Gastech is proud to create a conference programme that is developed and run by the industry, for the industry.
The Governing Body is a 60-member committee focused on ensuring the conference supports research of the highest standards. Individuals who serve on the committee must complete an application for selection to ensure the appropriate balance of knowledge, skills, experience, diversity, and independence of the Governing Body is maintained.
The Gastech 2023 Governing Body is made up of a senior, select group of professionals spanning the full gas, LNG, hydrogen, and energy supply chain. The heritage of some members goes back 40 years. Speakers featuring in the technical and commercial conferences are selected by the Gastech Governing Body on the basis of abstracts submitted in response to the present call for papers.
The committee assesses all eligible applications against a specific criterion and advises on the best papers for inclusion. In 2022, the committee reviewed over 1,000 abstract submissions from 35 countries.
Committee co-chairs

Anne-Sophie Corbeau
Global Research Scholar
Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy

Nick Milne
Managing Director – Upstream Energy Capital
Macquarie Bank

Paul Sullivan
Senior Vice President
Worley
Committee Members

Andreas Northemann
VP, Global Gas Treatment
BASF SE

Andrew Walker
Vice President LNG Strategy
Cheniere Marketing Ltd.

Ankur Jariwala
Director of Advanced Technologies
Evonik Corporation

Annalisa Muccioli
Taskforce Leader, Hydrogen Supply Chain
Assorisorse

Atsunori Takeuchi
Executive Officer and General Manager of LNG Business Department
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Bhargav Sharma
Global Senior Business Leader – Gas Processing
Honeywell UOP

Chris Clucas
General Manager
SIGTTO

Chris Sparling
Principal Upstream Process Engineer – LNG
ExxonMobil

Daniel Purba
Senior Vice President Corporate Strategic Growth
PT Pertamina (Persero)

David Colson
Commercial Vice President
GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) SA

Deborah Turner
Senior Broker
Howe Robinson Partners (UK) Ltd

Delphi Sun
Head of Global LNG
ENN

Dr Alessandro Romagnoli
Director
Nanyang Technological University

Dr Sutabutr Twararth
Inspector General
Ministry of Energy Thailand

Geoffroy Hureau
Secretary General
Cedigaz

Hayato Suga
Executive Vice President
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

Jaewoong Choi Ph.D
Founder/CEO
Net0tech

Jason Bennett
Partner and Chair of the Global Projects Department
Baker Botts L.L.P.

Javid Talib
Vice President, Managing Director, Offshore & Marine Industry - Energy Resource Industries
Black & Veatch

Jefferson Edwards
Vice President, LNG Marketing and Trading - Global Gas Market Analytics
Shell Energy

John Hatley
General Manager, Market Innovations
Wartsila North America Inc.

John Palamara
Director of Business Development - LNG
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Joris Grimbergen
Vice President, Development IG and Growth
Shell

Joseph Gebara
CEO
C.A.T. Group

Karl Masani
Director, LNG
ConocoPhillips

Katan Hirachand
Co-Head of Advisory and Project Finance
Société Générale

Kazuya Hamazaki
Executive Officer
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd

Luo Xiaofeng
Director
China Classification Society Wuhan Rules & Research Institutes

Martin Mayer
Vice President LNG
McDermott

Masao Ishikawa
Director
Chiyoda Corporation

Mona Bhagat
Business Development Director – Energy Transition
KBR

Ngo Anh Hien
Deputy General Manager - Gas
Petrovietnam Corporation ( Head Office)
Nicolas Foirien
President & Representative Director
Air Liquide

Paramate Hoisungwan
Manager International Business Strategy
PTT

Paul Griffin
Senior Adviser and Counsel, Oil & Gas
White & Case

Petrina Raitt
Head of Environmental Impact Assessment Innovation and Strategy
Xodus

Ricardo Sanchez Galindo
General Manager – Business Development Upstream and Natural Gas Division
Técnicas Reunidas

Steven Borsos
Vice President - LNG
Fluor Corporation

Susan Sakmar
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Houston Law Center

Timothy Meyers
LNG & Alternative Fuel Systems
United States Coast Guard

Timothy Truong
Sr. LNG Technology Manager
Bechtel Energy, Inc.

Tongwen Shan
VP, Science & Information Technology Dept.
CNOOC Gas & Power Group

Vincent Demoury
General Delegate
International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL)