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Summit Day: 19 May 2026
Conference: 20 - 21 May 2026
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Global LNG Summit
Energy Trader Summit
08:00 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Chair's welcome and opening remarks
- David Callanan - Founder, Global LNG Hub
09:10 - 09:30
Solo: With limited upside for global LNG demand in 2024-25, will LNG continue to play the pivotal role for energy security?
- Dr Ning Lin - Chief Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas
09:50 - 10:30
Panel: Significance of LNG in the security of supply - Are importers struggling to secure sufficient LNG supplies, if not, will gas be available at competitive price?
- Dr Ning Lin - Chief Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas
- Vivek Chandra - CEO and Founder, Gulftream LNG
- Anne-Sophie Corbeau - Global Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
- Akhil Mehrotra - Managing Director, Pipeline Infrastructure Limited, India
- Haakon Larsen - Acting Vice President, Gas & Power - Marketing, Midstream and Processing, Equinor
11:00 - 11:30
Morning coffee & networking
11:30 - 12:00
Case Study: Energy independence of Lithuania: Security situation and challenges facing critical energy infrastructure operated by KN Energies
- Laura Page - Head of LNG and Natural Gas Research, Kpler
- Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, KN Energies
12:00 - 12:40
Panel: European gas infrastructure expansion plans, capacity and utilisation - If there will be no demand recovery, why are we building more?
- Roxana Caliminte - Strategic Advisor, Speaker on Energy and Transport
- Arturo Gallego - Executive Vice President and Global Head of LNG, Centrica
- Teodora Georgieva - Executive Officer and Board Member, ICGB AD, Interconnector Greece Bulgaria
- Nelly Nicoli - CEO, Elengy
- Marcel Tijhuis - Senior Project Manager Business Development LNG, German LNG Terminal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & networking
14:00 - 14:20
Keynote: Outlook on Japan's energy security strategy
- Jane Nakano - Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
14:20 - 15:00
Panel: Driving flexibility - How will the LNG market balance between developing long term strategies for energy transition and underpinning their LNG supply?
- Piotr Kuś - General Director, ENTSOG
- Svetlana Bochkova - Senior Policy Advisor, Eurogas
- Laurent David - General Delegate, GIIGNL
- Luis Ignacio Parada - EU Energy Policy & Regulation Director, Enagás
- Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, KN Energies
15:20 - 16:00
Panel: Growth versus returns - How are the financiers evaluating LNG projects beyond 2030?
- David Callanan - Founder, Global LNG Hub
- Patrick Barouki - Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
- Kashif Khan - Director, Private Infrastructure & Project Finance, MetLife Investments Management Limited
- Jennifer Pomerantz - Chairperson, Ellipsis Holdings
- Art Robinson - Managing Director, Longbow Capital
16:00 - 16:30
Afternoon tea and networking break
08:00 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Chair's welcome and opening remarks
- Doug Wood - Chair of Gas Committee, Energy Traders Europe
09:10 - 09:30
Solo: Analysis on the global supply and demand status
- Anton van Heesewijk - Head of Trading Strategy, JERA Global Markets
09:30 - 10:00
Fireside chat: Will Asian LNG demand continue to grow or will plateau?
- Mike Fulwood - Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
- Masataka Yarita - Director - LNG and Methane Management Division, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)
10:00 - 10:20
A tale of two halves – coal phase outs changing global gas pricing; IMO to limit demand for LNG but drive competition for biofuels
- Trevor Sikorski - Head of Natural Gas and Carbon, Energy Aspects
10:20 - 11:00
Panel: With stiff global competition, evolving regulations and geopolitical tensions impacting LNG pricing and indexation – How will LNG be purchased in 2025 and beyond?
- Jason Feer - Head of Business Intelligence , Poten & Partners
- Nicola Duffin - Head of LNG, INEOS Energy Trading
- Patrick Dugas - Vice President - LNG Trading, TotalEnergies
- Marco Saalfrank - Head of Continental Europe Merchant Trading, Axpo Solutions
11:00 - 11:30
Morning coffee & networking
11:30 - 12:05
Panel: How are European hubs rebalancing after the reshuffling of gas flows in the network? How has this changed tariff structures and increased spreads between European hubs?
- Iryna Sereda - Head of European Gas, BloombergNEF
- Axel Elmelid - Senior Manager Portfolio Management, Equinor
- Sebastian Kemper - CEO, Trading Hub Europe
- Dr Ning Lin - Chief Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas
- Guy Smith - Head of Gas Trading & LNG, Vattenfall
12:05 - 12:40
Fireside chat: With energy crisis leading to potential deindustrialisation in Europe -How much demand recovery can we see in 2025 and beyond? What are the stimuli required?
- Marwa Rashad - Senior Energy Correspondent, Reuters
- Geoffroy Hureau - Secretary General, CEDIGAZ
- Markus Krug - Deputy Head of Gas Department, E-Control
- Iryna Sereda - Head of European Gas, BloombergNEF
- Gottfried Steiner - CEO, Central European Gas Hub
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & networking
14:00 - 14:35
Panel: The Big Bang - Is European gas a potential 117 bcma market or still 300bcm? Who will gas lose out to?
- Erik Rakhou - Managing Director and Founder, Rakhou Associates
- Dr Vladimír Čermák - Senior Manager, Energy Transition - Strategy, NET4GAS
- Dennis Hesseling - Head of the Gas, Coal and Power Markets Division - Directorate of Energy Markets and Security, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Lars Hummel - Head of EU Affairs, eFuel Alliance e.V.
14:35 - 15:10
Panel: Ukrainian storage and gas transit contracts – Impact on pricing, volumes, risks and rewards
- Marwa Rashad - Senior Energy Correspondent, Reuters
- László FRITSCH - CEO, MVM CEEnergy Zrt
- Roman Maliutin - CEO, Ukrtransgaz
- Andrii Prokofiev - Head of Cooperation with Clients Division, Gas TSO of Ukraine
15:10 - 15:30
Solo: How are regulatory changes adding to volatility, affecting trading business and booking strategies?
- Csilla Bartók - Head of Department, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
15:30 - 16:00
Fireside chat: Machine learning, AI and energy: what advances have been made that can help traders?
- Christian Baer - Secretary General, Europex
- Jouni Liimatta - Head of Trading & Optimizing, Gasum
- Michael Schach - Co-founder and CEO, Calypso Commodities
- Gregor Pett - Executive Vice President Market Analytics, Uniper Energy
16:00 - 16:30
Afternoon tea and networking break
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LNG Trading
16:30 - 17:00
Panel: Methane emissions - Regulations, reporting and impact on trading markets
- Dr Maria Olczak - Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
- Dr Niko Bosnjak - Head of Policy & Communication, OGE
- Dione Hernández Galvis - Regulatory Affairs Manager, RWE Supply & Trading
- Alejandro Navarro Paustian - Senior Legal Counsel, Uniper
17:00 - 17:20
Case study: Strategies for switching from a fossil gas to a subsidy free biomethane, carbon neutral gas
- Jemima Jowett-Ive - Head of Renewable Gas Trading Origination, Shell
17:20 - 18:00
Panel: With the emergence of new cleaner fuels, how can a fully functional trading system be established for renewable & low carbon gases without jeopardising Europe’s competitiveness?
- Dr Jan Haizmann - Secretary General, Zero Emissions Traders Alliance
- Honey Duan - Director of Commodity Origination, Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH
- Felix Müller - Vice President Trading Regulatory Affairs, SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe GmbH)
- Naiara Ortiz de Mendíbil - Secretary General, Sedigas (Spanish Gas Association)
- Dr Thomas Schroder - Head of Environmental Products, EDF Trading
18:00 - 18:05
Chair's closing remarks
- Doug Wood - Chair of Gas Committee, Energy Traders Europe
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Women in Gas
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