Technical & Commercial Programmes

The Gastech Technical & Commercial Conference showcases pioneering ideas with the potential to drive scalable impact across 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 in energy, and shipping and marine.

With a curated agenda of 70 sessions and 300 speakers across 6 programmes, delegates gain unparalleled insights into technical innovation and research that accelerate decarbonisation, advance project delivery, and develop scalable energy solutions for a lower-carbon future.

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Shipping & Marine

The Shipping & Marine Technical programme highlights the indispensable role of the sector in powering a sustainable energy future: both as a cornerstone of global fuel transportation and as a catalyst for alternative fuels adoption. This peer-reviewed programme showcases innovative approaches to ship design, emissions reduction, and the future of fuel usage. Sessions will explore advancements in CO₂ shipping and liquefaction, containment solutions, onboard carbon capture, fuel-specific transportation innovations, and the development of sustainable aviation fuels. The programme will also spotlight pioneering research into propulsion systems and technologies, paving new pathways to achieving net zero in the maritime sector.

Technical & Commercial Programmes

Tuesday, 09 September | 12:00 - 01:30 Shipping & Marine

CO₂ shipping

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on CO₂ shipping, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Status of CO₂ ship design and cargo operation: Key learnings, research updates and areas for further development Erik Sørhaug, Business Development Director – CO₂ Shipping & OCC, DNV Maritime CO₂ ... Read More

Tuesday, 09 September | 12:00 - 03:30 Shipping & Marine

CO₂ liquefaction

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on CO₂ liquefaction, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Development of innovative CO₂ reliquefaction systems Juwoon Park, Principal Researcher, Hanwha Ocean Assessment and verification of CO₂ and multi-gas cargo handling systems Kyungmin Jang, Seni... Read More

Tuesday, 09 September | 12:00 - 05:00 Shipping & Marine

CO₂ impurities

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on CO₂ impurities, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Modelling the thermodynamic and transport properties of CO₂ mixtures with impurities for CO₂ shipping applications Dimitrios Bardakos, Manager – Sustainability, ABS Phase equilibrium measurements and liqu... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 12:00 - 11:00 Shipping & Marine

Containment

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on containment, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.FSRU Nusantara Regas Satu: 50 years old? No problem! Andrew Clifton, GM, Equinox Shipping Innovative cargo handling system for the carbon net zero LNG carrier Jaejun Lee, Senior Researcher, HD Kor... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 12:00 - 12:30 Shipping & Marine

Onboard carbon capture

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on onboard carbon capture, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Anchoring a low carbon future: Decarbonising the marine industry through CCUS and CO₂ transportation Altaf Shaik, Principal Engineer, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Operational verification of ... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 12:00 - 02:30 Shipping & Marine

Propulsion

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on propulsion, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Steamers to X: Rethinking strategies for extending the commercial life of steam turbine LNG carriers Constantinos Chaelis, Global Gas Markets & Technology Lead, Lloyd’s Register Gotland Horizon X: The wor... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 12:00 - 04:00 Shipping & Marine

Wind propulsion

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on wind propulsion, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Optimised application of Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems by utilising fore accommodation in gas carriers Donguk Jung, Senior Engineer, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Retrofitting LNG carriers with Wind-Ass... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 12:00 - 11:00 Shipping & Marine

Ammonia as a Fuel

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on the use of ammonia as a fuel, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Ammonia as a marine fuel: Regulatory frameworks and safety considerations in the maritime sector Yutaro Sako, Engineer, ClassNK From fuel to floating infrastructure: Unlocking ammonia’s pote... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 12:00 - 12:30 Shipping & Marine

Ammonia transportation

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on ammonia transportation, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Advancing safety and economics in the global ammonia trade: A focus on open sea terminals and floating storage Phillippe Lavagna, New Energies Terminals - Product Account Manager, Imodco, part of SBM O... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 12:00 - 03:00 Shipping & Marine

LH₂ transport and fuel

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on the transportation of liquid hydrogen and its role as a fuel, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Latest advances in hydrogen fuel applications in China’s waterborne transportation Xingxing Hou, Engineer, China Classification Society Key techno... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 12:00 - 04:30 Shipping & Marine

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Join us for this insightful session where leading technical experts will each present on SAF, followed by a dynamic panel discussion and interactive audience Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this topic and engage directly with the experts.Harnessing the potential of SAF: Renewable hydrogen's role in waste gasification Luigi Crolla, Head – Energy Transition Technologies, Kent Ambitious ReFuelEU Aviation scheme takes off: Could there be turbulenc... Read More

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Technical & Commercial Programmes

CO₂ shipping

CO₂ liquefaction

CO₂ impurities

Containment

Onboard carbon capture

Propulsion

Wind propulsion

Ammonia as a Fuel

Ammonia transportation

LH₂ transport and fuel

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Shipping & Marine speakers

Kaisa Emilia Nikulainen

David Colson

Fred Lockwood

Stergios Stamopoulos

Véronique Pastre Maravic

Dr. Praveen Lawrence

Erik Sørhaug

Rakhi Oli

Luigi Crolla

Kristof Coppé

Graeme McKinley

Constantinos Chaelis

Carlos Guerrero

Dr. Mario Calado

John Woods

Chris Clucas

Mateusz Kasprzak

Andrew Clifton

Frédéric Deybach

Diego Pauluzzi

Kent Åstrand

Gianluca Bartolini

Nikoline Bromander

Philippe Lavagna

Sébastien Luis

Altaf Shaik

Juwoon Park

Takatoshi Nagai

Kengo Akahoshi

Dr. Jongkeun Yu

Donguk Jung

Kyungmin Jang

Yeongjong Ahn

Jaejun Lee

Dr. Joonseop Lee

Lein Bergsmark

John Hatley

Michael Welch

Yutaro Sako

Xingxing Hou

Geonwoo Jeong

Jeongmin Kwak

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