Chair

Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim

President

International Gas Union

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Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim is the President of the Malaysian Gas Association and the President of the International Gas Union (IGU) for the 2009-2012 Triennium.
A graduate of the University of Birmingham, UK in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Datuk Rahim has worked for PETRONAS for 32 years and has held a number of high profile positions including CEO of PETRONAS Oil Refinery Melaka, and Vice President of the Human Resources, Gas Business and Research & Technology Divisions. He was also the President of the Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ANGVA). A professional engineer, Datuk Rahim is currently on the Board of the Board of Engineers (BOE) Malaysia and is Chairman of the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Malaysia. He is an Associate Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and has completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.

Antoine Rostand

Managing Director

Schlumberger Business Consulting

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Antoine Rostand is Global Managing Director of SBC, the management consultancy arm of Schlumberger. Antoine joined Schlumberger in 1986 as a field engineer and worked on various international assignments for major oil and gas companies, including extensive projects in developing countries. His comprehensive experience in management and consulting also comprises being Partner at A.T. Kearney and serving as President of EDS France. He continues to advise executives of leading oil and gas companies on strategy and critical organizational issues. Antoine graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Alan Haywood

President Downstream Gas

BP Oil International Limited

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Alan Haywood is currently President Downstream Gas & Head of Commercial Development. He has responsibility for the development of strategy and long-term commercial ventures across the supply & trading portfolio, and leading BP’s downstream gas development (in support of BP’s upstream activity). He oversees the provision of analytical support for trading and for the management of BP’s response to regulatory change. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer for Gas and prior to that Head of Supply & Trading for European Oil. Alan joined BP in 1988, with moves to Merrill Lynch and Bankers Trust, before rejoining BP in 1997. Since then, he has held increasingly senior roles in BP’s gas and power trading operations.

Augustine O Oniwon

Group Managing Director

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

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Augustine O Oniwon is the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and he superintends over the Nigerian Oil & Gas Oil industry. He started his career with the NNPC at its Warri Refinery in 1977. He has moved through the ranks and held various managerial positions culminating in his appointment as GMD in May 2010. Prior to becoming the GMD, Mr Oniwon was, amongst other, the Head of Engineering & Technical Services Department Kaduna Refining & Petrochemicals Company and Port-Harcourt Refining Company Limited, General Manager, Information Systems, Engineering & Technology Directorate, Senior Technical Assistant to the GMD, Managing Director, Pipelines & Products Marketing Company Ltd, Managing Director, Eleme Petrochemicals Company Limited, Group General Manager, R & D Division and Group Executive Director, Refining & Petrochemicals. Mr Oniwon is a graduate of Chemistry of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and has a Diploma Process Engineering Design (UOP), Diploma Business Management (Harvard), Diploma Petroleum Management (Oxford). He is a Fellow, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (FNSChE), Fellow, Chemical Society of Nigeria (FCSN), Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (MAIChE).

Peter Coleman

Managing Director & CEO

Woodside Petroleum

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Peter Coleman has 27 years' experience in the global oil and gas industry, and has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Woodside since joining the company in May 2011. Born in Sale, Victoria, Peter graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Monash University in 1983 and has a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University. Peter began his career at Esso Australia following graduation from Monash University and stayed with the company until joining Woodside. During his time with Exxon he held a variety of executive positions across the Corporation. His final position with ExxonMobil was as Vice President, Development Company, with responsibility for leading development and project work in Asia Pacific.

Sarah Beacock

International & Professional Affairs Director & Acting CEO

Energy Institute

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Sarah holds a BSc in Environmental Science and a Certificate in the Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning. She has over 25 years’ experience in education and the professions and also spent four years in educational consultancy for financial and HE institutions together with technical editorial work in financial and management subjects. Sarah recently represented the BSI’s Energy management standards committee on the European working group as UK expert on energy managers. She also sat on the World Energy Council’s Human Resources Availability committee and regularly contributes articles and presentations on the topic of skills in energy.

Kenji Uenishi

President

GE Energy, Asia Pacific

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Kenji Uenishi serves as President of GE Energy in the Asia Pacific region, with responsibility for its three businesses: GE Power & Water, GE Energy Services and GE Oil & Gas. The journey to this role began more than two decades ago when Mr Uenishi joined GE Aviation in Evendale (U.S.) in August 1987, after several years as a Research Engineer at the NASA-Langley Research Center. Kenji’s first role with GE Aviation (formerly known as GE Aircraft Engines) was as an aerospace engineer in its Advanced Technology Operations unit, where he soon progressed to become a senior staff engineer in charge of developing advanced internal and external aerodynamics design technologies. In 1994, Kenji was selected to be a part of GE Aviation’s Global Marketing & Sales Development Training Program. Upon completion of the programme in 1997, Kenji was relocated to Tokyo, Japan where he served as the Regional Sales Director for Marketing & Sales of GE Aviation Japan, and then as its General Manager in 2002. In January 2008, Kenji assumed his current position as President of GE Energy in the Asia Pacific, maintaining his base in Tokyo. Kenji received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from George Washington University in 1983 and an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati Ohio in 1993.

Moderator

Geert Greving

Head Public Affairs

GasTerra B.V.

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Geert Greving has worked already for 35 years in the natural gas business, progressing from field engineer, through many related corporate management functions, like HRM, ICT service manager, market developments at purchase and export side for N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie and now, after the unbundling, dealing with public affairs, regulations and governmental relations for GasTerra B.V.. GasTerra is the Dutch natural gas producer within the European region, where its volume is largely sold to many European consumers. In the next IGU triennium Mr Greeving will be the Chair for Task Force 3: Geopolitics, a continuation as a task-force activity, enhancing the quick changing energy environment.

Juniwati Rahmat Hussin,

Vice President, Human Resource Management Division

PETRONAS

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Juniwati Rahmat Hussin holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Chemistry from the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom. She joined PETRONAS in 1981 and is currently the Vice President of the Human Resource Management Division. She started her career as a chemist and had served for 30 years in several positions in the PETRONAS Group including Vice President of the Education Division. Throughout her career, she has gained a wide range of hands-on experience in refinery operations, project management, corporate planning, human resource management and marketing & trading. She has attended several advanced management courses such as the INSEAD Senior Management Development Program in 2004 and Advanced Management Program in 2007. She holds a Certificate in International Management from GE and attended the HENLEY Business School Advanced Management Program in the United Kingdom.

Brian Buckley

CEO

Oman LNG LLC

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Brian Buckley was appointed CEO of Oman LNG in February 2007. He joined Royal Dutch Shell in 1980 and his career has spanned management and executive positions in operations, personnel, and major projects’ screening and execution in the oil, gas, chemicals and metals sectors. He has worked in Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. His career started as a mathematician and theoretical physicist at Manchester University and with the UK Science Research Council. His professional interests have included a close relationship with the Institute of Chemical Engineering (UK) in the late 80s when he became a corporate member. He has also chaired many industrial committees on technical issues and sustainable eevelopment, in which he retains close and active interests.

Antonio Llardén

Chairman & CEO

Enagás

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Antonio Llardén is Chairman and CEO of Enagás. He has a Master’s degree in industrial engineering, as well as a wide experience in business, especially in infrastructures and energy. He has held different positions at the highest level in the Gas Natural group and has been President of Sedigas, the Spanish association for gas companies. He is currently member of the High Level Group on the South-West Regional Energy Market of the European Commission and Patron of the Real Instituto Elcano of International and Strategic Studies. Mr Llardén also sits on the Board of the Club Español de la Energía.

Anuar Taib

Country Chairman

Shell Malaysia

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Anuar Taib is the Chairman of Shell Malaysia, a post he assumed on 1st January 2010. Mr Taib is concurrently the Vice President Malaysia for Shell Upstream International Asia and Managing Director for Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Company. He is also Chairman of the public listed Shell Refining Company (Federation of Malaya) Berhad. Mr Taib joined Shell as a graduate in 1990 working as a Wellsite Drilling Engineer in Miri. During his subsequent 20 years with Shell, he has had assignments in drilling and completion, deepwater projects, project accounting, commercial project evaluation, acquisition and divestment and contracts and procurement in Miri, Kuala Lumpur and New Orleans. Mr Taib holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, United States of America and a MBA in International Management from the RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Emma Cochrane

Vice President, Asia Pacific, Africa & Power

ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company

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Emma has been with ExxonMobil for 26 years, having joined Esso UK in 1985 after graduating from the University of Bristol with a BSc Hons in Biology. Through 2000, she held a number of increasingly senior commercial positions in Exxon's Downstream businesses and worked in Exxon Company International in New Jersey for several years. After the merger between Exxon and Mobil in 2000, Emma transferred to ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing working new business development opportunities while based in Houston (2000-2002) and in Doha, Qatar (2002-2005). In September of 2005, Emma transferred into the position of Manager, Americas Gas Marketing, responsible for natural gas, helium and CO2 marketing in the USA, and natural gas marketing in Canada and South America. In April 2008, she became Manager - Negotiations and Contract Development in Commercial Resources and in May 2009, she became Manager, Business Planning and Analysis where she has had global responsibility for strategic planning and economic analysis for ExxonMobil's flowing gas, LNG, power and new business development activities. Effective May 1, 2011, she became Vice President, Asia Pacific, Africa and Power, ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company. She is also a board member of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

Hinda Gharbi

President, Asia Pacific

Schlumberger

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Hinda is President of Schlumberger Asia Pacific, a position she has held since July 2010. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Hinda directs the operations of Schlumberger’s portfolio of services and products offerings in this area. Prior to this appointment, Hinda was Schlumberger’s Worldwide Vice President for Health, Safety, Security and Environment, based in France. Hinda joined Schlumberger as a wireline field engineer in Nigeria and over the years she has held a variety of positions around the world in R&D, personnel, HSE, technology and management. She holds a Master’s Degree in Signal Processing and an Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) in France.

Moderator

Marcel Kramer

CEO

South Stream Transport AG

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Marcel Kramer has been directing the South Stream Transport AG pipeline project since September 2010. His career began in the mid-70s when he took up a role in the Department of Oil & Coal at the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands. From 1979 Mr Kramer held a number of international energy-related positions at NATO Headquarters in Brussels and the Oil Industry Division at the International Energy Agency in Paris. From 1988 he was Director of Crude Oil Supply and Trading in Petro-Canada (Calgary). In 1992 -2003 he worked for Statoil (Norway). In 2003 Mr Kramer joined Gasunie in the Netherlands and he was appointed Chairman and CEO in 2005. In 2010 Mr Kramer was awarded the title of Officer in the Order of Orange - Nassau by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Marcel Kramer is the President of the Royal Dutch Gas Association, is professionally involved in the International Gas Union and the International Association of Energy Economists. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Royal Boskalis Westminster.

Alexander Medvedev

Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee

OAO Gazprom &

Director General

OOO Gazprom Export

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Alexander Medvedev was appointed Deputy Chairman of OAO Gazprom’s Management Committee and Director General of OOO Gazprom Export in 2005. Previously he was the Director of Donau-Bank AG, Austria, Director of IMAG Investment Management & Advisory Group GmbH, Austria, Director General of Gazexport and a Member of Gazprom’s Management Committee, Moscow. Mr Medvedev graduated from the Moscow Physics and Technology Institute with a PhD in Economics in 1978.

Tun Mahathir Mohammed

Former Prime Minister of Malaysia

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Tun Mahathir Mohamad opened the country to foreign investment, reformed taxation, reduced trade barriers, the privation of numerous state-owned enterprises, besides creating a world-class physical infrastructure. He also sought to bridge Malaysia’s ethnic divides by increasing general prosperity. In 1991, he launched the New Development Policy, which emphasised industrial and commercial development and the elimination of poverty. Under Tun Mahathir’s leadership, Malaysia developed into one of the most prosperous and dynamic economies in Southeast Asia, with a burgeoning industrial sector, an expanding middle class and enhanced quality of life. Malaysia also played a more active role in the international arena, acting as the voice for developing nations in Asia and Africa. Always with one eye on the future, Tun Mahathir Mohamad unveiled Vision 2020 in 1991, a blueprint for Malaysia’s journey to becoming a developed economy and a mature democracy by the year 2020.

Abdelhamid Zerguine

Chairman & CEO

Sonatrach

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Abdelhamid Zerguine holds an engineering degree in hydrocarbons production and transportation. He graduated from the Institut Algérien du Pétrole in 1976. He began his career at Sonatrach, where he was involved in the development of important pipeline projects. From 1978 to 1983, Mr Zerguine served as Technical Director of Alcotra (joint subsidiary between Sonatrach and the Italian Company INCISA). During his career, he was successively Chief Executive Officer of GCB, Sonatrach subsidiary in charge of civil engineering and construction, Vice-President, in charge of the Pipeline Transportation Activity and also Chief Executive Officer of Sonatrach Investment and Participations Holding. In 2005, Mr Zerguine joined the General Management of Sonatrach and became in 2010 the Executive Director in charge of International Operations, before being a Managing Director of SAMCO, a joint subsidiary between Sonatrach and ENI. In November, 2011, Mr Abdelhamid Zerguine was appointed Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Sonatrach.

Melody Meyer

President

Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production

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Melody Meyer is President of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production, responsible for exploration and production operations in nine countries across the region. During 32 years at Chevron, Meyer has served as President of Chevron's Energy Technology Company, Vice President of the Gulf of Mexico business unit, Vice President of the MidContinent/Alaska business unit, and held operations leadership roles in Kazakhstan and Angola. Ms Meyer graduated from Trinity University in 1979 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and attended Dartmouth Tuck Executive Education program in 1997. She was recently honoured as Trinity Distinguished Alumni, BioHouston Women in Science, and ASME Rhoades Industry Leadership Award.

Bernard Rudolf Bot

Former Dutch Foreign Minister

Moderator

Torstein Indrebø

Secretary General

International Gas Union (IGU)

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Mr Indrebø holds a Master of Science in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen in 1976 and has a degree in Petroleum Taxation from the University of Bergen in 1984. He joined the Oil and Gas Division of Norsk Hydro in 1980. Mr Indrebø was assigned to Mobil Oil in USA in 1985 - 1986 before returning to Norsk Hydro's Natural Gas Division in Norway. In 1995 he was appointed Vice President and Head of Hydro's Oil and Gas office in Brussels, Belgium. Returning to Norway in 2001 Mr Indrebø was appointed Vice President Strategy and Business Development, Natural Gas. In the period 2001 - 2005 he was elected President of the Norwegian Gas Association. In October 2007 Mr Indrebø, employed by Statoil, was appointed Secretary General of the International Gas Union for a six year period and has now transferred the IGU Secretariat to Norway under the sponsorship of Statoil..

Porter Bennett

President & CEO

Ponderosa Advisors, LLC

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Porter Bennett is the CEO of Ponderosa Advisors (PA). PA is an analytical firm that specialises in applying data-driven fundamentals analysis of oil, natural gas and NGL markets to assist clients better deploy their capital. Prior to starting PA, Mr Bennett was the CEO of BENTEK Energy, which he founded in 1985 and sold to Platts/McGraw-Hill in 2011. During his tenure at BENTEK, he led the evolution of the company from an energy industry consulting firm specialising in supply and demand analysis to today’s leading provider of market information and analysis for the natural gas, NGL and oil industries. Mr Bennett is a Vice President of Western Energy Alliance and Chairman of its Natural Gas Committee, an Observer with the Potential Gas Committee, participated on the Coordinating Subcommittee of the recent National Petroleum Council natural gas study and is a member of the International Gas Union Strategy Committee. In his early career, Mr Bennett worked on a variety of consulting projects specialising in energy market analysis. He holds a MS Degree in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines, a MA Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA Degree in History from Lewis & Clark College.

Kyel Hodenfield

VP Unconventional Resources

Schlumberger

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With over 25 years of industry experience, Kyel Hodenfield is Vice President of Unconventional Resources for Schlumberger. Based in Paris, he is responsible for the R&D strategy, operational support, and marketing of Schlumberger services for shale gas and liquids, coal bed methane and tight gas. Previously, he managed the Reservoir Sampling and Analysis division of Schlumberger Testing Services, where he worked to integrate and expand the acquisitions of Oilphase, DBR and TerraTek. Kyel began his career with Schlumberger in 1985 as a Wireline field engineer. After various roles in sales and management for Wireline and Testing, he transferred to the Drilling and Measurements segment. While with Drilling and Measurements, he served as Vice President of North and South America and later as Vice President of Marketing and Technology, where his global responsibilities included developing, launching, and marketing new drilling and LWD technologies. Kyel holds Bachelor of Science degrees in petroleum engineering and geological engineering from the University of North Dakota.

Gavin Thompson

Head of Asia Pacific Gas Research

Wood Mackenzie

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Gavin Thompson, Head of Asia Pacific Gas Research, Wood Mackenzie Gavin Thompson joined Wood Mackenzie in 1996 and managed the company's Asia Pacific Energy Markets team between 2000-2003. Since 2003, Gavin has been based in Beijing as Wood Mackenzie's China Chief Representative and is responsible for the development and management of Wood Mackenzie's overall business across North East Asia. During this time he has worked on a range of projects with domestic and international energy companies including the development of international growth strategies, upstream opportunity screening, LNG project evaluation, gas price forecasting, analysis of the Asian unconventional gas sector, and the influence of China on Asian gas markets and pricing.

David Knox

CEO & Managing Director

Santos

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David Knox was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Santos in July 2008. He has 28 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, including as Managing Director for BP Developments in Australasia from 2003 to 2007. Mr Knox joined Santos in September 2007 as Executive Vice President, Growth Businesses, responsible for growth in Santos's emerging new businesses, including LNG, Geoscience and New Ventures, Indonesia and other strategic projects. Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr Knox holds a first-class honours degree in mechanical engineering from Edinburgh University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde. He has previously held senior positions with BP in Australia, the United Kingdom and Pakistan. He has worked for ARCO and Shell in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway.

John Alderton

Exploration Manager, Unconventionals

BG Group

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John Alderton has worked for BG for over 30 years working mostly in upstream exploration area and asset teams, then moving into project management and the exploration leadership team in BG Group. Previous roles with BG include Chief Geologist, International Assets Manager, Exploration General Manager in BG's Egyptian Joint Venture Co and more recently, Exploration General Manager in Brisbane working on the CSG to LNG project in Australia. Mr Alderton is currently the Exploration Manager for Unconventional Gas in BG, based in the UK head office, with the responsibility for identifying international new venture opportunities to enable BG to grow its unconventional assets worldwide. A key part of Mr Alderton's work involves the screening of shale gas plays outside of the US and the management of BG's unconventional assets in Europe. Mr Alderton has also worked on BG's entry into the US shale plays, working with EXCO in the Haynesville and Marcellus shales.

Moderator

David Ledesma

Independent Energy & Strategy Consultant & Fellow

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

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David Ledesma is an independent gas and LNG consultant with 20 years' LNG experience gained through the development of LNG projects in Asia and the Middle East. David provides commercial, financing and strategic support to national and international energy companies globally. He also gives commercial training courses on LNG in the UK and overseas, writes on gas and LNG and presents regularly at conferences. David is also a Fellow of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and is one of the authors for the Institute's book "Gas in Asia" published in June 2008 and "Gas in the Middle East"

Alaa Abujbara

COO Commerical & Shipping

Qatargas Operating Company Ltd.

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Alaa Abujbara, COO Commercial & Shipping, Qatargas Operating Company Ltd Alaa Abujbara graduated from Pierce University, Tacoma, Washington, USA, with a degree in Computer Science and Business Administration in 1988. He joined Yebna Computers & Electronics, Doha, Qatar, as Manager Administration before embarking on his career with the Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited in 1996. His career has spanned from the General Services Department to Public Relations Manager (1998) to General Manager of Japan Liaison Office (2003) in Nagoya, Japan. In 2006, he was appointed as the Marketing Director of Qatargas Operating Company Limited. He was appointed as COO Commercial & Shipping in 2011. Mr Abujbara is the Chairman of the International Gas Union Programme Committee D on LNG as well as a member of the IGU Executive Committee. He is also a Director on the South Hook LNG Terminal Board

Thomas Walters

President

ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing

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Thomas Walters began his career in 1978 with Exxon Company, USA. He has held several management positions within ExxonMobil’s Upstream companies. These included directing technical activities and commercial negotiations for Exxon's interests in the Former Soviet Union, most notably Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. As Vice President – Africa, ExxonMobil Development Company, Mr Walters was responsible for project development in continental Africa. He also served as Vice President of the USA in ExxonMobil’s Production Company. Mr Walters was named President of ExxonMobil Global Services Company in 2005, and was responsible for Global Information Technology, Procurement and Real Estate. In 2007, Mr Walters was appointed Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Development Company. In 2009, Mr Walters was named to the position of President, ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company and elected a Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

De la Rey Venter

Global Head of LNG

Shell Upstream International

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De la Rey Venter is Global Head of LNG in Shell Upstream International and is based in The Hague, Netherlands. He is responsible for Shell's LNG strategy, portfolio, strategic relationships, market access and the development of Shell's capacity and footprint in the floating LNG segment. De la Rey joined Shell in 2002 after seven years in the mining and metals industry where he held a variety of strategy, sales, marketing and distribution roles with Samancor and Billiton. He has a bachelor degree in accounting, an honours degree in finance and investment management, and also completed, with honours, an MBA at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Rob Bryngelson

President & CEO

Excelerate Energy

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Rob Bryngelson is the President and CEO of Excelerate Energy. He formerly served as the company’s COO, with responsibility and oversight for the day-to-day operations. As one of the founders of Excelerate Energy, Rob initially held the position of VP of Development and Downstream Services, managing the development, permitting, and construction of our LNG importation projects and related downstream activities. Prior to Excelerate, Rob worked as Managing Director in El Paso Corporation’s Global LNG group, where he was responsible for LNG infrastructure development, supply procurement, and downstream marketing for North America. He also negotiated agreements to secure commercial control of the project following his departure from El Paso and the subsequent formation of Excelerate Energy.

Shigeru Muraki

Representative Director, Executive Vice President & Chief Executive, Energy Solution Division

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

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Shigeru Muraki graduated from Tokyo University and joined Tokyo Gas in 1972. Within Tokyo Gas, he has held various positions, such as Chief Representative of New York Representative Office, General Manager of Gas Resources Department, and Chief Executive of R&D Division. He is now, Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive of the Energy Solution Division.

Moderator

Tim Eggar

Chairman
Cape plc

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Tim Eggar is Non-Executive Chairman of Cape plc. Mr Eggar had a distinguished UK parliamentary career from 1979 to 1997, which included the key government appointment of Minister for Energy from 1992 to 1996. He has extensive international experience including Chief Executive of Monument Oil and Gas, Chairman of Harrison Lovegrove and of Indago Petroleum. Mr Eggar is currently Chairman of 3 Legs Resources plc, the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, and MyCelx Technologies Corporation. Tim is also a Non-Executive Director of TAG Energy Solutions Limited, and a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Braemar Energy Ventures. Tim has an MA from Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Dick Benschop

President-Director

Shell Netherlands

Vice President, Gas Market Development

Royal Dutch Shell

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Dick Benschop studied History at the Free University in Amsterdam. He worked in various functions in the Dutch Parliament and in the Dutch Labour Party. In 1994 he founded his own consultancy firm. From 1998 to 2002 he returned to politics as deputy minister for Foreign Affairs. In 2003 he joined Shell and worked in Shell Energy Europe. He moved to Kuala Lumpur at the beginning of 2006 overseeing the Gas & Power business in Malaysia. In 2009 he took up the role of Vice President Strategy for the Royal Dutch Shell Group. As of the first of May 2011 he has been appointed as President Director of Shell Netherlands and Vice President Gas Market Development.

Michael Stoppard

Managing Director

IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA)

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Michael Stoppard, Managing Director, is a member of IHS CERA's Energy Research Council. He is a specialist in the international gas business of 20 years standing, and is responsible for the development and coordination of IHS CERA's global and inter-regional coverage of gas markets and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Mr Stoppard currently leads the "IHS CERA European Policy Dialogue", a multi-stakeholder engagement looking at long-term decarbonisation of the European economy. In 2009-10 Mr Stoppard led the development of the IHS CERA Global Energy Scenarios. Before joining IHS CERA Mr Stoppard was a research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. In addition Mr Stoppard served as a Parliamentary Special Advisor on energy regulation for the House of Commons Trade and Industry Committee in the United Kingdom. He is the author of numerous IHS CERA reports, including analyses of business models, gas and power convergence in Europe, and LNG trading. He was co-author with Daniel Yergin of "The Next Prize", published in Foreign Affairs. In 2010, Mr Stoppard also co-authored with Daniel Yergin a Special Paper, "The Voice of Gas". Mr Stoppard holds an honours degree from the University of York.

Beate Raabe

Secretary General

EUROGAS

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Beate Raabe, Secretary General, EUROGAS Beate Raabe started her career as a teacher and lecturer in the UK. In 1993, she came to Brussels, working in EU Affairs at the International Association of Combined Road-Rail Transport (UIRR) and later at the German and Swedish railways (DB and SJ) before joining the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) in 1998, where she became Director EU Affairs and Head of the EU office in 2005. In 2011 she was appointed to the post of Secretary General of EUROGAS, the association of the European gas wholesale and retail sector.

René Van Vliet

Chief Project Officer

NextDecade, LLC

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René Van Vliet worked nearly 32 years for Shell International and has been involved in LNG developments since 1992, when Shell started looking at Guangdong LNG in China as a new market, followed by India and South America. On and off he was involved in many of the LNG import developments in Asia, Europe, USA and South America. His last role in Shell was VP Global LNG in Shell Gas & Power, where he was responsible for a global LNG project portfolio ranging from business development to implementation, including Floating LNG, Regas and Small Scale LNG. René graduated as civil engineer from the Technical University in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. René retired from Shell in 2011 and set up his own LNG/Gas Consultancy focusing on LNG business development activities in general and Floating LNG and Small Scale LNG activities in particular. More recently René has been involved as Chief Project Officer in developing midstream LNG solutions globally with NextDecade, LLC, the company founded by Kathleen Eisbrenner.

Moderator

Ernesto López Anadón

President

IAGP

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Ernesto López Anadón is President of the Argentine Oil and Gas Institute and former President of the International Gas Union (2006-2009). He has served Repsol YPF as General Director of Marketing and Development of Gas Business. He has lead projects like Pacific LNG to sell gas from Bolivia to the US and the TSB gas pipeline between Argentina and the south of Brazil. He has also served as Member of the Board of several companies including; President of Mega, a 700 million US$ LPG and ethane Separation Plant, President of Dock Sud, a 600 MW Gas fire Power Plant in the Buenos Aires area, Director of Metrogas, a Gas Distribution Company serving the Buenos Aires area, Director of Refinor, a Refining Company in the North of Argentina and Director of Pluspetrol Energy, an E&P Company. Previously he has worked in Astra, an Argentinean oil and gas company as New Venture Director. He started his career in the oil and gas business in 1973, when he joined an US Company, Hughes Tool Co., ending it as General Director for Hughes Tool do Brazil. He graduated as an Industrial Engineer and Petroleum Engineer from the University of Buenos Aires. He has a Masters in Business Administration and has taken several courses and seminars related to oil field operations, mergers and acquisitions and administration.

M Ravindran

Managing Director

Indraprastha Gas Ltd

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Mr Ravindran is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra and also holds a diploma in management. He has more than thirty years of experience in fertiliser, petrochemicals, gas pipelines, transmission and City Gas business. After joining GAIL in 1990, Mr Ravindran was associated with a petrochemical project at U.P. Petrochemical Complex and he has more than 8 years of experience in project feasibility, execution, construction and commissioning of polymer plant. Prior to joining IGL, Mr Ravindran was the Chief Executive Officer of GAIL Gas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL (India) Limited since 2008. Mr Ravindran has a good knowledge of City Gas distribution business and regulatory issues.

Lars Petter Blikom

Segment Director Natural Gas

DNV

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Lars Petter Blikom is Segment Director for Natural Gas at DNV. This role has a global responsibility for business development within the natural gas industry, covering both classification of ships, and advisory services. Lars started his career as a Navy Officer in the Norwegian Navy, and then studied for a MSc degree in marine technology before joining DNV, where he started in the consulting arm and focused on the energy industry. Lars has focused his career on the natural gas industry, and has extensive experience spanning technical, operational, commercial, and regulatory aspects.

R Fernandes

Consultant

Techsource Consultores Ltda

NGV Committee Coordinator

IBP (Brazil)

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R Fernandes graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in Rio de Janeiro in 1966. He has held management positions in several activities, including engineering, project management, technology and business for White Martins, a Praxair company with operations in a number of Latin America countries. Today Mr Fernandes is an independent consultant in natural gas and energy. Presently he is the IBP-NGV Committee Coordinator and former President of the Latin America NGV Association. He has contributed with a number of technical papers and presentations related to clean vehicle fuels to a number of congresses and seminars. Mr Fernandes is also author of the book "Technology – Acquisition, Development, Protection and Commercialization", published in Portuguese, in Brazil in 1999.

Gabriele Gozzi

President

NGV Global

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Gabriele Gozzi entered the company Idro Meccanica in 1993 as trainee after completing his literature studies. After numerous business trip the world over he gained extensive experience in promoting the equipment both under a commercial and a technical point of view, so much so that he became Commercial Director for the company in 1999. Since 1999, he has been Counsellor for NGV System Italia, the Italian NGV Industry Association. Since being Marketing Committee Chairman at the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association ENGVA for a few years, he is now presently Emerging Markets Coordinator at the new NGVA Europe Association. Since 7 June 2010 he is the new President of former IANGV, now Chairman of the new NGV Global, the International Natural Gas Vehicle Association.

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Marc Florette

Member of the Executive Committee - Research & Innovation Director
GDF SUEZ

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Marc Florette is Member of the Executive Committee in GDF SUEZ, in charge of research and innovation. He has implemented research programmes in areas such as future LNG chain, cities and buildings for tomorrow and smart energy system. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the French gas TSO GRTGaz. Marc Florette is member of the board of MARCOGAZ, GERG, and the GTI (Chicago). He is Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of the International Gas Union Research Conference (IGRC), held in 2011 in Seoul. He has been involved in operational activities in the distribution of electricity and gas, and has been the executive Vice-President of a business unit developing, investing, and operating cogenerations and gas combined cycle. Marc Florette graduated from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) in general engineering in 1978 and obtained a Master of Science in physics engineering from UCSD in the US.

Mel Ydreos

Vice President, Government & Aboriginal Affairs

Union Gas, a Spectra Energy company

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Mel Ydreos is vice president of government and aboriginal affairs for Union Gas Limited, a Spectra Energy company. Prior to this he was vice president of marketing and customer care, where he had responsibility for Union’s marketing activities with its residential, commercial and industrial markets, Demand Side Management programmes, and the revenue cycle of its Customer Care operation. In addition to being the Founding Chair of Energy Technology and Innovation Canada, Mr Ydreos is a member of the Board of Directors of Pollution Probe, the Advisory Board of the University of Waterloo’s Sustainability Institute and a member of the Advisory Board of the Mowat Centre’s Energy Fellow. Mr Ydreos also served as chair of the Special Task Force on Geopolitics and Natural Gas for the 2009-2012 Malaysian Triennium.

Hisao Watanabe

President

Gastar Co., Ltd

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Hisao Watanabe has been President of Gastar Co., Ltd since April 2012. Before that, he was Senior Executive Officer and Chief Executive of Technology Development Division at Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd since April 2011, and was responsible for research and development of Tokyo Gas. Prior to that, he held positions in R&D Planning, and Corporate IT. Before spending two years in a telecom joint venture between Tokyo Gas and Mrubeni, he was responsible for commercial gas sales in the central Tokyo area for five years. He joined Tokyo Gas in 1975 and started his career in the Corporate IT department. He has an MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University (USA) and a BE from the University of Tokyo (Japan).

Gerald Linke

Senior Vice President of the Competence Centre for Gas Technologies & Energy Systems

E.ON Ruhrgas AG

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Gerald Linke is Senior Vice President of the Competence Centre for Gas Technologies and Energy Systems of E.ON Ruhrgas AG. He heads a division of researchers, engineers and technician and steers the R&D activities of the company. Major topics and competencies under his responsibility are; storage of excess power, gas generation, improvements of natural gas applications (µ-CHP, FC, CNG and others), energy efficiency and systemic analysis. Mr Linke is a graduate of the Technical University Carolo Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig in physics, and holds a Doctor of Science degree from the same university. He is member of several national and international research organisations and he gives lectures on gas related topics at different German Universities.

John Lammas

Oil & Gas Engineering Vice President

GE Oil & Gas

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John was born in Bromsgrove, England. He undertook an undergraduate apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce PLC studying Mechanical Engineering at Salford University in Manchester, England. After graduating with a first class honors degree, John had several assignments in the area of gas turbine design. In 1985 he joined GE Aircraft Engines as a design engineer working in fan and compressor design for the CFM56 and F101 family of engines. During his time with Aircraft Engines, John worked in a number of roles in engineering design, systems and product support gaining significant knowledge of the design and operation of GE’s fleet of engines. In these roles he made major contributions to the success of any of the engine families, GE90, CF6, CF34, etc. His last role before leaving was engineering leader for the rotating parts center of excellence. In early 2007 he was promoted to General Manager and Chief Engineer for Energy and was then promoted to General Manager of Thermal systems and Gas Turbine Engineering in 2008. In July 2010 John left Energy and joined GE Oil & Gas as Vice President of Engineering reporting operationally to Dan Heintzelman and functionally to Rick Stanley.

Kyel Hodenfield

Vice President, Unconventional Resources

Schlumberger

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With over 25 years of industry experience, Kyel Hodenfield is Vice President of Unconventional Resources for Schlumberger. Based in Paris, he is responsible for the R&D strategy, operational support, and marketing of Schlumberger services for shale gas and liquids, coal bed methane and tight gas. Previously, he managed the Reservoir Sampling and Analysis division of Schlumberger Testing Services, where he worked to integrate and expand the acquisitions of Oilphase, DBR and TerraTek. Kyel began his career with Schlumberger in 1985 as a Wireline field engineer. After various roles in sales and management for Wireline and Testing, he transferred to the Drilling and Measurements segment. While with Drilling and Measurements, he served as Vice President of North and South America and later as Vice President of Marketing and Technology, where his global responsibilities included developing, launching, and marketing new drilling and LWD technologies. Kyel holds Bachelor of Science degrees in petroleum engineering and geological engineering from the University of North Dakota.

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Klaus Schäfer

CEO

E.ON Ruhrgas AG & E.ON Energy Trading SE

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Klaus Schäfer was appointed CEO of E.ON Ruhrgas AG on 11 August 2010. Additionally he was appointed CEO of E.ON Energy Trading SE on 1 October 2011. He has been working for the E.ON Group or its predecessor companies since 1996, last as CEO and President of E.ON Italia S.p.A. In this position he was responsible for integrating the Italian company operations acquired from Endesa into the E.ON Group as well as for the management of all E.ON activities in Italy under the roof of the newly founded E.ON Italia market unit. Previously he was responsible within the Group for numerous tasks in the strategy, municipal gas business, trade and sales areas. Among other posts held, he was Chairman of the Board of Management of E.ON Sales & Trading GmbH, CFO of Thüga AG and Head of Corporate Strategy at E.ON AG. Klaus Schäfer started his professional career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in London. He studied business administration at Passau University where he completed his basic studies. He then changed to ESCP Europe Business School where he studied at the School's campuses in Paris, Oxford and Berlin and was awarded his Diplom-Kaufmann degree.

Robert Lesnick

Oil & Gas Programme Coordinator

The World Bank

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Robert Lesnick is the Oil and Gas Programme Coordinator for the World Bank within its Oil, Gas and Mining Division. Previously he was a senior manager within ConocoPhillips Global Gas and International Business Development organisation. He has over 30 years' private sector experience in various energy-related operations. He has conducted business in more than 80 international locations in 54 countries on 6 continents. In his current assignment Mr Lesnick manages the development of the business strategy and allocation of resources of the Oil and Gas Policy Unit. He is responsible for the development of petroleum sector input into World Bank energy and climate change strategies and provides advice on energy policy to strategic government clients. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University and received a MBA from Rice University in Houston, Texas where he was honoured as a Jones Scholar.

Gertjan Lankhorst

CEO

GasTerra

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Gertjan Lankhorst was born in Amsterdam on 22 December 1957. He worked at the VU University in Amsterdam from 1982 to 1986. In 1986 he took up a position at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the General Economic Policy Department. He held a number of positions at the ministry, including Director for Oil and Gas (1996-1999), Marketing Director (1999-2003) and Director-General for Energy (2004-2005). He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GasTerra on 1 September 2006. Mr Lankhorst was educated in General Economics at VU University in Amsterdam.

Marco Arcelli

Executive Vice President, Upstream Gas Division

Enel

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Marco Arcelli has been Executive Vice President of the Upstream Gas Division of Enel, overseeing assets and investments in Russia, Egypt, Algeria and Italy, since June 2009.Previously, he was Head of Business Development, M&A and Operations Support of the International Division from 2006 to 2009.From 2005 to 2006 he was General Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Slovénske Elektrárne. Marco's experience in Slovakia was the subject of a IESE management case study published in 2010.From 2003 to 2005 he was President and CEO of Enel North America, a leading renewable energy company with over 70 renewable energy plants in the US and Canada. From 2001 to 2003 he was Executive Assistant of the CEO of Enel. Before joining Enel he held several positions with General Electric in the US and Italy, and was a project manager and a dispute resolution manager in London, San Francisco and Copenhagen. Marco is a graduate from the University of Genova in Mechanical Engineering and of Harvard (AMP167), a peer reviewer of the International Energy Agency and an Advisory Board Member of Eucers at the King’s College in London.

Christian Kjaer

CEO

European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)

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Christian is an economist and a journalist. He has been leading the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) since 2006. EWEA, with its 60 staff, is situated in the heart of the EU district of Brussels ensuring close proximity to the European institutions and decision-makers. Before becoming CEO, he was Policy Director of EWEA for three years. He represents the Association in external forums, engages actively with international institutions, key stakeholders and NGOs, members of EWEA and the media. He was Expert Reviewer on the IPCC’s 4th Assessment Report on Climate Change (2007) and Review Editor on the IPCC’s Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources (2011).

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Renato Bertani

President

World Petroleum Council

CEO

Barra Energia

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Renato Bertani holds a BSci degree in Geology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and a PHD in Sedimentary Geology and Geochemistry from the University of Illinois, USA. He has over 35 years of international experience in exploration and production projects, acquisitions and divestments in several Latin American countries (particularly Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina), West Africa, UK, and the USA Gulf of Mexico. Mr Bertani took over as the CEO of Barra Energia, a new E&P company with focus in oil and gas industry of Brazil in May 2010. Prior to his current position he served as President and CEO of Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services, LLC. He previously served for 31 years in various technical and high level managerial positions with Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company. In December of 2011 Mr Bertani was elected President of the World Petroleum Council, an organisation that congregates 65 member countries whose main objectives are to promote the development of oil and gas resources to the benefit of mankind and promote the debate of the global energy issues. He previously served as Vice President of the WPC since 2005. He serves in the advisory board of the board of the Maguire Energy Institute of the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He served as a trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston from 2003 to 2006, as President of the Brazil Texas Chamber of Commerce from 2002 to 2007, and as Director of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute from 1995 to 1997.

Kjell Pedersen

President & CEO

Petoro AS

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Kjell Pedersen has a masters degree in petroleum technology from the Norwegian Institute of Technology. He joined Petoro as their first CEO in 2001 after a long career in Exxon within several business areas in Norway and internationally. His responsibilities range from managing ExxonMobil fields offshore Norway to BEB's gas activities in Germany. Petoro is responsible for the states direct interest in oil and gas business in Norway with a production of around one million boe/d generating a net cash flow of around 20 billion USD/year.

Marcelo Rosso

International Exploration Manager

PLUSPETROL SA

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Marcelo Rosso is the International Exploration Manager for Pluspetrol S.A., a private integrated energy company of Argentina. Previously he was the General Manager of Pluspetrol International, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Prior to his Houston assignment he was the Country Manager of Pluspetrol North Africa Corp. based in Algeria and Tunisia. He has over 35 years of experience in international E&P projects. He holds a degree in Geology from University of La Plata (UNLAP), a Master in Petroleum Geology Buenos Aires University (UBA) and a Master in Negotiations from Catholic University of Argentina (UCA). Mr Rosso is an active member of AAPG, SPE and IAPG (Instituto Argentino de Petroleo y Gas). He was designated Chairman of the Argentine Committee and Council Member of the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) for the period starting in 2011.

Anatoly Zolotukhin

Vice President

World Petroleum Council

Deputy-Chancellor on International Affairs

Gubkin Russian State University of Oil & Gas

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Anatoly Zolotukhin is Deputy Chancellor on International Affairs and Scientific Director of the Institute for Arctic Oil and Gas Technologies at the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. He is also currently the Vice President of the World Petroleum Council (2008-2014) and visiting Professor at the University of Stavanger (Norway). He has been awarded Honorary degrees from Murmansk State Technical University and from the Northern Arctic Federal University, Arkhangelsk and delivers lectures in universities in the United States, Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Mr Zolotukhin is also author of more than 140 works, among them several monographs and textbooks.

Javad Owji

Deputy Petroleum Minister & Managing Director,

National Iranian Gas Co (NIGC)

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Javad Owji was born in 1966 in Shiraz, Iran. He graduated from the Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, with a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering. Mr Owji joined the oil industry in 1990 and is presently the Deputy Petroleum Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Co (NIGC). Mr Owji has worked in the oil and gas industry for the last 20 years in a variety of roles including engineer expert in the Oil Engineering Department and senior engineer expert at the Oil & Gas Reserves Estimation Office at South Oil Co, Ahwaz. He was also head of the Petrophysical Engineering Office at the Iranian Central Oil Fields Co, and held several roles at Southern Zagros Oil & Gas Production Co including head of the Petroleum Engineering Office, deputy manager, Technical Department, managing director and member of the Board of Directors.