Gathering Established and Emerging LNG & Gas Buyers in Asia Pacific for Over 10 Years
Thank you for attending the 11th edition of the most established and highly-regarded LNG Summit in the Asia Pacific region. With presentations from some of the world’s leading influencers and decision makers, and attendance in excess of over 300 delegates and 17 sponsors – the 2019 edition has reinforced it’s positioning as the premier meeting place for LNG buyers & sellers in Asia Pacific.
Save the date for next year: 16 – 19 June 2020
Summit Testimonials
“Once again CWC brought together a number of key industry players and facilitated discussion that is healthy for the industry”
Jesse Lee, GM- LNG Marketing, Anadarko
“Insightful in its content with great speakers and moderators, well attended offering good networking and as usual, very well organised. We’ll come back at the next edition!”
Christophe Malet, SVP Upstream LNG , Hanas LNG
“Fantastic event with great insights into the future of LNG, particularly in Asia Pacific, and networking among market players. An exciting time ahead for the LNG industry.”
Adrian Sookhan, Gas Market Analyst, Gas Exporting Countries Forum
“Diverse and very professional sessions with key note speakers that are deeply knowledgeable in their areas.”
Abdes Karimi, Head of Improvisation, BHP
“Outstanding LNG Community gathering in a growing and vibrant location for our Industry.”
Nacho de Miguel, Director Business Development, Union Fenosa Gas
“An excellent gathering of the finest brains in the industry”
Pankaj Wadhwa, Senior VP- Finance, Petronet LNG Limited
2019 Post Event Report
Find out what happened at the 2019 edition of the CWC World LNG & Gas Series: Asia Pacific Summit.
Download the Post Event Report, showcasing:
- A snapshot of attending companies
- The delegate breakdown by industry, job title and geo-location
- Marketing activities promoting the summit and sponsors
2019 Distinguished Speakers Included
Darshan HiranandaniCEOH-Energy
Darshan Hiranandani
CEO
H-Energy
Mr Darshan Hiranandani leads H-Energy – the energy venture of the Hiranandani Group – one of India’s largest residential developers. Mr Darshan holds a Masters degree with a major in Entrepreneurship and Finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. Under his able leadership the Company has ventured into LNG regas terminals and natural gas pipeline projects in India. The Company also plans to develop an LNG liquefaction project and crude oil infrastructure in Canada.
Mr Darshan started his professional career pioneering the development of 23 Marina, a 90 storey, 400m residential tower in Dubai – the world’s 3rd largest residential tower – which generated more than US $250 Million in revenues. As part of the Board of Directors of the Hiranandani Group, Mr Darshan’s achievements also include the establishment of the Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Hospital, which won the coveted Ramakrishna Bajaj Award for the best hospital in India.
Mehdi ChennoufiGeneral ManagerShell LNG Marketing and Trading
Mehdi Chennoufi
General Manager
Shell LNG Marketing and Trading
Mehdi Chennoufi is the General Manager LNG Origination and Business Development and responsible for building Shell’s LNG business East of Suez.
He started his career with KPMG in the early nineties where he got acquainted with the rigour of economic analysis and the art of interpreting accounts. He then joined Shell in London at the turn of the century and focused on gas and LNG business development in Levant before moving to Egypt to grow Shell’s CNG and LDC footprint. In 2004 he was appointed as the Shell shareholder representative in Oman LNG, based out of the Dubai office and in 2008 he moved to the LNG Supply and Trading business looking after Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
In 2010, Mehdi was appointed General Manager LNG Origination and Business Development for the West Region covering the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, Africa and South America and in 2016 he moved to Singapore to lead the East of Suez portfolio.
Mehdi holds a Masters in Economics and a Master in Business Administration from ISG in Paris and the University of Oxford. Besides being an avid sailor, he is passionate about biodiversity conservation and founded Wanakaset.org.
Rajnish GoswamiGM - LNG MarketingAnadarko Petroleum Corporation
Rajnish Goswami
GM - LNG Marketing
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Rajnish Goswami was named General Manager, LNG Marketing of Mozambique LNG in June 2017. In this role, he is responsible for commercializing Mozambique LNG in SE Asia, Indian Sub-Continent and Middle East markets. Mr. Goswami has more than 25 years of experience in the global natural gas / LNG industry.
Prior to joining the Mozambique LNG team, Rajnish was Team Lead in Shell’s Developing Gas and LNG Markets team in Singapore.
Previously, he held positions with BG (VP LNG Strategy) and Wood Mackenzie (Head of Asia LNG Consulting) based out of Edinburgh, London and Singapore.
Rajnish holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Edinburgh, U.K.
Mark GyetvayChief Financial Officer & Deputy Chairman of the Management BoardNOVATEK
Mark Gyetvay
Chief Financial Officer & Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
NOVATEK
Mark Gyetvay is the CFO and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board at NOVATEK. From 2003 to 2014, he was a member of NOVATEK’s Board of Directors and served as the Chairman on the Strategy and Investment Committee. He was responsible for listing NOVATEK on the London Stock Exchange in 2005, and has led many of the Company’s Eurobond and domestic bond placements.
He has been consistently recognized by Investor Relations Magazine as one of the best CFO’s in Russia and the CIS by winning numerous awards and accolades, and was recognized twice by Institutional Investor magazine as one of the Top Five CFO’s in Europe’s Oil and Gas sector. Mr Gyetvay is the recipient of the Finance Monthly 2015 - 2018 “Best CFO – Russia”, “Game Changer Award – Russia ” 2017 and 2018, and was recently announced as the Institutional Investor’s “Best CFO” in the EMEA oil and gas industry for 2017.
Prior to joining NOVATEK, he worked at a number of independent oil and gas companies in the United States since 1981 where he specialized in financial and economic analysis matters in both the upstream and downstream segments, as well as was a former partner in PWC’s Petroleum practice based in Moscow from 1995 to 2003. He is an internationally recognized expert in the oil and gas industry and a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences.
Ranee KositvanichAssistant Governor - Fuel ManagementEGAT
Ranee Kositvanich
Assistant Governor - Fuel Management
EGAT
Chen RuiDirector of Natural Gas Department, Senior EconomistCNPC ETRI
Chen Rui
Director of Natural Gas Department, Senior Economist
CNPC ETRI
CHEN Rui is Director of natural gas department of CNPC Economics & Technology Research Institute. Mr. Chen is the key contributor to several national and CNPC level projects, including China's Oil and Gas Sustainable Development Strategy, International Oil Market Trend After Financial Crisis, International Energy Outlook, etc. Mr. Chen is the author of more than 50 papers published in many reputable journals including International Petroleum Economics, China Petrifaction, etc. Mr. Chen is also regularly invited for attending international oil price symposiums held by NDRC and NEA, frequently consulted by different national ministries and CNPC departments on oil market issue, and receives many exclusive interviews by Xinhua News Agency, International Business Daily, China Petrochemical News, etc.
Gordon D WatersCEO of Asia Pacific for GEMENGIE Global Markets
Gordon D Waters
CEO of Asia Pacific for GEM
ENGIE Global Markets
Gavin ThompsonVice Chairman, Energy - Asia PacificWood Mackenzie
Gavin Thompson
Vice Chairman, Energy - Asia Pacific
Wood Mackenzie
Gavin joined Wood Mackenzie in 1997. Between 2003-2014 Gavin was based in Beijing managing Wood Mackenzie’s China research.
Gavin then relocated to Tokyo to head Wood Mackenzie’s gas/power research across North East Asia before returning to Beijing in 2016 to lead Wood Mackenzie’s overall China business.
In 2017 he took up the position of Head of Asia Pacific Research and in 2019 was made Vice Chairman, Energy for Wood Mackenzie’s Asia Pacific business. He is currently based in Singapore.
Gavin graduated from Newcastle University with a first class degree in Politics, Economics and Chinese Language.
Your Chance to Network with LNG's Most Influential Players
With Thanks to Our 2019 Sponsors
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To discuss tailor-made sponsorship packages, please contact Elliott McGinn on +44 20 7978 0029 or Tyler Forbes on +44 20 7978 0061 or email on: LNGAsia@thecwcgroup.com