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Frank van Doorn is leading Vattenfall’s Trading Unit, which covers all the Group’s wholesale trading in power, gas, coal, biomass, carbon and green certificates. He started his career in the energy industry in 1998 as business analyst at Mobil Europe Gas, and after stints at EDF Trading, Essent and RWE, he joined Vattenfall in 2011. Since then, Frank has held several managerial positions in the Trading Unit, before taking up the responsibility for all trading activities in April 2018. Vattenfall is one of the main traders in the European Energy market.

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Jonathan Stern founded the OIES Gas Research Programme in 2003 and was its Director until October 2011 when he became its Chairman and a Senior Research Fellow, he became a Distinguished Fellow in October 2016. He is honorary professor at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee; fellow of the Energy Delta Institute and a Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (in Tokyo). From 2011-16 he was the EU Speaker of the EU–Russia Gas Advisory Council. He is the author and editor of several books and many papers on gas and LNG in Russia and the Former Soviet Union, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the only major study of, the pricing of internationally traded gas. His most recent papers published by OIES in 2020 and 2022 are: Methane Emissions from Natural Gas and LNG Imports: an increasingly urgent issue for the future of gas in Europe; and Measurement, Reporting, and Verification of Methane Emissions from Natural Gas and LNG Trade: creating transparent and credible frameworks. 

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Elio Ruggeri is a Senior Vice President at Snam.

Currently serves as SVP of Global LNG, supervising existing large scale and small scale assets and global development opportunities. Previously, as SVP International Assets, he managed Snam’s participation in various European energy companies, serving as board member in DESFA, IUK and Terega.

Prior to joining Snam, Elio was SVP for gas supply and infrastructures at Edison SpA, where he spent almost 20 years with increasing responsibilities across the various elements of the gas value chain.

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Dr. Andrew Walker is the Vice President for LNG Strategy and Communication for Cheniere.

He is located in London and is responsible for the LNG Strategy and Market Outlook of Cheniere, reporting into the Chief Commercial Officer.

Until October 2015 he was Vice President for Global LNG - and prior to that Head of LNG Strategy - at BG Group where he worked for over 20 years before joining Cheniere.

During his career in LNG, he has been located in Singapore, Egypt, the USA and UK and has worked on numerous LNG projects including Atlantic LNG in Trinidad and Tobago, Egyptian LNG, and Dragon LNG in the UK.

Dr. Walker has a Doctorate in Geology from Imperial College, University of London.

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Gary Mazzotti is CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of EP Infrastructure a.s, he also holds positions throughout the group namely Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of NAFTA and SSD, Member of the Board of EOP, UE, EPC, and a Member of the Supervisory Board of SPPD. He also is an independent director of International School of Prague, EP Power Europe and Czech Grid Holding. Gary Mazzotti has more than 30 years of experience in finance and operations. Mr. Mazzotti joined EPIF from Vienna Insurance Group where he was a Member of the Board and CFO of Kooperativa and Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna and was responsible for VIG groups operations in Ukraine. Prior to this Mr. Mazzotti held the positions of Senior Investment Director and CFO of PPF Private Equity Division. Mr. Mazzotti graduated in Economics from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom and is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA).

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Dr Watson is the Secretary General of Eurogas, a role he has held since January 2019. Eurogas is the association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors.

Prior to taking the helm at Eurogas, Dr Watson was the Chief Executive Officer of SolarPower Europe, the European solar industry association. Before joining SolarPower Europe, Dr Watson worked as the Director of Public Affairs for Weber Shandwick, specialising in energy and trade policy. Before coming to Brussels, Dr Watson worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat on a European Commission project on trade and sustainable development based in Ethiopia. Earlier in his career James worked for various UK government bodies in London and worked as a lecturer in Environmental Law at the University of Manchester. He holds a Ph.D in International Trade and Environmental Law from the University of Leeds, and is currently a Visiting Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Niko has a PhD in European Climate Change Law (2015). From 2012 Legislative and Political Advisor for two Members of German Federal Parliament (Bundestag). From 2017 Energy Policy Manager, then from 2018 Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs at ONTRAS. Since 2021 Head of Communications and Policy at OGE. 

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Qasam Sultan leads the market analysis team within National Grid Plc’s Group Strategy function, with a particular focus on power generation fuels. His role includes the development of long term price forecasts and energy transition scenarios, along with strategic analysis and supporting business development activities. Prior to joining National Grid in 2017, Qasam held a number of analytical and commercial roles at E.ON/Uniper since 2007, where he specialised in global commodity markets. 

Matthew Baldwin was appointed as Deputy Director-General in DG ENER, the energy department of the European Commission, on 1 June 2022. There he is responsible for the Energy Platform Task Force which aims to end the EU’s dependence on Russian gas as soon as possible.

He has served in the European Commission for over 20 years. He was previously Deputy Director General in DG MOVE for 6 years, where he ran the Commission’s Horizon Europe Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, and also served as the EU coordinator for road safety and sustainable urban mobility. He was previously Director for Aviation in DG MOVE, and Director for Market Access in DG Trade.

He served in the Cabinet of President Barroso from 2007-9 as Advisor on energy, climate change, trade and development. He was Deputy Chef de Cabinet to Commissioner Lamy from 1999-2004, and Chef de Cabinet to Commissioner Hill from 2014-16.

His principal professional interests are in energy, transport, trade negotiation, and climate change.

He is of Italian and British nationality and has two grown up sons. He is passionate about cities and their potential to lead on climate change, and he is a keen but increasingly slow cyclist.