As the energy industry sustains its growth, so, too, does trepidation over the effective management of oil wealth in order to create opportunities for future generations. Key leaders will examine transparent strategies and solutions that are aimed at channeling oil wealth into development areas, R&D partnerships, and innovation projects that are critical to the future of our World. 

KEY ISSUES 

1. What global factors will shape the social transformation of top oil-producing governments and energy multinationals through 2010?

2. What are the critical oil-wealth-management decisions to be made in the next 18 months?

3. How will the decisions vary between the producing governments? What’s the impact on global stability?

4. As the profit trend sustains its growth, would there be a global need to regulate oil-wealth distribution?

5. How should governments and energy multinationals measure returns on oil wealth distribution?