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KEYNOTE: INNOVATION TO DRIVE THE ENERGY INDUSTRY FORWARD
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Opening Remarks
○ Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, United States Department of the Interior
(invited)
Moderator
○ Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy & Professor of

Professional Practice in International & Public Affairs, Columbia School of
International & Public Affairs
Panelists
○ Lorenzo Simonelli, President & CEO, Baker Hughes, a GE Company
○ Jason Zander, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Azure
○ Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
Key Topics
○ The future is coming...we need to be ready!
○ How can innovative technologies, business models and operating practices shape
the future of the global natural gas industry?
○ The challenges and opportunities for our industry
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FORECASTING THE FUTURE: PREPARING FOR A GOLDEN OR BRONZE AGE OF GAS?
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Moderator
○ Tim Boersma, Senior Research Scholar & Program Director of Global Natural Gas
Markets, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University –SIPA
Panelists
○ Han Fennema, CEO & Chairman, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie
○ Octávio Simões, President, Sempra LNG & Midstream
○ Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative
This “Forecasting the Future” session will explore three alternative scenarios, based on a
range of possible energy and environmental policies; national and geopolitical tensions;
possible black swan events; and ‘game changer’ technological breakthroughs, or other
variables which may influence what the energy reality may look like in the decades to
come.
The proposed scenarios for the future of gas which will be discussed and debated are:
1. Gas in a golden age
2. The orderly transition
3. Gas in a niche role
The likelihood of each scenario will be considered by asking:
○ Which key drivers would allow each scenario to become a reality?
○ What are the technical, policy and economic requirements that will drive each
scenario?
○ Which national and international policies will have the greatest role in determining
the future of gas use? What role will multilateral organisations play?
○ What technological advancements would be required for each scenario to prosper?
○ How will the development of renewable fuels affect gas use going forward?
○ What geopolitical tensions could impact or arise from each scenario?
○ Will measures to meet climate targets increase or reduce the use of gas globally?
○ What action can the industry take to prepare for an unknown future?
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WHAT NEXT FOR THE LNG INDUSTRY?
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Moderator
○ Michael Stoppard, Chief Strategist Global Gas, Energy, IHS Markit
Panelists
○ Shin Hosaka, Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry

(Japan)
○ Alasdair Cathcart, President, Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Bechtel
○ Paul Eardley-Taylor, Oil & Gas Coverage, Southern Africa, Standard Bank
○ Elizabeth Spomer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Cove LNG
LLC& Senior Vice President, LNG, Pembina Pipeline Corporation
○ Tom Earl, Chief Commercial Officer, Venture Global LNG
Key Topics
○ Where will the next LNG projects come from?
○ How will more sophisticated sales and trading strategies enable sellers to manage
their business with smaller, fast-growing niche markets?
○ Should LNG suppliers focus on new market development primarily through

investment in downstream facilities?
○ To grow will the industry need to assume bigger risks with shorter and smaller
contracts?
○ Will new trading hubs expand and deepen markets enabling increases in physical
and financial trading?
○ Risk allocation – pricing, credit support, LD rates and caps, liability limits
○ Floating vs. land-based projects
○ Overcoming development challenges
○ Supporting innovation across the LNG industry
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LPG – THE GATEWAY TO NATURAL GAS
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Moderator
○ James Rockall, CEO & Managing Director, World LPG Association
Panelists
○ Christophe Casabonne, Head of NGLs, ENGIE
○ Kimball Chen, Chairman, Global LPG Partnership
○ Tucker Perkins, President & CEO, The Propane Education & Research Council
Key Topics
○ What is driving global demand for LPGs?
○ What are the challenges in building a viable LPG value chain to the end consumers?
○ Unlocking the African potential
○ Now we’re cooking with gas…and saving lives
○ Incredible India – lessons learned from an LPG giant
○ Propane power plant opportunities
○ Extending energy infrastructure with LPG applications
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FINANCING NATURAL GAS PROJECTS IN A LOWER CARBON ENERGY FUTURE
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Moderators
 Mark Spivak, Partner, Baker Botts LLP
 Bill White, Chairman, Lazard Houston
Panelists
 Lance Crist, Global Head, Natural Resources, International Finance Corporation

(IFC)
 Roberto Simon, Managing Director, Head of Natural Resources and Infrastructure,

Americas, Société Générale
 Angelo J. Sabatelle, Associate Managing Director, Global, Project, & Infrastructure

Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service
Key Topics
 Investment decisions in a COP 21 World
 Financing issues surrounding buildout of gas infrastructure
 How to structure power projects using LNG or indigenous gas supplies as the fuel
source?
 In addition to traditional sources of capital, what will be the more creative financing
techniques and new sources of finance that will help ensure that sufficient and
efficient funding will be available to finance gas projects in the future?
 What is the potential for providers of risk management services (commodity price
risk, project performance risk management, insurance) to facilitate project
development?
 Challenges in financing new energy technologies and applications
 How are capital constraints forcing the industry to be more innovative?
 Gas vs. coal: is financial support available from the multi-lateral development
banks?
 How will climate funds be translated into low-cost low carbon projects to meet
development requirements?
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REGIONAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AMERICAS
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Moderator
 H.E. Dr. Neil Parsan, Managing Director, Parsan Cross - Global Strategic
Advisors & Former Ambassador, Trinidad & Tobago Embassy (USA)
Panelists
 Mark Loquan, President, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Key Topics
 Why has regional natural gas trade been limited in South America despite the
political support for the concept of energy integration?
 What are the prospects for sub regional integration?
 What are the natural gas trends in the Americas?
 What are the challenges in Latin American countries in increasing upstream

investment and develop new gas resources?
 What are the prospects for the region becoming an important LNG market?
 Will the growing number of LNG suppliers and advances in small-scale technology
and opportunities for oil-to-gas conversions lead to the development of a regional
gas markets as part of the energy mix in the Caribbean?
THE ROLE OF VOLUNTARY ACTION IN METHANE MANAGEMENT
Voluntary mechanisms in the oil and gas industry play an important role in providing the
tools and support necessary to implement successful, transparent methane management
programs, whether at the company level or at a national level. This panel discussion will
focus on how current partners are taking full advantage of their widely recognized voluntary
programs, specifically the Global Methane Initiative, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition’s Oil
and Gas Methane Partnership, the US EPA’s Methane Challenge Program, the ONE Future
Coalition, and API’s Environmental Partnership; resulting in increased operational efficiency,
safety, and environmental benefits, in a cost-effective manner.
WHAT’S HOT IN GAS RESEARCH: UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

FOOTPRINT
The gas industry continues to develop and offer innovative technology solutions across
the entire value chain. This interactive Technical and Innovation Center session will
highlight recently introduced and emerging technologies developed for the gas industry. It
will focus on research and technology for gas market utilization topics.
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NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS TO MEET E&P NEEDS
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CASE STUDIES ON REGIONAL GAS PRICING
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Selected papers covering the broad issue of gas pricing including China pricing, impact of
US on global markets, what drives European prices and global gas price correlation.
THE ROLE OF NATURAL GAS IN BUILDINGS IN 2030 IN RESPONSE TO REGIONAL ENERGY

POLICIES
Speakers
Natural gas has a strong and growing role in domestic, commercial and institutional
applications ranging from appliances, space heating and cooling, cogeneration and other
building applications. This session will explore innovative applications and case studies.
Natural gas will be shown as an energy vector of the future in building applications
showing new appliances for domestic and commercial buildings which will pave the way
for natural gas up to 2030.
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DIGITIZATION AND BIG DATA TRANSFORMING THE E&P LIFECYCLE
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Oil and gas companies are now entering the era of digital business. The impact of the
Internet of Things (IoT) will create new dimensions of data (and big data). The blurring line
between physical and digital, along with rapid adoption of IoT, shifts businesses into new
paradigms. Oil and gas companies need to reinvent themselves in preparation for the next
era of autonomous business driven big data, algorithms and artificial intelligence. In this
light, this session will share case studies on how digitalization creates value, reduces cost
and improves efficiency throughout the E&P gas lifecycle. The case studies will also
discuss associated challenges and changes to operating models, bridging physical and
digital divide amid the widening gap between those that can exploit these technologies vs.
those that cannot and how it will affect the workforce.
HR OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Speakers
We are entering a digital world where new technologies, IT, virtual tools, are changing the
way we work, the way we manage and the way we recruit. This digital transformation
poses two fundamental HR challenges. First, HR mangers must help leaders and
employees in their daily work to master their digital approach. Secondly, new technologies
are an opportunity for HR managers to optimize their process in order to attract, develop
and retain talent. This session will explore these two directions and analyze the
specificities of the gas industry regarding these new approaches.
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MARKETING INNOVATION AND INNOVATIONS IN MARKETING
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This session will:
 Demonstrate how a marketing communications approach can create a demand

pull for innovative natural gas technologies and acceptance for the new technology
 Demonstrate that using both proven and innovative marketing techniques can
create market demand for natural gas technologies
 Demonstrate how the use of innovative marketing communications can influence

stakeholders and decision makers to gain trust in and support the adoption of new
natural gas technologies
GAS TO POWER
Speakers
For many industrial plants in the world, access to cheap and reliable electricity remains a
key element of their development and profitability. This need often involves the
development of large production units (CCGT) in order to supply a territory or an industrial
zone, or by implementing a more decentralized solution such as co generation or tri-
generation systems. New considerations are now arising in relation to climate change
(CO2 reduction, coupling with possible heating or cooling networks and renewables). Due
to the technical solutions offered with natural gas and its lower CO2 content, it is the most
appropriate energy to meet these industrial needs. The objective of this session is to
promote natural gas solutions in this context and demonstrate their economic and
environmental interest.
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RESILIENT LNG FACILITIES: PREPARING AN ASSET FOR NEW BUSINESS REALITIES
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Since the first commercial LNG cargo 50 years ago, many of the facilities have aged
and/or are being faced with significant changes in supply/demand. This has triggered a
wave of plant reconfigurations happening today.This session will present real life projects
in existing LNG assets where functionality is enhanced or changed, addressing business
drivers, business models and key success factors.
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN GAS DISTRIBUTION
Speakers
Distribution System Operators (DSO) typically rely on a range of standards in order to

embed good practice within their businesses. A mix of methodologies like Six Sigma, Lean
and Agile is available to increase efficiency and improve the outcome of processes like
design, build and operate. This session will offer the opportunity to learn from the
experiences of your colleagues.
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ADVANCES IN GAS DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES
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and conditions are pushing the natural gas industry to use technologies from social media
and the retail business industries.
This session explores the use of augmented reality for knowledge transfer and Big Data
analytics in managing the new reality of natural gas distribution operations. Key topics
include:
 Integrity and risk management
 Underground locating/marking of facilities
 Third-party damage mitigation
 Adapting social media tools to gas operations
 Knowledge transfer and training
FLOATING LNG CONCEPTS: TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
This session will provide specific insights about technical aspects/issues for making the
FLNG projects feasible from a technical stand point, including success/non-success
histories for FLNG developments and current projects.
PIPELINE INTEGRITY DETECTION AND ANALYTIC METHODS
Environmental and societal impact of gas transporting systems and their operations, as
well as safety of operation, are the key factors for public acceptance of gas facilities.
Excellent environmental and safety performance streamlines the way to authorization of
constructions and may have a principal impact on an economy of installations and
operations. Accordingly, sophisticated detection and analytical methods are integral tools
for responsible management and operation of gas networks.
VIABILITY OF CORPORATE SOCIAL INITIATIVE (CSI) TO MANAGE RISK
Corporate social initiative (CSI) is typically seen as efforts by companies to establish

relationships with their stakeholders in areas of their operations. Much has been said on
the potential of CSI to manage risks, which means that initiatives can be tailored to a
project based on the risks identified and ensure sustainability of the initiatives. This
session aims to share case studies by those who have used CSI to further improve their
management of risks and ask what are the lessons learned.
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KEYNOTE LUNCHEON: ENERGY SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE*
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Moderator
 David Carroll, President, International Gas Union (IGU)
Panelists
 Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit
 Ernest J. Moniz, Secretary of Energy (2013–2017), United States

Government& President & CEO, Energy Futures Initiative
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PRESENTATION OF 2018-2021 TRIENNIAL WORK PROGRAM
WORLD GAS CONFERENCE 2018 CLOSING CEREMONY
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The Closing Ceremony will culminate with the official handover to the hosts of WGC 2021
– Korea. The finale will be a chance to reflect on the achievements of WGC 2018 as well
as give an insight into what the 28th edition of the World Gas Conference will have in
store.
Speakers
 David Carroll, President, International Gas Union (IGU)
 Ungyu Paik, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Trade, Industry and
Energy, South Korea
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○ Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy & Professor of

○ Lorenzo Simonelli, President & CEO, Baker Hughes, a GE Company

○ Jason Zander, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Azure

○ Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

○ The future is coming...we need to be ready!

○ The challenges and opportunities for our industry

NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS

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REGISTER & PLAN NEWS & MEDIA CONTACT

○ Han Fennema, CEO & Chairman, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie

○ Octávio Simões, President, Sempra LNG & Midstream

○ Melanie Kenderdine, Principal, Energy Futures Initiative

1. Gas in a golden age

2. The orderly transition

3. Gas in a niche role

The likelihood of each scenario will be considered by asking:

○ Which key drivers would allow each scenario to become a reality?

○ What technological advancements would be required for each scenario to prosper?

○ What geopolitical tensions could impact or arise from each scenario?

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REGISTER & PLAN NEWS & MEDIA CONTACT

○ Michael Stoppard, Chief Strategist Global Gas, Energy, IHS Markit

○ Shin Hosaka, Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry

○ Alasdair Cathcart, President, Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Bechtel

○ Tom Earl, Chief Commercial Officer, Venture Global LNG

○ Where will the next LNG projects come from?

○ Should LNG suppliers focus on new market development primarily through

○ Floating vs. land-based projects

○ Overcoming development challenges

○ Supporting innovation across the LNG industry

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REGISTER & PLAN NEWS & MEDIA CONTACT

○ James Rockall, CEO & Managing Director, World LPG Association

○ Christophe Casabonne, Head of NGLs, ENGIE

○ Kimball Chen, Chairman, Global LPG Partnership

○ What is driving global demand for LPGs?

○ Unlocking the African potential

○ Now we’re cooking with gas…and saving lives

○ Incredible India – lessons learned from an LPG giant

○ Propane power plant opportunities

○ Extending energy infrastructure with LPG applications

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REGISTER & PLAN NEWS & MEDIA CONTACT

 Mark Spivak, Partner, Baker Botts LLP

 Bill White, Chairman, Lazard Houston

 Lance Crist, Global Head, Natural Resources, International Finance Corporation

 Roberto Simon, Managing Director, Head of Natural Resources and Infrastructure,

 Angelo J. Sabatelle, Associate Managing Director, Global, Project, & Infrastructure

 Investment decisions in a COP 21 World

 Financing issues surrounding buildout of gas infrastructure

 Challenges in financing new energy technologies and applications

 How are capital constraints forcing the industry to be more innovative?

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 What are the prospects for sub regional integration?

 What are the natural gas trends in the Americas?