Your event agenda
Event day two:
Wednesday 9 September
08.30
09.30
Morning networking and breakfast
Chairperson’s opening remarks
Izabela Santos, Founder & Managing Director, StratX
09.40
E-FUEL SPOTLIGHTS AND END-USER PERSPECTIVES
Maritime spotlight: Identifying new global corridors and creating mechanisms to boost eMethanol and eAmmonia production
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Where are we seeing new demand and supply of eMethanol and eAmmonia?
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How is the carbon pricing mechanism reducing the cost of production on a global level?
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Under IMO regulations how will fuels be certified and what feedstocks can be used?
Moderator:
Ausilio Bauen, Partner, ERM
Speakers include:
Torben Nørgaard, Vice President, Head of Partnerships & Offtake, Power-to-X, European Energy
Adrien Carpentier, Head of BOP, Infrastructures, Renewable Energy and Maritime Affairs, MGH Energy
Valerie Ahrens, Global Head of Methanol and Strategic Relationships, Burando Energies
10.20
eMethane spotlight: How can eMethane, eLNG and eNG play a role in decarbonising gas grids and industrial heating applications
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Where do we see interest in eMethane adoption, in what applications and at what price?
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What are the benefits including using existing gas infrastructure?
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How will Guarantees of Origin and mass balance approaches help develop new markets?
Moderator:
Felicia Mester, Managing Director Europe and IMO, Methanol Institute
Speakers include:
Lauri Puro, Head of Project Development, Ren-Gas
Henrik Brodin, Head of Energy Transition, Södra
Alexandra Popova, Policy Officer, e-NG Coalition
11.00
Morning coffee and networking
CERTIFICATION, VOLUNTARY MARKETS AND BOOK AND CLAIM
11.40
Designing credible certification and reporting systems to manage mass balance and
sustainability assurance across complex eFuel supply chains
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Which buy‑side entity should hold and guarantee certified sustainability claims?
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How can CO₂ be certified, transferred, and tracked to ensure an accurate carbon footprint?
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How will Book and Claim create commercial advantages through flexibility, pricing and improved bankability?
Speakers include:
Juan Marulanda, Sustainability Manager – eFuels / RFNBOs, ISCC
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES TO AID MARKET GROWTH
12.10
Short presentation and Q&A: How EPCs structure supply chains and project scope to enable e‑Fuel project development
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What is the role of EPCs in building new markets by addressing operational costs?
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How can you purchase low-cost electrons to make feedstocks more cost-competitive?
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How can the technical scope be optimised so projects are financeable at scale?
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How to wrap up supply chains to increase efficiencies and attract investors
Speakers include:
Jock Hughson, Licensing Deployment Manager XTL, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
12.40
Tech spotlight: Accelerating new technologies and chemical processes that meet project requirements and reduce overall production costs
Explore technology capabilities, whether with small capacity or larger facilities and where we can cut costs to make eFuels economical
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How can market stability and regulatory support accelerate methanol‑to‑jet technologies?
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How can we improve capital efficiency including utilisation rates and operational flexibility?
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How are Fischer–Tropsch catalysts and reactors improving product output and selectivity?
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To what extent are carbon prices and incentives driving technology adoption?
Helen Atkinson, Business Development Manager, Honeywell Technologies
Dan Sutton, CEO, Syntholene
Nicolas Serrie, CEO, KHIMOD
13.20
Networking lunch
14.20
EXPLORING THE BEST ROUTES TO REACH FID
Finance panel: Bank requirements for eFuel projects and new mechanisms helping to integrate eFuels into new energy sectors
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How can the industry meet bank requirements including ESG and business plans?
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What duration and structure do you require for key feedstock agreements?
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How will the Double-Sided auction work in practice and how impactful will it be?
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How do you see ETS revenues and financial insurance mechanisms supporting projects?
Moderator:
Izabela Santos, Founder & Managing Director, StratX Group
Speakers include:
Michael Whiteley, Head of Hydrogen and Chemicals, HSBC
Mahesh Roy, Programme Director, SAF, Green Finance Institute
Thomas Engelmann, CEO, PtX Development Fund
14.50
Panel debate: Reaching FIDS: The role of guarantees and intermediaries in securing bankable offtakes before 2030
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How can regulation create a framework that really facilities offtake agreements?
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How do intermediaries help de‑risk offtake and provide the guarantees needed for FIDs?
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How do parent company guarantees fit into the wider guarantee framework needed to make offtake bankable?
Moderator:
Peter Conway, CEO, Veloncor
Speakers:
Dimitrios Koufos, Associate Director, EBRD
Anton Kovalchuk, Senior Lead Commercial Manager, HYRO, Octopus Energy Generation
15.30
BENEFITTING FROM EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO AID SUPPLY CHAINS
Keynote infrastructure spotlight: Connecting production to consumption hubs through existing infrastructure and terminals
Explore how local supply chains will be established and the need for local blending. Question our panel experts on current and future infrastructure that will serve the eFuels market whilst securing supply and maintaining competitiveness
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How will Book and Claim help airports with kerosene fuel mixes?
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What infrastructure is needed to link refinery blending with port terminals and harbours?
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How will green hydrogen be transported and what capabilities exist for cracking?
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Where are the optimal locations for refineries to blend, and distance to airports?
Moderator:
Andy Jefferson, Director, A&G Jefferson Limited
Speakers:
Gavin Templeton, CEO, Veri Energy
16.10
Afternoon coffee break and interactive huddles
Join laser-focused group discussions. Collaborate with like-minded attendees and shape new strategies. Reflect on insights from the main stage and through candid and open discussions you will leave with clear, actionable takeaways.
INTERACTIVE HUDDLES
Huddle 1: What is the role of trading houses and distributors in developing the market?
Leader: Pascal Roucau, Head of Project Management, eFuel, MGH Energy
Huddle 2: A developing green hydrogen market and securing feedstock at a lower cost
Leader: Tim Cayford, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Alléo Energy
Huddle 3: SAF, eSAF and the margin squeeze: navigating airline and customer costs
Leader: Dr. Dana Shoukroun, Director, Invest Through Flying
Huddle 4: Looking at eFuel business models and benefits of different approaches
Leader: Felix Leworthy, Chief Commercial Officer, ETFuels
17.10
17.20
Chairperson’s closing remarks
Izabela Santos, Founder & Strategic Advisor, StratX Group
Close of conference