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4. BUDAPEST LNG SUMMIT

HOTEL MARRIOTT BUDAPEST

3 APRIL 2023 | BUDAPEST, HUNGARY



UNDER THE AUSPICES OF H.E. PÉTER SZIJJÁRTÓ,
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE OF HUNGARY

2. BUDAPEST HYDROGEN SUMMIT

4 APRIL 2023

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BUDAPEST LNG SUMMIT

LNG saved Europe in 2022 as the gas market went through turbulent times due to
the spiralling energy crisis. How have supply and demand dynamics shifted, and
what does the future hold for the LNG industry?

The Budapest LNG Summit is focusing on the up-and-coming LNG region of Central &
Eastern Europe, connecting regional demand with the international supply chain.
The conference is a well-established meeting point for major stakeholders of the
regional and global LNG and gas market to discuss the key LNG-related
developments in the region and beyond.

The 4th Budapest LNG Summit will be organised on 3 April 2023 in Hotel Marriott
Budapest under the auspices of H.E. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Trade of Hungary.



HOT TOPICS

 * Major trends of the global- and regional gas market in light of the energy
   crisis
 * The role of LNG in energy supply security
 * Major infrastructure developments
 * LNG markets, contracts, pricing and disputes
 * Shifting supply and demand dynamics
 * Evolving LNG business models & financing

 * What does the trader need? Flexible planning and market volatility
 * LNG in transport: The bridging fuel
 * Small Scale LNG: A forthcoming market
 * Green LNG, and its contribution to decarbonisation efforts
 * How does the emerging hydrogen economy impact LNG?





SPEAKERS

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, HUNGARY


PÉTER SZIJJÁRTÓ

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PÉTER SZIJJÁRTÓ

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary


Péter Szijjártó was born on 30 October 1978 in Komárom. In 1997, he graduated
from the Czuczor Gergely Benedictine Gymnasium in Győr, after which in 2002 he
received a degree in Foreign Affairs from the Budapest University of Economic
Sciences and Public Administration.

He has been a Member of Parliament for Fidesz since 2002, and in 2018 began his
fifth term in Parliament. From 2006 to 2010 he was Fidesz Communications
Director, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson from 2010 to 2012, and was Minister
of State for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations at the Prime
Minister’s Office from 2012 to 2014. In June 2014 he was appointed Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and since 23 September 2014 has served as
Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND BOARD MEMBER, ICGB AD, INTERCONNECTOR GREECE BULGARIA


TEODORA GEORGIEVA

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TEODORA GEORGIEVA

Executive officer and Board Member, ICGB AD, Interconnector Greece Bulgaria


Teodora Georgieva has more than 20 years of experience as a strategic manager,
leading significant projects in various economic sectors. Currently, Ms.
Georgieva is the Executive Director of the Bulgarian side of the project company
ICGB and is also a member of its Board of Directors. ICGB is responsible for the
overall management and development of the gas pipeline between Greece and
Bulgaria and will soon be an independent transmission system operator.

From 2012 to 2014 Teodora Georgieva was Managing Director of Nabucco Bulgaria,
and before that she worked at OMV Bulgaria for 13 years, 8 of which she was
Managing Director of the company, holding cluster positions for Bulgaria,
Romania and Serbia. Georgieva was the coordinator for Bulgaria of the European
Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), in 2009 and 2010 she was awarded as Manager
of the Year and is in the list of the top 10 Bulgarian managers.

She graduated from the University of National and World Economy and has a
master’s degree in Finance. Married, with two children

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VICE PRESIDENT LNG ORIGINATION EMEA, CHENIERE


JOHN SHOOBRIDGE

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JOHN SHOOBRIDGE

Vice President LNG Origination EMEA, Cheniere


John has served as VP LNG Origination for Cheniere since 2015 and is responsible
for developing LNG sales opportunities in the EMEA region. Prior to joining
Cheniere, John worked for Shell for almost 15 years in the company’s natural gas
and power unit in Argentina and Brazil. John started his LNG career in 2003 at
Shell’s LNG Supply and Trading unit in Singapore and The Netherlands. His last
assignment in Shell was to lead the company’s LNG market development efforts in
Sub-Sahara Africa out of South Africa. John holds a degree in Civil Engineering
from the National University of Rosario, Argentina, and an MBA from the
Macroeconomic Studies Centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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REGIONAL CHAIRMAN OF MET CENTRAL EUROPE


GERGELY SZABÓ

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GERGELY SZABÓ

Regional Chairman of MET Central Europe


Gergely Szabó has been leading MET Hungary since December 2014 and was appointed
Regional Chairman of MET Central Europe from 1 January 2019. In the newly formed
organisation Gergely Szabó is responsible for the overall management and
coordination of the regional business operation and local subsidiaries in
Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia, where MET Central Europe has more than 7000 long
term partners in the industrial natural gas and power segment.

Gergely Szabó started his career at the Gas Division of MOL Group in 2007. He
was Executive Director of Origination and Structured Trading at MOL Energy Trade
Ltd. between 2010 and 2011, then managed the Swiss subsidiary of MET Group as
CEO at MET International between 2011 and 2014.

In addition to his role of CEO of MET Hungary Ltd., Gergely Szabó is Chairman of
the Board of Directors of E2 Hungary Ltd., the joint venture energy trading
company established by Magyar Telekom and MET Holding, as well as Member of the
Board of MET Croatia and MET Slovakia.

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VICE PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL ROAD TRANSPORT (CRT), SHELL


THOMAS DE BOER

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THOMAS DE BOER

Vice President, Commercial Road Transport (CRT), Shell


Thomas de Boer is Vice President, Commercial Road Transport (CRT), a global
sector business within Shell’s Sector & Decarbonisation organisation.

Thomas has spent more than 20 years with Shell in commercial leadership roles,
spanning business development, commercial fuels, retail fuels and aviation
across Europe and the US. He was most recently General Manager, CRT for Europe,
where he led European sales and marketing teams in serving tens of thousands of
heavy-duty road transport customers. Currently based in the Netherlands, Thomas
enjoys thriving through complex transitions, moving from concept to conversion –
an approach that stems from his MSc in industrial engineering and management,
gained from the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

With a current focus on how to profitably decarbonise the road transport
business, his strong experience in sales, operations, marketing, and asset
management inspires his collaborative work with the entire industry ecosystem,
from colleagues and customers to business partners. He is committed to
developing and delivering decarbonising transport solutions – whether energy
products or digital services – that help keep businesses moving today, while
planning for tomorrow. This covers biofuels, electrification, bioLNG and
hydrogen, as well as digital technologies, infrastructure plays, and strategic
partnership agreements – all of which are used to help shift projects from
innovation to investment to reality.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR, LNG CROATIA LLC


HRVOJE KRHEN

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HRVOJE KRHEN

Managing Director, LNG Croatia LLC


Hrvoje Krhen was elected as the Managing Director of LNG Croatia LLC in April
2020. Before he was the Technical Director of the company. He has more than ten
years of experience with gas infrastructure project development. Before joining
LNG Croatia he was Director of Development and Investment Division at gas
transmission system operator, Plinacro Ltd. He received his Master’s degree in
Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Zagreb.

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MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, OMV PETROM


FRANCK NEEL

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FRANCK NEEL

Member of the Executive Board, OMV Petrom


Franck studied Energy at the University of Rouen and received an Engineer Degree
and then followed a Master of Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University in
United Kingdom. Later on, he earned an Executive Degree from the London Business
School. Franck spent 25 years working for the Group Engie. Thus, he started his
career at Gaz de France in the engineering department for 7 years and then moved
to the Marketing and Sales with different functions in different countries such
as France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Netherlands, Italy and UK before joining OMV
Petrom. He was appointed member of the OMV Petrom Executive Board as of July 1,
2018 and President of FPPG as of January 30, 2019.

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DEPUTY STATE SECRETARY FOR ENERGY SECURITY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
TRADE, HUNGARY


DORA ZOMBORI

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DORA ZOMBORI

Deputy State Secretary for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, Hungary


As of 1 January 2021, Dora Zombori serves as Ambassador-at-Large for Energy and
Climate at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Prior to her recent appointment, Ms Zombori served as Deputy Chief of Mission at
the Embassy of Hungary in Washington DC, between April and November 2020 she
assumed the role of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Ms Zombori has had a variety
of assignments in Washington, serving as the First Counselor for Energy and
Political-Military Affairs at the Embassy of Hungary. She was also Transatlantic
Diplomatic Fellow at the US Department of State from 2015 to 2016.

Prior to her assignment in the United States, she served as head of the Energy
Security Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary where she
held a variety of postings, including Energy Policy Expert, Desk Officer for
Japan and the Asian Development Bank, Energy Policy Coordinator of the Hungarian
EU Presidency. She is a member of the Women in Energy Association.

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CEO, MVM CEENERGY


LÁSZLÓ FRITSCH

LÁSZLÓ FRITSCH

CEO, MVM CEEnergy


Mr Laszlo Fritsch started his professional career in the oil and gas industry at
Shell Gas Hungary where he worked in various positions. He joined E.ON Gas
Storage as Financial Director in 2006. After the takeover of the company by the
Hungarian state in 2013 he has been appointed the CEO and Chairman of the Board
of Hungarian Gas Storage. From 1 July 2020, he been the CEO and Member of the
Board of former Hungarian Gas Trade Ltd., which changed its name to MVM CEEnergy
Zrt.

During more than 20 years spent in the oil and gas industry Laszlo Fritsch has
gained extensive professional knowledge and is also keen on sharing his
expertise as a member of the Board of GIE, member of the Advisory Board of the
Fund for Hungarian Oil and Gas Museum as well as a member of the Hungarian
Mining Association.

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DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR OF UKRAINE LLC


OLGA BIELKOVA

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OLGA BIELKOVA

Director of Corporate Affairs Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC


In June 2020, Olga Bielkova joined the management team of Gas TSO of Ukraine LLC
and is responsible for promoting and protecting the interests of GTSOU in the
international arena and among key regulatory bodies.
Previously Member of Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine), three
tearms 2012-2020: Member of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Finance, tax and
customs policy (2019-2020); Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on
Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety; Permanent Member of
the Ukrainian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE (2014-2019);
Member of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Finance and Banking (2012-2014).

Throughout the years Olga Bielkova has been building her expertise in the
following Public Policy focus areas: energy reform and creation of competitive
energy markets; unification of energy prices at a market level; transition to
more efficient subsidies for energy consumers; establishing an independent
energy regulator; ensuring full transparency of the energy sector; fiscal regime
improvement for energy sector; simplification and unification of the regulatory
framework for the oil and gas producers; SOE efficiency; improvement of energy
SOE’ corporate governance; national energy security, energy independence and
diversification of energy suppliers; banking sector reform, digitalization of
Ukraine, gender issues.

Olga Bielkova holds a Master degree of Public Administration from the Harvard
Kennedy School of Government, a law degree from the Kyiv Shevchenko National
University and a degree in economics from the Cherkassy State Engineering
University.

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GAS TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE ANALYST, GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES FORUM


IMRAN MOHAMMED

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IMRAN MOHAMMED

Gas Transportation and Storage Analyst, Gas Exporting Countries Forum


Imran is the Gas Transportation and Storage Analyst at the Gas Exporting
Countries Forum (GECF). He has a Master’s Degree in the field of Advanced
Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester.

The GECF is an intergovernmental organization comprised of the world’s leading
gas exporting countries. Currently his role in the Gas Market Analysis
Department (GMAD) focuses on pipeline natural gas trade, natural gas storage,
the LNG shipping industry, and natural gas utilization in the transportation
sector. As part of the GMAD team, he is also involved in other gas market
aspects, including long and short term LNG trade, supply and demand, global
prices and energy policies.

Previously, he had over ten years’ experience in a regulatory role of the LNG
value chain, at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries in his home
country, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

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DIRECTOR GENERAL, TRANSGAZ


ION STERIAN

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ION STERIAN

Director General, Transgaz


The Director General of the Romanian National Natural Gas Transmission System
Operator – Transgaz, Mr. Ion Sterian, is a renowned name in the energy sector in
Romania, within the European Union and at international level.

Ion Sterian joined Transgaz in 2007 as representative of the Romanian State in
the General Assembly of the Shareholders, and subsequently became the Chairman
of the company’s Board of Directors in 2013.

A graduate of the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Ion Sterian specializes
in drilling wells and the exploitation of oil and gas fields. He is also
graduate of the Faculty of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and
Rural Development of Bucharest. He holds a Master’s degree in Management and a
Master’s degree in Management and Rural Development. He has also completed
specialisation courses in International Relations, all of which provide him with
the perfect profile to lead a company such as Transgaz.

Mr. Ion Sterian has professional experience and expertise in both the energy
field and corporate management, having previously held senior positions in
various key institutions in Romania. He was Executive Director of the Technical
Division within the Autonomous Administration of the Free Zone of Braila,
Executive Director of the Autonomous Administration of State Protocol Patrimony,
and also served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Regional
Development and Tourism of Romania.

Throughout his career, Ion Sterian has developed and perfected his professional
knowledge of corporate and security governance, international and diplomatic
relations and financial management, all of which have contributed to the
efficient, high-performance development of the company he manages. Under Mr.
Sterian’s close coordination, Transgaz has implemented and continues to
implement one of the most ambitious and important national natural gas
transmission infrastructure development programs of the last 20 years, with
investment projects estimated at over 3.4 billion euros.

During his tenure as Director General of SNTGN Transgaz SA, Ion Sterian has
contributed decisively to increasing Romania’s energy security through the
investments he has completed, such as BRUA – phase 1, a project that allows
Romania to operate as a true regional energy hub, the Vadu-T1 National Natural
Gas Transmission System expansion project, which now allows natural gas from the
Black Sea to reach the National Transmission System, as well as numerous other
developments of the National Transmission System, leading to an increase in the
citizens’ quality of life and the development of local and national economies.

 

Moreover, Ion Sterian led Transgaz on the path to becoming the first Romanian
multinational company in the energy sector with majority state-owned capital,
successfully completing the takeover of Vestmoldtransgaz in the Republic of
Moldova and building the Ungheni-Chișinău gas pipeline, an item of energy
infrastructure that enhances regional energy independence.
A charismatic, dedicated leader, with a positive and effervescent personality,
Ion Sterian has earned the trust and respect of his national and international
peers, European and international authorities and institutions, the Romanian
media and over 4100 employees.
In recognition of his professional merits and managerial skills, Mr. Ion Sterian
has received, both personally and on behalf of Transgaz, numerous awards,
diplomas and accolades, is invited to deliver speeches on issues specific to the
energy sector, management and corporate governance, negotiation and financing
related to complex and large-scale investment projects in national and European
energy infrastructure, as well as on other topics related to the prospects for
sustainable development and decarbonisation of the energy sector in Romania and
Europe, energy diversification in Europe, digitalisation of the energy sector.

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