNG in January 2013 and the Managing Director of Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited in 2015. He has occupied numerous leadership roles in the petroleum industry of PNG since beginning his career with Chevron Niugini Pty Ltd in 1997. These roles include: Director – PNG LNG Project – IPBC (2012); Technical Manager, Kumul Petroleum – Managing Multi Skilled Earth Science Team (2010 – 2011); Drilling & Completions Engineer – Oil Search Head Office – Sydney office, Australia (2007...
Ed Faber has 18 years of experience in development finance and the financial sector, and has worked throughout Asia and the Pacific. Ed started his career in banking in London, before moving across to work for ADB in Manila in 2012. Ed has been Country Economist in PNG since 2018, where he responsible for providing economic updates and supporting ADB’s programs of economic and infrastructure assistance to the Government of PNG. LinkedIn...
Prime Minister Mataʻafa came to power in Samoa this year, becoming Samoa's first female Prime Minister. She is one of Samoa’s longest-serving members of Parliament and has held numerous ministerial portfolios during her career, including Minister of Education, Minister of Women, Community & Social Development, Minister of Justice and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. She also has represented Samoa on the executive board of UNESCO and served as Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the University of the South Pacific from 2006 to 2012. ...
Fego is an experienced economist with a demonstrated history of working in government, economic regulatory and shipping industries. LinkedIn...
Robert has extensive global port and terminal management experience, having worked in senior financial roles for terminal management businesses in Angola, Liberia, China, Malaysia and Nigeria before coming to PNG in 2019. His roles include CFO of APM Terminals, CFO of Sogester in Angola and Regional Financial Controller West Africa for P&O Nedlloyds. Prior to becoming CEO, Robert was ICTSI’s Chief Financial Officer. LinkedIn...
Sean is a professional engineer with over two decades of experience working in renewable energy, climate policy and international development. At the International Finance Corporation (IFC), his work focuses on upstream initiatives (including the ESMAP-IFC Offshore Wind Development Program, Scaling Wind and Power2Mines) as well as technical support for IFC's investments in utility-scale wind projects. Prior to joining the IFC, Sean served as Vice President (Policy) for the Canadian Wind Energy Association. He was responsible for federal and provincial policy development within CanWEA, guiding a staff of professionals on political advocacy and public engagement campaigns to promote sustainable wind industry development. Sean's specialises in: renewable energy, climate change, wind energy, advocacy and public policy. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sean-whittaker-49381a8 ...
Mathew commenced his career as a banking and finance solicitor at global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, before launching a series of businesses in the real estate and technology spheres. In 2013 Mathew co-founded Digital Classifieds Group, a business focussed on developing online classifieds in emerging markets. The company initially launched in Papua New Guinea with the website Hausples.com.pg, the countries leading real estate portal, quickly followed by the acquisition of Marketmeri.com Papua New Guinea’s leading general classifieds website. Digital Classifieds Group has snowballed since launch and now operates real estate and general classifieds websites in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Cambodia and Laos. The business has attracted a range of strategic investors, including the founders of Allhomes.com.au, Canberra’s leading real estate portal which was sold...
