Flame Conference - 3 May 2023

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 08:00 - 09:0060 mins

Registration & Coffee

Morning plenary sessions

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 09:00 - 09:1010 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

Chair's welcome and opening remarks

Redi Tlhabi - Moderator, Broadcaster, Author, The Big Debate

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 09:10 - 09:4535 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

Solo: The European Commission: regulations, securing supplies and maintaining market integrity

Jonathan Stern - Chairman, Distinguished Research Fellow, Natural Gas Research Programme, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 09:45 - 10:2540 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

Panel: Has Europe responded in the right way or do we need a policy shift?

Helge Haugane - Senior vice President, Gas & Power, Marketing, Midstream and Processing, Equinor
Andree Stracke - CEO, RWE Supply & Trading
Laurent Vivier - President Gas, Total
Redi Tlhabi - Moderator, Broadcaster, Author, The Big Debate

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 10:25 - 10:4520 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

Solo: Safe energy for a safe Europe or an energy cold war? How have we balanced security/affordability and the transition?

Helge Haugane - Senior vice President, Gas & Power, Marketing, Midstream and Processing, Equinor
Redi Tlhabi - Moderator, Broadcaster, Author, The Big Debate

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 10:45 - 11:1530 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

Morning coffee & networking

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 11:15 - 11:3520 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

Solo: Europe’s bleak midwinter? Did gas prices retreat and to what extent will markets remain tight into 2023 and beyond?

Michael Stoppard - Global Gas Strategy Lead and Special Advisor, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Jonathan Stern - Chairman, Distinguished Research Fellow, Natural Gas Research Programme, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 11:35 - 12:1540 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

European gas markets on a knife edge? Examining four key factors that drove market dynamics across the winter:

Neil Golding - Director of Market Intelligence, The EIC
James Watson - Secretary General, Eurogas
Hans-Joachim Polk - Member of the Executive Board, VNG
Anders Porsborg-Smith - Managing Director and Partner, Global Leader of Midstream, Gas and LNG, Boston Consulting Group

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 12:15 - 13:0045 mins

Flame Day 1 - plenary sessions

Panel: Weathering the storm: the changing landscape for energy companies – how do you ensure energy supply security and still achieve the energy transition?

Richard Sarsfield-Hall - Director, AFRY
Niek den Hollander - Executive Board Member, Uniper SE
Didier Holleaux - Executive Vice President, Engie
Melanie Kenderine - Principal and Executive Vice President, Energy Futures Initiative

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 13:00 - 14:0060 mins

Lunch & networking

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:00 - 14:2020 mins

Stream A: The greening of gas

Solo: The energy transition and the global gas crisis: doubling down or giving up

Trevor Sikorski - Head of Natural Gas and Carbon Research, Energy Aspects
Christophe Malet - Senior Vice President, Hanas New Energy Group

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:00 - 14:2020 mins

Stream B: Gas supplies & prices to Europe

Fireside chat: Diversification and fostering alternative supply routes: replacing Russian gas and hitting 2030 targets

Botond Feledy - Foreign Policy Expert, CEID

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:00 - 14:2020 mins

Stream C: Regulation, markets & integration

Fireside chat: How did the framework for supply security work/not work over the winter? Update on emergency measures

Andris Piebalgs - Part-time Professor, Florence school of regulation
Markus Krug - Deputy Head of Gas Department, E-Control
Mehmet Kurkcu - Group Head of Foreign Relations, Energy Regulators Regional Association

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:20 - 14:4020 mins

Stream A: The greening of gas

Fireside Chat: Value chain thinking to bring a low carbon economy to Germany

Timm Kehler - CEO, Zukunft Gas
Axel Wietfeld - President, GSE, CEO, Uniper Hydrogen
Christophe Malet - Senior Vice President, Hanas New Energy Group

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:20 - 14:4020 mins

Stream B: Gas supplies & prices to Europe

Fireside chat: Headwinds facing the gas industry

Jonathan Stern - Chairman, Distinguished Research Fellow, Natural Gas Research Programme, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Michal Meidan - Director, China Energy Programme, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Ana Stanic - Founder, E&A Law

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:20 - 14:4020 mins

Stream C: Regulation, markets & integration

Fireside chat: How has the new renewable energy directive been implemented?

Dirk van Hoorn - Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Climate and Energy
Andris Piebalgs - Part-time Professor, Florence school of regulation

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:40 - 15:0020 mins

Stream A: The greening of gas

Fireside chat: European emissions and methane strategy update

Liliane Wietzerbin - Project Director, GRDF
Christophe Malet - Senior Vice President, Hanas New Energy Group

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:40 - 15:0020 mins

Stream B: Gas supplies & prices to Europe

Ukraine’s gas & LNG markets

Gregor Weinzettel - Gas Expert, Energy Community Secretariat

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 14:40 - 15:0020 mins

Stream C: Regulation, markets & integration

Fireside chat: Sector coupling and supply security

Henrik Gunnertoft Bojsen - Senior Manager, Energinet
Cyril Harry - Head of Gas Asset Regulation & Analysis, Engie
Andris Piebalgs - Part-time Professor, Florence school of regulation

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 15:00 - 15:2020 mins

Stream A: The greening of gas

Fireside chat: The UK – net zero by 2050: Are we any clearer on costs or funding?

Paul Dawson - Head of Regulatory Affairs, RWE Supply & Trading
Alexandra Howe - Head of Future of the Gas System and Storage Gas Systems, Netowrks and Markets, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Christophe Malet - Senior Vice President, Hanas New Energy Group

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 15:00 - 15:2020 mins

Stream B: Gas supplies & prices to Europe

New routes for gas through Europe

Lucy Field - Senior Gas Market Expert, Afry

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 15:00 - 15:2020 mins

Stream C: Regulation, markets & integration

Fireside chat: Infrastructure: managing the supply crisis and adhoc regulation

Hendrik Pollex - Director of System Operation, ENTSOG
Andris Piebalgs - Part-time Professor, Florence school of regulation

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 15:20 - 16:0040 mins

Afternoon Tea

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 16:00 - 16:3030 mins

Flame day 1 - afternoon plenary

Guest speaker: How has the energy crisis put politics in a radically different light? How access to energy shapes and changes geopolitics, war and peace, security and economies

Melanie Kenderine - Principal and Executive Vice President, Energy Futures Initiative
Redi Tlhabi - Moderator, Broadcaster, Author, The Big Debate

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 16:30 - 16:5020 mins

Flame day 1 - afternoon plenary

Solo: Strategic implications in gas and LNG of the new energy reality

Jonathan Stern - Chairman, Distinguished Research Fellow, Natural Gas Research Programme, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Anders Porsborg-Smith - Managing Director and Partner, Global Leader of Midstream, Gas and LNG, Boston Consulting Group

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 16:50 - 17:2535 mins

Flame day 1 - afternoon plenary

Panel: LNG – the big push in Europe

David Ledesma - Distinguished Research Fellow and Energy & Strategy Consultant, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Arno Büx - Chief Commercial Officer, Fluxys
Ciaran Roe - Global Director, LNG, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Andrew Walker - VP Strategy and Communication, Cheniere Marketing
Esther Navarro - Global LNG Origination and Operations Director, Naturgy

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 17:25 - 18:0540 mins

Flame day 1 - afternoon plenary

Flame: Energy flows: East to west, now west to east - the challenge facing future flows and transition ready infrastructure

Christoph Reichmann - Director Energy Practise, Frontier Economics
Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė - Head of LNG Commerce, Klaipedos Nafta
Olga Bielkova - Corporate Affairs Director, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine
Bart Jan Hoevers - President, ENTSOG

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023 18:05 - 20:05120 mins

Flame networking party

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023

Flame Conference - 3 May 2023

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