Day 1: The 13th Meeting of the IEA's Gas and Oil Technology Collaboration Program

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast and Registration

9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Welcome

Randolph Bell, Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council 

9:05 – 9:20 a.m. Introduction and Scene-Setter: The Role of Oil and Gas Technology in the Energy Transition

Jostein Dahl Karlsen, President & Chief Executive Officer, International Energy Agency Gas and Oil Technology Collaboration Program 

9:20 – 9:35 a.m. Keynote Address

Shawn Bennett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil & Natural Gas, US Department of Energy 

9:35 – 10:50 a.m. Addressing Energy System Choices and Responses: The Case of India

Sami Al-Nuaim, President, Society of Petroleum Engineers 

Lauren Diekman, Senior Director for Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure, US-India Business Council 

Moderator: Jostein Dahl Karlsen, President & Chief Executive Officer, International Energy Agency Gas and Oil Technology Collaboration Program 

10:50 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15 p.m. Next Generation Energy Investment – the Case of the Oil and Gas Sector

Steinar Eikaas, Head of Low Carbon Solutions, Equinor 

Todd Glass, Partner, Energy and Infrastructure, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 

Moderator: Melanie Kenderdine, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center; Principal, Atlantic Council; Energy Futures Initiative 

12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch

With an official mandate from the IEA, the Gas and Oil Technology Collaborate Program (GOT CP) combines the efforts of government, academia, and industry to explore the role of low-carbon oil and gas in meeting the challenges of growing energy demand over the long term, and support the low-carbon technologies, policy tools, and investments that will positively contribute to anthropogenic climate change.

Please join us for what promises to be an exciting and informative discussion. Events on both July 8 and July 9 are on-the-record and open to the media. A networking breakfast from 8:00 – 9:00 AM will precede the event and a networking lunch from 12:00 – 1:00 PM will follow the event.

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