Alvaro Delicado

Co-Founder, Scale Gas

Alvaro Delicado worked for Enagas at their commercial department as Account Manager, after 3 years he began a cofounder of Scale Gas, a company Powered by Enagas established in 2017, to invest, build, operate and maintain LNG small scale infrastructures especially focus on remote areas and LNG for transport sector (Bunkering / Filling stations). Actually he is managing the development of terminals and bunkering projects. Started his career, after graduation as Industrial Engineering, on an inspection company, after 5 years working on this sector he changed to Middles Distillates and Biodiesel Imported Company for the Spanish market as associate on Premier Oil, an exclusive agent for Mercuria Energy Trading at Spain, working with the mayor oil companies.

James Watson

Secretary General, Eurogas

Dr Watson is the Secretary General of Eurogas, a role he has held since January 2019. Eurogas is the association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors.
Prior to taking the helm at Eurogas, Dr Watson was the Chief Executive Officer of SolarPower Europe, the European solar industry association. Before joining SolarPower Europe, Dr Watson worked as the Director of Public Affairs for Weber Shandwick, specialising in energy and trade policy. Before coming to Brussels, Dr Watson worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat on a European Commission project on trade and sustainable development based in Ethiopia. Earlier in his career James worked for various UK government bodies in London and worked as a lecturer in Environmental Law at the University of Manchester.
He holds a Ph.D in International Trade and Environmental Law from the University of Leeds, and is currently a Visiting Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Andrew Clifton

General Manager, SIGTTO

Andrew Clifton is the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of SIGTTO (The Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators Ltd), he has over 30 years experience in the liquefied gas shipping industry. This includes 19 years at sea, three years as master, mainly on liquefied gas carriers, a first class honours degree in shipping operations and shore managerial experience over the last 12 years. The latter includes three years working at the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), marine superintendent with Golar LNG, almost two years in the SIGTTO Secretariat as a Technical Adviser and over five years in Indonesia with BP as LNG Shipping manager for the Tangguh LNG project.
Andrew was also the SIGTTO Panel chairman from October 2008 until becoming GM.
Andrew Clifton is the eighth SIGTTO General Manager. He is also the youngest General Manager and the first General Manager who was formerly a Technical Adviser at the Society.

Chris Clucas

General Manager, SIGTTO

Chris Clucas is General Manager at SIGTTO (the Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators Ltd). He holds degrees in Chemistry (B.Sc.) and Cryogenics (M.Sc). From 1973-78, Chris was at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), working on the original IGC Code and the STCW gas training syllabus; he compiled the ICS Tanker Safety Guide (Liquefied Gas).
After qualifying in Cryogenics, he worked on LNG plant design with British Gas, then joined Kosan Tankers as Superintendent before moving to the company’s Isle of Man LPG operation.
In 1990, Chris returned to shipping with Dorchester Maritime – looking after cargo system design, newbuild, upgrades & operations for their owned & managed LPG/LEG/LNG fleets. He was appointed to the Board in 2008.
Since 2018, Chris has run Liquefied Gas Consultancy Ltd, providing training courses for ship & shore gas staff, “Expert Witness” advice and design/operational consultancy.
In 2013, Chris was elected Founder President of the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) and is the current Secretary. He is the immediate past Chair of SIGTTO’s General Purposes Committee as well past Chair of the SIGTTO Panel. Chris is co-Chair of the Gastech Conference and a member of the Gastech Governing Body.

James Primrose

Principal Process Engineer, EMEA, Mcdermott

James has over 17 years industry experience and has been part of McDermott’s Liquefaction Studies team since 2012. He is currently LNG Technology Manager at McDermott and has held lead positions on multiple LNG liquefaction and LNG regasification projects across studies, pre FEED, FEED, EPC and performance testing of LNG facilities. James is a key member of McDermott’s Energy Transition initiatives. He is a regional SME for McDermott’s Net Zero Facilities and Low Carbon Engineering, an active member of the hydrogen workgroup at McDermott, and is the Technology Lead for Hydrogen Liquefaction Development.

Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė

Head of LNG Commerce, AB Klaipėdos Nafta

Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė is the Head of LNG Commerce at the Oil and LNG terminals operator „Klaipėdos nafta“. She is responsible for FSRU based Klaipėda LNG terminal and onshore LNG Bunkering and Truck loading terminal. She has extensive experience in management of diverse infrastructural projects in different sectors. Previous work experience of her covers Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, National Development Institute and private holding company. At the same time Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė is a Board member of Klaipėda University (Lithuania).

Nusret Cömert

Chairman of the Board, Damnus Energy & Investment, Inc.

Nusret Comert is the Chairman of the Board and the Principle Shareholder of Damnus Energy & Investment Inc. He has been in the upstream, midstream and downstream of energy industry since 1984. He had been supporting Royal Dutch Shell’s activities in the Middle East, Africa, Caspian and European region for developing upstream oil and gas positions and additional gas supplies for Turkey and Europe. Comert has led the natural gas sector’s liberalization process in Turkey and is the founder and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shell Energy A.S., the first private company importing and trading natural gas in Turkey. He has also led Shell’s entry in deep water exploration in the Mediterranean and West Black Sea as well as Shale Oil and Shale Gas exploration in South East Turkey in partnership with TPAO, the national upstream company. In Shell, Comert was an Exploration Leadership Team Member in Middle East and North Africa; a Gas and Power Leadership Team Member in South East Europe. Comert gained broad experience from the development of the Trans-Caspian Gas Project, gas and power production, storage, LNG, and distribution projects and initiated the Turkey-Greece Gas Pipeline Project, currently supplying gas to Greece via Turkey. Previously, Comert worked at Shell’s Central Offices in London for several years responsible for Gas & Power Business Development for Turkey and East Mediterranean region. Prior roles spanned in the areas of marketing & sales, planning & economics and supply & distribution of fuels and lubricants for the Group’s Oil Products business. Comert has led Shell Turkey’s transformation during deregulation period in oil products in Turkey.
Comert has been an Independent Board Member of Akfen Holding A.S. (akfen.com.tr), the leading infrastructure holding in Turkey developed and operated major airports around the world, Mersin International Port, power generation, property, Istanbul Sea Transportation, hotels, etc. for four years and he is an Independent Board Member of Borusan Mannesmann (http://www.borusanmannesmann.com) a leading international pipe producer, and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in Istanbul and overall Turkey, an Executive Board Member of Istanbul Consular Corps (ICC) responsible for International Relations.
Comert held a BS degree (Mechanical Engineering) and completed Istanbul University Business School. He is a Senior Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University (advancedleadership.harvard.edu) and an IMD Business School Alumni, member of Harvard Club of New York City, Vice President of Harvard Club of Turkey. Comert has been an active member of TUSIAD (tusiad.org), the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association for 15 years and the Deputy Chairman of the Energy Group. He is a founder and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of PETFORM, the Petroleum Platform Association for three terms, Executive Board Member of Turkish Foreign Economic Board (DEIK) Turkey-Central America and Caribbeans Business Council, a member of advisory board of Energy and Sustainable Development Practices and Research Center of Kadir Has University. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and forums and is often interviewed by press on the topics of energy and leadership.

Paolo Macor

General Manager, Sofregaz

Several Project and Technical Management Roles in the Energy and Gas business, including development of foreign subsidiaries and management of large-scale Projects, currently in charge of the General Management of a medium size company with both Operational and Representative role. Focusing on Business Development and targeting constant growth through consolidating existing business and developing new market opportunities
Core Competencies
Strong Technical Background in Engineering and Construction, Decision Making capabilities shaped by experiences on construction site, Capability to assess technical and management issues by targeting cost and schedule driven solutions. Team management and leadership skills founded on building strong relationship and involving team member in decision making process, while conveying enthusiasm and interest for the assigned tasks.

Roxana Caliminte

Deputy Secretary General, GIE

Roxana is the Deputy Secretary General of GIE, a position she’s held since 2017. GIE is the voice of the European gas infrastructure operators, including gas pipelines, storages and LNG regasification terminals, and it has 70 members from 26 European countries. Prior to joining GIE, she worked for the Romanian gas transmission operator Transgaz, where she was responsible for the company’s engagement with EU and governmental bodies. Roxana holds a Master’s Degree in Business in German language from Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, with exchange semesters in Germany and Russia. Since 2020, Roxana is assisting EU-Russia Energy Relations and visiting lecturer at Energy Markets MBA at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania.

Sergio Gonzalez

Head of Business Development, Wood

Sergio has more than ten years of professional experience holding several engineering and commercial positions within the Oil & Gas sector with a special focus on the Gas/LNG field.
Sergio joined Foster Wheeler (which lately became part of Wood Plc.) on 2011 as Proposal Manager for LNG Regas Business.
He has been responsible for the Business Development activities as well as Proposal Management of Onshore/Offshore LNG Import, Storage and Regasification Terminal Projects worldwide, based in Madrid Office (Spain), the Centre of Excellence for LNG Regasification Projects within Wood Plc. Corporation. Wood Spain is part of Wood’s SERC (Southern Europe, Russia and Caspian) geographical region.
Now he has recently been appointed as LNG Business Line Leader for EAAA Region (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia) leading the Business Development activities for Gas/LNG Import/Export projects in this part of the world.

Hussein Moghaddam

Senior Energy Forecast Analyst, Gas Exporting Countries Forum Secretariat

I am an economist with more than ten years’ experience in the oil and gas sector. I have an active contribution to the successful implementation in various energy projects. I hold a PhD in Energy and Environmental Management from the University of Vienna. Currently, I am working for the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), as a Senior Energy Forecast Analyst, headquarters in Doha, Qatar. I am supervising the GECF Global Gas Model (GGM) runs, regular updates of the data and the GECF Global Gas Outlook storylines.

Germain Hurtado

Hydrogen Project Director, Storengy

Germain Hurtado is Hydrogen Project Director. He is in charge of the flagship project HyPSTER project Hydrogen Pilot Storage for large Ecosystem Replication. He holds different positions in the energy sector from North America, Africa and Europe. He has extensive experience in management of infrastructural projects in energy. Previous work experience in ENGIE was Financial and Head of Strategic Partnerships Manager for TWI project.

Akachidike Kanu

Projects Leader, Repsol

Akachidike (AkaChi) Kanu has 20+ years of career experience in the petroleum and energy industry with deep technical and management expertise in New Ventures and Asset Development, Engineering, Projects and Operations Management. He has authored/co-authored many technical papers widely published and referenced in the industry and academia, mainly in gas field development, flow assurance and offshore engineering. He frequently speaks at major international conferences and events. AkaChi holds a MS in Engineering Management and a B.Eng. (Honours) in Chemical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and Federal University of Technology, Yola Nigeria, respectively. He also serves as Guest Lecturer and External Supervisor at two leading engineering and business schools in Africa and Europe.

Mariarosa Baroni

President, NGV Italy

Mariarosa Baroni has over 35 years of experience in the development of alternative fuels, contributing already in the 90s with her industry-leading engineering company to the birth of OEM gas-powered cars and developing an installation and maintenance network in hundreds of workshops of OEM dealerships.
In the same years, thanks to the experience gained at the Italian level, she contributed to the development of various international gas mobility markets, such as India and Iran, with local partners, operating mainly in the light and heavy duty OEM area.
The close collaboration with European and international OEMs has allowed her to promote Italian technology in the world as an expert marketing consultant and become a reference person for sustainable gas mobility at an international level.
In recent years she has dedicated her first experience to the promotion of natural gas and bio-methane (CNG and LNG) especially in Japan through institutional relations and local authorities. Since 2013 Mariarosa has been President of NGV Italy continuing to promote and strengthen the leadership of Italian technologies for natural gas and bio-methane (CNG and LNG), blended fuels and hydrogen mobility.

Christian Hoellinger

Hydrogen Mobility Platform Manager, Shell

After graduated his business economic studies at Johannes Kepler University in Linz Christian Hoellinger started his career in Shell in 1993. After several local sales & marketing roles in retail, managing the CSC and then becoming sales manager for CRT Austria/Switzerland, he moved to international marketing and sales management roles in the Global Shell Cards business. In 2014, Christian got the responsibility for managing the European international key accounts business in Shell Fleet Solution. In this role he was managing the sales team for the indirect international Leasing & Reseller segment as well as big direct international fleets & CRT customers amounting to a total volume of more than 1,5 Bln ltrs. He and his team achieved sufficient volume growth in a mature business segment year on year. Christian is well connected within the transport & fleet industry as he gathered good relationships to external top card accounts in this segment.
Mid 2018 Christian was appointed to lead the European Road Downstream LNG team with the key responsibility on accelerating the uptake of LNG in road transport across Europe. He defined the strategic plans for that segment, drove the development of the required LNG Retail network across Europe and was focused to ensure new customer & shipper opportunities are secured. In this position he built a great relationship to all relevant internal stakeholders across different Shell business units and to different key external stakeholders such as leading Truck OEMs, industry platforms, shipping & logistic companies. Representing Shell as member in NGVA Christian was appointed as Vice President of this European association from October 2020.
In August 2022 Christian moved into the Shell Hydrogen business area to take over the role of the Hydrogen Mobility Platform Manager. His key responsibility is to build together with his team and key partners & suppliers a unique mobility platform for Shells’ transport customers to win them for hydrogen trucks and further reduce CO2 emissions sharply.
On the private side Christian is married and has got a daughter (15) and a son (20). In his spare time he enjoys quality time & travelling with his family & friends and doing outside sports in the beautiful Austrian nature like jogging, hiking, playing tennis and skiing.

Claudia Patricolo

Editor-in-Chief, CEEnergy News

Claudia Patricolo is the Editor-in-chief of CEENERGYNEWS, the English-speaking news portal entirely dedicated to the energy industry in Central and Eastern Europe. Trained as a journalist in Italy, she worked for different media outlets covering foreign policy, business, investments and macro-economy. After starting her career in Rome she moved to Paris, where she worked at Le Monde. Now she lives in Budapest from where she previously covered the CEE region as Deputy Editor of Emerging Europe, a UK-based news, intelligence and community platform. Her areas of expertise include energy, climate change and business in CEE.

Lorenzo Maggioni

Head of Research and Development, Consortium Italian Biogas

Lorenzo Maggioni, received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Agriculture of Milan, with a thesis on Agricultural Ecology. He is an expert of the biomethane sector and he has an excellent knowledge of multifunctional agriculture and, in particular, of the production of energy from renewable sources. Since 2011 he is Head of Research and Development of Consortium Italian Biogas, where he led several European funded projects (GreenGasGrids, BIOSURF, ISAAC, etc.). Currently he is participating in the EU founded projects SABANA, REGATRACE and BIKE. He was board member of the NGVA Europe. He is the coordinator of the hydrogen and of the biomethane working groups of the Italian Biogas Consortium. Every year he participates as a speaker at numerous international conferences and workshops.

Federica Sposato

Project Development Manager, Elengy

Federica Sposato is Business Development Project Manager in Elengy. She is responsible for all projects aiming to develop new usages of LNG such as Bio LNG plants or new supply chains etc. After 15 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, acting as a project engineer, risk officer, then as a project manager for gas distribution network or LNG liquefaction plants, since 2016 she’s coordinating projects on different renewables in different countries : Wind Offshore , Geothermal and now LNG, Bio LNG, in France, Italy and Caribbeans. She has a Chemical Engineering degree by University of Rome La Sapienza, followed by a Master Degree in Refining, Engineering and Gas, issued by ENSPM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Petrole et des Moteurs) in Paris. She’s PMP Certified by Project Management Institute, since 2019.

Thomas Maurisse

Senior Vice President, LNG, TotalEnergies

Born on May 28'h, 1980 (French).
Member of GRP Management Committee since November 15 2020.
Thomas Maurisse is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and of the Ecole des Mines (Paris).
He started his career in 2007 in the French Ministry of Economy, Finance & Industry where he became, in 2011, Chief of Staff of the State Secretary for Consumption, Small Enterprises, Trade & Services and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Minister of Economy, Finance & Industry.
Thomas Maurisse joined TotalEnergies in 2012 in the Refining & Chemicals Branch where he worked successively in Germany as Head of he economic division of the Leuna refinery then in Belgium as General Manager of the Supply Sales and Optimization activities for the North and East Europe zone. In 2017, he joined the Exploration & Production Branch as Strategy and Sales Director of Total EP Nigeria.
In 2019, he joined the Gas, Renewables & Power Branch as Senior Vice President LNG.

Francisco de la Flor

Director, International Policy and Organizations, Enagas

35+ years’ experience in the energy and gas sectors, in several companies, areas and responsibilities. Main current international positions: Chair of the Group of Experts on Gas in the United Nations ECE, member of the ExCom and Council of the International Gas Union and member of the Board or Executive Board of ENTSOG, GIE, Marcogaz, and NGVA. Education in Chemical Engineering and Economic Science and Business Administration.

Victor Bernabeu

Senior Policy Advisor, Eurogas

Victor was in charge of the technical affairs at ePURE, the association representing the EU producers of renewable ethanol, from 2016 to 2021. Before joining ePURE, he held different roles in various energy companies, working on the development of safety studies for majors engineering projects, to the trading and supply of energy products.

Flavio Merigo

President, ASSOGASMETANO

Graduated in Electronic Engineering, has been working as Research Director (also in the matters concerned with NG) since 1983, previously in the University and recently in the private sector. In the last thirty years he has directed the largest national campaign for the certification of NGVs workshops' technicians and has achieved a huge experience in the standardization activities as chairman of ISO TC 22/SC 41 and CEN working groups.
In the last five years he has acted as :
· President of ASSOGASMETANO
· chair of ISO TC 22/SC 41
· convenor of CEN TC 326/WG3
· Technical Director of NGV Italy,
· Chair of Italian ISO-CEN mirror committees dealing with the use of gaseous fuels in transportation as well as NG filling stations requirements
· Member of NGVA EUROPE e NGV GLOBAL Technical Committees
· Member of Ministerial Technical Committees dealing with the use of CNG & LNG in transportation

Martin Baber

Head of Chartering & Project Development, LNG & Offshore, MOL

Martin joined MOL in 2019 to help oversee opportunities of MOL’s 100+ LNG conventional and offshore vessels with a focus on the Western market. Martin also supports MOL in the companies vision to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050, by developing new business structures across the maritime business environment including hydrogen, ammonia, wave energy and offshore wind initiatives. Additionally he is a representative on the World Economic Forum.
Prior to joining MOL, Martin has worked with other ship owners, investment funds and private equity groups on shipping opportunities within in the energy sector.
Martin holds an Executive MBA from Imperial College Business School and was a Commissioned Officer in the Parachute Regiment, HM Forces.

Steven Borsos

Vice President LNG , Fluor

As Vice President of LNG, Steve has techno-commercial responsibility for Fluor’s global LNG activities including onshore and offshore liquefaction and receiving terminals. He leads Fluor’s world-wide technology team of LNG subject matter experts and supports business development, proposals, projects and development activities.
Steve is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and is a graduate of the Finance & Accounting for Executives Program from Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Giuseppe Guida

Project Manager, Vopak LNG

Giuseppe started his 25 years Oil & Gas experience in new gas turbine design, moving later in EPC offshore projects in technical and project management roles. During this period he gained experience in unconventional projects like floating production units, acid gas platforms, shallow water and extreme weather conditions supporting tendering, engineering, procurement and construction.
During his experience within an energy company, Giuseppe was directly involved in strategic projects such as conventional onshore LNG terminal, SSLNG and offshore pipelines with special attention to innovation in energy transition and renewables with the objective to develop new products. Currently he is now in charge of the technical development of new terminal concepts worldwide.

Seyed Mohsen Razavi

Energy Technology Analyst, Gas Exporting Countries Forum Secretariat

As an energy analyst with more than 14 years experience, Seyed Mohsen Razavi was involved and led several energy projects including energy modelling, energy-related feasibility analysis and energy economy analysis.
After the graduation in Energy Systems Engineering, he began his career in upstream oil and gas sector when he joined a drilling company and contributed to many energy projects such as drilling wells for geothermal energy and underground gas storages. In 2009, he moved to the Institute for International Energy Studies (IIES) that is a research institute based in Tehran where he became involved in many energy modelling projects and analysis.
In 2016, he joined Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) as Energy Technology Analyst where he is in charge of gas supply modelling and developing technology scenarios within the framework of GECF Global Gas Outlook (GGO). So far, he contributed to five revision of the annual GGO in the energy modelling process. He has been the author of the gas supply chapter in GGO, and he developed different scenarios, including the Technology Advancement Scenario (TAS), Energy Transition Scenario (ETS), and Hydrogen Scenario (HS).

Diveena Danabalan

Head of EIC Consult, EIC (Energy Industries Council)

Diveena Danabalan is the Head of EIC Consult at EIC London and is responsible for building EIC Consult’s global team, image, and brand. EIC Consult is EIC’s new bespoke market intelligence service offering OMIS-style reports on new market entry strategies, presentation delivery to help inform future business development strategy, bespoke insight and country reports and, competitor and supply chain analysis including the identification of potential JV partners. Diveena holds a PhD in Geological Sciences from Durham University. Diveena joined the EIC after completing an Equinor-sponsored PhD in the usage of the noble gases and nitrogen isotopes as geochemical tracers in helium exploration.

Andrés Pérez Quiroga

Operations Manager, Reganosa

Andrés Pérez Quiroga is currently Operation Manager in Reganosa Servicios based in Reganosa Mugardos head offices and recently coming from Malta, where Reganosa Servicios operates & maintains the Delimara Regasification Terminal on behalf of the owner (ElectroGas Malta). There, Andrés was in charge of the ending construction and whole commissioning phase review as the owner’s engineering body, shadowing the start-up and finally taking over and operating the Terminal for almost 5 years as Operations Manager. Before that, he was in Mugardos for 3.5 years from its early stage as an intern and finally as Deputy Operation Manager in its own Reganosa Mugardos LNG Terminal and HP transmission NG grid. Andrés Pérez Quiroga's background is in Chemical Engineering from the University of Santiago de Compostela.

Giulio Bevilacqua

Energy & Industrial Sales Area Sales Manager Italy, Malta, Chart Industries

Giulio Bevilacqua is Energy & Sales Manager for Italy and Malta where he has commercial responsibility for Chart’s equipment sales, primarily focused on Industrial Gas and LNG. Being at the forefront of the clean energy transition, Chart is a leading provider of technology, equipment and services related to liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, biogas, water treatment, and CO2 Capture amongst other applications. Giulio has a Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico of Milan and MBA in Business Administration from SDA Bocconi Milano. Prior to his time at Chart, Giulio held various commercial and business management roles with major companies in LPG and LNG business.

Eric Zielinski

LNG & Gas Management, Saipem

Eric Zielinski joined Saipem in 2003 and has more than 30 years in process design and engineering management, especially for cryogenic applications, including ethylene plants cold sections, natural gas liquids and natural gas liquefaction.
He has developed within Saipem the Floating LNG solutions and is the coauthor of several patents aiming at improving the efficiency of gas expansion cycles, including the Liqueflex TM process which combines the functions of NGL extraction, gas boosting and liquefaction.
He is currently managing the Upstream & LNG product line within XSIGHT, the Saipem Division dedicated at providing innovative and value led services to the customers.

Stefaan Adriaens

Commercial Manager, Gate Terminal B.V

Stefaan joined the Gate LNG terminal in Rotterdam (NL) as commercial manager shortly after FID. With a small team he works on the long term relationship with the 5 terminal users. His prior function was at Fluxys (B) where he was a.o. involved in the expansion of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. Stefaan has spent his entire career in energy related matters (refining, petrochemicals, natural gas, banking) in a variety of functions (commercial, planning, financial, engineering, IT, analysis).

Emmanuel Grand

Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Emmanuel Grand is an energy economist with more than 15 years of advisory experience in the gas and LNG sector. His expertise focuses on issues related to gas & LNG contracts, markets, and regulations.
Emmanuel has supported gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) buyers and sellers in their negotiations over Short- and Long-Term supply contracts, as well as infrastructure contracts, analysing prices and flexibilities, payments terms, risk-sharing and operational issues for engagements exceeding $20bn combined. He has repeatedly represented clients in negotiation with counterparties, as well as provided arguments and counterarguments to support clients’ positions. His expertise on gas and LNG contracts has also been put to use in dispute settings, with 10+ projects as an expert in contracts price reviews or terminations, analysing the entire value chain and its competitive dynamics, and testifying before tribunals.
Emmanuel has conducted strategic reviews and business development in 20+ cases to support large scale transactions, market entry strategies or investment decisions. He provided critical analysis of investment and commercial plans, reviewed relevant
competition, supported the design of numerous go-to-market strategies, and built supply- demand forecasting models to quantify gas, LNG and related infrastructure prices and volumes to 2050.
Emmanuel has worked on gas and LNG regulatory issues in 35 countries across Europe, Asia and Africa, related to markets design, price controls, access rules and remuneration schemes. He has designed legal and contractual arrangements for regulators, assessed various regulatory options for regulated companies, as well as supported market participants in their regulatory applications. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Emmanuel was a Principal at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, serving large energy clients. Prior to that he worked for PA Consulting in the UK and the European Commission in Brussels.

Daisuke Harada

Project Director, Economist, Research and Analysis Department, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)

Sven Goethals

Business Development Director Energy, Tractebel

Sven started his professional career in 1994 in Tractebel. Over a period of 25 years he was project and product manager for energy different kind projects from inception up to commercial operation in several departments of Tractebel. He now manages the Business Development and Sales activities for Energy for the whole Tractebel group. In this position he specially focusses on hydrogen and is responsible for the strategy of Tractebel for being a frontrunner in developing hydrogen ecosystems energizing a carbon neutral future.

Mona Bhagat

Business Development Director, KBR

Mona is currently a Business Development Director of the Global Consulting arm of KBR in the Sustainable Technology Solutions business, an independent division of KBR focussed on energy transition, project development and investment related consulting and advisory. Mona has been working within the Global Advisory and Consulting team in a leadership position within Energy Transition, with a focus on strategic advice and project development.
Mona has 24 years of experience leading projects and transactions from an advisory, technical and broad sustainability/environmental perspective.
Mona specialises in strategy and business development in energy and infrastructure and brings several years of experience with leading energy clients globally. She works with clients in the renewable energy and oil and gas sectors, as well as with governments to realise the opportunities arising from these technologies. She has a strategic view across the entire value chain and the lifecycle of energy developments, specifically with respect to Energy Transition projects like CCUS and hydrogen.
Mona has a clear technical focus on industrial activities associated with energy related projects – up/mid/downstream oil and gas and energy transition. Her focus over the last 5+ years being Energy Transition markets, originating deals and strategic energy advisory consulting across existing major energy supply chains and governments.
Mona has deep expertise in gas/sour gas processing, including sulphur recovery, acid gas removal, dehydration, NGL extraction ,LNG, ammonia, hydrogen and carbon capture technology and their applications. Mona is also a Subject Matter Expert for Sour Gas Technologies and CCUS in KBR’s group wide directory of technical authorities

Cyril Harry

Head of Gas Asset Regulation & Analysis, ENGIE

Cyril is Head of Gas Asset Regulation & Analysis within the Global Energy Management & Sales Entity of ENGIE, being responsible for regulatory and market design files related to gas supply & assets management in Europe. He is also co-chairing the WG Power & Gas Interactions within Eurelectric, which represents the interests of the electricity industry at pan-European level.
Holding engineering degrees in thermal power & aerospace propulsion, he gained a 20-year experience into the energy sector through various positions in renewables (wind power industry), electricity market liberalization (French Regulatory Authority), trading & portfolio management and energy markets design topics at ENGIE.

Marcin Szczudło

Vice President, PGNiG Obrót Detaliczny

He has gained professional experience serving in public administration and local government, also in managerial roles. He has also worked in the PR industry, running his own PR practice and providing consultancy in the fields of communication and PR. In March 2016, he joined the PGNiG Group: holding managerial positions at Polska Spółka Gazownictwa as well as PGNiG Obrót Detaliczny, where he was in charge of communication, PR and marketing. He was also responsible for the preparation of nationwide customer-targeted campaigns and organisation of key events.

Julie Sakhrai

Business Development Director, Wison Offshore&Marine Limited

Julie Sakhrai is a Business Development Director within Wison Offshore&Marine as well as heading Wison office in Paris. In her role, she is reponsibe for Business Development activites until Transaction Execution with a primary focus for floating assests (FSRU, FSRP, power barges, FLNG) as well as modular fabrication for Oil&Gas projects (eg. ArcticLNG2). Julie is a Key Account Manager for Total, Engie, Saipem and Technip. Prior to this role, she worked as a Vice-President International Business Development within Sofregaz, a leading engineering company specialized in gas and LNG, providing the engineering services to the projects from the feasability to EPC.

Chikako Ishiguro

Senior Analyst, Osaka Gas

Chikako Ishiguro is Senior Researcher and Analyst at Osaka Gas. As a member of the Energy Resources and International Business Unit of the company, Chikako heads up energy market research and analysis activities of the company where she has worked for over 10 years. Throughout her career, Ishiguro has pursued in-depth global market analysis in key energy sectors, particularly in LNG. Previously, she was Head of Market Research Division of Osaka Gas International Transport, a subsidiary of Osaka Gas. She is a co-author of OIES papers; Pricing and Demand for LNG in China (2006), A New Paradigm for Natural Gas Pricing in Asia: A Perspective on Market (2009), A Realistic Perspective on Japan’s LNG Demand after Fukushima (2012) and The Outlook for Natural Gas and LNG in China in the War against Air Pollution (2018).

Wildan Rizanjaya

Manager Market Development, Pertamina Gas

Wildan Rizanjaya, Market Development Manager of PT Pertamina Gas, has over 12 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. This includes more than 7 years in commercial activities at PT Pertagas Niaga and PT Pertamina Gas and 5 years in business development at PT Pertamina Gas. Wildan also represented PT Pertamina (Persero) on the ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE) Task Force for the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline from 2011 to 2014.
Wildan also had more than 5 years of experience working in other business fields before joining PT Pertamina Gas, which includes: 1) regional economic development with GTZ and the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS); and 2) infrastructure development comprising toll roads, water supply systems, and housing obtained through participation in the PPITA project, a collaboration between the World Bank and the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works.
Wildan holds a master’s degree in Finance Management from the Gajah Mada University, and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the National Institute of Technology.

Anthony Hayes

Business Manager & Technical Authority - Marine Terminals, Wood

Anthony Hayes manages Wood’s Marine Terminals Centre of Excellence in Galway, Ireland as well as acting as global discipline technical authority for marine civil engineering within Wood PLC. Anthony holds more than 15 years’ experience in Civil/Structural Engineering Design and Analysis across the Ports, Offshore and Commercial Sectors.
Anthony’s experience has included a number of significant projects handling oil, gas and petchem with a particular focus on the design of marine infrastructure for LNG import facilities. This experience has included not only marine structure design but also product handling interfaces between as well as navigation, mooring and uptime/operability studies and assessments.

Jaqueline Hortlik

Lead LNG Market Analyst, Uniper

Jaqueline Hortlik is currently the Lead Analyst for Global Gas and LNG Markets at Uniper Global Commodities SE, based in Düsseldorf - Germany. She is responsible for fundamental market analysis of the global gas and LNG markets, thereby supporting business development, asset management and trading activities within Uniper. She holds a Master’s degree in Energy & Environmental Finance from University College Dublin and has more than 5 years of analysis experience in the industry.

Alexandre Tocatlian

Head of Business Development, GTT

Alexandre Tocatlian graduated in 2011 at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. He joined GTT in January 2014 as a Technical Project Manager on LNGCs and FSRUs projects. In September 2016, he joined the LNG Fuel Division, as a Product Line Manager for passenger ships market, then from July 2019 he managed the Product Lines team, delivering solutions for all types of LNG-fuelled ships and LNG bunker vessels. Since July 2021, Alexandre heads the Business Development team covering all GTT products and services for Europe, Middle-East, Africa and India.

Dr. Niko Bosnjak

Head of Policy and Communications, OGE

Niko Bosnjak – Ph.D. in European Climate Change Law. From 2012 legislative advisor for two members of German federal parliament. From 2017 energy policy manager, from 2018 head of regulatory and public affairs at ONTRAS in Leipzig. Since 2021 head of policy and communications at OGE in Essen.

Dirk Manske

Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs Division, ONTRAS

Dirk Manske leads the Regulation & Public Affairs division of the German gas transmission system operator ONTRAS. He has 20+ years of experience in communications and public affairs in the areas of economic, trade and energy policy. After completing his graduate studies in economics, Mr. Manske started his professional career at the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Before joining ONTRAS in 2021, Mr. Manske also held expert and managerial positions at the US Embassy Berlin, Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, Association of German Engineers (VDI) and at the Association of German Energy and Water Industries (BDEW).