Dr Watson is the Secretary General of Eurogas, a role he has held since January 2019. Eurogas is the association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors.

Adam Sieminski is President of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center.  KAPSARC is an independent, non-profit, research think tank located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Its mission is to advance the understanding of energy, economics, and the environment, while acting as a catalyst for dialogue on issues of importance to policy makers and the public.

Dr. Sun will make a presentation within the Plenary Session “Risks and Prospects of Transforming the World Energy Balance in Terms of Economy Globalization”.

The Conference focuses on the risks and prospects of transforming the global energy balance in terms of economy globalization, mechanisms of hedging risks to improve stability of investments in energy projects in conditions of energy prices volatility and other uncertainties, usage of exchange mechanisms to increase the transparency of pricing in mercantile markets, contribution of modern nuclear technologies to “Green Energy” transition, challenges and opportunities for  digitalizing power generation, development of innovative petrochemical industries, introduction of environmentally friendly technologies and equipment for expanding NGV fuel market, insurance of information risks and cyber threat prevention, and others.

An additional information on the Conference agenda is available at http://epp-forumexpo.com/en/risks-2020-eng

The IV International Energy HR-Congress "Developing the personnel potential as a tool for increasing global competitiveness of Russian energy» organized by the Institute for Energy and Finance was held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Energy in Moscow at the Analytical center under the Government of the Russian Federation on November 21, 2019.

The IV International Conference «Risk management in the oil gas sector: industrial and information security» (the Conference), organized by the Institute for Energy and Finance (Russia), was held in Moscow at the Analytical center under the Government of the Russian Federation on November 19, 2019.

Phenomenal progress in the development and proliferation of energy efficient technologies, an economic breakthrough in renewable energy production (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.), and changes to behavioural patterns in energy consumption have led to a sharp  slowdown in the growth of energy demand across much of the world and a rapid diversification of energy sources in favour of a transition to a low-carbon economy.

Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation Arkady Dvorkovich will take part in the plenary session “Personnel management in terms of increased risks in the world energy” within the IV International Energy HR-Congress “Developing the human resources potential as a tool for increasing the global competitiveness of the Russian energy industry”.

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy Pavel Zavalny will make a presentation at the plenary session “Personnel management in terms of increased risks in the world energy” within the IV International Energy HR-Congress “Developing the human resources potential as a tool for increasing the global competitiveness of the Russian energy industry”.

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The Second International Conference “Risk Management in Energy – 2019” (the Conference) was held in the Intercontinental Istanbul Hotel, Istanbul (Turkey) with participation of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). The Conference was organized by the Russian Institute for Energy and Finance in cooperation with the Regional (Turkey) working group of the British Institute of Risk Management (IRM).

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