CONFERENCE AGENDA - 5. BUDAPEST LNG SUMMIT

9 April 2024

08.15

Arrival, coffee and registration

08.15 - 09.00

Welcome by the Host of the Budapest LNG Summit

09.00

Opening address

09.00 - 09.15

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

09.15

Keynote speech

09.15 - 09.30

Major trends of the global gas and LNG market in the current geopolitical context

Gergely Molnár, Gas Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)

09.30

Main Sponsor’s welcome

09.30 - 09.40

Gergely Szabó, Regional Chairman, MET Central Europe

09.40

ENERGY LEADERS PANEL:

09.40 - 10.40

The role of LNG in energy security, flexibility of supply and competitiveness
Major trends of the regional gas and LNG market

Vitaliy Baylarbayov, Deputy Vice-President, SOCAR

Franck Neel, Member of the Executive Board, OMV Petrom

László Fritsch, CEO, MVM CEEnergy

Ivan Fugaš, Managing Director,  LNG Croatia

Eszter Szekeres, Executive Director of Wholesale&Portfolio Optimization, MET Central Europe

Moderator

Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-Chief, CEENERGYNEWS

10.40

Networking Coffee Break

10.40 - 11.20

11.20

Keynote speech

11.20 - 11.35

Shell LNG Outlook 2024

Jefferson Edwards, Vice President, Shell Energy Integration&Fundamentals

11.35

ENERGY LEADERS PANEL:

11.35 - 12.30

A regional project: the status of the Vertical Corridor

The special position of Central and South Eastern Europe in the new supply landscape

Ion Sterian, CEO, Transgaz, Romania

Konstantinos Sifnaios, Vice President and Managing Director, Gastrade S.A.
Teodora Georgieva, Executive Officer and Board Member, ICGB AD, Interconnector Greece Bulgaria
Paweł Stanczak, advisor to the EU representation of Ukraine’s Gas Transmission Operator (GTSOU)
Vladimir Malinov, CEO, Bulgartransgaz
Rastislav Ňukovič, General Director, Eustream
Szabolcs I. Ferencz, CEO, FGSZ Hungarian Gas TSO

Sotiris Bravos, Commercial Services Director, Desfa

MODERATOR

Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-Chief, CEENERGYNEWS

12.30

Networking Lunch

12.30 - 14.00

14.00

Keynote speech

14.00 - 14.15

The role of gas in Ukraine’s energy future

Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister for Energy, Ukraine

14.15

Keynote speech

14.15 - 14.30

The future of gas storage

György Berze, CEO, HEXUM Földgáz Zrt.

14.30

PANEL DISCUSSION:

14.30 - 15.20

What does the trader need? Flexible planning and market volatility
Pipeline gas vs. LNG: what makes LNG competitive compared to other alternatives?
Gas supplies to Europe: pricing and trading strategies

Katalin Tamas, Head of LNG Trading, MET Group
Zoltán Rahóty, Director of Structured Gas Trading and LNG, MVM CEEnergy
Franck Neel, Member of the Executive Board, OMV Petrom
Veselin Sinabov, Member of the BoD and Commercial Director, Bulgargaz EAD
Mónika Zsigri, Head of unit at DG ENER, European Commission

Gökhan Soruş, Board Member and Gas Group Leader, PETFORM

Moderator

Tamas Pletser, Equity Analyst – Oil&Gas, Erste Bank

15.20

Networking Coffee Break

15.20 - 15.45

15.45

Panel Discussion

15.45 - 16.30

Challenges of the EU regulation on methane emissions reduction

Viktória Kardosné dr. Mészáros, Green Transition Office Manager, FGSZ Hungarian Gas TSO
Maria Olczak, Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Malcolm McDowell, Team Leader responsible for the methane strategy, DG ENER, European Commission tbc.

Moderator

Anett Csontos-Tóth, Head of EU Regulatory Affairs, MOL Group

16.30

Closing Remarks

16.30 - 16.40

17.00

Networking Reception - Hotel Marriott Budapest

17.00 -