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LONDON, August 20, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Summit set to deliver the latest commercial strategies and trends dominating

the natural gas industry

- Summit will include online strategic and technical conference sessions

streamed live or available on demand

- Delegates will gain insights into the latest commercial strategies and trends

dominating the Gas, LNG and Energy industry

- Taking place from 7 to 11 September on a fully interactive platform with

unrivalled networking opportunities

dmg events’ Gastech Virtual Summit will include strategic and technical content

streamed online, enabling the Gas, LNG and Energy industry to connect and

engage digitally to address the collective challenges and opportunities the

industry faces.

The Gastech Virtual Summit Strategic Conference

[https://www.gastechevent.com/gastech-virtual-summit/strategic-conference/ ]

comprising of the Ministerial & Global Business Leaders Sessions, C-Suite

Dialogues and Gastech Tech Talks will deliver advanced insights into the latest

commercial strategies and trends dominating the Gas, LNG and Energy industry,

providing delegates with fast track information on how best to align business

models for the post-pandemic landscape.  

The Summit will feature 200+ industry leaders who will outline and share

strategies and visions for confronting the new and changed energy markets.  

Attendees will have access to exclusive critical insights from Ministers,

policy makers, business leaders, disrupters and innovators. Issues impacting

the future of the industry; energy security of supply; affordability and

sustainability; the prospects for demand and investment recovery; and changes

to supply in a post COVID-19 world, being top of the agenda.  

Nick Ornstien, Vice President Energy for dmg events said: “Gastech has sat at

the heart of the Gas, LNG and Energy conversation for 49 years. It is a global

platform with the power to convene industry leaders to create a cohesive

narrative that address the future challenges and opportunities, as the energy

transition accelerates.”

Among those confirmed to take part in the virtual conference are Honourable

Seamus O’Regan, Honourable Minister for Natural Resources, Canada; Pratima

Rangarajan, CEO, OGCI Climate Investments; Maarten Wetselaar, Integrated Gas &

New Energies Director and Member of the Executive Committee, Shell; Peter

Clarke, Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil Upstream Oil & Gas Company; Laurent

Vivier, Senior Vice President Gas, Total; Assistant Secretary Francis Fannon,

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources, United States

Department of State; Shawn Tupper, Associate Deputy Minister of Natural

Resources, Canada; Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab; Prabhat Singh,

Chairman & Managing Director, Petronet LNG; Thomas Siebel, Author & Chairman &

Chief Executive Officer, C3.ai [https://c3.ai/]; Keisuke Sadamori, Director,

Energy Markets and Security, International Energy Agency; Sanjiv Lamba,

Executive Vice President, APAC, Linde; Thorbjoern Fors, Executive Vice

President, Industrial Applications, Siemens Energy; Hiroki Sato, Managing

Executive Officer & Chief Global Partnership Officer, JERA Inc.; Jun Nishizawa,

Executive Vice President, Group CEO, Natural Gas Group, Mitsubishi Corporation

and Jane Liao, CEO, Natural Gas Business, CPC Corporation, Taiwan.  

The topics which the Gastech Virtual Summit will cover include the role of

natural gas in the energy transition; the criticality of IoT and data security

in the future of the energy industry; the impact of deregulation on markets and

investment; opportunities and challenges to the energy sector posed by Industry

4.0; hydrogen’s ability to deliver on decarbonisation commitments and what

impact environmental activism will have on the emerging growth opportunities

for the industry.

Alongside the strategic conference, the Summit will also showcase the very

latest and peer-reviewed research on new technologies and business strategies

to help companies thrive in challenging times and exclusive keynote addresses

from globally renowned leaders in the technology space.  The technical

conference sessions will feature certified content delivered by industry

leaders on recovery, the new post-pandemic energy landscape and how the

industry can capitalise and build on reduced emissions for a sustainable and

secure long-term energy future.

The Gastech Virtual Summit 2020 is being held in place of the Gastech

exhibition and conference, scheduled to take place in Singapore, in September.

dmg events and the Gastech Governing Body, in consultation with Enterprise

Singapore and the Singapore Tourism Board collectively took the decision to

postpone that event, to 13 – 16 September 2021, due to concerns around the

global pandemic, accessibility and the wellbeing of speakers, delegates,

exhibitors and visitors.

About Gastech

Gastech has united the global as, LNG and energy industry for almost 50 years

and continues to do so, placing its emphasis on the future and convening the

global community. With the industry’s support, Gastech is the heart of the

global gas, LNG and energy conversation – bringing together companies,

organisations and individuals alike to shape the future of energy.  From NOCs,

IOCs, utility companies, EPC contractors, E&P companies, service companies,

technology providers, shipbuilders and manufacturers – Gastech brings the

energy value chain together for progressive discussions, business transactions

and cross sector collaboration.

For more information please visit www.gastechevent.com

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