PLENARY PANEL
Energy in transition period - New opportunities and challenges in a transforming world
1. The future of the energy at the crossroads. Green Energy recovery
2. Covid-19 pandemic impact on energy sector and short/mid-term recovery forecasts
3. Reinventing oil and gas for a new energy era. From oil and gas company towards energy company
Chairman
Parviz Shahbazov,Minister,Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Parviz Shahbazov
Minister Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
In 1992, he graduated from Azerbaijan State Oil Academy where he majored in Oil & Gas Economics and Management.
In 1990, he launched his career as a practicing diplomat at the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
In 1992-1996, he worked as an attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1996-2001, he held several positions (Assistant Secretary, First Secretary, Department Head and Deputy Head) at the departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Europe, the USA and Canada.
In 2001-2005, he worked as the Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Austria, where, later on, he was appointed as the Charge d'affaires.
In 2005, he became the Chairman of The OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC).
In 2005, he was appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Federal Republic of Germany and worked in this capacity until 2016.
In 2016-2017, he worked as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Later, he was appointed as the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the 12th of October 2017.
He is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian, English and German.
He is married and has two kids.
Speakers
Yury Sentyurin,Secretary General,GECF
Yury Sentyurin
Secretary General GECF
Yury P. Sentyurin is the Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, GECF, a position he assumed on January 1, 2018. Prior to joining the GECF, he was State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation; State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Education and Science; Deputy Head of Committee on Energy, Transport and Communications of the State Duma; First Deputy Governor of the Nizhegorodsky Region and Head, Department of the Ministry on Antimonopoly Policy and Business Support
Dr. Sentyurin was also Co-chair of several intergovernmental Commissions between the Russian Federation and Bolivia, Afghanistan and Congo respectively, and also Chief negotiator on cooperation in gas and oil, with India, Pakistan, Singapore, Brazil, Venezuela, Vietnam, Cuba, Syria, and South Africa.
A recipient of several Awards including the Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation, Dr. Sentyurin who speaks Russian, English, French and Farsi, has a Ph. D. in Political Science, Master’s degree in Law and another Master’s degree in Economics
10:00 – 10:30
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
10:30 – 11:45
EXECUTIVE TALKS
Path to Net Zero: The opportunities and obstacles for the Energy Sector
Sustainable Finance – How can the energy sector leverage this opportunity and finance the transition? What are the opportunities and risks for energy investment?
Technology (Synthetic and Biofuels, Energy and the Future of Mobility and Transportation - EVs, Hybrids, Aviation) – Discuss the impacts of emerging clean technologies on the economy and the role of energy sector and oil and gas in the transition of transportation and infrastructure
Policy and Governance – Discuss possible roadmaps for the net zero transition. What policies may be implemented? Which approaches have been effective so far?
Transition to low-carbon economy. Alignment of Energy strategy with country carbon reduction commitments. Paris Agreement, SDG 13 Climate Action, NDCs, EU Green Deal – The implications of evolving GHG regulations and global climate change policy on economies and how energy sector can mitigate the climate change impacts
11:50 – 13:00
Global Energy Outlook
Energy Mix and Markets, Supply and Demand Drivers: Possible recovery trajectories for fossil fuels – Which emerging investment directions and regions can generate sustainable market value?
Renewable Energy and Fossil Fuels Lock-in – Renewables have shown a sole growing demand during the pandemic and are projected to grow further. What are the challenges and the future of electricity grids with an increasing share of renewables in the energy mix? What is next for the oil and gas lock-in at the forefront of inevitable renewables growth?
Renewable energy potential of Azerbaijan (or Caspian Region, Caucasus region?)
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
14:00 – 15:30
GAS DIALOGUE
The role of gas infrastructure in decarbonized period
Gas infrastructure and gas consortia in energy security – Meeting energy demand and reducing emissions for a sustainable transition to net zero
Gas transport and storage – Upgrade prospects and potential of existing and planned mid- and downstream gas infrastructure
Decarbonised and renewable gases (biomethane, synthetic LNG, hydrogen) and Carbon Capture and Storage
15:30 – 16:00
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
16:00 – 17:00
HR LEADERS PANEL
Talent Management & Workforce Productivity for the Next Generation of Leaders
Inclusive organizational environment in the workplace – Building integrity
“Beyond Zero” concept in Health and Safety – Behavioral changes and organizational maturity in Occupational Health and Safety; discuss a safer way to manage operations
The aging profession and emerging new talent preferences in the new world – The future of experienced personnel in oil and gas, their digital competences. Expectations and attitudes of the new generation of sustainability-conscious young professionals
Oil and Gas nanotechnology: Innovation to transform energy future. Efficient solutions, experience of deployment
Enhanced Oil Recovery – R&D prospects, improvements and current applications
Sustainability and nanoparticles – Current applications, research prospects, and improvements (e.g. drilling fluids, hazardous waste treatment, chemicals processing etc.). Are they better, viable and safer than conventional methods?
11:00 – 11:30
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:30 – 12:30
UPSTREAM PANEL
GeoComputing, Modelling & Data Management: New methodologies for discovery of oil and gas fields
Geo-computing, spatial and augmented reality applications in industry – current applications and development prospects
12:30 – 13:00
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
13:00 – 14:00
UPSTREAM PANEL
AI and the New Digital Frontier in Oil and Gas development