Dear GIIGNL Members,
The 2024 GIIGNL General Assembly will be held in Hiroshima, Japan (October 6-8, 2024) at the kind invitation of Tokyo Gas and Hiroshima Gas.
We look forward to seeing you in Hiroshima.
Yours sincerely,
Laurent DAVID
General Delegate GIIGNL
Smart Casual attire
18:30 – 21:30 Welcome Reception and Buffet Dinner
Hotel Grand Prince “Banquet Suite Des Fleurs” – 1st floor
Business attire
09:00 – 17:15General Assembly Meeting – Working Session
including lunch
Hotel Grand Prince “Setouchi – 2nd floor
18:30 – 22:00Cocktail Reception and Gala Dinner
Hotel Grand Prince “Setouchi” – 2nd floor
Business attire
09:00 – 13:30General Assembly Meeting – Working Session
including lunch
Hotel Grand Prince “Restaurant Top of Hiroshima ” 23rd floor
Smart casual attire
14:00 – 17:30Social Program
departure from Hotel Lobby – 1st floor
Option 1 Technical visit of the Hatsukaichi LNG Terminal
(closed shoes/long trousers/no dress)
Option 2 Tour to Miyajima by Ferry
19:00 – 21:30Farewell Dinner
departure from Hotel Lobby – 1st floor at 18:15
Restaurant “Mitakiso”
09:00 – 12:05
General Assembly Meeting – First Working Session
Hotel Grand Prince “Setouchi” – 2nd floor
Welcome Address by Takashi Uchida – Director, Chairperson of the Board, Tokyo Gas
Special guest address by Yoshifumi Murase – Commissioner, METI
Item 1: Keynote Speaker
· Keisuke Sadamori, Director, Energy Markets and Security, IEA
Item 2: Approval of the Hiroshima General Assembly draft meeting agenda
Item 3: Approval of 2023 General Assembly draft minutes of meeting
Item 4: Update of the LNG Industry, Laurent David General Delegate, GIIGNL
Coffee Break
Item 5: Report on new candidacies
Item 6: Introduction of Bureau 24-26 / Election of Executive Committee 24-26
Item 7: GIIGNL Hiroshima Declaration
Item 8: Central-Office Activities and Financial Results
12:05 – 13:30
Lunch Hotel Grand Prince “Setouchi” – 2nd floor
13:30 – 17:15
General Assembly Meeting – Second Working Session
Hotel Grand Prince “Setouchi” – 2nd floor
PANELS SESSION: Contribution of LNG to Energy Security and Sustainable Development
Panel 1 Geopolitical Risks and security of supply – moderated by Dr Ken Koyama
· Dr. Ken Koyama – Senior Managing Director, Chief Economist, IEEJ
· Andrew Walker – Vice President LNG Strategy and Communication, Cheniere
· Oliver Simpson – Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Office, Excelerate Energy
· Tahir Faruqui – General Manager Origination, Shell
Panel 2 New Technologies for sustainable development – moderated by Dr Ken Koyama
· Kenji Ohta – Senior Representative for Japan, TES
· Yasuo Matsunaga – Senior Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K Lines
· Nelly Nicoli, Chief Executive Officer, Elengy
· Martin Hupka, President LNG & NetZero Solutions, Sempra
Coffee Break
Item 9: Regional overview of energy and gas markets, with a focus on LNG
· Americas – Andrew Walker – VP Strategy and Com, Cheniere Energy
· Europe – Gregory Joffroy – SVP LNG, Totalenergies
· Middle East – Mr. Tahir Faruqui – General Manager, Head of Origination LNG, Shell
· China – Yanyan Zhu – Vice Director, Gas and Power Group Trading and Marketing Division, CNOOC
· Japan – Hitoshi Nishizawa – SVP LNG Division, JERA
· Taiwan – Ms. Yi-Chen WU, General Manager, LNG Purchase Division, Natural Gas Business, CPC Corp
. Korea – Yunseok KOH – VP LNG Procurement Dept., KOGAS
18:30 – 22:00
Cocktail Reception and Gala Dinner Hotel Grand Prince “Setouchi” – 2nd floor
09:00 – 12:05
General Assembly Meeting – Third Working Session
Hotel Grand Prince “Setouchi”” – 2nd floor
Item 10: Keynote Decarbonized gases – A progress report
· Bill Farren Price, Head of Gas Research, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Item 11: Company reports
· KIPIC
· EDGE
· TOTALENERGIES
Coffee Break
Item 12: Study Groups progress reports
Item 13: Associated Organizations
Item 14: Upcoming events
Item 15: Any Other Business
