Program

11.00 – 12.00	Registration
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch

Session 1 – Bringing Norwegian gas to Europe
Monday, June 6 13.00 – 16.00
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2011 marks the 10th anniversary of Gassco – the Norwegian transportation service operator. More than 33 years of Norwegian supply to the European gas market – has it provided diversification and economic growth or too much import dependency? Providing an overview of the European Gas Scene – what will be the role of Norway as a key supplier in the future energy mix of Europe?

13.00 – 13.10	Introduction to European Gas Conference 2011 Pål Rasmussen, Chairman EGC 2011 (Click to watch the intro)
13.10 – 13.30	Official opening of the European Gas Conference 2011 Brian Bjordal , CEO and President, Gassco
Session moderator	Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General, International Gas Union IGU
13.30 – 14.00	Norwegian gas to Europe – reflections and views Mr. Brian Bjordal, CEO, President, Gassco
14.00 – 14.30	Gas – A Long-Term Solution Per Rune Henriksen, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway
14.30 – 15.00	Break
15.00 – 15.30	The future of Norwegian gas Eldar Sætre, Executive Vice President Statoil, MPR (Marketing, processing and renewable)
15.30 – 16.00	An Economic Analysis of the Remit Proposals Serena Hesmondhalgh, Principal, The Brattle Group
18.30	Cocktails
19.00	Conference Dinner – Sponsored by Gassco Entertainment – Jazz-music – by Christina Bjordal

Morning session – A golden age for natural gas?
Tuesday, June 7 08.30 – 09.15

08.30 – 09.15	IEA’s report "A golden age for natural gas?" presented by Dr Fatih Birol The report will be published 6. June, and will be part of IEA’s "World Energy Outlook 2011"
09.15 – 09.30	Break

Session 2 – Natural gas – in a low carbon Europe
Tuesday, June 7 09.30 – 12.30

Some say natural gas is part of the solution, some say it is part of the problem – can it be both at the same time? How can natural gas provide a bridge towards a low carbon energy future? Is its value increasing or decreasing as part of the overall energy mix? Is carbon capture and storage the ultimate answer to the climate challenge issue, and what will the competitive landscape between gas, coal, nuclear and renewable energy be like?

09.30 – 09.45	Session moderator Professor Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
09.45 – 10.05	Views on “Natural gas – in a low carbon Europe” Minister of State, Charles Hendry, Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK
10.05 – 10.25	Views on “Natural gas – in a low carbon Europe” Michael Köhler, European Commission for Energy
10.25 – 10.45	Views on “Natural gas – in a low carbon Europe” Mr. Jean-Marie Dauger, Executive Vice President, in charge of the Global Gas & LNG business, GDF Suez Corporate Headquarters
10.45 – 11.15	Break
11.15 – 12.30	Panel discussion Mr. Charles Hendry, Minister of State, Department of Energyand Climate Change, UK Michael Köhler, European Commission for Energy Mr. Jean-Marie Dauger, Executive Vice President, in charge of the Global Gas & LNG business, GDF Suez Corporate Headquarters Mr. Thomas Breuer, Head of unit for energy and climate, Greenpeace Germany Mr. Christian Kjær, EWEA – European Wind Energy Association Mrs. Grethe Moen, Vice President in Petoro
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch

Session 3 – Gas sources – origin and use
Tuesday, June 7 13.30 – 17.00

With strong growth in unconventional gas production in the US the battle for supplying Europe is stepping up. What will the future supply picture look like? Long distance pipeline vs. LNG. European unconventional gas vs. Increased import dependency. Can new remote sources reach the market? Are the infrastructure projects under construction or planned sufficient to meet market demand? Will we see new gas markets? Will the car industry and the transportation sector embrace the potential of methane from natural gas and biogas? Can new sources of gas be unlocked, or are they too expensive or too far away for a sustainable energy supply?

13.30 – 13.45	Session moderator: Simon Blakey, Special Envoy to Eurogas (The European Union of the Natural Gas Industry)
13.45 – 14.15	The potential for LNG in sea transportation in Europe Henrik O. Madsen, CEO, Det norske Veritas
14.15 – 14.45	Building infrastructure with a mix of natural gas and biogas Hans Kreisel, CEO, E.ON Gas, Sweden
14.45 – 15.00	Break
15.00 – 15.30	South Stream – a New Route to Europe for Security of Supply Marcel Kramer, CEO, South Stream
15.30 – 16.00	Great prospects for Natural Gas!? – A midstreamer’s view Hans-Peter Floren, Member of the Board of Managment, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Essen
16.00 – 16.30	Shale gas world wide – potential in Europe Patrice de Viviès, Sr. Vice President Northern Europe, Total Exploration & Production
16.30 – 17.00	Panel discussion The lecturers of Session 3
17.00	Summing up End of the conference

Confirmed speakers

	Dr. Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency Dr Fatih Birol is the Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency and Director, Office of The Chief Economist, with overall responsibility for the organisation’s economic analysis of energy and climate change policy.	Read more
	Christian Kjaer, CEO, EWEA Christian Kjaer is EWEA’s Chief Executive Officer. He joined EWEA in 2002 working on developing policy. Previously Christian was an economist / policy advisor for the Danish wind energy association based in Copenhagen, and before that he was a political science journalist at Danish daily newspaper ‘Berlingske Tidende.	Read more
	Per Rune Henriksen, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway Mr. Per Rune Henriksen was appointed Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in 2010. Before that he was a member of the national board for the Labour Party for seven years, leader of Hordaland County Labour Party from 2003-2009, and a member of the Storting for Hordaland County from 2005.	Read more
	Hans-Peter Floren, Member of the Board of Management, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Essen Hans-Peter Floren was appointed member of the Board of Management of E.ON Ruhrgas AG on 11 August 2010. He is responsible for Gas Supply within the Board of Management.	Read more
	Carlos Lapuerta, The Brattle Group Mr. Lapuerta analyzes regulatory reform in the electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications industry and is an expert on financial valuation in these industries.	Read more
	Henrik Overgaard Madsen, Chief executive officer of Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Madsen is educated with a PhD in civil and structural engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, where he also held a position as professor within structural mechanics. He started working for DNV as chief scientist in structural reliability analysis.	Read more
	Michael Köhler, European Commission for Energy Michael Köhler is the head of Cabinet for Commissioner Oettinger, responsible for Energy. His career at Commission spans over 16 years and three DGs. At DG Maritime Affairs he was the Head of Cabinet for Commissioner Borg and the Head of Unit for Maritime Policy	Read more
	Eldar Sætre, Executive vice president in Statoil ASA since October 2003. External offices: Member of the board of Strømberg Gruppen AS and Trucknor AS.; Experience: He joined Statoil in 1980 and has since held several management positions in the group, mainly in the fields of accounting and finance.	Read more
	Grethe Moen, Director of exploration and production, Norske Shell (as from 1. April Vice President in Petoro) Grethe Moen is a graduate chemical engineer at NTNU in Trondheim. She started her career in Statoil in 1982. Grethe Moen has during her career been involved in several disciplines.	Read more
	Brian Bjordal, CEO, President, Gassco Brian Bjordal has a BSc in civil engineering from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University in the UK. Before becoming chief executive of Gassco, he was with StatoilHydro from 1984 and held a number of posts there.	Read more
	Professor Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Jonathan Stern is Director of Gas Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies; Honorary Professor at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee; and Visiting Professor at Imperial College’s Centre for Environmental Policy in London.	Read more
	Jean-Marie Dauger, Executive Vice President in charge of the Global Gas & LNG business, GDF Sues Jean-Marie Dauger is Executive Vice President in GDF SUEZ and member of the Executive Committee. He has held several positions within Gaz de France, including Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Committee.	Read more
	Charles Hendry, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK Charles Hendry has been Member of Parliament for Wealden since 2001. Prior to joining the Government, he was Shadow Minister for Energy. He had previously held the position of Shadow Minister for Energy, Industry and Postal Affairs.	Read more
	Hans Kreisel, Managing Director of E. ON Gas Hans Kreisel has worked as Managing Director of E. ON Gas since 2008. E. ON Gas Sweden manages natural gas network which transports natural gas to the Group more than 24 000 natural gas customers. The company has over 100 employees and annual sales of 1.8 billion.	Read more
	Simon Blakey, Special Envoy to Eurogas Simon Blakey has been appointed as special envoy of Eurogas since 2010, where he will reinforce Eurogas defense role. Blakey, who is a renowned specialist in the gas sector, was previously Senior Associate at IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates.	Read more
	Marcel Kramer, Chief Executive Officer, South Stream Marcel Kramer is Chief Executive Officer, South Stream. He has over the past 35 years held a number of positions in the international oil and gas indsutry.	Read more
	Patrice de Viviès, Senior Vice President, Northern Europe, TOTAL Exploration & Production Patrice de Viviès is Senior Vice-President Northern Europe, Total Exploration Production and member of Management board of Total E&P. Between 2002 and 2005 de Viviès was the Gas Director of the French Energy Regulation Commission (CRE).	Read more