BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.spegcs.org/events/2793/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: HSSE-SR and YP Present a Night at the Movies\r\nStart Date / Time: Feb 17, 2015 17:00 PM US/Central\r\nLocation: Studio Movie Grill - City Centre\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=805+Town+&+Country +Ln.+,Houston,TX,77024\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/mon thly/77024\r\n\r\nThe event is full! To get on the wait-list, please conta ct Diana Smith at dianaksmith4@gmail.com\r\n \r\n Register here!\r\n\r\ nDownload the Night at the Movies Flyer\r\nThank You To All of Our Sponsor s\r\nBeverage Sponsor\r\n\r\nGold\r\n\r\nBronze \r\n\r\n \r\nSponsorship: If your company is interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event, please contact Diana Smith at dianaksmith4@gmail.com.\r\n \r\nPanelists:\ r\nKamal Govender\r\nKamal has 13 years of experience in environmental man agement, specializing in Project Management, Environmental, Social and Hea lth Impact Assessments (ESHIAs), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Stakeholder Engagement and various other activities associated w ith supporting capital projects. Kamal has worked primarily in Africa, bu t also in Europe and the USA. His international experience has allowed hi m to deliver projects that meet in-country regulatory expectations, that m anage local environmental and social risks, and that meet international go od practice standards. \r\nKamal has worked on projects under the requirem ents of the IFC Performance Standards and World Bank Equator Principles. In supporting capital projects, Kamal is able to interface with projects&r squo\; technical teams and promote optimum integration of environmental an d social aspects with safety, security, technical and financial considerat ions. Kamal&rsquo\;s strengths lie in understanding projects&rsquo\; need s, in understanding key process and non-technical risks, and in managing p eople in order to deliver large, complex projects in challenging environme nts. He employs his skill set at all stages of a project&rsquo\;s lifecyc le from pre-feasibility (input into design, site selection, environmental and social screening and sensitivity analysis) to feasibility (managing mu lti-disciplinary ESHIAs and regulatory compliance, public consultation, ma naging non-technical risks) and to construction and operation (monitoring, performance and assurance). \r\n \r\nAngelo Pinheiro\r\nMr. Pinheiro is a Health, Safety and Environmental professional with over 20 years of exper ience in upstream oil and gas operations and capital projects. He has work ed in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, an d West Africa in the areas of onshore and offshore seismic, drilling, Fron t End Engineering Design (FEED)/Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) projects, oil and gas production, and decommissioning of offshore facilities. Mr. Pinheiro holds four US and Canadian Board cer tifications in his field, which are augmented by an MS degree in Technolo gy Management from Texas A&\;M University and a Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science from Memorial University, Canada. He has over 15 publis hed articles to his credit and delivered several conference presentations and interviews. Mr. Pinheiro is Editorial Advisory Board member of the Occ upational Health &\;Safety and Safety + Health publications and a Progr am Evaluator with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ( ABET). Mr. Pinheiro was nominated as adjunct faculty of University of Hous ton&rsquo\;s graduate certificate program in Upstream HSE that will commen ce in Spring 2015. He is also American Petroleum Institute's (API) primary representative on the ANSI Z10 standard for Occupational Health and Safet y Management Systems. In 2011, Mr. Pinheiro was recipient of the Society o f Petroleum Engineers&rsquo\; HSSE&\;SR Gulf Coast regional award for o utstanding contribution to the field of petroleum engineering. Beyond work , his passions include volunteering, traveling, music, and spending time w ith his sons.\r\n \r\nGeorge Yaw Owusu \r\nMr. George Yaw Owusu is the fou nder and manager of Mansa Capital, Mansa Energy and Ocean Capital. These c ompanies are engaged in the investment of private equity and debt in vario us projects and companies in the US and abroad.\r\nIn 2002, Mr. Owusu and a partner founded EO Group specializing in oil and gas exploration and pro duction. As the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Owusu was the major force beh ind the organization providing and ensuring effective implementation of th e company's operational strategy. He played a leading role in committing K osmos Energy, a Dallas, Texas based oil and gas company to invest in Ghana &rsquo\;s offshore oil exploration and production. Eventually the developm ent partners grew to include Anadarko Petroleum and Tullow Oil. Mr. Owusu was appointed as the first Country Manager of Kosmos Energy in Ghana from 2004 to 2009 and he presided over the first major successful oil and gas e xploration program in Ghana leading to the discovery of the world renowned Jubilee field containing an estimated 1.2 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent. This not only brought pride to Owusu as a businessman, but als o as a patriot of Ghana. In 2008, the country awarded Owusu with the natio n&rsquo\;s most prestigious award, the Order of the Volta, for the success his public/private partnership brought to Ghana. EO Group eventually sold its interest in the oil discovery in a private transaction to Tullow Oil for more than $300 million.\r\nOwusu and Kosmos Energy&rsquo\;s discovery of oil led to the expansion of the documentary film &lsquo\;Big Men&rsquo\ ; which was originally planned to follow the exploits of militants in Nige ria who were blowing up oil pipelines. Director, Rachel Boynton, decided t o include the story of Ghana&rsquo\;s first commercial oil find when she w as granted unprecedented inside access to Kosmos Energy as they worked thr ough the complex political, social and economic issues associated with the offshore exploration and production of first oil in a developing country. \r\nThrough the George and Angelina Owusu Foundation, Mr. Owusu and his wi fe together with Sanford World Clinics, a major international health organ ization, are building a hospital and satellite clinics to serve the people of Ghana. The Foundation also has aspirations to build schools and orphan ages in Ghana to provide aid to the underprivileged. As part of his philan thropic work, in 2000, Mr. Owusu coordinated, shipped and distributed vari ous items including clothing, books, office furniture and computers from t he United States to underprivileged areas in Ghana.\r\nGeorge Owusu curren tly resides in Houston where he is running his private equity firm, writin g an autobiography and pursuing his philanthropic interests. Owusu says, & ldquo\;Tetteh Quarshie brought wealth to Ghana by his introduction of coco a while my contribution has been to help develop the oil industry for the further growth of Ghana&rsquo\;s economy.&rdquo\;\r\nOnline Registration R equired in Advance of Movie Night\r\n --- This iCal file does *NOT* confir m registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid2793@spegcs.org SUMMARY:HSSE-SR and YP Present a Night at the Movies DTSTART:20150217T230000Z DTEND:20150218T023000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240328T160536Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:Studio Movie Grill - City Centre X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Download the Night at the Movies Flyer
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Sp onsorship: If your company is interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event, please contact Diana Smith at \;dianaksmith4@gmail.com.
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Kamal has 13 years of experience in environmental management, specializing in Project Management, Environme ntal, Social and Health Impact Assessments (ESHIAs), Environmental and Soc ial Management Plans (ESMPs), Stakeholder Engagement and various other act ivities associated with supporting capital projects. \; Kamal has work ed primarily in Africa, but also in Europe and the USA. \; His interna tional experience has allowed him to deliver projects that meet in-country regulatory expectations, that manage local environmental and social risks , and that meet international good practice standards. \;
Kamal has worked on projects under the requirements of the IFC Performance Stan dards and World Bank Equator Principles. \; In supporting capital proj ects, Kamal is able to interface with projects&rsquo\; technical teams and promote optimum integration of environmental and social aspects with safe ty, security, technical and financial considerations. \; Kamal&rsquo\; s strengths lie in understanding projects&rsquo\; needs, in understanding key process and non-technical risks, and in managing people in order to de liver large, complex projects in challenging environments. \; He emplo ys his skill set at all stages of a project&rsquo\;s lifecycle from pre-fe asibility (input into design, site selection, environmental and social scr eening and sensitivity analysis) to feasibility (managing multi-disciplina ry ESHIAs and regulatory compliance, public consultation, managing non-tec hnical risks) and to construction and operation (monitoring, performance a nd assurance). \;
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Mr. Pinheiro is a Health, Safety and Environmental professiona l with over 20 years of experience in upstream oil and gas operations and capital projects. He has worked in North and South America, Europe, the Mi ddle East, Southeast Asia, and West Africa in the areas of onshore and off shore seismic, drilling, Front End Engineering Design (FEED)/Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) projects, oil and gas pr oduction, and decommissioning of offshore facilities. Mr. Pinheiro holds f our US and Canadian Board certifications in his \; field, which are au gmented by an MS degree in Technology Management from Texas A&\;M Unive rsity and a Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science from Memorial Univer sity, Canada. He has over 15 published articles to his credit and delivere d several conference presentations and interviews. Mr. Pinheiro is Editori al Advisory Board member of the \;Occupational Health &\;Safety  \;and \;Safety + Health \;publications and a Pr ogram Evaluator with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technolog y (ABET). Mr. Pinheiro was nominated as adjunct faculty of University of H ouston&rsquo\;s graduate certificate program in Upstream HSE that will com mence in Spring 2015. He is also American Petroleum Institute's (API) prim ary representative on the ANSI Z10 standard for Occupational Health and Sa fety Management Systems. In 2011, Mr. Pinheiro was recipient of the Societ y of Petroleum Engineers&rsquo\; HSSE&\;SR Gulf Coast regional award fo r outstanding contribution to the field of petroleum engineering. Beyond w ork, his passions include volunteering, traveling, music, and spending tim e with his sons.
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Mr. George Yaw Owusu is the founder and manager of Mansa Ca pital, Mansa Energy and Ocean Capital. These companies are engaged in the investment of private equity and debt in various projects and companies in the US and abroad.
In 2002, Mr. Owusu and a partner founded EO Gro up specializing in oil and gas exploration and production. As the Chief Ex ecutive Officer, Mr. Owusu was the major force behind the organization pro viding and ensuring effective implementation of the company's operational strategy. He played a leading role in committing Kosmos Energy, a Dallas, Texas based oil and gas company to invest in Ghana&rsquo\;s offshore oil e xploration and production. Eventually the development partners grew to inc lude Anadarko Petroleum and Tullow Oil. Mr. Owusu was appointed as the fir st Country Manager of Kosmos Energy in Ghana from 2004 to 2009 and he pres ided over the first major successful oil and gas exploration program in Gh ana leading to the discovery of the world renowned Jubilee field containin g an estimated 1.2 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent. This not onl y brought pride to Owusu as a businessman, but also as a patriot of Ghana. In 2008, the country awarded Owusu with the nation&rsquo\;s most prestigi ous award, the Order of the Volta, for the success his public/private part nership brought to Ghana. EO Group eventually sold its interest in the oil discovery in a private transaction to Tullow Oil for more than $300 milli on.
Owusu and Kosmos Energy&rsquo\;s discovery of oil led to the ex pansion of the documentary film &lsquo\;Big Men&rsquo\; which was original ly planned to follow the exploits of militants in Nigeria who were blowing up oil pipelines. Director, Rachel Boynton, decided to include the story of Ghana&rsquo\;s first commercial oil find when she was granted unprecede nted inside access to Kosmos Energy as they worked through the complex pol itical, social and economic issues associated with the offshore exploratio n and production of first oil in a developing country.
Through the George and Angelina Owusu Foundation, Mr. Owusu and his wife together with Sanford World Clinics, a major international health organization, are bui lding a hospital and satellite clinics to serve the people of Ghana. The F oundation also has aspirations to build schools and orphanages in Ghana to provide aid to the underprivileged. As part of his philanthropic work, in 2000, Mr. Owusu coordinated, shipped and distributed various items includ ing clothing, books, office furniture and computers from the United States to underprivileged areas in Ghana.
George Owusu currently resides in Houston where he is running his private equity firm, writing an autobio graphy and pursuing his philanthropic interests. Owusu says, &ldquo\;Tette h Quarshie brought wealth to Ghana by his introduction of cocoa while my c ontribution has been to help develop the oil industry for the further grow th of Ghana&rsquo\;s economy.&rdquo\;
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