7th Frankfurt Gas Forum 2022

Established as the most exclusive event in Germany, the Frankfurt Gas Forum is a unique commercial platform for energy leaders, investors, and government decision makers to gain market intelligence and promote commercial agreements.

Gain market intelligence into the thinking of American and European energy and government leaders. This year’s topic is 'European gas market competition: What is the impact of natural gas pipelines and US LNG exports to the security of gas supplies?'

The aim of the 7th Frankfurt Gas Forum 2022 is to promote American, German and European energy investments in natural gas infrastructure.

The Forum is by invitation only. It is a private, closed door, off-the record, non-attribution, and non-dissemination meeting, closed to members of the press.

Frankfurt Gas Forum Past Distinguished Speakers Include

Sue Saarnio

Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State, United States

Robin Dunnigan

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR), U.S. Department of State, United States

Robert F. Cekuta

U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan

Günther Oettinger

European Commissioner for Energy (2010-2014), European Commission, European Union

Peter Fischer

Deputy Director General for Energy & Climate Policy and Export Control, German Foreign Office, Germany

Michaela Spaeth

Director for Energy & Climate Policy, German Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Paul Corcoran

CFO, Nord Stream 2, Switzerland

Arno Büx

Chief Commercial Officer, FLUXYS S.A., Belgium

Uwe H. Fip

Senior Vice President, Gas Supply East, E.ON Global Commodities SE, Germany

Piotr Woźniak

CEO, PGNiG - Polish Oil and Gas Company, Poland

Andriy Kobolyev

CEO, Naftogaz of Ukraine, Ukraine

Christophe Poillion

Chairman of the Task Force on Security of Supply, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) and Vice-President, European Affairs, GRTgaz , France

Philippe Vedrenne

Senior Vice President Gas Supply and Asset Management, ENGIE, France

Alfonso Puga

Senior Vice President, LNG Marketing, Europe and South America, NextDecade Corporation, United States

Sergei Komlev

Head of Contract Structuring & Price Formation Directorate, GAZPROM EXPORT, Russia

Reinhard Mitschek

Senior Vice President Gas Transport International, OMV Gas & Power, Austria

Patricia Lacina

United States Consul General in Frankfurt

Friedbert Pflüger

Deputy Minister of Defense (ret.); Director, European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS), King’s College London and CEO, Pflüger International GmbH, Germany

James Herman

U.S. Consul General in Frankfurt

Wolfgang Peters

fmr Chairman & CEO, RWE Supply & Trading CZ, and Managing Director, The Gas Value Chain Company GmbH , Germany

Elshad Nassirov

Vice President, State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), Azerbaijan

Marc Partridge

Managing Director Gazprombank, Russia

Kjetil Tungland

Managing Director, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG, Switzerland

Steve Garlick

Head of Caspian Gas Marketing, BP Global Gas SPU, United Kingdom

Sherif Sousa

First Undersecretary For Gas Affairs, Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, & Chairman, Ganoupe Petroleum Holding Company, Egypt

Thierry Deschuyteneer

Strategic & Prospective Studies Manager Fluxys S.A., former Executive Secretary, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) & Vice Chairman, GasNaturally, Belgium

Ron Adam

Special Envoy on Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Israel

Matthew Bryza

U.S. Ambassador (ret.), CEO, Lamor TU, & Member of BoD, Turcas Petrol, United States

Steven P. Finizio

Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, United Kingdom

Michael Kohl

Managing Director, innogy Gas Storage NWE GmbH, Germany

John A. Trenor

Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, United States

Mariusz Kawnik

Director of the Department of Regulatory and International Affairs, PGNiG - Polish Oil and Gas Company, Poland

Jean-Louis Tertian

Head, Strategic Analysis & Prospective Department, Directorate for Competitive Intelligence, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, France

Steve - Stathis Tzikakis

President, EMEA South SAP

Ulrich Lissek

Head of Communications, Nord Stream 2 AG, Switzerland

Jose Schulz

Head of Foreign Energy and Commodity Policy, Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Robert Kleinberg

Unconventional Resources,Schlumberger, United States

Lou Pugliaresi

President, Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC), Washington, DC

Joel Enderlin

Energy Economist, ENGIE, France

Elias Kassis

Vice President Exploration & Production MENA TOTAL, France

Johannes P. Willheim

Partner, Jones Day, Austria, Germany and United Kingdom

Moritz Keller

Partner, Clifford Chance Deutschland, Germany

Charles Ellinas

CEO, EC Cyprus Natural Hydrocarbons Company Ltd (eCNHC), United Kingdom

Arnold Dupuy

Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense , United States

Christopher Butler

Executive Director, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), United States

Dagmar Linder*

Managing Director, Regional Management Central & Eastern Europe, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany

Matthias Laue

Director, Pöyry Management Consulting, Germany

Martin Thunert

Senior Lecturer Political Science, Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Universität Heidelberg, Germany

Gulmira Rzayeva

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) Under the President of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

Anthony Livanios

CEO, U.S. Energy Stream

FULL SPEAKERS LIST +

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7th Frankfurt Gas Forum 2022 Venue

Schlosshotel Kronberg

The 5-star luxury hotel in the Taunus is located above the picturesque Taunus town of Kronberg in the middle of an impressive park next to an 18-hole golf course. As a golf resort and luxurious country hotel, the Schlosshotel in the Taunus is loved in equal measure by golfers, gourmets and people who appreciate art and traditional values.

The Schlosshotel Kronberg, also a Golf resort and castle hotel, is owned by the Landgrave and Princes von Hessen and has since 1954 been a grand hotel of the first order. Built under commission from Empress Victoria Friedrich and completed in 1893, Schloss Friedrichshof is today one of the most impressive German castles and offers its guests living history to touch and feel. Exclusive furnishings and an impressive collection of antiques and paintings from the private estate of the mother of the last Kaiser convey the authentic ambience of a castle from imperial times.

The Schlosshotel is well-established in the Taunus and the whole Rhine-Main region as an exclusive hotel for corporate event or business meeting in a stylish setting for all kinds of banquets and celebrations.