Agenda - Main Conference - Day Two

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Bright Sparks: CEO Breakfast

08:00 - 09:00

Bright Sparks: CEO breakfast - Energy career pathways for our workforce’s next generation

Pat van de Loosdrecht - Energy Leader, Mentor & Coach

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Plenary Sessions

09:00 - 09:10

Chair's welcome and opening remarks

Dr Melinda Crane - Senior Political Analyst - DW TV, Event Host

09:10 - 09:40

Panel: Spotlight on CSEE region - Opening up paths for gas and LNG flows & what obstacles are still in the way to encourage liquidity and competitiveness?

Gregor Weinzettel - Gas Expert, Energy Community
László FRITSCH - CEO, MVM CEEnergy Zrt
Janez Kopač - CEO, US4GAS
Dr Timm Kehler - Chairman & CEO, DIE GAS- UND WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT

09:40 - 10:20

Panel: The East Med energy revolution - New corridors, new powers, new Europe

Gina Cohen - Independent Consultant, Gina Energy
Katerina Papalexandri - Chief Financial Officer, Arcius Energy
Julian Bowden - Senior Visiting Research Fellow - OIES, Former bp
Fiona Mullen - Director, Sapienta Economics & Cyprus Expert

10:20 - 10:40

Keynote: Will Russian gas see a new spring in Europe? The impact of flows from a potential East West divide

Tatiana Mitrova - Global Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

10:40 - 11:10

Guest speaker: “Crossing the river by feeling the stones” - China’s energy future, policy initiatives and export drivers

Yao Li - CEO, SIA Energy

11:10 - 11:40

Morning coffee & networking break

11:40 - 12:10

Panel: How are Europe & the UK ensuring the right networks for the future?

Erik Rakhou - Managing Director and Founder, Rakhou Associates
Angus Paxton - Head of Gas and Whole Energy Network Development, NESO
Lucie Boost - Secretary General, GIE
Pierre Duvieusart - President, ENTSOG, Deputy CEO, NaTran

12:10 - 12:30

NESO: A net zero energy system for the future – What lessons can be learned from a holistic approach optimising the entire energy system?

Angus Paxton - Head of Gas and Whole Energy Network Development, NESO

12:30 - 13:00

Closing Debate: The Untold LNG Story of US vs EU

Anne-Sophie Corbeau - Global Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Erik Rakhou - Managing Director and Founder, Rakhou Associates

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch & networking

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Stream A: Storage & Infrastructure

Stream B: Renewable gases

14:00 - 14:05

Chair's opening remarks

Alex Barnes - Director, Alex Barnes & Associates

14:05 - 14:40

Panel: Resilience of Europe’s energy – transmission and distribution grids connecting the dots to bring in the new energies online

Cornelia Kawann - Head of Division Market Surveillance, Federal Electricity Commission

14:40 - 15:00

Presentation: CCS Project in the Port of Rotterdam – From Vision to Reality

Dorus Bakker - CFO, Porthos CCS

15:00 - 15:40

Panel: Deep dive into transportation: From the H2Med corridorm through Europe to the Vertical corridor

15:40 - 16:00

New business models for infrastructure

16:00 - 16:05

Chair’s closing remarks

Alex Barnes - Director, Alex Barnes & Associates

14:00 - 14:05

Chair's opening remarks

Dr Melinda Crane - Senior Political Analyst - DW TV, Event Host

14:05 - 14:40

Panel: Synthetic gases – Policy, regulation & investment

Rafik Ammar - Policy Director, e-NG Coalition

14:40 - 15:00

Presentation: Biomethane case study

Frits van der Velde - Program Manager Biomethane, Gasunie

15:00 - 15:20

Presentation: Spotlight on small-scale BioLNG liquefaction

15:20 - 16:00

Panel: BioLNG: Practical strategies for a low-carbon LNG industry?

Sebastian Wren - Policy Officer for Trade, European Biogas Association
Milagros Avedillo Carretero - Director of Oil and Gas, National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), Spain

16:00 - 16:05

Chair's closing remarks

Dr Melinda Crane - Senior Political Analyst - DW TV, Event Host

16:05 - 17:05

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Main Conference - Day TwoThursday, 21 May 2026

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