Strategic Panels programme

SP 1 - Political leaders, industry, institutions and NGO's geopolitical debate

1. GAZPROM’S GLOBAL DRIVE ON CLEAN ENERGY BRINGS BRIGHT OUTCOMES; ALEXANDER MEDVEDEV, Deputy Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee
2. Role of gas and key challenges in Europe; Marco Alverà, Chief Gas & Power Midstream Officer -eni
3. Natural Gas in U.S. Foreign Policy; Robin Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State
4. Rob Franklin, President; ExxonMobilGas& Power Marketing Company

SP 2 - Gas flaring and venting reduction

1. Gas Flaring:An industry practice faces increasing global attention; Bjorn Hamso, Program Manager –Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership, The World Bank
2. Gas Flaring & Venting Reduction in NIGC; Hamid Reza Araghi, Deputy Oil Minister, Islamic Republic of Iran, Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC)
3. Gas flaring and venting reduction; How the Oil & Gas industry can contribute to climate solutions?, Jerome Schmitt, TOTAL
4. CCAC Oil & Gas Methane Partnership; Philip Swanson, Climate & Clean Air Coalition / UNEP

SP 3 - 2050 prospective study

1. Natural gas in 2050: Given or given up?; Christopher Delbrück, CEO of E.ON Global Commodities
2. MarketChallenges & Opportunities from the Gas Exporters Perspective; S. M. Hossein Adeli, Ph.D.,Secretary General, GECF
3. SP3—2050 Prospective Study; Michael Stoppard, Chief Strategist Global Gas, IHS Energy
4. ProspectsforNatural Gas up to2050; Ulco Vermeulen, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie

SP 4 - Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): a tool for decision makers

1. Life cycle assessment and U.S. LNG: Over-Reach and opportunities; Ted A. Williams, American Gas Association
2. Life Cycle Assessment as a Decision Support Tool within ENGIE and the French Gas Association; Hervé CASTERMAN, Environment Director,ENGIE
3. Life Cycle Assessmentas a DecisionSupport Tool within TOTAL; Jean Paul CAZALETS, TOTAL
4. Current Status of Applying LCA Approach in Japanese Gas Industry; Mr. Yoshihiko Kimata, Chairman, Osaka Gas Singapore Pte Ltd

SP 5 - How natural gas can raise its voice

1. Sustainable Natural Gas Development in the United States; Dr. Paula A. Gant, U.S. Department of Energy
2. Energy for Europe – serving society, supporting the economy, protecting the environment; A. Houtman, European Commission

SP 6 - LNG a key factor

1. LNG markets today & tomorrow; Domenico Dospenza, GIIGNL President
2. LNG a key factor; Dato’ Wee Yiaw Hin, Executive Vice President & CEO, PETRONAS Upstream
3. LNG a key factor; Martin Deffontaines - Total, Senior Vice President Strategy-Business-R&D of Exploration & Production
4. LNG a key factor; Maarten Wetselaar, Executive Vice President, Integrated Gas, Shell Eastern Petroleum
5. LNG a key factor; Young-Sik Kwon, Executive Vice President, KOGAS

SP 7 - Natural gas transportation roundtable

1. LNG : A clean fuel for transportation; Bernard BROUSSE, Head of Retail LNG Department/LNG BU, ENGIE
2. NGV Market Developments in North America; Charlie Silio, Agility Fuel Systems
3. NGVs in South America; Diego Goldin, Executive Director - NGV Global
4. Success years? 2015-2016; Lennart Pilskog, Secretary General, NGVA Europe
5. NGV China Review; Phil Fathers, Emerson Process Management

SP 8 - How smart and digital are shaping the future of utilities

1. Smart regulation for smart metering; Dominique JAMME – Director of Network Regulation, Commission de Régulation de l’Energie
2. Smart Energy Grid aspects related to Gas; Jos Dehaeseleer, Marcogaz
3. “SMART OPERATOR”; Dr. Jürgen Grönner, RWE Deutschland AG / Westnetz GmbH, Germany
4. Delivering connected home services and offerings; John Mulcahy, British Gas
5. The Industrial Internet as a Game Changer; Sham Chotai, Chief Technology Officer, GE Power & Water
6. How smart and digital are shaping the future of utilities; Scott McGaraghan, Nest Labs

SP 9 - Gas development in emerging countries

1. Gas Development in Emerging Countries; Ali Moshiri, President, Chevron Africa and Latin America E&P
2. The role of gas in emerging countries: Challenges and opportunities; Roger BoundsGlobal Head -Shell LNG

SP 10 - Unconventional Gas

1. Unconventional Gas – Environment / Water focus; Bertrand GARNIER, SUEZ environnement
2. The case of Vaca Muerta; Ing. Ernesto López Anadón, Instituto Argentino del Petróleo y del Gas
3. Unconventional Gas; Grant King, Origin Energy
4. Unconventionals; Dr. Jozsef TÓTH, World Petroleum Council - President
5. CHNC: Unconventional Hydrocarbons Centre, A French initiative; Jean-Louis Schilansky, President
6. Shale gas in China; Yuzhang Liu, CNPC

SP 11 - Battle for Talent

1. New Captains, new Seas; Antoine Rostand, Managing Director, SBC
2. Mozambique: Growing its own technical talent; Antonio P. Sevilla, Anadarko Petroleum Company
3. Empowering talent to operate a world-class LNG plant; Esam Al-­‐Ghorbani, Head of Public Relations, Yemen LNG Company Ltd., Yemen
4. “Battle for Talent”; Jean-Marc Leroy, Chief Executive Officer, Storengy

SP 12 - The role and impact of innovation in the gas industry

1. Development and Innovation in Brazilian Oil & Gas Sector; Jorge M. T. Camargo - President, Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute
2. The Effect of Natural Gas Clean Utlization on Air Pollution Control; Dr. CHE Lixin, President of Beijing Gas Group Research Instiute

SP 13 - Women's place in the gas industry

1. Women's place in the gas industry; Elena Burmistrova, Director General, Gazprom Export
2. Why we need the women; Thea Larsen, CEO, Danish Gas Technology Centre
3. Women’s Role in the Gas Indusrty; Li Yalan, Beijing Gas Group Co., Ltd.

SP 14 - Gas Communication : Gas in the public debate: still a “fuel without voice?

1. Natural gas in the public debate: Still a fuel without voice?; Alfredo Ingelmo Torres, Gas Natural Fenosa
2. i-gasMarketing; David Konvalina, Czech GasAssociation
3. Public Accenptance; Mr.Jae-HoSong, Incoming Vice President of IGU, CEO of KyungDongCity Gas
4. Triennial Work Program 2015-2018, Global Voice of Gas; Menelaos(Mel) Ydreos, EnergyVantage