Agenda

Dr. Hassan Al Alawi has vast experience in the field of project management, portfolio and asset management, project finance and debt capital market, M&A (Merger & Acquisition), and corporate governance best practices in industry gained from various positions with several international parties. In addition to experience in executing full life cycle of projects using various contracting strategies. He has extensive experience in developing, implementing, and leading Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Crisis Management (CR) using international codes and standards. This is reflected via chairing and delivering speeches at various international conferences of risk and resilience management in the region, Asia, and Europe.

Dr Hassan has strong leadership and management skills with experience in research analysis and techniques and management of material resources. This is reflected through publishing a few management research books, in addition to chairing and participation in conferences and workshops, conducting online courses including assessment and evaluation, learning strategies & diverse coaching modalities.

Dr Hassan had his BSc/Honor in Chemical Engineering from King Saud University (Riyadh – KSA), MSc/Distinction in Risk Management from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburg – UK) and PhD/Distinction in Project Management from Columbia University in the City of New York (New York – USA). He is a member at various reputable international institutions in the region, Europe, and USA.

An experienced individual with proven leadership qualities and management styles in both public and private sectors, Laurence is Sunseap Group’s subject matter expert in the areas of electricity and integration to Electricity Market in Singapore and Asia Pacific. He has amassed years of managerial experience in a variety of corporate sectors across a wide industry spectrum. In addition to being a subject matter expert, Laurence also develops and oversees business development strategy, and risk management at the Group level.

Maryam is Qamar Energy’s Senior Consultant for Middle East energy markets. She leads Qamar’s commercial and economic consulting portfolio in the oil and gas, renewables, and new energies sectors, and is a professional in strategy development and regulatory design for the sustainability and energy transformation segments. She is the co-author of Powering Iraq: Challenges Facing the Electricity Sector in Iraq for the Al Bayan Center for Planning &,Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019 for IRENA, and was a supporting author for the flagship report, The UAE’s Role in the Global Hydrogen Economy, prepared on behalf of ADNOC, Mubadala, ADQ, and the UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure.

Prior to joining Qamar, she was a journalist with the Times of Oman and the Al Rawahy Group of Companies in Oman, covering clientele including the Oman Chamber of Industry & Commerce, the Ministry of Tourism, the Oman India Fertiliser Company, the Oman Airports Management Company, and Jindal Shadeed.

Maryam writes for international media outlets and has been a speaker for the Energy Industries Council, the Derasat Foundation, EnergyRisk, Enuit, and others. She is a Gold Medallist in Mass Media & Mass Communication from the University of Delhi, and the recipient of the Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) Academic Excellence Award in recognition of graduating summa cum laude as a Master of International Studies from the University of Wollongong in Dubai, with specialisation in Middle East energy security and foreign policy.

She knows 5 languages, including Urdu, Arabic, and French.

Jonathan Cohen is an industry-recognized energy solicitor specializing in renewables and low carbon energy transactions. He is Head of the Energy team at Howard Kennedy.

Jonathan advises utilities, project developers, large industrial consumers, property developers, funders, sponsors, and energy services companies (ESCOs) on energy-related transactions both in the UK and internationally.

He works with clients across all technologies including energy storage, offshore and onshore wind, solar photovoltaics, combined heat and power (CHP), district heating, hydrogen, electric vehicles, geothermal and tidal.

Christophe Malet is Senior Vice President Upstream and Midstream LNG at Hanas, a Chinese independent energy company focusing on Renewables and LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas); and Managing Director of Hanas LNG Pte. Ltd., Hanas’ Singapore-based LNG procurement and marketing entity.

Christophe's experience in the LNG Industry over the last 14 years with Hanas, Yamal LNG, Excelerate Energy and Shell covers short-term trading, long-term LNG marketing and LNG business development.

With an engineering degree and a MBA as academic background, he has over 20 years of commercial experience.

Nima Safaian is the head of trading analytics with Cenovus Energy in Calgary, Canada. In this role, he applies Data Science and Statistical Learning methodologies to get better insights on risk/reward opportunities. Previously Nima worked as a risk manager with Scotiabank and  BP's Integrated Supply and Trading Group. Nima is an active member of GARP Calgary where he leads seminar/workshop series on the practical applications of Big Data and Machine Learning to trading and risk analytics. Nima holds degrees in nuclear engineering and an MBA.

Pat serves as First VP, Energy Markets and Digital Distribution for Navitas Assurance Partners.  In addition, Pat is the Co-founder of the Latigo Energy Group LLC, based in Houston Texas. Prior, Pat served as Senior Director for Euler Hermes Energy – the energy division for the world’s largest credit insurance provider now wholly owned by Allianz.  His role included genesis, development, and distribution of alternative assurance products across the energy sector.  Prior to joining Euler Hermes Energy, Pat held the position of President at the producer consortium Buffalo STX Energy. Over his 25+ years of experience, Pat built his experience from the field up to serve in positions that include field operations, trading, management, and marketing with firms such as Amerex, Cinergy, OXY, and CME/NYMEX.  In addition, Pat serves on the advisory board to Texas A&M University’s Eagle Ford Center for Research and Outreach

As Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI) General Manager for Power Industry and Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) Chief Data Officer, Luis focuses on expanding the development and implementation of Data Science & AI solutions for AboitizPower in support of enhancing operational efficiency, revenue generation, risk management, and ESG initiatives.

Luis has 24 years of experience in leading and developing AI Solutions, Enterprise Software and Digital Transformation of industrial enterprises. He has been involved with over 50 customers in Asia Pacific, North & South America, Europe and the Middle East. He is co-founder of the AI Asia Pacific Institute, a non for profit research institute for the Ethical Deployment of Learning Algorithms in society. He is also a Guest Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University MBA Program and under the Kellogg and Harvard Data Science Programs at Emeritus Platform.  Luis also sits in the advisory board of different startups that apply Machine Learning in NFTs, Social Media, Education and Neuroscience.

Prior to joining ADI, Luis was the Managing Director of Element AI Asia, a Canadian Deep Learning start-up. He was also the Vice President & Chief Customer Success GE Digital responsible for the delivery and execution of all GE Digital Projects across Power, Aviation, O&G and Transportation. He was also previously the GE Power Chief Digital Officer, responsible for Power Digital PNL in Asia.

Luis holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Computer Science from the University of Victoria and a postgraduate from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in software engineering. He also has earned postgraduate diplomas in Machine & Deep Learning, Data Science, IoT, and Smart Manufacturing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Stephen leads Poten & Partners’ global team of LNG & Natural Gas Advisors from Houston since 2019.  He was Poten’s Consulting Manager for the Asia Pacific region from 2011-18, based in Perth, Australia, and a Senior Consultant in New York from 2005-10.  Before joining Poten, he was Exploration & Production Manager for Chevron in Colombia, and Fiscal Manager for Texaco in Angola. Stephen holds master’s degrees in Law & Diplomacy and International Business, and a BA in International Economics.

Chikako Ishiguro is Senior Researcher and Analyst at Osaka Gas.  As a member of the Energy Resources and International Business Unit of the company, Chikako heads up energy market research and analysis activities of the company where she has worked for over 10 years. Throughout her career, Ishiguro has pursued in-depth global market analysis in key energy sectors, particularly in LNG.  Previously, she was Head of Market Research Division of Osaka Gas International Transport, a subsidiary of Osaka Gas.  She is a co-author of OIES papers; Pricing and Demand for LNG in China (2006), A New Paradigm for Natural Gas Pricing in Asia: A Perspective on Market (2009), A Realistic Perspective on Japan’s LNG Demand after Fukushima (2012) and The Outlook for Natural Gas and LNG in China in the War against Air Pollution (2018).

Mike Prokop is a sustainability, risk, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation professional. He has more than 35 years of experience in the energy risk management industry and advises numerous energy companies in the petroleum, natural gas, hydrogen, power, and LNG markets.  Mike is also the recently retired US Lead for Deloitte Advisory’s Blockchain and Digital Assets offerings.  He has extensive contact with energy regulators and was a member of the CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee for 12 years.  Mike has also been a Senior Vice President with Merrill Lynch Commodities, a Managing Partner at the OTC broker Amerex, and a Senior Managing Director at the CME Group where he led the Global energy asset class.  He is currently a leader for the Committee of Chief Risk Officer’s ESG Working Group and is also focusing on the creation of a Clean Hydrogen Hub based in the Houston and surrounding Gulf Coast area.

Pat Roberts is an independent consultant running LNG-Worldwide Ltd

Pat has been an independent consultant for 19 years working with Governments,IOCs, utility companies and new entrants to the LNG business. Her advice and practical experience cover the full LNG supply chain from strategy and market fundamental analysis to assisting with front-line negotiations for joint development agreements, sales and purchase agreements and terminal use agreements.

Looking to the future, she also provides advice and a pragmatic rationale for the role of gas and LNG in Energy Transitions.

Prior to consulting, Pat worked for 24 years for the Shell Group of companies in both the oil trading divisions and gas divisions of Shell. From 1998-2004 she worked in the Shell Global LNG group, where she was General Manager for Shell's Global LNG business activities in the Atlantic Basin.