Nexant is an independent international energy consulting company with about 300 professional consultants in offices located around the world, including San Francisco, New York, Houston, London, Bangkok ,Singapore, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Buenos Aires.
Nexant includes Chem Systems which was acquired in 2001 and has been providing management consulting services to the petroleum and chemical industry since 1964.
Nexant has also played a pivotal role in the development of Bio-Fuels, consulting and providing their expertise to clients in all stages of the Bio-Fuels development, such as:
· Strategy and business planning
· Master planning/feasibility studies
· Techno-economic and commercial analyses
· Market review for both products and by products
· Technical and environmental evaluations
· Transaction related support (project finance, M&A, privatisation, private equity)
· Financial evaluation
· Competitor analyses and benchmarking
Recognizing the issues from the existing generation of Bio-Fuels which are very much dependent on food crops, Nexant is also considering other viable options, such as the cultivation of Algae, Jatropha and the development of 2nd generation Bio-Fuels based on Bio-Mass as alternative energy resources
Speaker Profile
Connie Lo is a Senior Consultant with Nexant Asia Limited. Prior to joining Nexant, Connie was with JJ-Lurgi Engineering, responsible for developing Lurgi’s Bio-Fuels activities across South East Asia and China. During that time, she had also gained extensive experience in leading projects in the areas of Oleochemicals and Edible Oils. Connie holds a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry from the University Science of Malaysia before obtaining a Masters Degree in Advanced Chemical Engineering from Imperial College in the UK.
JatrophaWorld 2009 Kuala Lumpur Speaker
Day 1 – Monday, February 16
14:05 CHANGING TIMES-PROSPECTS FOR BIOFUELS AND JATROPHA
JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Kuala Lumpur from February 16 to 17, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/