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SUMMIT AGENDA 2026
Day 1 Morning - Navigating Global Dynamics & The Investment Case
08:00 - 09:00
(60 mins)
Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00 - 09:10
(10 mins)
Opening Welcome by Conference Chair
Lukas Schuffelen
Partner
BET Consulting GmbH
09:10 - 09:50 (40 mins)
[Global Gallery] National Strategies for Global Ambitions
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Direct insights from policymakers: Hear senior energy ministry officials from leading CCUS markets (e.g. EU, Americas, MENA, APAC) present their national deployment roadmaps, incentive structures, and regulatory priorities firsthand
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Pieces of the global puzzle: Understand how these distinct national strategies collectively form the foundational building blocks for a future interconnected, global carbon management market
[Norway Keynote] From Storage Capacity to Market Clearing: Norway’s Next Role in Europe’s COâ‚‚ Economy
Mr. Lars Erik Aamot
Director General
Norwegian Ministry of Energy
[Denmark Keynote] Accelerating the CCUS Value Chain: Public-Private Partnerships and Policy Incentives in Denmark
Anders Hoffmann
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Denmark Ministry for Climate, Energy and Utilities (*Virtual)
[Canada Keynote] Advancing CCUS at Scale: Alberta’s Policy Leadership, Investment Frameworks, and Global Partnerships
Vitor Marciano
Chief of Staff to Minister Brian Jean
Government of Alberta
10:00 - 10:50 (50 mins)
[Opening Panel] Divergence or Convergence? Mapping CCUS Priorities Across Key Economies
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How industry and government leaders are shaping CCUS strategies—comparing regulatory priorities, incentive design, and commercial models across major regions
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Overcoming cross-regional bottlenecks: permitting, infrastructure build-out, market design, and the “chicken-and-egg” challenge of hubs, anchor emitters, and capital coordination
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Strategies for scaling CCUS into a commercially mature, gigaton-level business: portfolio diversification, regional deployment models, and cross-border collaboration
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In the era of AI and expanding data-center footprints, how CCUS can reinforce digital growth while supporting global decarbonization goals
Moderator:
Kike Beintema
Associate Director of Energy Upstream, C&S,
Boston Consulting Group
Panelists:
Etienne Anglès d’Auriac
Vice President CCS Business Unit
TotalEnergies
Pieter Tavenier
Managing Director CCS
Gasunie
Caterina Marmorato
Chief Financial Officer
Eni CCUS Holding
Nick Flinn
VP Decarbonisation and Emerging Technologies
Shell & Technip Energies Alliance
Coffee Break & Networking
11:20 - 11:30
(10 mins)
[Keynote] From Plant to Ecosystem: Scaling Heidelberg Materials' CCUS Projects into Integrated Carbon Management Networks.
Jan Theulen
Director CCUS Business Development & Partnerships
Heidelberg Materials
11:30 - 12:20
(50 mins)
​[Executive Panel] Cracking the FID Code: Improving Bankability Through Offtake Models, Revenue Certainty, and Risk Allocation
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Transitioning from government-subsidised models to market-driven frameworks supported by long-term offtake commitments
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Structuring risk allocation across emitters, storage operators, lenders, and insurers
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Building credible revenue models for CCS and CDR that meet investor requirements
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​Identifying who will become the dominant future buyers—energy-intensive industries, tech companies, airlines, financial institutions
Moderator:
Lukas Schuffelen
Partner
BET Consulting GmbH
Panelists:
Raphaël De Winter
Senior VP Business Development and M&A
Fluxys
Julia Dubinina
CCS VP Commercial and Market
Harbour Energy
Sophia Northridge
Head of UK Low Carbon Solutions Region & Business Development
Equinor
Mark Burrows Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Encyclis
12:20 - 12:35
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Principal Buyer's Actions in Decarbonization Readiness (Carbon Capture) for Combined-Cycle Projects since 2022
Eng. Ayed AlAklubi
General Manager of Pre-Development Projects
Principal Buyer
Luncheon & Networking
Day 1 Afternoon - Building Scale: From Regional Clusters to Global Networks
14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)
[Deep Dive] The Advanced Hub Playbook: Lessons from Global Front-Runners on Replication and Investment
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Navigating the Transition from Pilot to Hub: Scaling Curve Across Continents
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Coordinating Governance and Roles: Operators, Emitters, Regulators, and Capital
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Optimizing Hub Economics and Cost Structures
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Extracting Lessons for Replication and Investment Strategy
Moderator:
James Chapman
Partner
Freshfields
Panelists:
Floris Mackor
Vice President, Large Industries & Strategy CCS
Air Liquide
Joost Hooghiem
Managing Director CCS
Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN)
Lise Winther
Vice President, Production Global Plants
Yara International
Rich Denny
Managing Director
Northern Endurance Partnership
14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)
[Keynote] Power + CCS: Last in Line, First to Scale?
Bas Sudmeijer
Managing Director & Partner
Boston Consulting Group
15:10 - 15:30 (20 mins)
​[Case Workshop - World's Best Practices] The Global Blueprint: Delivering the World’s First Commercial-Scale Gas-to-Power CCS Project
Ian Hunter
Managing Director
Net Zero Teesside Power
Coffee Break & Networking
16:00 - 16:50 (50 mins)
[Panel] Moving Megatons: From Fragmented Markets to an Integrated Global COâ‚‚ Transport and Storage System
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Building the foundations of a global COâ‚‚ infrastructure hub: how regions can interconnect emerging storage basins, cross-border pipelines, shipping networks, and market platforms into a coherent, investable global system
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Scaling through shared infrastructure and cross-regional cooperation: enabling transnational T&S corridors, unlocking capital efficiency, and creating predictable access for emitters and project developers worldwide
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Vision 2030+: Envisioning an interoperable global system with common rules, multi-modal logistics, and diversified storage
Moderator:
Nadine Feustel
Project Lead
Global Impact Coalition
Panelists:
Dennis Jul Pedersen
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Esbjerg
Paolo Testini
Energy Scenarios and Decarbonization Projects Director
Snam
Johannes Eng
Head of New Energies
Duisport
Odd Even Jakobsen
Project Manager, German-Norwegian Energy Cooperation
Gassco AS
Shaun Bosomworth
Innovation Demonstration Manager
National Gas
16:50 - 17:40 (50 mins)
[Panel] The Rise of the CDR Market: Certification, Liquidity, and the Emergence of High-Quality Carbon Removal Products
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Creating high-integrity, verifiable, and durable carbon removals at scale
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Standardising MRV and permanence requirements across the global market
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The evolution of DAC and BECCS offtake models—15-20-year contracts and price discovery
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Integration of voluntary and compliance markets: opportunities, risks, and convergence pathways
Moderator:
Dr Meera Atreya
Vice President of Decarbonization Science & European Advisory
Carbon Direct
Panelists:
Matt Kaloupek
Vice President, Carbon Capture and Storage
ADM
Lasse Rosendahl
Chief Executive Officer
Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center
Daniel Nathan
Chief Project Development Officer
Climeworks
Valter Selén
Secretary General
Nordic Carbon Removal Association
Nouf Abdulghani
Environmental Sustainability Manager
Principal Buyer
18:00 - 21:00 (180 mins)
Cocktail Party & Sustainability Gala Dinner
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