Contact
Agenda
Home

The Central - European
Natural Gas
Congress

September 27-29, 2023
Sibiu, România

Agenda

AGENDA OF THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN NATURAL GAS CONGRESS

SEPTEMBER 27th – 29th 2023, Hilton Hotel, SIBIU, ROMANIA

DAY 1 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th 2023

Participants’ arrival and accommodation

19:00Welcome Dinner – Hilton Hotel

DAY 2 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th 2023

9:00 – 9:45Delegate registration and welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:15Opening speech
10:15 – 11:15PANEL 1
 Geostrategic uncertainty in the European energy market
 
  • ION STERIAN – DIRECTOR GENERAL SNTGN TRANSGAZ SA
  • CONSTANTIN DUDU IONESCU – State Counsellor, Presidential Administration (tbc)
  • VIRGIL POPESCU – Deputy, Chamber of Deputies, Committee for Ecological Balance and Environment Protection
  • GEORGE NICULESCU – President ANRE
  • ALEXANDRU PETRESCU – President ANRM
  • CRISTIAN SECOȘAN – General Director Delgaz Grid
11:15 – 11:30Q&A
11:30 – 12:30PANEL 2
 Investments in national gas infrastructure – a vector for sustainable development of local communities
 Moderator DANIEL APOSTOL – GENERAL DIRECTOR FPPG
 
  • DANIELA CÎMPEAN – President of Sibiu County Council
  • MONICA SĂSĂRMAN – State Secretary, for Bistrița Năsăud County Council
  • MIHAI LUPU – President of Constanța County Council
  • FRANCISK-IULIAN CHIRIAC – President of Brăila County Council
  • PETRE-EMANOIL NEAGU – President of Buzău County Council
  • MARIUS-FLORINEL NICOLAESCU – Vice President of Argeș County Council
  • MIRCEA DORIN CREȚU– Prefect of Sibiu County
12:30 – 12.45Q&A
12:45 – 13:45PANEL 3
 Diversification of natural gas supply sources and transmission routes in Central, South-Eastern Europe and the Balkans
 Moderator Gabriel Avăcăriței – Editor-in-Chief Energynomics.ro
 
  • FRANCK NEEL – President of the Petroleum and Gas Employers’ Federation
  • GABOR SZOKODI – Director for Trading and Business Development
  • KLEOPATRA AVRAAM – Strategic Planning Senior Manager, DESFA
  • KIRIL RAVNACHKI – Member of the Management Board of Bulgartransgaz
  • MARKO JANICIJEVIC – Senior Sales Manager, Gas Connect Austria GmbH
  • STEFANOS ECONOMIDES – Business Development, Mediterranean Gas SA
  • KATERYNA KOVALENKO – Head of Strategy Division, LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine
  • GABRIELLE LELIEVRE – Communication Advisor, GIE
13:45 – 14:00Q&A
14:00 – 15:00Lunch
15:00 – 16:00PANEL 4
 Enhancing energy security in Europe
 Moderator GABRIELA MOROIANU – Director General Focus Energetic
 
  • ALIN DINIȚĂ – Conf. Univ. Dr. Ing. Rector UPG
  • ANTAL ISTVÁN-LORÁNT – Committee on Energy, Energy Infrastructure and Mineral Resources
  • BENDE SANDOR – Deputy, Committee on Economic Affairs, Industry and Services
  • VASILE CÂRSTEA – Director General DEPOGAZ Ploiești
  • CIPRIAN PĂLTINEANU – CEO INSPET S.A.
  • IOAN DAN GHEORGHIU – Chairman CNR -CME
  • ANDREI GUȘĂ – General Director ANGUS
16:00 – 16:15Q&A
16:15 – 17:15PANEL 5
 Financing investments in the development of gas infrastructure in Central, Eastern Europe and the Balkans
 Moderator Gina Vacariu – Producer of economic shows Antena 3 CNN
 
  • RĂZVAN POPESCU – CEO ROMGAZ
  • ADRIAN TĂNASE – CEO Bucharest Stock Exchange
  • CIPRIAN PĂLTINEANU – CEO INSPET S.A.
  • BASILIO PETKIDIS – CEO Mediterranean Gas SA
  • RAMONA KURKO – Deputy Managing Director Corporate BCR
  • IONUȚ MICU – Director EU Funds, SNTGN Transgaz SA
17:15 – 17.30Q&A
19:30Traditional dinner – Hilton Hotel

DAY 3 | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th 2023

09:00 – 09:30Delegates’ arrival, welcome coffee
09:30 – 10:30PANEL 6
 Optimising processes in the energy industry by using new digital
technologies
 Moderator DANIEL APOSTOL – GENERAL DIRECTOR FPPG
 
  • MIHNEA CLAUDIU DRUMEA – Secretary of State at the General Secretariat of the Government
  • MARIAN VIOREL POȘA – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization
  • ARISTOTEL JUDE – Deputy CEO ROMGAZ
  • GHEORGHE ȘTEFAN – CEO CNR -CME
  • LEVENTE LUKACS – Senior Expert and Regional Manager for the Romanian Market, CEGH
10:30 – 10.45Q&A
10:45 – 11:45PANEL 7
 The future of natural gas in the European energy mix on medium and long term
 Moderator Gina Vacariu – Producer of economic shows Antena 3 CNN
 
  • CRISTIAN HUBATI – Executive Board member of OMV Petrom S.A. responsible for Exploration & Production activity OMV Petrom
  • VADIM CEBAN – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Moldovagaz
  • CRISTINA PRUNĂ – Chamber of Deputies, Committee for Industries and Services
  • SANDOR BOGOLY – Business Development Advisor
  • DUMITRU CHISĂLIȚĂ – President, Intelligent Energy Association
  • ANTONIO LUCCI – Member of the Decabonisation Excellence Team, RINA
  • ALIN ȘTIRBU – Hydrogen consultant
11:45 – 12.00Q&A
12:00 – 13:00PANEL 8
 Energy diplomacy – meeting challenges and scenarios for the future
 Moderator Gabriel Avăcăriței – Editor-in-Chief Energynomics.ro
 
  • H.E. Mr. VICTOR CHIRILĂ – Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Romania
  • H.E. Mr. BONIFAC ZSICHLA – Second Secretary, Embassy of Hungary in Romania
  • H.E. Mr. MOAYAD FATHALLAH MOHAMED EL DALIE – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Romania
  • United States Embassy in Romania – Representative of the Economic Department
  • H.E. Mr. HUSEYN NIZAMI OGLU NAJAFOV – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Romania
  • H.E. Mr. SULTAN MOHAMED MAJED ALALI – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to România
13:00 – 13.15Q&A
13:15 – 14:30Lunch
14:30 – 14:45Event Closing

Contact

Access to the Central – European Natural Gas Congress is by invitation only.

Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.