Registration is open!

21^st GIE Annual Conference

Empowering the energy transition, inspiring change:
creating sustainable solutions today

See you on 17 & 18 October 2024, in Munich, Germany

21st edition | 2 days | 1 evening reception | 300 energy experts

Graciously hosted by
bayernets, Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), GASCADE, GRTgaz Deutschland, ONTRAS, Open Grid Europe (OGE), Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), Storengy Deutschland, Uniper Energy Storage

Join European policy & business leaders in empowering the energy transition. Together, we will debate and meet to inspire change. Our two-day interactive discussions and networking activities will foster the creation of sustainable solutions.

Access in-depth and engaging panel discussions tackling the latest policy and energy industry trends in Europe. Meet and debate with actors from different fields: renewable, low-carbon and natural gases, including hydrogen and biomethane, electricity, wind energy, trading, academia, policymaking… and more.

What we will talk about:

• Hydrogen infrastructure: onshore, offshore, corridors, storage, financing, import
• Role of gas infrastructure in the transition
• CCUS technologies
• Sector coupling & hydrogen infrastructure
• Biomethane’s benefit in achieving the targets
• Diversification of roads and sources of supply
• The position of Europe in the world
• Gas infrastructure’s support towards the energy consumers in their transition.
• Project presentations

Full programme coming soon! Stay tuned.

Registration is open!

21^st GIE Annual Conference

Empowering the energy transition, inspiring change:
creating sustainable solutions today

See you on 17 & 18 October 2024, in Munich, Germany

21st edition | 2 days | 1 evening reception | 300 energy experts

Graciously hosted by
bayernets, Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), GASCADE, GRTgaz Deutschland, ONTRAS, Open Grid Europe (OGE), Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), Storengy Deutschland, Uniper Energy Storage

Join European policy & business leaders in empowering the energy transition. Together, we will debate and meet to inspire change. Our two-day interactive discussions and networking activities will foster the creation of sustainable solutions.

Access in-depth and engaging panel discussions tackling the latest policy and energy industry trends in Europe. Meet and debate with actors from different fields: renewable, low-carbon and natural gases, including hydrogen and biomethane, electricity, wind energy, trading, academia, policymaking… and more.

What we will talk about:

• Hydrogen infrastructure: onshore, offshore, corridors, storage, financing, import
• Role of gas infrastructure in the transition
• CCUS technologies
• Sector coupling & hydrogen infrastructure
• Biomethane’s benefit in achieving the targets
• Diversification of roads and sources of supply
• The position of Europe in the world
• Gas infrastructure’s support towards the energy consumers in their transition.
• Project presentations

Full programme coming soon! Stay tuned.

Registration is open!

21^st GIE Annual Conference

Empowering the energy transition, inspiring change:
creating sustainable solutions today

See you on 17 & 18 October 2024, in Munich, Germany

21st edition | 2 days | 1 evening reception | 300 energy experts

Graciously hosted by
bayernets, Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), GASCADE, GRTgaz Deutschland, ONTRAS, Open Grid Europe (OGE), Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), Storengy Deutschland, Uniper Energy Storage

Join European policy & business leaders in empowering the energy transition. Together, we will debate and meet to inspire change. Our two-day interactive discussions and networking activities will foster the creation of sustainable solutions.

Access in-depth and engaging panel discussions tackling the latest policy and energy industry trends in Europe. Meet and debate with actors from different fields: renewable, low-carbon and natural gases, including hydrogen and biomethane, electricity, wind energy, trading, academia, policymaking… and more.

What we will talk about:

• Hydrogen infrastructure: onshore, offshore, corridors, storage, financing, import
• Role of gas infrastructure in the transition
• CCUS technologies
• Sector coupling & hydrogen infrastructure
• Biomethane’s benefit in achieving the targets
• Diversification of roads and sources of supply
• The position of Europe in the world
• Gas infrastructure’s support towards the energy consumers in their transition.
• Project presentations

Full programme coming soon! Stay tuned.

GIE Annual Conference 2024

Empowering Energy Transition, Inspiring Change:
Creating Sustainable Solutions Today

———————–(10:00) Start of the external conference———————–

A shift in the mindset

10:00-10:15 | 15 min | Empowering Energy Transition, Inspiring Change

Moderated by Sasha Twining, Master of Ceremony & Energy Journalist

7 min | Building a future-proofed energy system for Europe

• MEP Tsvetelina Penkova | Vice-Chair of ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy & EEF President

7 min | Gas infrastructure: the molecule backbone of the future

• New GIE President

10:15 – 10:55 | 40 min | Panel
Worldwide energy outlook: getting above 10% of global GDP growth

Moderated by Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Global Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia SIPA

1. Dennis Hesseling | Head of Gas, Coal & Power Markets Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)
2. Teodora Georgieva | Executive officer and Board Member ICGB
3. World Bank
4. Shell
5. New GIE President

———————–(10:55-11:15 – 20 min) Coffee break———————–

11:15 – 12:00 | 45 min | Panel
Synergy in Motion: Uniting Energy Across Sectors & Vectors

Moderated by Sasha Twining, Master of Ceremony & Energy Journalist

1. Mechthild Wörsdörfer | DG ENER, European Commission
2. Ralph Bahke | Hydrogen Area sponsor & GIE Board Member
3. Kristian Ruby | Eurelectric Secretary General
4. Bart Jan Hoevers | ENTSOG President
5. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis | Hydrogen Europe Secretary General
6. Anna Slavkovská | GIE Board member

12:00 – 12:40 | 40 min | Panel
The Great Green Escape: Navigating Central East and South East Europe’s Path to Decarbonisation

Moderated by Boyana Achovski, Former GIE Secretary General

1. Julian Popov | Former Minister of Environment and Water of Bulgaria
2. Milan Sedláček | Gas Transmission Europe (GTE) President
3. Karolina Čegir | Energy Community Senior Gas Expert
4. Franck Neel | OMV Petrom Executive Board member

———————–(12:40-13:20 – 40 min) Lunch break———————–

Building the Backbone of the Future

13:20 – 14:00 | 40 min | Panel
The Hydrogen Express: Powering Onshore, Offshore, and Beyond

Moderated by Christopher Jones | Senior Energy & Competition Consultant, Baker McKenzie

1. Beatrice Coda | ENER.C.CINEA (PCI)
2. Giles Dickson | WindEurope
3. Georg Dorfleutner | RAG Energy Storage Managing Director & GIE Board Member
4. Sara Kärki | European Hydrogen Backbone co-chair & Hydrogen Development and Chief Operating Officer Gasgrid
5. Open Grid Europe (OGE)

14:00 – 14:15 | 15 min | Keynote | The Bavarian perspective

14:15 – 14:40 | 25 min | GIETalk | Project presentations

• bayernets | Dr. Matthias Jenn, Managing Director
• Teréga | Dominique Mockly, CEO
• Gascade

14:40 – 14:55 | 15 min | GIETalk | Study Presentation  

Keynote by Frontier & Artelys representatives presenting the study

• Catherine Galano, Director at Frontier Economics
• Christopher Andrey, Director at Artelys,

14:55 – 15:40d | 45 min | Panel
Storing the Future: Underground Solutions for Hydrogen

Panel moderated by Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Global Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia SIPA

1. Kitti Nytrai | DG ENER, European Commission
2. Csilla Bartók | Acting Head of Department – Gas, Hydrogen & Retail, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
3. Charlotte Roule | Gas Storage Europe (GSE) President & Storengy CEO
4. Doug Waters | Uniper Energy Storage Managing Director & GIE Board
5. Romain Capaldi | Director, Guidehouse & H2eart for Europe
6. Antoine Hoxha | Fertilizers Europe Director General

———————-(15:40 – 16:00 – 20 min) Networking coffee ———————-

16:00 – 16:15 | GIE talk | Unlocking terminals’ full potential: policy levers overview

Presentation of the strategic analysis of the decarbonisation pathways for terminals to advance the EU’s green energy agenda.

16:15 – 17:00 | 45 min | Multimolecular terminals: securing & greening Europe’s energy supplies  

The panel will enable EU leaders to elaborate on ongoing and future collaborative efforts and policy initiatives to ensure a secure, efficient, and rapid decarbonisation process of the EU’s energy system with the terminals as critical allies.

Moderated by Luis Parada | GLE President

1. European Commission
2. Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) Managing Director
3. Gasunie
4. Elengy
5. Fluxys
6. European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)

17:00 – 17:30 | 30 min | Panel | Winners of the Mystery panel

The contest organised over the months before the conference.

Moderated by Sasha Twining | Master of Ceremony & Energy News reporter

—————17:30 | End of the conference’s discussions—————

19:30 | Evening Reception

DAY 2 | Friday, 18 October 2024

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9:30 – 9:45 | Opening of the day

1 min | Sasha Twining, moderator of the day – Presentation of the evening’s pictures

14 min | The way forward for gas infrastructures: challenges, opportunities and the road ahead

• Andreas Guth | GIE Secretary General
• Piotr Kuś | ENTSOG General Director

The Renewable & Low-Carbon Rise: waking up in a new reality

Hydrogen

9:45-10:25 | 40 min | Panel | Hydrogen

Moderated by Jean-Marc Leroy, Former GIE President

Zooming on the Low Carbon Delegated act

1. MEP Jens Geier | European Parliament
2. Kamila Waciega | Hydrogen Europe, Chief Policy & Market Officer
3. James Watson | Eurogas Secretary General
4. Nicola Rega | CEFIC Executive Director Climate Change & Energy

10:25-10:35 | GIETalk | Hydrogen Presentation

Biomethane

10:35 -11:15 | 40 min | Panel | Biomethane: Unlocking 2040 Target

Moderated by Bothilde, Energinet

1. Biljana Kulisic | Policy Officer at the European Commission DG ENER
2. Pierre Duvieusart | GIE Biomethane Area Sponsor & GIE Board Member
3. Giulia Cancian | European Biogas Association (EBA) Secretary General
4. Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine
5. Professor Mirjam Röder | Aston University (Work on local communities)

11:15-11:25 | GIETalk | Biomethane Project Presentation

• Zoltan Elek | CEO Landwaerme

———————–(11:25-11:40 Coffee break)———————–

CCUS

11:40-12:20 | 40 min | Panel | CCUS Strategy Unveiled

Moderated by Claudia Patricolo, CEEnergy News 

1. Arno Büx | CCUS Area Sponsor & GIE Board Member
2. Sara Budinis | IEA Energy Analyst
3. François-Régis Mouton | Managing Director IOGP Europe
4. Joop Hazenberg | EU Director, Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA)

12:20-12:30 | GIEtalk | CCUS Project Presentation

• Equinor

12:30-12:50 | 20 min | European Elections & Commission Transition: Ahead of the 5 years

Moderated by John Andrews, The Economist

• Ilaria Conti | Coordinator for Strategy & Development, Florence School of Regulation (FSR)

12:50-13:00 | Closing Ceremony & GIE transition

——————(13:00-14:00) | Networking Lunch——————

GIE Annual Conference 2024

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE

Payment for the conference fee can be made by credit card (VISA, MasterCard or AmEx), iDeal, Bancontact or Sofort immediately after filling in your registration form. Online registration happens within a secure environment. You will receive an invoice by e-mail immediately following your payment.

You can also pay by bank transfer: in this case, the registration to the conference is confirmed once the payment has been received.
You will receive an invoice by e-mail after your registration.
Please choose your preferred payment method in the registration form.

NOTE: Press and journalists are not required to pay the conference fee and a special rate applies for Academics. Please contact GIE through this form with your request to attend the conference.

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Conference Venue

Munich Marriott Hotel City West
Address: Landsberger Strasse 156, Munich, Germany

GIE is pleased to announce that we have selected the Munich Marriott Hotel City West as our conference venue. Positioned strategically, it provides an ideal vantage point for your expedition, ensuring convenience and comfort as you immerse yourself in Munich’s cultural, culinary, and historical delights.

We are glad to inform you that delegates will benefit from preferential rates.
(See Hotel info &Booking)

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Munich Marriott Hotel City West
Address: Landsberger Strasse 156, Munich, Germany

GIE is pleased to announce that we have selected the Munich Marriott Hotel City West as our conference venue. Positioned strategically, it provides an ideal vantage point for your expedition, ensuring convenience and comfort as you immerse yourself in Munich’s cultural, culinary, and historical delights.

We are glad to inform you that delegates will benefit from preferential rates.

Deluxe room:

• Single occupancy: 209 euros per night
• Double occupancy: 229 euros per night

Please use the following link to book your room with GIE’s preferential rate.

This rate will apply for rooms booked between 13 and 20 October 2024.