Gastech Conference 2024

Driving the global energy conversation

The Gastech Conferences serve as a critical platform for the industry, inspiring policy development,
collective action, and knowledge sharing with the potential to drive technical innovation. These
conferences are designed to support sustainable economic growth and deliver tangible global
energy solutions.

With a strong commitment to innovation and decarbonisation, Gastech champions responsible
and forward-thinking energy strategies through cutting-edge solutions and opportunities for
sustainable transformation.

Spanning 11 programmes and 160 sessions, Gastech provides an inclusive platform for more
than 1,000 speakers to address global energy challenges. The goal is to ensure transformative
innovations are backed by robust policies and substantial investment, paving the way for
meaningful change to transform the global energy system.

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A platform for the leading minds in global energy

The Conferences

Strategic Conference

Technical & Commercial Conference

Feature Programmes

Gastech In Houston Stategic Leadership Panel

Strategic Conference

The Strategic Conference will focus on the critical changes required across the entire energy value chain to achieve decarbonisation at pace and scale. From championing the vital role of natural gas in ensuring energy security and affordability, to unlocking the transformative power of climate technologies and AI, the conference will shape a narrative that balances ambitious climate goals with real-world energy security strategies needed to meet global demand growth.

The conference will feature 3 programmes and complexities of delivering a new global energy system. 50 sessions led by 500 expert speakers, including global CEOs, ministers, policy makers and business leaders. Delegates will gain valuable insights into how cross-border initiatives are driving sustainable industrial growth and delivering real-world benefits for consumers.

Three programmes: Strategic Leadership | Climatetech & AI | Hydrogen

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Technical & Commercial Conference

The Technical & Commercial Conference showcases pioneering ideas that have scalable, real-world impacts for the energy industry. The conference offers a window to a more innovative, sustainable, and lower carbon future, featuring the latest technology and research in natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, low carbon solutions, climate technologies and AI, and shipping and marine.

Built on Call for Papers submissions, every programme highlights the best peer-reviewed research across the entire value chain. To ensure the highest standards, each paper is reviewed by the Gastech Governing Body, a dedicated committee of 50 industry experts.

With a curated agenda of 70 sessions, hosting 300 speakers across 5 programmes, delegates gain unparalleled insights into cutting-edge decarbonisation strategies and technologies to drive tangible progress towards a decarbonised future.

5 programmes: Climatetech & AI | Hydrogen | Shipping & Marine | EPC & Gas Processing | Commercial

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Feature Programmes

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Energy Programme is designed to ignite conversation and foster collaboration around talent. Built upon a long history of leadership and engagement, this is the industry’s dedicated forum to inspire collaboration and concrete action on broadening and developing the talent pool.

The Future Leaders Programme aims to elevate the energy sector’s reputation to attract diverse talent across the value chain and meet this growing human resource need. The programme shares strategies to address the skills gap and strengthen the industry by attracting top talent, amplifying the voices of emerging leaders and investing in professional development.

The Supply Chain & Procurement Programme brings together procurement leaders and solutions providers to build partnerships, address industry challenges, discover new solutions and do business.

Join global policy leaders and decision-makers in 2025

Register as a delegate, and hear insights from 1000 expert speakers, including Energy Ministers, CEOs, and industry leaders. Select from our Strategic or Technical & Commercial Conference delegate pass.

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Gastech Executive Committee

The 2024 Executive Committee is comprised of industry leaders. The members are focused on developing a progressive and ambitious agenda for the Strategic Conference, whilst reviewing the critical themes across the sector.

Vicky A. Bailey

Chairman United States Energy Association

Jillian Evanko

President and CEO
Chart Industries

Cristian Signoretto

Director, Global Gas & LNG Portfolio and Deputy COO
Eni

Yngvil Åsheim

CEO BW LNG

Paul Everingham

Chief Executive Asia Natural Gas & Energy Association (ANGEA)

Tom Summers

SVP LNG Marketing and Trading Shell

Olalekan Ogunleye

EVP, Gas, Power, and New Energy NNPC

Jonathan Westby

SVP of LNG JERA Global Markets

Genevieve (Jenny) Solomon

VP Portfolio Governance & Analysis Woodside

Uwa Airhiavbere

CCO, World Wide Energy Microsoft

Zubin Bamji

Program Manager for Global Flaring & Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR), Energy and Extractives World Bank

Nick Milne

Managing Director – Upstream Energy Capital
Macquarie Bank

Alan Heng

Group CEO Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd

Pablo Galante Escobar

Head of LNG, EMEA Gas and Power Vitol

Simon Flowers

Chairman and Chief Analyst
Wood Mackenzie

Luigi Ciarrocchi

President
Assorisorse

Paul Sullivan

SVP Upstream, Midstream + LNG, Americas
Worley

Arthur Hanna

Board Member Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies

Rod Christie

Executive Vice President, Turbomachinary & Process Solutions
Baker Hughes

Gastech Governing Body

The Governing Body is a 50-member committee dedicated to ensuring the conference upholds the highest standards of research. Speakers for the Technical & Commercial conference are chosen by the Gastech Governing Body based on abstracts submitted in response to the Call for Papers.

Rakhi Oli

Senior Global Leader - Strategy and Business Development; Low Carbon Business Segment Flowserve Corporation

Jason Bennett

Partner and Global Projects Department Chair
Baker Botts L.L.P.

Jefferson Edwards

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

Ricardo Sanchez Galindo

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

Paul Griffin

Senior Adviser and Counsel, Oil & Gas
White & Case

John Hatley

Fleet Decarbonization Advisor (MBA, MSE, Chief Engineer)
MARITEX Business Advisors

Katan Hirachand

Chief Executive and Chief Country Officer Societe Generale Bank, India

Geoffroy Hureau

Secretary General
CEDIGAZ

Petrina Raitt

Environment, Social and Consenting Lead Advisor bp

Susan Sakmar

Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Houston Law Center

Delphi Sun

Head of Global LNG
ENN Natural Gas Co., Ltd

Deborah Turner

Senior Broker, Head of LNG Howe Robinson Partners (UK) Ltd

Andrew Walker

Vice President LNG Strategy
Cheniere Marketing Ltd.

Steven Borsos

Vice President - LNG
Fluor

Chris Clucas

Principal Consultant
Liquefied Gas Consultancy Ltd

David Colson

Commercial Vice President
GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) SA

Joseph Gebara

Energy Executive Independent Consultant

Ngo Anh Hien

Deputy General Manager - Gas
Petrovietnam Corporation ( Head Office)

Karl Masani

Director, LNG
ConocoPhillips

Martin Mayer

Vice President LNG
McDermott

Timothy Meyers

Technical Lead – LNG & Alternative Fuel Systems
U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design & Engineering Standards

John Palamara

General Manager - LNG Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Hayato Suga

Executive Vice President Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

Javid Talib

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

Timothy Truong

Senior LNG Technology Manager
Bechtel Energy

Luo Xiaofeng

Deputy Director of Science and Technology Working Committee China Classification Society

Dr Alessandro Romagnoli

Cluster Director on Multi-Energy Systems and Grids, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nanyang Technological University

Bhargav Sharma

General Manager, Honeywell Connected - Cross Business Collaboration Honeywell

Mona Bhagat

CTO Elemental Energies

Philippe Herve

Energy Industry Bluebeam

Hironobu Watanabe

Managing Executive Officer, Chief Executive of Energy Division NYK Line Japan

Tomohide Muraoka

Chief Engineer/ Associate Executive Officer JGC Holdings Corporation

Jean-Christian Heintz

Independent LNG Consultant Wideangle LNG

Michael Deighton

SVP of Operations Kent

Atsushi Tamagawa

General Manager, Gas & LNG Process Engineering Department, Technical Engineering Division Chiyoda Corp

Jason Manning

Vice President, Technology Kiewit

Sébastien Lichtle

Director, Strategic Projects Development Air Liquide Engineering & Construction

Hasan Ozkoc

Director Mediterranean Energy Regulators (MEDREG)

Xiaoli Yao Wright

Principal Upstream Process Engineer ExxonMobil

Laurent David

General Delegate GIIGNL

Barbara Jinks

Director Ready4H2

Martin Sonde Cartwright

Global Segment Director, Gas Carriers & FSRUs, Maritime DNV

James Holbeach

Global Director – Product Optimisation Wood

Stergios Stamopoulos

Director – Global Sustainability ABS

Gastech 2024

Gastech Strategic Climatetech & AI Panel

Gastech Climatetech And AI Strategic Session 05

Redefinining The Energy Landscape Session 1

As we look forward, there are two things we need to do: we need to create the broadest partnerships around the world, and, as governments ourselves, be reliable partners and reliable suppliers to our partners.

Geoffrey Pyatt

Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources

United States Department of State

We're very strong believers in LNG. We believe the world has the capacity to absorb more and more LNG. If you look at what is being done in Japan and Asia, we see a continued appetite for more LNG. We see this in contract behaviour: long-term contracts are being signed in Asia.

Meg O’Neill

CEO & MD

Woodside Energy

Natural gas will help power the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. AI will not only rely on the development labs of Silicon Valley, but also the gas fields.

Mike Wirth

Chairman of the Board & CEO

Chevron Corporation

We are collaborating with other countries in 'going green'. We are really committed to the task of making sure we don't contribute any negative emissions into the atmosphere, and instead walk towards mitigating climate change.

Rt Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas)

Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria

There has been a lot of talk about the buzz around hydrogen. I believe hydrogen will have a transformative effect on the energy transition. The thing about new technologies is that they force us to invest, learn about these investments, and fine tune, and to do better with the next investments. That is what is happening with hydrogen.

Ganesh Ramaswarmy

EVP - Industrial & Energy Technology

Baker Hughes

When you think about the energy business, it really is the indicator of growth. The energy industry, especially gas, will continue to play this key role in changing the whole economic landscape - including when it comes to new technologies and AI.

Ryan Lance

Chairman & CEO

ConocoPhillips

In order to grow the LNG industry we must transform the way we conduct business. We must take into account three key things: the first is that we need to find a way to cope with LNG demand fluctuation due to the roles of renewables. Secondly, we need to find a way to sign long-term contracts. We lastly need to find a way to decarbonise the LNG industry.

Yukio Kani

Global CEO & Chair

JERA

The speed of the transition is a little longer than everyone expected, and we need to look at what is actually going on in the world to ensure we are efficient, and adapting to the world that is shifting, trying to get to a cleaner and more sustainable energy use.

Jack Fusco

Director, President & CEO

Cheniere Energy

We need to decarbonize the energy system while we invest in the new energy system of tomorrow. Post COP28, it was clear that this task will be a challenge, but possible, as we commit ourselves to clear climate targets, and continue to raise our ambitions.

Musabbeh Al Kaabi

Executive Director - Low Carbon Solutions & International Growth

ADNOC

In order to make CCUS lower-cost, we need to de-risk the infrastructure and ensure that government mechanisms steer the product in that direction.

Claude Letourneau

President & CEO

Svante

We need to get to the point where key technologies are known and reviewed, enabling a much more efficient and streamlined approach to nuclear energy, and enhancing its weight in the industry.

Hon. Annie Caputo

Commissioner

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Interconnectivity and sharing lessons learned is key. There are a lot of partners participating in different hydrogen hubs, and gathering information on what is working - and what is not - will help us learn, harmonize, and understand what works best for each community.

Kristine Wiley

VP, Low Carbon Energy Solutions

GTI Energy

You're going to see some imbalances here and there, but the basic direction is towards decarbonization and we've made progress in that. The reality is that people have now accepted a transitional understanding, and this transitional understanding requires new technology, as well as storage, solar and wind.

John F. Kerry

68th U.S. Secretary of State

United States of America

A key point in this endeavor is how can we engage technologies - and push for research into technologies - that can support projects related to methane emissions abatement.

H.E. Osama Mobarez

Secretary General

East Mediterranean Gas Forum

There needs to be more of a discussion about how we reach the requirements of the transition. We have to make sure we don’t create energy inequality. If you look at energy availability today, you have to look at natural gas - not only as the avenue fuel - but also as the destination fuel. We need to have a constructive discussion about the investments needed to reach these requirements.

Lorenzo Simonelli

CEO

Baker Hughes

Gastech 2024 Highlights

Videos

Gastech Day 1 Highlights

17 September 2024

Videos

Gastech Day 2 Highlights

18 September 2024

Videos

Gastech Day 3 Highlights

19 September 2024

Videos

Gastech 2024 Wrap Up

20 September 2024

Press release

Gastech 2024 Concludes with Record Attendance, Driving Industry Collaboration and Innovation for a Low-Carbon Future

20 September 2024

Press release

Gastech Day Three: Pioneering the Future of Decarbonization & Low-Carbon Solutions for a Resilient Global Energy System

19 September 2024

Event highlights

President Bush highlights US leadership in global energy at Gastech Gala Dinner

17 September 2024

Article

Executing large-scale energy infrastructure projects - the right way

17 September 2024

Event highlights

Gastech 2024 begins with a health check on global energy

18 September 2024

Event highlights

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Call for Papers

Gastech Energy Club

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Driving the global energy conversation

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A platform for the leading minds in global energy

Geoffrey Pyatt

Brad Crabtree

H.E. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

H.E Alparslan Bayraktar

Secretary John F. Kerry

H.E Karim Badawi

Rt Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo

H.E. Dr. Khalifa Rajab Abdulsadek

H. E Viktors Valainis

Hon. Csaba Marosvári

David Rosner

Joseph McMonigle

Osama Mobarez

Vice Admiral Peter Gautier

Rodney Ellis

Sylvester Turner

Sen. Mary Landrieu

Noor Arifin Muhammad

Mike Wirth

Meg O’Neill

Jack Fusco

Ryan Lance

Musabbeh Al Kaabi

Vimal Kapur

Mele Kolo Kyari

Lorenzo Simonelli

Yukio Kani

Dan Brouillette

Rachid Hachichi

Arun Kumar Singh

Dr. Ruikun Wu

Akshay Kumar Singh

Abdulkarim A. Al-Ghamdi

Sarah Bairstow

Peter Clarke

Guido Brusco

Russell Hardy

Mike Sabel

Mahdi Aladel

Dr. Pratima Rangarajan

Nick Dell'Osso

Sukhmal Jain

Toby Z. Rice

Michael Lewis

Vartika Shukla

Alan Heng

Ken West

Zoë Yujnovich

Philip Mshelbila

Andrew Barry

Rajeswar Gattupalli

Paul Krishna

Jason Klein

Nicole Vermeulen

Danny Rice

Tze San Koh

Yoki Firnandi

Chris Ashton

Jorge Pikunic

Claude Letourneau

Tush Doshi

Cynthia Hansen

Ben Dell

Edouard Neviaski

Toru Kawabata

De La Rey Venter

Mahesh Kolli

Masood Nabi

Adam Rauwerdink