Ricardo Silva is a partner in Miranda & Associados Lisbon office, and is responsible for coordinating the firm’s Timor-Leste office.  He is also co-chair of Miranda’s Energy Practice Group and a member of the AIPN Board.  Ricardo was Lead Counsel to the Timor-Leste Petroleum Sector Team during the Maritime Boundary Negotiations with Australia. 

Gualdino da Silva is the President of the Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo e Minerais (ANPM).  ANPM is the Timor-Leste public institution responsible for managing and regulating petroleum and mining activities in Timor-Leste area and in the Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA).

Francisco Monteiro is the President and CEO of the National Oil Company of Timor-Leste (TIMOR GAP).