Gastech announces speakers

Gastech, the world’s largest global exhibition and conference on natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, climate technologies, energy manufacturing, and low carbon solutions, has revealed its speaker lineup for 2024.

Gastech, the annual oil& gas event, has released a list of speakers for the upcoming event, scheduled for Sept 17-20 in Houston. (Photo: Gastech)

The event is set for Sept. 17-20 at Houston’s George Brown Center.

Gastech 2024 arrives at a pivotal moment for the energy industry, as it gathers key stakeholders from across the value chain to take stock of current progress and identify the game-changing solutions that will enable successful transitions to net zero.

The Strategic Conference’s 3 distinct programs - Strategic Leadership, Climatetech & AI, and Hydrogen – will host 300 speakers across 60 sessions, bringing together 7,000 delegates, including 500 CEOs, energy ministers and business leaders, to offer a high-level forum that can steer the energy industry towards a more sustainable horizon. Notable confirmed speakers include Chevron Corporation CEO Mike Wirth, PetroChina Chairman Wu Junli, Chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes Lorenzo Simonelli, and CEO and co-founder of TES Marco Alverà.

Over four days of engaging conference sessions and leadership panels, these distinguished speakers will address the topics that are shaping our evolving energy system, including supply chain resilience, the strategic role of natural gas, energy security, investment in decarbonization, advancements in climate technologies, and addressing industry-wide talent needs. With participants hailing from both established and emerging markets, Gastech 2024 will ensure a truly global perspective on the international energy landscape.

Organizers said Gastech’s Technical and Commercial Conference will also play a critical role in enabling cross-sector and cross-border collaboration around the energy industry’s most promising projects and technologies. With expert-led sessions covering the latest peer-reviewed research and sustainable business strategies, the Technical and Commercial Conference will host the innovators, executives, and technical specialists that are accelerating climate action and transforming our industrial system.

Across a multitude of action-focused conferences and programs, Gastech 2024 will unite private and public sector leaders from around the world to address the most pressing issues facing the energy industry. The event will feature insights from the executives, policymakers and innovators that are shaping the future of our energy system, and will set the tone for our collective push to net zero.

Confirmed Gastech 2024 Speakers include:

• E Arifin Tasrif – Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources - Indonesia
• Kanchana Wijesekera – Minister of Power & Energy – Sri Lanka
• E. George Papanastasiou – Minister of Energy, Commerce & Industry - Cyprus
• Joseph McMonigle – Secretary General – International Energy Forum (IEF)
• Mike Wirth – Chairman of the Board & CEO – Chevron Corporation
• Wun Junli – Chairman – PetroChina International
• Lorenzo Simonelli – Chairman, President & CEO – Baker Hughes
• Ryan Lance – Chairman & CEO – ConocoPhillips
• Yukio Kani – Global CEO & Chairman – JERA
• Mego O’Neill - CEO & MD – Woodside Energy
• Ruikun Wu – Deputy MD – Sinopec International Cooperation Dept.
• A K Singh – MD & CEO – Petronet LNG
• Abdulkarim A. Al-Ghamdi – EVP (Gas) - Aramco
• Russel Hardy – CEO – Vitol
• Peter Clarke – SVP – ExxonMobil Upstream Oil & Gas