EU Methane Emissions: Natural Gas in Transition – Driving Change, Building Trust, Creating Value

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This in-person event will discuss how industry, leaders and institutions can work in synergy to trace, certify and create value from natural gas attributes, in particular methane emissions, across the entire global supply chain. The conference will also focus on aspects such as regulatory compliance, market differentiation, and consumer trust.

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Overall schedule:

13:30 - 14:00 | Badge pick-up & welcome coffee
14:00 - 18:00 | Conference
18:00 | Networking drinks (on the premises)

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Accommodation offer for Eurogas members:
We can't wait to welcome our Eurogas members to this event on 12 May 2025 in Brussels. For this purpose, we have arranged a small block-booking at a preferential rate at the NH Brussels EU Berlaymont.
Upon registration, write to events@eurogas.org to receive further information.
Please note that this exclusive offer is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and hotel room availability is limited.

Renaissance hotel, rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels

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Eurogas EU Methane Emissions Conference - 12 May 2025

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Programme

13:30 - 14:00
Registration & welcome coffee

14:00 - 14:05
Welcome

Speakers
Cristian Signoretto
President, Eurogas

14:05 - 14:15
Keynote speech

Speakers
Ditte Juul-Jørgensen
Director General, DG ENER, European Commission

14:15 - 14:25
Focus speech

Speakers
Simone Pugliese
CEO, Attributes

14:25 - 14:40
Conversation: An Academic View on the Global Methane Emissions

Speakers
Thomas Lauvaux
Full Professor (Junior Chair), University of Reims Champagne Ardenne
Simone Pugliese
CEO, Attributes

14:40 - 15:30
Panel 1 | Global Insights from Europe and Beyond

Speakers
Kitti Nyitrai
Head of Unit, Decarbonisation and Sustainability of Energy Sources, DG ENER, European Commission
Tomas de Oliveira Bredariol
Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst, IEA (International Energy Agency)
Masataka Yarita
Director, LNG and Methane Management Division – Business Strategy Department, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)
Jonathan Stern
Distinguished Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

15:30 - 15:45
Networking break

15:45 - 16:35
Panel 2 | The Business Case – Demand for Differentiated Natural Gas

Speakers
Kjetil Bjørnå
Manager Energy Origination, Equinor
Daniel Simmons
Head of Gas Origination, ENGIE
Claudio Ciuchini
Business Director Energy & Climate EMEAI, Dow Europe

16:35 - 16:45
Introductory speech to panel 3

Speakers
Anne-Sophie Corbeau
Global Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)

16:45 - 17:35
Panel 3 | Technical Pathways – Certifying Methane Emissions and Gas Attributes

Speakers
Thierry Mathieu
Co-Founder, Attributes
Fiji George
Senior Director, Climate & Sustainability, Cheniere Energy
Teresa Bohnekamp de la Peña
LNG & Clean-Fuels Supply & Origination, RWE Trading
Jonathan Banks
Global Director, Methane Pollution Prevention, Clean Air Task Force

17:35 - 17:55
Closing Keynote

Speakers
MEP Jutta Paulus
Member of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI), European Parliament

17:55 - 18:00
Concluding remarks

Speakers
Andreas Guth
Secretary General, Eurogas