WASHINGTON, DC

On Wednesday, February 4, the Wilson Center will host a conference to discuss the effects of the falling price of oil around the world. Panelists from the regions themselves will discuss the economic and political repercussions of depressed oil prices for regions including Russia, Colombia and Latin America, Canada and North America, Iran and the Gulf States, and Nigeria and other African countries.

Panels:

1:30 – 2:45 : North America, Latin America, and Asia

Alfonso Cuéllar, President and Managing Director, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Colombia

Jon Rozhon, President, Oak Leaf Energy Training and Senior Researcher, Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI), Canada

3:00 – 4:15 : Russia, Iran and the Persian Gulf, and Africa

Bijan Khajehpour, Managing Partner, Atieh International, Iran

Mikhail Krutikhin, Partner, RusEnergy, Russia

Oluyinka Omorogbe, Nabo Graham Distinguished Professor, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Nigeria