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Energise Your Future2nd WPC Youth Forum18, 19
20 November 2009
"Young talent, knowledge and perspectives are
vital for the world to solve our future energy
challenge " WPC President Dr Randy Gossen
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Energise Your Future

• A long-term programme including a community
  platform and a milestone event for current and
  future energy leaders to engage in a
  trans-generational debate on the issues,
  challenges and opportunities of tomorrow, for the
  industry
• An intense 3-day event in November 2009 in Paris,
  France
• Gathering 1 000 current and future young energy
  professionals, experts, and academics from around
  the world

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Programme Objectives

• Grow understanding of the sector
• Facilitate a debate over key industry issues
  between current and future leaders
• Enhance the image and appeal of the energy
  industry to attract and retain tomorrows talent
• Promote the broad range of career paths
• Transform the participants into ambassadors for
  the sector

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Our Pledge

• Young professionals will be at the heart of the
  initiative from start to finish They will
  develop the programme to foster debate with their
  peers, academics and current industry leaders
• A participative energy at all times to facilitate
  open dialogue and exchange
• A break with tradition for the event format,
  using state-of-the art interactive tools
• A long-term initiative not just an event

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Three Phases

• Sept. 2008 to Nov. 2009 Build Momentum
• November 2009 A Milestone Event
• Post November 2009 Leverage the Energy

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Build MomentumSeptember 2008 - November 2009

• The Birth of a network (young professionals,
  students, academics )
• A dedicated website - www.energiseyourfuture.com
  including the "energisemynetwork" online
  participative tool
• To reach and recruit target audiences
• To develop a genuine network of concerned
  professionals across the world which will persist
  after the event
• To begin sharing ideas and information, launching
  new debates, and building the event programme
• To instill a sense of momentum right up to the
  event

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A Mile-Stone EventParis, November 2009

• The Network Face to Face
• New style plenaries using Interactive tools and
  state-of-the-art technologies
• Worldwide discussion through web-based tools,
  SMS
• Real time surveys to gather peoples reactions
  
• Speed-dating style networking
• etc..
• Exchange forums for young professionals, academic
  representatives, and industry leaders and
  influencers
• Coaching workshops for students and young
  professionals to understand their skill base
  better and link it to opportunities within the
  industry

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A Mile-Stone EventParis, 26-27-28 November 2009

• The provisional programme

Wednesday 18 November 2009 2.00 pm Participant
Registration Opening of the Exhibition 500 pm
Opening plenary session 800 pm Welcome
cocktail Thursday 19 November 2009 8.30
am Keynote Plenary session 10.00 am
Break 10.30 am Workshops 12.30 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Workshop networking in exhibition
area 5.00 pm Keynote plenary session 8.30 pm
energiseyournetwork at the party Friday 20
November 2009 9.00 am Keynote plenary
session 10.30 am Break 11.00 am Workshop
networking in exhibition area 12.30 pm
Lunch 3.00 pm Closing plenary session
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Leverage The EnergyPost November 2009 to WPC 2011

• Keeping the Network alive
• A portal site to encourage dialogue and
  information sharing
• A whos who specific network
• A comprehensive information kit for industry
  players to use
• Industry lectures in universities and academic
  visits to industrial sites to build understanding
  of expectations
• etc..

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Where We Stand Today

• The "Energise Your Future" programme was
  successfully launched at the 19th WPC Congress in
  Madrid this summer
• The Executive Committee and Programme Committee
  are operational, with representatives from host
  sponsors, and the WPC and French National
  Committees
• Three host sponsors are secured GDF SUEZ,
  Schlumberger, and Total. Outreach to others
  sponsors is on-going.
• The venue is booked

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Where We Stand Today

• New interactive and participative tools are now
  live
• A website with a revised visual identity,
• SharePoint, a participative working tool
• And soon, a community platform
  "energiseyournetwork"
• An agency with expertise in international
  coordination, career management and event
  management has been selected to bring the
  programme to life
• Work on the programme is underway

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Next Steps

• Secure remaining sponsors
• Continue to drive commitment of young
  professionals
• Develop programme content
• Ensure effective roll-out of participative tools
  and bring life to website

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CONTACT
Mr. Yves Hunt Sponsoring Director 45, rue Louis
Blanc 92038 PARIS LA DEFENSE Tel  33 (0)1 41
86 38 11 Fax [phone]
01 e-mail yves.hunt_at_energiseyourfuture.com