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2026 SPEAKERS

World-Class Strategic Visionaries at CCGS2026

Lars Erik Aamot
Director General

Lars Erik Aamot

Director General

Norwegian Ministry of Energy

Hon. Brian Jean
Minister of Energy and Minerals

Hon. Brian Jean

Minister of Energy and Minerals

Government of Alberta

Anders Hoffmann
Deputy Permanent Secretary

Anders Hoffmann

Deputy Permanent Secretary

Denmark Ministry for Climate, Energy and Utilities

Raphael Moura
Director of Governance & Strategy

Raphael Moura

Director of Governance & Strategy

Brazilian National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP)

Etienne Anglès d’Auriac
Vice President CCS Business Unit

Etienne Anglès d’Auriac

Vice President CCS Business Unit

TotalEnergies

Pieter Tavenier
Managing Director CCS

Pieter Tavenier

Managing Director CCS

Gasunie

Jan Theulen
Director CCUS Business Development & Partnerships

Jan Theulen

Director CCUS Business Development & Partnerships

Heidelberg Materials

Hiroshi Matsuda
Senior Vice President, CEO EMEA

Hiroshi Matsuda

Senior Vice President, CEO EMEA

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Caterina Marmorato
Chief Financial Officer

Caterina Marmorato

Chief Financial Officer

Eni CCUS Holding

Joost Hooghiem
Managing Director CCS

Joost Hooghiem

Managing Director CCS

Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN)

Raphaël De Winter
Senior VP Business Development and M&A

Raphaël De Winter

Senior VP Business Development and M&A

Fluxys

Rozemarijn Wesby
Vice President CCUS

Rozemarijn Wesby

Vice President CCUS

Holcim

Eng. Ayed AlAklubi
General Manager of Pre-Development Projects

Eng. Ayed AlAklubi

General Manager of Pre-Development Projects

Principal Buyer

Tom Hautekiet
Chief Business Development & Transition Officer

Tom Hautekiet

Chief Business Development & Transition Officer

Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Johannes Eng
Head of New Energies

Johannes Eng

Head of New Energies

Duisport

Dennis Jul Pedersen
Chief Executive Officer

Dennis Jul Pedersen

Chief Executive Officer

Port of Esbjerg

Julia Dubinina
CCS VP Commercial and Market

Julia Dubinina

CCS VP Commercial and Market

Harbour Energy

Sophia Northridge
Head of UK Low Carbon Solutions Region & Business Development

Sophia Northridge

Head of UK Low Carbon Solutions Region & Business Development

Equinor

Ian Hunter
Managing Director

Ian Hunter

Managing Director

Net Zero Teesside Power

Rui Quadrado
Carbon Capture Strategy & Business Development

Rui Quadrado

Carbon Capture Strategy & Business Development

Yinson Production

Afonso Gois
Managing Director

Afonso Gois

Managing Director

Global Infrastructure Partners

Chloe Evans
Director Investments and Advisory

Chloe Evans

Director Investments and Advisory

National Wealth Fund

Nouf Abdulghani
Environmental Sustainability Manager

Nouf Abdulghani

Environmental Sustainability Manager

Principal Buyer

Dimitrios Koufos
Head of Sustainable Business, Industry, Agribusiness and Commerce (ICA)

Dimitrios Koufos

Head of Sustainable Business, Industry, Agribusiness and Commerce (ICA)

EBRD

Aymeric Chauveau
Managing Director and Head of Head of Energy Security & Decarbonization

Aymeric Chauveau

Managing Director and Head of Head of Energy Security & Decarbonization

Natixis CIB

Kike Beintema
Associate Director of Energy Upstream, C&S

Kike Beintema

Associate Director of Energy Upstream, C&S

Boston Consulting Group

Paolo Testini
Energy Scenarios and Decarbonization Projects Director

Paolo Testini

Energy Scenarios and Decarbonization Projects Director

Snam

Women in Low Carbon Future Speakers 

Agime Gerbeti
Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (Italy)

Agime Gerbeti

Head of Technical Staff to the Director General, Energy Department

Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (Italy)

Patricia Castellarnau
European Investment Bank (EIB)

Patricia Castellarnau

Head of the Sustainability & Climate Office Division

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Alice Greaves
Shell

Alice Greaves

Head of CCS Commercial, Europe

Shell

Kleopatra Avraam
DESFA

Kleopatra Avraam

Strategic Planning Senior Director

DESFA

Annemarie Manger
Aramis CCS

Annemarie Manger

Programme Director

Aramis CCS

Sarah Arntz
Port of Rotterdam

Sarah Arntz

Business Manager Energy Transition

Port of Rotterdam

Elizabeth Girling
Standard Chartered Bank

Elizabeth Girling

Head of Social Sustainability, Sustainable Finance Products and Frameworks

Standard Chartered Bank

Amelia Mitchell
ERM

Amelia Mitchell

Managing Consultant Low Carbon Industries & Molecules

ERM

Sibylle Soers
Sirona Technologies

Sibylle Soers

Founders Associate & Partnerships

Sirona Technologies

More will be updated soon...

CCGS2026 Carbon Management Market Builders

Nick Flinn
Shell & Technip Energies Alliance

Nick Flinn

VP Decarbonisation and Emerging Technologies

Shell & Technip Energies Alliance

Floris Mackor
Air Liquide

Floris Mackor

Vice President, Large Industries & Strategy CCS

Air Liquide

Stefan Erdmann
Outokumpu

Stefan Erdmann

Chief Technology Officer

Outokumpu

Matt Kaloupek
ADM

Matt Kaloupek

Vice President, Carbon Capture and Storage

ADM

Lise Winther
Yara International

Lise Winther

Vice President, Production Global Plants

Yara International

Rich Denny
Northern Endurance Partnership

Rich Denny

Managing Director

Northern Endurance Partnership

Daniel Nathan
Climeworks

Daniel Nathan

Chief Project Development Officer

Climeworks

Dr. Chris Manson-Whitton
Progressive Energy

Dr. Chris Manson-Whitton

Chief Executive Officer

Progressive Energy

Mark Clune
Air Products

Mark Clune

Executive Director Business Development

Air Products

Jon Christopher
SLB Capturi

Jon Christopher

Chief Commercial Officer

SLB Capturi

Michael Lundgaard Thomsen
Aalborg Portland A/S

Michael Lundgaard Thomsen

Director

Aalborg Portland A/S

Aris Tsikouras
TITAN Group

Aris Tsikouras

Director of Decarbonization Strategy

TITAN Group

Jesper Sand Damtoftm
Aalborg Portland A/S

Jesper Sand Damtoftm

Director of Sustainability

Aalborg Portland A/S

Mark Burrows Smith
Encyclis

Mark Burrows Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Encyclis

Harold EVIN
Vallourec

Harold EVIN

CCUS Director

Vallourec

Nikolas Rigas
EnEarth

Nikolas Rigas

Head of Carbon Storage

EnEarth

Temur Malik Narzikulov
Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Temur Malik Narzikulov

Director, Centre of Green Economy Projects

Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Pierre Jeremie
Hy24

Pierre Jeremie

Investment Director

Hy24

Lasse Rosendahl
Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center

Lasse Rosendahl

Chief Executive Officer

Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center

Valter Selén
Nordic Carbon Removal Association

Valter Selén

Secretary General

Nordic Carbon Removal Association

Odd Even Jakobsen
Gassco AS

Odd Even Jakobsen

Project Manager, German-Norwegian Energy Cooperation

Gassco AS

Natalie van der Mey
Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE)

Natalie van der Mey

Sales and Business Development Manager

Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE)

Shaun Bosomworth
National Gas

Shaun Bosomworth

Innovation Demonstration Manager

National Gas

Marie Reiter
Willis Group Limited

Marie Reiter

Head of Global Broking Strategy, Natural Resources

Willis Group Limited

Katherine Knight
Pace CCS

Katherine Knight

CCS Specialist and Advisor

Pace CCS

Paul Davis
novoMOF

Paul Davis

Vice President of Commercial Strategy

novoMOF

Dr Meera Atreya
Carbon Direct

Dr Meera Atreya

Vice President of Decarbonization Science & European Advisory

Carbon Direct

Jackie Rothwell
Carbon Direct

Jackie Rothwell

Senior Decarbonization Engineer

Carbon Direct

Rouha Hussaina
Sproule ERCE

Rouha Hussaina

​​Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions

Sproule ERCE

Rish Chandarana
WSP

Rish Chandarana

Director

WSP

Project Lead
Global Impact Coalition

Project Lead

Nadine Feustel

Global Impact Coalition

Feriel Adjaout
Rystad Energy

Feriel Adjaout

Senior Market Analyst, Low Carbon & CCUS

Rystad Energy

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen
CCS Europe

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen

Director

CCS Europe

Lukas Schuffelen
BET Consulting GmbH

Lukas Schuffelen

Partner

BET Consulting GmbH

Stuart Sinclair
BUREAU VERITAS 

Stuart Sinclair

CCS Market Leader

BUREAU VERITAS 

More will be updated soon...

CCGS2026 VIP Guests

More will be updated soon...

CEMEX
Nestor Quintero

Nestor Quintero

Global Head CCUS

CEMEX

National Wealth Fund
Hugh Allon-Smith

Hugh Allon-Smith

Manager, Investment and Advisory

National Wealth Fund

KfW IPEX-Bank
Philipp Coen

Philipp Coen

Portfolio Manager

KfW IPEX-Bank

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Roberto Farias

Roberto Farias

Head of CCUS, New Energies and Decarbonisation

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Twin Towers Ventures
Fariz Ali

Fariz Ali

Managing Partner

Twin Towers Ventures

CEMEX
Roberto Ponguta

Roberto Ponguta

Vice President Global Operations, Technical & Energy

CEMEX

Enagás
Beatriz Martinez Piquer

Beatriz Martinez Piquer

Head of Business Development, Origination & International Relations

Enagás

Natixis
Aymeric Chauveau

Aymeric Chauveau

Managing Director and Head of Head of Energy Security & Decarbonization

Natixis

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Hina Qureshi

Hina Qureshi

Manager, Strategy and Decarbonisation

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Twin Towers Ventures
Chee Ho Woo

Chee Ho Woo

Partner

Twin Towers Ventures

CEMEX
Marco Murillo

Marco Murillo

Head Engineering & Projects EMEA

CEMEX

Enagás
María Jesús Martin Esteban

María Jesús Martin Esteban

Head of Business Development, M&A

Enagás

Natixis
Olivier Serra

Olivier Serra

Global Co-Head Energy Transition & Natural Resources

Natixis

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Keisuke Kimura

Keisuke Kimura

Assistant Technical Manager, Technical Division

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

National Wealth Fund
Chloe Evans

Chloe Evans

Director Investments and Advisory

National Wealth Fund

KfW IPEX-Bank
Thomas Bernhards

Thomas Bernhards

Co-Head Digital and Energy Infrastructure

KfW IPEX-Bank

Natixis
Julien Devaux

Julien Devaux

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure & Energy Finance

Natixis

Aker Solutions
Haakon Helgesen

Haakon Helgesen

SVP, New Energies Business Development & Partnerships

Aker Solutions

National Wealth Fund
Ankita Handa

Ankita Handa

Assistant Director, Investment and Advisory

National Wealth Fund

KfW IPEX-Bank
Céline Brochard

Céline Brochard

Director and Team Head, Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Department

KfW IPEX-Bank

Natixis
Clément Melkebeke

Clément Melkebeke

Green & Sustainable Cross Asset Originator

Natixis

Aker Solutions
Satyajit Alawattegama

Satyajit Alawattegama

VP, CCUS Business Development | UK, Europe & Emerging Markets

Aker Solutions

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