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title: Agenda - CCSA EU Conference 2026
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# When

# Where

# Doors open

##### Tuesday 30 June 

##### Cardo Brussels 

##### From 08:30

# **Agenda **

**More speakers to be announced! **

- **08:30-09:15: Registration and welcome coffee** 
- **09:15-09:30: Opening speech**  
    - **Olivia Powis**, CEO, CCSA 

- **09:30-10:15: Scaling up CCUS in Europe**  
    - **MEP Jeannette Baljeu** (Renew Europe, NL) 
    - **MEP Niels Flemming Hansen** (EPP, DK) 
    - **Marc van der Linden**, COO, Gasunie
    - **Al Tucker**, General Manager CCS Europe, Shell
    - **Roze Wesby**, Vice President CCUS, Head of Business Development, Holcim
    - **Moderator**: **Stefano Miriello**, EU Deputy Director, CCSA 

- **10:15-10:30: Keynote Address**  
    - **Dr. Daniel Kitscha**, Policy Officer, CCS and NZIA Lead, DG Climate Action, European Commission 

- **10:30-11:00: Coffee break** 
- **11:00-11:15: Project presentation: The Delta Rhine Corridor**   
    - **Bente de Lat**, CCS Business Opportunity Manager, Gasunie 
    - **Dr. Niko Bosnjak**, Head of Energy Policy & Communications, OGE 

- **11:15-12:00: Connecting the Dots: Building CO₂ Transport Networks for Net Zero** 
    - **Lucas Maurer**, Industrial Climate Policy Officer, Flemish Energy Agency
    - **Thomas Vanhauwaert**, Public Affairs & Stakeholder Manager Lead, Eni Netherlands CCUS 
    - **Tom Mikunda**, Senior Policy Advisor, CCS, Bellona Europa 
    - **Moderator**: **Marx Janssens**, Policy Advisor, Gas Infrastructure Europe  

- **12:00-12:45: A Shared Sea, A Shared Solution: Cross-Border CCUS in the Mediterranean**  
    - **Agime Gerbeti**, Head of Technical Staff to the Director General, Italian Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security 
    - **Paolo Testini**, Director CCS, Snam S.p.A. 
    - **Kleopatra Avraam**, Strategic Planning Senior Director, DESFA 
    - **Massimo Beccarello**, Advisor, Gruppo Marcegaglia 
    - **Moderator**: **Francesco D'Apolito**, EU Senior Communications and Events Officer, CCSA 
- **12:45-13:45: Lunch break **
- **13:45-14:00: Project presentation:** **HES International**   
    - **Otto Waterlander**, Business Development Director New Energies, HES International 
- **14:00-14:45: Unlocking the Full Potential of Transport and Storage in the North Sea ** 
    - **Lars Erik Aamot**, Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Energy 
    - **Matt Taylor**, Director for CCUS Strategy and Policy, UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 
    - **Henrik Sulsbrück**, Head of CCS Division, Danish Energy Agency 
    - **Sebastian Fischer**, Policy Advisor for Carbon Management, German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources 
    - **Moderator**: **Caterina De Matteis**, Senior Policy Manager, IOGP Europe 

- **14:45-15:00: Project presentation: Stockholm Exergi ** 
    - **Erik Rylander**, Commercial Director CDR Programme, Stockholm Exergi 
- **15:00-15:45: From Pilot to Policy: Accelerating CDR Deployment Across Europe ** 
    - **Kate Shilina**, Carbon Markets Regulatory Manager, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH 
    - **Erik Rylander**, Commercial Director CDR Programme, Stockholm Exergi
    - **Chris Sherwood**, Secretary General, Negative Emissions Platform
    - **Moderator**: **Eve Tamme**, Chair, Carbon Management Europe 

- **15:45-16:15: Coffee break **
- **16:15-16:30: Presentation: CCSA Europe Market Study ** 
    - **Stijn Vercammen**, Director Energy & Industrial Transition, Deloitte 

- **16:30-17:15: Funding the Future: Ensuring the Financial Viability of CCUS**  
    - **Chris Thackeray**, Global CCS Lead, Baringa 
    - **Lesley Harding**, Global Head of Strategic Relationships, Energy & Transition, Liberty Global 
    - **Pavan Chilukuri**, Operating Partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners 
    - **Paul Trimmer**, Senior Advisor, Global Infrastructure Partners 
    - **Moderator**: **Thierry Grauwels**, EU Director, CCSA 

- **17:15-18:00: CCSA Country Spotlight Series Live: Eastern Europe**  
    - **Ionut-Sorin Banciu**, Vice-President, National Regulatory Authority for Mining, Petroleum and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide of Romania 
    - **Konstantin Bojnov**, Head of ANRAV CCUS Project, Heidelberg Materials Bulgaria 
    - **Pawel Gladysz**, President of the Board, CCUS Poland Association 
    - **Moderator**: **Ariadna Lungulescu**, EU Advocacy Officer, CCSA 

- **18:00-18:05: Closing remarks**  
    - **Thierry Grauwels**, EU Director, CCSA 

- **18:05-19:00: Networking drinks **

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