Dulles Wang

Director, Americas Gas and LNG Research

Wood Mackenzie

As a director on our Americas Gas and LNG Research team, Dulles delivers analysis of all aspects of the natural gas value chain, and explores how changing market dynamics affect gas prices and market opportunities. Dulles’ industry experience spans private and public sectors, starting with natural gas consulting at The Brattle Group, and fuels fundamental analysis and physical gas scheduling at NRG Energy. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, he was an energy markets regulator at the Alberta Securities Commission, providing primary regulatory oversight of what is now ICE NGX.

Anatol Feygin

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer

Cheniere Energy

Anatol Feygin has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer since September 2016. Mr. Feygin joined Cheniere in March 2014 as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. Mr. Feygin also currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Cheniere Partners and as a director and Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Cheniere Holdings. Prior to joining Cheniere, Mr. Feygin worked with Loews Corporation from November 2007 to March 2014, most recently as its Vice President, Energy Strategist and Senior Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Loews, Mr. Feygin spent three years at Bank of America, most recently as Head of Global Commodity Strategy. Mr. Feygin began his banking career at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as Senior Analyst, Natural Gas Pipelines and Distributors. Mr. Feygin earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Giles Farrer

Vice President, Head of Gas and LNG Asset Research

Wood Mackenzie

Giles heads our LNG and gas asset research team and manages our market-leading LNG Service & Tool and LNG Corporate Service. He has nearly twenty years of experience in the energy industry, with the last fifteen focused on gas and LNG. He has built a deep understanding of all commercial aspects of the industry including supply, asset valuation, shipping, demand, contracts and gas infrastructure. As part of his role, Giles provides expert insight, advice and data on the LNG market to customers around the world, and provides support to our global gas service, tool and model products. When he first joined Wood Mackenzie, Giles worked in our upstream group covering the Middle East and South Asia. He previously worked for Evaluate Energy in London.

Frédéric Barnaud

Chief Commercial Officer

SEFE

Frédéric Barnaud has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SEFE Marketing & Trading since September 2021, and then Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of SEFE since February 2023. Frédéric Barnaud has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas sector and has served as Group CEO and CCO for various global energy and trading companies. Among other things, he led important international negotiations on LNG supplies and was acknowledged by the industry as LNG Executive of the Year 2019. Before joining SEFE, he served at Mercuria Energy Trading in Geneva (Group Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer), and prior to that at Paviliion Energy Group in Singapore (Group CEO). As SEFE CCO Frédéric leads Trading & Portfolio Management, and is a member of the Management Board. He coordinates SEFE's green expansion in hydrogen and low-carbon energies. He holds a master’s equivalent from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris and was a research fellow at Oxford University’s Institute for Energy Studies. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and INSEAD International Directors Programme.

Gavin Law

SVP Energy Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Gavin’s expertise lies in assisting diverse energy companies to identify risks and opportunities in their business, and supporting them in building strategies to exploit changing market opportunities. Most recently, he has been directing our landmark upstream carbon emissions study, working with the world's leading oil and gas companies to evaluate upstream emissions and impact on future value. In his 24 years at Wood Mackenzie, Gavin has built trusted relationships within the leading gas and LNG companies worldwide. His research background enables him to blend a seasoned operational perspective with insight into the latest market trends and issues. He has played a key role in a wide range of high profile consulting projects and industry events related to the global gas and LNG market. Prior to his current role, Gavin was Head of Global LNG, responsible for both research and consulting. He developed a holistic strategy for LNG business and built relationships with the leading global LNG importers. Gavin began his career at BG Plc and has worked as an independent consultant.

Rogier Beaumont

Senior Originator Europe & Africa

Vitol

Rogier Beaumont has been in the LNG industry for over 15 years across various roles and regions. He began his career at ConocoPhillips in London, working in the Gas & Power trading team before transitioning to the LNG team mainly managing the company's LNG interests in Qatar and the initiation of the APLNG project in Australia. Following his tenure at ConocoPhillips, he joined Gazprom Marketing & Trading (current SEFE), serving in both London and Singapore. During this period, he focused on mid-to-long-term agreements, notably contributing to the first third-party Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project in Cameroon. Pavilion Energy was the next challenge where as Global Head of LNG Origination & Environmental Solutions he drove the organic and inorganic growth of the company through acquisitions and expansion of the long-term LNG supply portfolio such as the addition of the SPAs in Asia with BP, QatarEnergy and Chevron. Since 2022, he is serving as the Senior LNG Originator for Europe and Africa at Vitol, based in London, focusing on expanding Vitol’s LNG business.

Dean Slocum

Founder & Principal

Acorn International

Mr. Slocum is a leading consultant to international extractive industries for social, environmental and sustainable development management. He has 30 years of experience in social and environmental assessment and performance improvement programs for industries, investors and governments worldwide. Among his international recognitions is selection by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) to be editor and committee chair of a 2009 publication on environmental, health, safety and social management best practices for the international oil and gas industry and a 2010-2011 SPE Distinguished Lecturer on “The Next Generation of Stakeholder Engagement”. Dean is the founder and Principal of Acorn International, LLC.

Toshiyuki Takahashi

Head of LNG Chartering

JERA

Tamás Taligás

Head of Financial LNG Trading

MET Group

Tamas Taligas is based in Switzerland and has over 10 years experience in the energy industry. He has been Head of Financial LNG Trading since the beginning of the year. In this role he is responsible for monetising flexibility in the LNG portfolio. Previously he held position as Physical LNG Trader. Between 2017 and 2021 he was part of the Central Easter European Trading Desk, where gained extensive experience on regional origination and cross-border portfolio management. Before 2017 he was based in London with MET Group, where he held various positions in middle office, where he gained deep understanding of the trading operation.

Massimo Di Odoardo

Vice President, Head of Gas Analysis

Wood Mackenzie

Massimo brings extensive knowledge of the entire gas industry value chain to his current position as Vice President of Gas and LNG Research. Massimo joined Wood Mackenzie in 2007 as a consultant, where he advised NOCs, IOCs and European utilities on global gas and pricing dynamics. He later transitioned to the research division, where he soon became the content lead for European gas and then for global gas and LNG, responsible for articulating our view on market fundamentals, pricing dynamics and corporate developments. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Massimo worked in the strategy department at Eni SpA, where he was responsible for developing global gas scenario analyses to support strategic investments. Massimo speaks regularly at conferences and with media, and remains deeply engaged with the industry. Travelling to see and discuss market dynamics with customers is at the heart of his job, enabling him to constantly challenge and evolve his own view of the global gas and LNG market.

Rosaline Hulse

Senior Research Analyst, Europe Gas & LNG

Wood Mackenzie

Rosaline is the Europe content lead for our new Biomethane service she joined Wood Mackenzie in April 2021 as a gas and energy demand analyst ,developing our short and long-term European gas demand outlooks. She delivers cross-fuel demand analysis particularly in the residential and industrial sectors and supporting the alignment or our demand view across our commodity teams. Previous professional experience includes the UK trade association for biomethane where she led on R&D liaison, developed an industry strategy for R&D and supported collaboration between industry and academia to innovate and solve problems in the biomethane sector.

Fred H. Hutchison

President & CEO

The USLNG Association (LNG Allies)

Fred H. Hutchison is President & CEO of The USLNG Association (trading under the global brand "LNG Allies"). An advocate, communicator, and entrepreneur, Fred has been a government and public relations generalist for more than four decades and is a trusted adviser to private and public sector leaders worldwide. Prior to founding LNG Allies (as an advocacy coalition) in October 2013, he represented America’s land-grant universities for a dozen years. Early in his career, he served as a legislative assistant for energy and natural resources for U.S. Sen. Frank Church. Raised on an Idaho farm and educated as a civil engineer, Fred earned a B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In May 2025, the European Union and its 27 Member States named him one of four recipients of the prestigious Transatlantic Bridge Awards, recognizing his significant contribution to EU-U.S. energy trade and European energy security.

Yaoyu Zhang

Assistant CEO and Global Head of LNG & New Energies

PetroChina International

Yaoyu joined PetroChina International (PCI) in 2019 and is currently the Assistant CEO and Global Head of LNG &New Energies. Since joining the company, he successfully concluded a number of LNG long-term SPAs as well as price reviews; he spearheaded the creation and development of the carbon trading business and is leading the China ETS trading, launched in July 2021 from PCI in support of CNPC group’s carbon compliance. Prior to joining PetroChina, Yaoyu’s career started in Shell, U.K in 2009. Over a decade, he has held a number technical and commercial positions in the UK, Netherlands, Qatar and Singapore, worked across the gas value chain with experiences covering LNG projects development, M&A and gas trading and marketing. Yaoyu graduated from University of Cambridge with master’s degree in Technology and Policy and Heriot-Watt University with bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering (First-Class Honours).

Valentina Kretzschmar

Vice President Consulting, Climate Risk and Strategy

Wood Mackenzie

Dr Valentina Kretzschmar has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector. She is a senior expert, with a focus on corporate energy transition strategies and climate reporting. She joined Wood Mackenzie’s Consulting team in June 2023 from Capricorn Energy, where she served as Energy Transition Director, responsible for the company’s climate change and energy transition strategy and reporting. Before Capricorn, Valentina spent 18 years at Wood Mackenzie across Corporate, Upstream Russia and Caspian and Coal Research teams. As Vice President of Corporate Research, she led the development of Corporate New Energy Research. She is an Advisory Board Member at CausewayGT – a geothermal company. She also held a non-executive director role on the board of NHST Global Media (Norway).

Jesus Bronchalo

Founder & CEO

Fulcrum LNG

Jesus is a global energy leader with 20+ years of experience across all aspects of the Oil & Gas value chain from upstream exploration to the commercialization of natural gas and LNG with special focus on the areas of commercial structuring and value chain design, contracting and negotiations, and business development, including low carbon solutions. After working with BHPBilliton as a Reservoir and Field Development Engineer in Algeria, Jesus joined ExxonMobil in May 2004 and held multiple senior executive leadership positions in various business units and disciplines, until June 2023, when he founded Fulcrum LNG and became its Chief Executive Officer. Fulcrum LNG was created to provide gas infrastructure solutions across the globe, ensuring gas monetization optionality to resource holders and upstream developers to maximize the value of their projects and minimize stranded resources. During his time at ExxonMobil (EM), Jesus was involved in commercial activities and negotiations in the areas of exploration, business development, and Gas & Power such as natural gas SPAs/transportation/lifting and balancing agreements, joint operating agreements, upstream fiscals and production agreements, regulatory frameworks development, and natural gas & LNG to power opportunities. Jesus also has extensive experience in LNG after serving as EM’s Global Vice President of LNG Origination, Portfolio Development and Strategy where he successfully spearheaded ExxonMobil’s LNG Corporate Strategy development, leading to the to the implementation of EM’s current LNG business model. Under this new business model directive, Jesus pursued 15+ market entries across the globe in Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UK, Europe, South Africa, Morocco, Brazil, Panama, etc., as well as 10+ LNG supply development opportunities in USGC, Canada, Mexico, Nigeria, etc., including EM’s first ever competitive bid for 3rd party supply out of the US Gulf Coast. Jesus has dedicated work experience in 20+ countries, including Guyana where he served as Chief Commercial Officer for ExxonMobil Guyana.

Andrew Pearson

Senior Vice President, Head of Gas & LNG

Wood Mackenzie

Andrew is the Head of our Gas & LNG business and is responsible for its strategic direction and operational success. He has lived and worked in Europe and the US operating in various leadership roles across the gas, power and renewables, coal and oil markets. He first joined Wood Mackenzie in 2001 and was initially in our Middle East Upstream Research team, before moving into the Commodities business in 2005 to establish our LNG research offerings. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Andrew worked as a geologist in the North Sea. Andrew holds a MSc from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Aberdeen.

Eugene Kim

Research Director, Americas Gas

Wood Mackenzie

Eugene Kim is a Research Director on Wood Mackenzie’s Americas Gas Research team, which covers short-term and long-term market analysis and outlooks for supply, demand, pricing, and flows in North America and as part of the global gas market. Eugene rejoined Wood Mackenzie in 2018, initially serving as the senior analyst for the Americas Gas Research team from 2005 to 2007. In between, Eugene took several commodity trading analytics roles at Citadel, Shell Trading and Millennium where he served as an Oil and Gas Strategist managing fundamental supply-demand balances to generate trading recommendations. Prior to his initial role at Wood Mackenzie, Eugene performed geological research for the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology publishing several Permian, Gulf Coast, East Texas, and Barnett play analyses, resource assessment and reservoir characterisation studies.

Valerie Purvis

Executive Vice President, Head of Commodities

Wood Mackenzie

Valerie Purvis leads the Chemicals, Metals and Mining, Oils, Gas and LNG divisions at Wood Mackenzie. Val’s teams provide customers with unique data and insight that drives smarter, more strategic decision-making. She builds and strengthens customer relationships, enhancing Wood Mackenzie’s reputation as a leader and trusted partner in the natural resources industry. Val joined the Chemicals division in 2016 to lead the integration of Wood Mackenzie’s acquisition of PCI – a consortium of five specialist chemicals companies. Under her leadership, the combined division has begun generating profits and shown a compounded annual growth rate of 15% over four years. Since then, Val has expanded her leadership remit to other commodity divisions of the business. Her first position with Wood Mackenzie was leading a team of Upstream energy analysts, focusing on exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico. She went on to lead multiple teams at the company in Russia and the Caspian Sea. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Val was a geophysicist in the upstream oil and gas industry. She gained experience working in numerous offshore locations, with a focus on Nigeria and the South China Sea. In addition to her primary roles, Val is the executive sponsor of the sustainability initiative at Wood Mackenzie. Val holds a BSc with Honours in Geoscience from the University of St. Andrews.

Peter Keavey

Managing Director & Global Head of Energy and Environmental Products

CME Group

Keavey is responsible for leading and developing CME Group’s suite of global energy and environmental products, including benchmark futures and options that help customers mitigate the risks they face in today's evolving global economy. Keavey has 25 years of experience in the futures and options industry, including 15 years as a trader of physical and financial energy products across the natural gas and crude oil and refined product markets. Prior to joining CME Group in 2013, Keavey was a Portfolio Manager at Graham Capital Management focusing on energy markets. He served as Managing Director and Head of Energy Trading at Scotia Capital from 2008-2011, and has held various commodity trading positions for Enron Corporation, Societe Generale and Lehman Brothers. Keavey is based in New York. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.

Julien Perez

Managing Director

OGCI (Oil and Gas Climate Initiative), OGDC (The Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter)

As Managing Director for OGCI and OGDC, Julien is responsible for overall management of the strategy and execution, coordinating actions and commitments, managing relations with institutions and external stakeholders, developing external policy views and providing strategic direction to drive future development of both organizations. Prior to OGCI, Julien headed Climate & Energy Services at EY where he helped companies set up and implement low-carbon strategies. Julien also worked at TotalEnergies where he coordinated climate change actions and at Aecom managing environmental liabilities for various industries. Julien holds an Environmental Engineering degree from Agro ParisTech, an MSc in Energy and Climate Economics from Dauphine, an advanced degree in Climate Change Management and Natural Capital from Yale, and an Executive MBA from HEC in France.

Martin Houston

Chairman

Omega Oil and Gas

Martin began his career as petroleum geologist in 1979 and since then has worked worldwide for 45 years, managing all forms of enterprise in the energy industry. He earned a BSc in geology from Newcastle University and an MSc in petroleum geology from Imperial College, London. He retired from BG Group in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director after 32 years. In October 2024, he stepped down as co-founder and Executive Chairman of Tellurian Inc, following the sale of the company. Since 2000, Martin has been a member of many Boards in many jurisdictions, including the FTSE, ASE, ASX and Tadawul. He is currently the Chairman of Omega Oil and Gas Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of Energean plc, BUPA Arabia SA, and CC Energy. He is also a pro-tem Non-Executive Director of the Singapore Government’s new national gas entity. He is also a Senior Advisor at Moelis and Company. Martin is a Merryck mentor and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. He’s on the Advisory Board of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in New York and the Chairman of the Philanthropic Board of Newcastle University. He is an invited member of the National Petroleum Council of the United States.

Arturo Gallego

EVP - Global Head of LNG

Centrica Energy

Arturo Gallego is the Executive Vice President and Global Head of LNG for Centrica. He is located in London and is responsible for the LNG business including trading, business development, operations and marine assurance. He is also responsible for developing the energy transition business from the international trading point of view. Arturo joined Centrica in September 2014 to build the LNG trading department, and prior to that he was Head of LNG and gas trading in Iberdrola, where he worked for 16 years. Arturo holds a MEng in Mining Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, a MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Institut Francais du Petrole, and an Executive MBA in Energy Companies from Universidad Nebrija.

Jostein Ueland

Group CFO

Deutsche Regas

Murray Douglas

VP, Head of Hydrogen Research

Wood Mackenzie

Murray is responsible for Wood Mackenzie’s Global coverage across the hydrogen value chain. Murray brings more than 17 years of experience working in a variety of roles across the energy industry. Prior to his current role, Murray led Gas and LNG Research for the EMEA region at Wood Mackenzie. In this role he was regularly sought out to speak at industry-leading events for his expertise in European gas markets. Murray has also held positions leading Wood Mackenzie’s Global Supply and Modelling Research team and the Energy Markets Research team. These teams were responsible for developing the company’s long-term oil and gas supply outlooks, and global inter-fuel analysis. Prior to joining the Energy Markets team, Murray spent over five years covering the LNG industry where he relocated to Houston to establish Wood Mackenzie’s LNG practice in North America. Across his roles at Wood Mackenzie, Murray has provided expertise to a variety of consultancy projects advising on corporate strategy, resource monetisation, market fundamentals, project financing, asset valuations, opportunity screening and competitor intelligence.

Abdul Rahman Al Yahyaei

CEO

Integrated Gas Company (IGC)

Mr. Abdulrahman is a seasoned energy professional with over 21 years of diverse experience in technical, commercial, business marketing, planning, finance, asset management, and business development across the entire oil and gas value chain. His deep expertise enables him to provide critical technical and strategic insights, offering a comprehensive understanding of the energy landscape that supports sound decision-making. Known for fostering innovation and collaboration, Mr. Abdulrahman leads high performing teams to success in a rapidly evolving industry. He remains committed to driving the future of energy through digitalization and other industry advancements. His exceptional ability to navigate cross-functional roles, backed by strong quantitative, commercial, and communication skills, has allowed him to build robust relationships with key stakeholders, including government entities, NOCs, and IOCs. Before joining Integrated Gas Company (IGC) as CEO, Mr. Abdulrahman served as CEO of the Oman Energy Association (OPAL). His prior roles include Director of Arab Gulf Crude Oil Operations and Marketing at Occidental Energy Marketing, as well as leadership positions at the Palace Office, Schlumberger Middle East, and Oman LNG.

Olivia Reynolds

VP, Sustainability & ESG

Kosmos Energy

Olivia is the VP of Sustainability & ESG for Kosmos Energy, a deepwater exploration and production company focused on meeting the world's demand for secure, affordable and cleaner energy. She has over 15 years of experience working with companies, predominantly in the extractives sector, to drive value by embedding sustainability into their core business strategy. She has broad experience across key sustainability topics including climate change, human rights, social performance, and responsible governance.

Thomas Thorkildsen

Chief Commercial Officer

Höegh Evi

Thomas Thorkildsen (born 1972) has served as Chief Commercial Officer for Höegh LNG since March 2022. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing since August 2018 and SVP Business Development since September 2013. Thomas has worked in a number of commercial roles in Höegh LNG and other LNG industry entities since his commencement with the Company in 2004 including chartering, S&P, commercial management and FSRU business development. Thomas has been responsible for negotiating and closing FSRU transactions all over the world, including Egypt, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Australia and recently in Europe He has a BSC in Nautical Science from Vestfold Maritime College and an MSC in Shipping Trade and Finance from Bayes business school in London. He is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Ixchel Castro

Vice President, Head of Gas and LNG Markets

Wood Mackenzie

Ixchel leads our research on downstream markets in North and Latin America. She is responsible for engaging with clients in the region with a specific focus on refined product markets, balances and prices. She also develops the exports and pricing forecast for Latin American crude. Ixchel joined Wood Mackenzie in 2012, covering Latin America for the Energy Markets team in our Houston office. She also worked in Paris, covering Southern European markets as part of the Gas & Power team. In 2016, she joined the Oils team to lead the research practice in Mexico City, with a focus on downstream and midstream analysis for Latin America. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Ixchel worked at PMI, International Trading (Pemex) in crude trading and refined product analysis. Earlier in her career she also worked in the energy division of the World Bank, undertaking research on power interconnections in South America.

Proshun Sinha-Ray

Founder & CEO

Minimax Labs

Proshun is founder and CEO of Minimax Labs. With a PhD and industrial research background in novel algorithms for complex systems and logistics, he and his team have been pioneering optimisation in LNG trading ever since delivering the first definitive LNG fleet scheduling optimiser for a major pre-2010.

Gavin Thompson

Vice Chairman for Europe, Middle East & Africa

Wood Mackenzie

Gavin works as Vice Chairman for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Gavin joined Wood Mackenzie in 1997, managing the company's Asia Pacific Energy Markets team from 2000 - 2003. Between 2003-2014 Gavin was based in Beijing managing Wood Mackenzie's China Business and leading the company's energy research on China. Gavin relocated to Wood Mackenzie's Tokyo office in 2014 to head the Northeast research business. In January 2017 he took up the position of Head of Asia Pacific Research, based in Singapore with a team of over 100 analysts. In early 2019 he was appointed vice chairman for Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific business in 2003 before relocating to London for his current role.

Kateryna Filippenko

Research Director, Global Gas Markets

Wood Mackenzie

Kateryna joined Wood Mackenzie's upstream research team in 2012 and moved to the global gas and LNG team in 2019. Her focus is on the European gas market and the development of alternative scenarios. Kateryna has considerable research and consulting experience in European gas. She regularly meets with oil and gas producers, service companies, banks and other actors to discuss industry developments. Kateryna frequently takes part in client briefings on key topics.

Steve Hill

EVP - LNG & Gas

Mercuria

Steve joined Mercuria in June 2024 to help build Mercuria's global LNG and gas business. Previously Steve was EVP Shell Energy where he was responsible for Shell's market leading global LNG and gas marketing and trading business, and also Shell’s integrated power business from renewable and gas-fired generation, through trading to consumer businesses and energy solutions. Prior to the Shell acquisition, Steve was EVP Energy Marketing & Shipping at BG Group where he was a member of the Group Executive Committee. At BG Group, Steve was responsible for building BG’s LNG portfolio and trading business. Steve was also a Regional VP for GIIGNL, the global LNG importers association, between 2014 and 2022. Steve has lived and worked in the USA and Singapore on three occasions each, as well as Qatar and his native UK. Steve started his career at Mobil after graduating from Durham University in the UK.

Eric Cantor

Vice Chairman & Managing Director

Moelis & Company

Eric Cantor is Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Moelis & Company, a global independent investment bank, and serves as a member of its board of directors. He advises clients on issues spanning the intersection of public policy and industry. Mr. Cantor, who has more than 30 years of political and business experience, was formerly United States Representative from Virginia from 2000- 2014. During his time in Congress, he served in leadership positions for 12 years, and was elected U.S. House Majority Leader in 2010. The position of Majority Leader is the second highest ranking position in the U.S. House. In this position, Mr. Cantor led the public policy and legislative agendas and managed 20 standing committees and nearly 100 subcommittees. During his time in office, Mr. Cantor was a champion of pro-growth solutions including lowering taxes, eliminating excessive regulation, strengthening businesses, and encouraging entrepreneurship. One of his many accomplishments as Majority Leader was the passage of the JOBS Act, which makes it easier for start-up and emerging growth companies to access capital. Prior to his election as Majority Leader, Mr. Cantor served as the Chief Deputy Whip and Republican Whip. During his tenure, he served on the House International Relations Committee, the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Ways & Means. He also served as Chairman of the Congressional Taskforce on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. Mr. Cantor received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University, his law degree from The College of William and Mary, and his master's degree from Columbia University in New York. He co-authored the New York Times best-selling book, “Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders.” Additionally, Mr. Cantor serves as a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Executive Council on Infrastructure and has been named a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He served on the U.S. Department of Defense Policy Board, a group tasked with providing the Secretary of Defense with independent, informed advice and opinion concerning matters of defense policy, from 2017-2020. Mr. Cantor is also regularly featured in publications focusing on a wide range of topics including both domestic and international matters.

Lucas Schmitt

Director, Short-Term LNG

Wood Mackenzie

Lucas leads Wood Mackenzie’s short-term LNG offering. He provides expert and timely insight and data on short-term gas and LNG market dynamics to our clients. Lucas was a key contributor to the design and launch of our LNG short-term suite. He developed the company’s LNG ship tracking dataset and capabilities using our proprietary AIS data. He worked on adding satellite analytics to our proprietary real-time camera and sensor capabilities. He regularly presents Wood Mackenzie’s short-term LNG forecast view to global clients and to industry conference audiences. Prior to this, Lucas covered a broad range of topics, including LNG contracting trends, LNG corporate strategies, European gas markets and energy fundamentals in the Middle East, Africa and East Mediterranean. Lucas joined Wood Mackenzie in 2013. Earlier in his career, he worked at Engie on the development of quantitative and analytical forecasting models.

Fraser Carson

Principal Analyst, Global LNG

Wood Mackenzie

Fraser has extensive research and project management experience across the LNG value chain. He leads Wood Mackenzie’s research of LNG shipping assets, leveraging our unrivalled global LNG data to produce considered and independent analysis of LNG shipping markets, costs and trade. He is also a specialist in LNG asset valuations and project economics for the EMEA region and has participated in a wide range of consulting projects, including new business development, market advisory, opportunity screenings and cost benchmarking. In addition to his LNG asset responsibilities, Fraser is heavily involved in modelling Wood Mackenzie’s bi-annual, long-term global gas forecasts, taking primary ownerships of the global LNG view within each outlook. Fraser joined Wood Mackenzie in October 2018 and is based in Spain. He previously worked in corporate finance and restructuring for the Royal Bank of Scotland (now NatWest Group), based in Edinburgh.

Luisa Fuentes

Managing Director, Head of Energy Transition

CIBC Capital Markets

Luisa Fuentes leads CIBC’s natural resources and energy transition efforts within Corporate Banking. Luisa has 23+ years of experience advising, structuring debt and raising equity in the midstream, renewables, power and mining sectors across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Sectorally, Luisa has a strong historical LNG focus on both advisory and arranging, including Cheniere, Sempra, Tellurian, Freeport and Glenfarne. Luisa holds a B.A. in Political Science from Boston College and an MBA from Georgetown University.

Michael Lewis

CEO

Uniper

Michael Lewis is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uniper SE. Düsseldorf-based Uniper is an international energy company with activities in more than 40 countries. With around 7,000 employees, it makes an important contribution to security of supply in Europe. Uniper’s core businesses are power generation in Europe, global energy trading, and a broad gas portfolio. Uniper procures gas – including liquefied natural gas (LNG) – and other energy sources on global markets. The company owns and operates gas storage facilities with a capacity of more than 7 billion cubic meters. Uniper plans for its 22.5 GW of installed power-generating capacity in Europe to be carbon-neutral by 2035. The company already ranks among Europe’s largest operators of hydroelectric plants and intends to further expand solar and wind energy, which are essential for a more sustainable and autonomous future. Michael started his career in the energy industry in 1993 where he worked at Powergen plc in various technical and strategy roles. Following the acquisition of Powergen by E.ON SE in 2002, he worked in Corporate Strategy at E.ON. In 2007 he joined the management board of E.ON Climate and Renewables, and was appointed as CEO in 2015. In 2017 he became CEO of E.ON UK, where he led the company’s transformation into a leading supplier of green electricity and zero carbon energy solutions. Apart from his position as CEO of Uniper, he is also Council Member of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and a non- executive director of United Utilities plc. He was formerly a non-executive director of Equinor ASA. He holds degrees in Engineering and Environmental Law.

Simon Flowers

Chairman & Chief Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Simon has a long history with Wood Mackenzie. He first joined the company in 1983, as a North-West Europe upstream analyst, later moving to Sydney to become an equity analyst covering the Australian oil, gas and mining sectors. On returning to the UK in 1992, Simon was a No.1 ranked oil analyst with NatWest Markets after which he took on the role of MD and Head of Pan European Utilities Research with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. There he worked with the boards of many utility companies and was involved in most of the major European privatisations, including Enel, EdF and GdF. Simon re-joined Wood Mackenzie in 2010, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience across a breadth of commodities and sectors including oil and gas, utilities and mining. His experience makes him uniquely qualified to occupy the role of Chief Analyst and Chairman, which sees him produce high-value content and thematic research. Simon’s views on the issues shaping the energy world are regularly sought by industry leaders as well as international media.

James MacTaggart

Chief Marketing Officer

NextDecade

James MacTaggart has over 25 years of experience delivering large and complex deals in the LNG and natural gas industry, working across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. James is based in Singapore. He has executed commercial agreements supporting positive final investment decisions (FID) on five greenfield LNG projects, including when NextDecade took a positive FID on its first three LNG trains at Rio Grande LNG, raising USD 18.4 billion in project financing, the largest greenfield energy project financing in U.S. history. Before joining NextDecade, James spent over 20 years with Shell in various marketing and trading positions. His last role was as General Manager of Shell’s Gas and LNG Markets business in Asia, India, and the Middle East, where he set up Shell’s energy trading business in India. James holds an MBA with distinction from Bayes Business School and an honors degree in classical and modern Chinese from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Kate Molloy

VP Business Development LNG

VTTI

Kate Molloy is Vice President of Business Development LNG at VTTI, where she has been playing a key leadership role in expanding the company's footprint into LNG since September 2022. This has included the acquisition of a 70% share in Adriatic LNG and a 50% share in Dragon LNG, where Kate now represents VTTI on the board. With over 20 years of experience in business development across the gas and LNG value chain, Kate has worked in multiple countries and has a deep interest in the role of critical infrastructure in both bringing on new supply and shaping new demand. Prior to joining VTTI, Kate held various business development and commercial positions at Golar LNG and BG Group.

Tejas Voralia

Principal Analyst, Europe Gas & LNG markets

Wood Mackenzie

Tejas joined Wood Mackenzie in September 2023 as a member of the Europe gas & LNG team. With over ten years of international experience, he has held commercial and shipping roles in gas and LNG marketing and trading businesses in the UK, Germany and Switzerland, as well as LNG projects in Russia. Tejas has a strong understanding of gas and LNG contracts, cargo and shipping deal economics and infrastructure with a focus on LNG regasification within Europe.

Kristy Kramer

Vice President, Head of Gas & LNG Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Kristy brings over fifteen years of gas and energy industry experience to her current role leading Wood Mackenzie’s Gas and LNG Consulting Practice. Kristy joined our consulting practice in 2016, working with clients to evaluate investment opportunities, design portfolio strategies and support project financing. She later transitioned to lead a global gas and LNG research team, delivering fundamental supply, demand and pricing analysis across global and regional gas markets, before returning to consulting. In her time at Wood Mackenzie, Kristy has worked with a wide range of clients through the gas and LNG value chain and across the globe. Earlier in her career, Kristy spent eight years at ExxonMobil, where she held a number of roles with responsibilities including leading deal evaluation and developing portfolio strategies for both proprietary gas and joint venture LNG assets.

Johann Thevenard

Head LNG Multi JV and Assets

TotalEnergies

Elio Ruggeri

Executive Director of LNG

Snam

Elio Ruggeri is the Executive Director of LNG at Snam. In Snam since 2018, initially as Business Development Director. He has led Snam growth in the sector, taking operated regas capacity from 3.5 bcma to approximately 25 bcma, by means of both organic and inorganic initiatives. As part of his functions, he serves as CEO, or Executive Chairman of all Snam’s controlled regas infrastructures. During his tenure in Snam, he has also managed Snam's participation in various European energy companies, serving as a board member of DESFA SA, of Interconnector UK and of Terega SAS. Before joining Snam, he worked at Edison SpA for approximately 20 years where he held positions of increasing responsibilities along the gas value chain, last of which as Executive Director for Gas Supply Portfolio and Infrastructures. Since June 2023, Elio has also been the President of Assocostieri, the leading Italian association for energy logistics with a pivotal role for firms working in the field of energy Terminals.

Garvey Anderson

Head of International Technical Coverage, Energy

J.P. Morgan

Garvey joined J.P. Morgan’s Energy Group in 2011 and has been involved in multiple transactions across M&A, DCM and ECM for clients including majors, NOC’s and independent oil & gas companies. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Garvey held a variety of technical and managerial positions in exploration, development, production, operations and marketing over 25 years, mostly with Shell and ExxonMobil. Garvey holds a BSc in Physics from the University of Edinburgh and a MSc in Geophysics from the University of Durham.

Justine Roure

Vice President Strategy and Policy

OGCI (Oil and Gas Climate Initiative)

As Vice President of Strategy & Policy at OGCI, Justine coordinates actions and commitments from the companies, develops external policy views, manages relations with institutions and external stakeholders and provides strategic direction to drive future development of OGCI. She has 15 years of experience in climate change and sustainability, working at strategic and operational levels for different consultancy firms where she helped companies set up and implement climate and low-carbon strategies. Justine holds an MSc in Energy & Sustainability from Ecole Centrale de Lyon and an MPhil in Environmental Transition from University Lyon III.

Tom Wheeler

Senior Vice President

EIG

Mr. Wheeler is a Senior Vice President and member of the investment team. Prior to joining EIG in 2022, Mr. Wheeler was a Vice President at Houlihan Lokey and previously at BMO Capital Markets in Energy Investment Banking, where he advised a wide range of clients and executed mergers and acquisitions, debt financings and equity offerings. Previously, Mr. Wheeler was a Commercial Advisor at a UK listed independent oil and gas company working on M&A transactions, commercial discussions and new country entries across Africa, North America, and Southeast Asia. Mr. Wheeler received a BA in History and Politics and graduated from University College London with a MSc in Management and Finance.

Zoe Blackmore

Speaking

Wood Mackenzie Speaker

Suryan Wirya-Simunovic

CEO MOL (Europe Africa), Head of Energy Europe, Americas and Africa

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Suryan Wirya-Simunovic is an Executive Officer of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) since April 2023, and holds a position of Director of MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd.. In MOL, he is Regional Head of Marketing in charge of Europe and Africa (Energy Related Business). He is also taking a role of Regional Head of Marketing in charge of The Americas Area (Energy Related Business) and Vice President of MOL (Americas) Holdings, Inc. (in charge of Energy Business). Suryan has been working in the energy and maritime industry for over 30 years and is currently the Executive Director at MOL Europe Africa based in London where he focuses on developing and running the LNG, Offshore and decarbonization business in the Atlantic basin. Before rejoining MOL in 2021 he spent 4 years working at Golar LNG as Executive VP focusing on business development in LNG to Power project across the world. Prior to this he headed up MOLs LNG chartering and FSRU business developing activities first in London and then as General Manager in Singapore. In his career he has also worked for BP, Enron Europe, the Ultramar & Ultragas Group of companies as well ExxonMobil in a variety of roles including LNG chartering, ship financing, operations, business development, gas trading, origination, tanker shipping and chemicals marketing. He graduated with an MBA from the London Business School where he focused on strategy, finance and entrepreneurship and holds a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Tatiana Mitrova

Research Fellow

Center on Global Energy Policy

Dr. Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University | SIPA and Founder and Director at the New Energy Advancement Hub (NEAH). She is also Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) and Visiting Professor at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). She has twenty-five years of experience in dealing with Eurasian and global energy markets. From February 2017 to December 2020, she has been the Executive Director of the Energy Centre of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, a graduate business-school. From 2006-2011 she has been the Head of Research in the Oil and Gas Department in the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. • Profound knowledge of the global and FSU energy markets - energy technologies, market organization and corporate strategies. • 14 years of experience in business education. • 10 years as Independent Director in the international public energy companies (E.ON-Russia, Novatek, Schlumberger). • Strong focus on corporate strategies. Dr. Mitrova is a graduate of Moscow State University’s Economics Department. She has more than 200 publications in scientific and business journals and co-authors10 scientific books as well as best-seller “The 8 and 1/2 Steps: How to Live, Love And Work At Full Capacity” (stories of women leaders).

Raghav Mathur

Principal Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

James Henderson

Distinguished Research Fellow

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Dr James Henderson is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) and an Honorary Professor at Warwick University. He is also a Visiting Professor at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and at the College of Europe in Natolin, Warsaw, and has lectured on energy economics and security of supply at a number of universities in Europe and the US. He has worked in the oil and gas sector for US company Amerada Hess, as well as spending time as a consultant and investment banker. He obtained a PhD in Social Sciences from London University in 2010. He has produced numerous papers on the global energy economy and has published three books on Russian energy - “The Russian Gas Matrix: How Markets are Driving Change” (OUP, 2014, co-edited), “International Partnership in Russia” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and most recently “The Globalisation of Russian Gas: Political and Commercial Catalysts” (2020, Edward Elgar, with Arild Moe). His current areas of research include the Russian energy economy and politics, the geopolitics of energy, global environmental diplomacy and the COP process, the role of hydrocarbon producing countries and companies in the energy transition, the future of nuclear energy as a source of decarbonisation and the geopolitics of the energy transition.

Luc Speeleveld

Director, LNG Markets

Abaxx Exchange

Luc Speeleveld has been in the Energy Business for over 30 years, initially in Power and but mostly in LNG. He joined Abaxx Exchange last year as it brought his beliefs and experience together. He has worked in the LNG space since 2000, since the former Tractebel, now Engie, acquired the Everett LNG terminal in Boston, MA mainly in origination and business development, opening new markets and engaging with new clients and counterparties in both Atlantic and APAC basins. He worked in various types of companies – from utility to global trading house- in various countries around the world, such as • India, USA, Trinidad and Tobago and UK for Engie for 17 years • Singapore for Gunvor and as an independent consultant for 13 years • Europe in Portugal for Galp for a while before joining Abaxx. He has -not only- worked with all the established LNG buyers and Sellers, but was intensively engaged with numerous aspiring and upcoming LNG buyers in developing LNG supply solutions to overcome the challenges and choices the LNG market dynamics imposed on them. With Abaxx he is pleased to contribute to bring transparency and efficiency to the global LNG Market place.

Ralf Dickgreber

Head of Global LNG & Biomass

Engie

Ralf worked for the Swedish-Finnish pulp and paper company Stora Enso for over 12 years as Director for Commodity and Energy Risk management in Helsinki and London before he joined Engie in 2008. He held various managerial positions in Oil, Power and Coal Trading and is now responsible for the Global LNG, Biomass and Shipping activity and based in London.

Mhairidh Evans

VP, Global Head of CCUS Research

Wood Mackenzie

Mhairidh leads our global research on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Her team provide insight and strategic analysis on the CCUS landscape to project developers, technology providers, investors and governments. Her work includes cost assessments, economic modelling, market and policy tracking. Mhairidh previously spent seven years as a lead analyst in our upstream oil and gas division, focusing on the offshore supply chain and the North Sea region. Before joining Wood Mackenzie in 2014, she spent six years in commercial and project management roles in the subsea oil and gas sector. Mhairidh is an alumni of Scotland’s Future Industry Leaders Programme and enjoys engaging with the wider industry.

Frank Harris

Head of Global LNG Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Frank leads our LNG consulting practice worldwide; he brings almost 25 years of expertise in strategy development and market analysis together with profound knowledge and understanding of the global business. A recognised expert on the global LNG industry, Frank has worked with many leading utilities and midstream and downstream gas companies on market positioning, trends and forecasting as well as project development. He has also advised upstream clients on developing integrated gas strategies. For National Oil Companies, Frank has worked on gas monetisation strategies, with particular focus on LNG project development; he has supported multiple LNG facility financing projects. Frank has considerable knowledge of advising on the procurement and sale of LNG and is a founder of our LNG Service. Early in his career, he worked for Andersen Consulting’s utilities team on energy market liberalisation. He is familiar with gas markets across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and the Americas.

Niall Henderson

Global Head Gas, Low Carbon M&A

bp

Niall Henderson leads Mergers and Acquisition activity for bp in the gas and low carbon sectors. Niall has led over $30bn of M&A transactions for the bp Group across all sectors and in many international jurisdictions. Activity has included creation of world leading platforms in onshore and offshore renewables (Jera-Nex-bp and Lightsourcebp) as well as in oil and gas (bpX Energy and Akerbp). Niall was previously CFO for bp’s businesses in the Caspian and Middle East Regions overseeing all commercial activity related to bp’s world class oil and gas value chains in the region. Niall’s contribution was recognised through the award of the “Tereggi” (Progress) Medal of Honour by the President of Azerbaijan. Niall is a Sloan Fellow (MBA) from MIT and is a Chartered Engineer with Masters of Engineering degrees in Chemical Engineering (Cambridge) and Petroleum Engineering (Heriot-Watt). Niall enjoys supporting entrepreneurial activity, both social entrepreneurs and commercial start-ups.

Mauro Chavez

Director, Americas Gas and LNG Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Mauro brings over fifteen years of experience in energy markets, and he is a recognized specialist in the natural gas and LNG industry. He is part of the Americas consulting team and leads the practice for gas and LNG in Latin America. Previously, Mauro headed the South American gas markets research team and in that role he supported LNG-to-power projects, new gas supply agreements, gas monetization strategies and M&As of gas pipelines in Latin America. He also headed the European gas market research during the European energy crisis, being responsible for short and long-term outlooks for European balances and TTF prices. He supported projects for European gas price differentials, pipeline expansions and identification of price arbitrage opportunities, competitiveness assessment for long-term capacity booking in Northwest Europe LNG terminals, and gas pipeline expansions. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Mauro spent time as a visiting researcher at the Imperial College London, the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research in Portugal and the Center on Energy and Environmental Economics in Brazil. He has worked in the Ministry of Mines and Energy and National Environmental Fund in Peru. Mauro holds a bachelor degree on Mechanical Electrical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Peru) , a master in Energy Systems Planning from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil), and a PhD in Energy Planning from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He has many publications in scientific international journals on energy and environmental topics and is a reviewer of the Energy Policy Journal, Energy (Oxford) and Energy Strategy Reviews.

Georges Tijbosch

CEO

MiQ

Georges Tijbosch is Chief Executive and Board Member at MiQ (Methane Intelligence), a not-for-profit climate tech foundation, providing the blueprint for the reduction of methane emissions in the oil and gas sector. Alongside RMI and SYSTEMIQ, Georges helped launch MiQ in 2019. Under Georges’ leadership, MiQ has become the largest certification initiative for methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, certifying over 5% of the global gas supply. Georges is the former Director of Origination at Centrica. Before that, Georges was a director at London investment bank commodity trading desks, including Director of Energy Sales at Goldman Sachs, Head of EMEA Energy Marketing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Head of EMEA Commodity Finance at JP Morgan. Georges began his career in 1996 at BP Benelux as Sales and Marketing Manager for fuels and lubricants, and joined BP’s London trading floor in 2000 as Senior Marketer, Oil Derivatives.

Robin Pearsall

Commercial Manager, LNG

Honeywell

Robin is a seasoned business development professional, responsible for international sales, marketing and account management for process technology licensing and equipment sale for new LNG liquefaction facilities around the world. In addition to large, baseload facilities, this includes small-scale LNG for peak shaving and boil-off gas reliquefaction. He joined Honeywell in 2024 as part of the acquisition of Air Products’ LNG business, after completing 22 years in industry. Robin poses a strong technical background, complemented by expertise in intellectual property management and market analysis. He spent 4 years in Qatar supporting the AP-X® LNG Process mega trains during their first years of operation. Robin achieved First-class honors in his master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Vikram Mansukhani

Executive Vice President - Europe

Osaka Gas

Vikram is Executive Vice President for Osaka Gas in Europe in charge of LNG and has spent over 20 years in the Oil & Gas sector predominantly in Sales & Trading & M&A Having spent most of his career in Investment Banking Vikram has focused on the Energy Sector growing platforms on Business Development & Trading. Osaka Gas is a Strategic Utility in Japan with Investments across the Energy value chain in the Americas, Europe & Asia.

Eric McGuire

Director of Natural Gas and LNG Analytics

Wood Mackenzie

Eric is a Director of Research, overseeing Wood Mackenzie’s North America S&D team. He has 18 years of natural gas market experience with time spent working for both BP and PetroChina where he focused on analytics and trading across North American markets, global gas markets, and LNG. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, he served as the General Manager of Natural Gas and LNG trading for PetroChina International America.