CONFERENCE AGENDA 2023

3 April 2023

08.30

Arrival, coffee and registration

08.30 - 09.00

Welcome by the Host of the Budapest LNG Summit

09.00

Opening speech

09.00 - 09.15

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

09.15

Keynote speech

09.15 - 09.30

Overview of the global gas market

Imran Mohammed, Gas Transportation And Storage Analyst, Gas Exporting Countries Forum

09.30

Main Sponsor’s welcome

09.30 - 09.45

Gergely Szabó, Regional Chairman, MET Central Europe

09.45

ENERGY LEADERS PANEL:

09.45 - 10.40

The prospects of the market: LNG supply meets demand

Teodora Georgieva, Executive officer and Board Member, ICGB AD, Interconnector Greece Bulgaria
Franck Neel, Member of the Executive Board, OMV Petrom
László Fritsch, CEO, MVM CEEnergy

John Shoobridge, Vice President LNG Origination EMEA, Cheniere

Andrzej Kensbok, Vice-President, GAZ-SYSTEM

Ivan Fugaš, Director of Operations and Technical Affairs, LNG Croatia

Moderator

Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-Chief, CEENERGYNEWS

10.40

Networking Coffee Break

10.40 - 11.20

11.20

Keynote speech

11.20 - 11.30

Gas and Gas Infrastructures in the EU – On a Pathway to Security a Carbon Neutrality

Milan Sedláček, President of GIE’s GTE, Head of EU Affairs and Strategy, Eustream, A.S. Slovakia

11.30

ENERGY LEADERS PANEL:

11.30 - 12.15

Development of strategic infrastructure for secure gas supply

Ion Sterian, Director General, Transgaz, Romania
Robert Bosnjak, Development And Investment Division, Plinacro
Gábor Szokodi, Director of Trading and Business Development, FGSZ Hungarian Gas TSO
Ákos Kriston, CEO, Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd.
Olga Bielkova, Director of Government and International Affairs, GTSOU

Peter Pčola, Commercial Director, Eustream, Slovakia

MODERATOR

Borbála Tóth, Senior Analyst, REKK

12.15

Networking Lunch

12.15 - 13.30

13.30

Keynote speech

13.30 - 13.45

How LNG can help accelerate commercial road transport’s decarbonisation journey

Thomas de Boer, Vice President, Commercial Road Transport (Sectors and Decarbonisation), Shell

13.45

Keynote speech

13.45 - 13.55

Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine

13.55

ENERGY LEADER’S PANEL:

13.55 - 14.40

Key disruptors and evolving business models

Keith Mason, Vice President, Maralex International
Esther Ang, Head of LNG, MET International AG
Attila Ságodi, Partner, Dentons Europe Consulting
Marián Široký, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Vice president of Business Development and Trading, SPP

Dóra Zombori, Deputy State Secretary for Energy Security of Hungary

Moderator

Tamas Pletser, Oil&Gas Analyst, Erste Investment

14.40

Networking Coffee Break

14.40 - 15.10

15.10

Keynote speech

15.10 - 15.25

Small Scale LNG

Henrik Domanovszky, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CRYONEX

15.25

Panel Discussion

15.25 - 16.05

LNG in transport

Lajos Veér, Manager Of Operations And Energy Procurement, Eurowag

András Bors, LNG Business Development Manager CEE, Shell

Henrik Domanovszky, Chairman Of The Board Of Directors, CRYONEX Industries Plc.

Tamás Molnár, Managing Director, ETV Truck – IVECO

Moderator

Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-chief, CEENERGYNEWS

16.05

Keynote speech

16.05 - 16.20

How Does The Emerging Hydrogen Economy Impact LNG?

Constantinos Papalucas, Managing Director, EastMed Energy Hub; Coordinator, Greek National Hydrogen Committee

16.20

Closing Remarks

16.20 - 16.30

17.00

Networking Party, Hotel Marriott Sky Lounge

17.00 -