Speakers
Alessandro Barberis
Managing Director, Bacton CCS Ltd & Eni Tellus CCS LtdSpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Alexander Vink
Commercial Director CCS, GasunieSpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Alistair Black
Partner, Norton Rose FulbrightSpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Alistair Macfarlane
Head of UK Carbon Transportation & Storage, North Sea Transition AuthorityAlistair has been with the North Sea Transition Authority (formerly OGA) since 2016 and was Area Manager for the SNS/EIS from 2019.
Alistair is the co-chair of the North Sea Transition Steering Committee’s CO2 Transportation and Storage Task Force and from the 1st of February 2023 has led the NSTA’s UK Carbon Transportation and Storage Team who have responsibility for evaluating and consenting to Co2 storage permit applications.
Prior to joining NSTA Alistair had 25+ yrs experience with a number of operators and service companies working in Finance, Commercial, Planning and Strategy roles in the UK and overseas.
Craig McKay
Energy Transition Lead EMEA, WoodCraig McKay is an Energy Transition Lead for Wood with over 12 years’ experience in industry. He has a background in both flow assurance and process engineering, providing consulting for a variety of onshore and offshore projects. Craig is a specialist in the modelling of CO2 rich fluids and subsequent model set-up, having been involved with some of Europe’s largest CCS projects. He has furthered his experience in the thermodynamic modelling of CO2-rich fluids in the production of good practice guidelines in conjunction with the Energy Institute and BP. He has also provided input to the recently completed JIP led by Wood regarding Industry Guidelines for Setting the CO2 Specification in CCUS Chains, which has won multiple industry awards.
David Whitehouse
CEO, Offshore Energies UKDavid joined Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) on 1 January 2023 as Chief Executive.
David is an established industry leader with 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has extensive knowledge of the North Sea sector, and most recently spent 7 years as the Managing Director of CNR International. David is respected across the sector for his strategic and hands-on leadership in the North Sea and around the world, including the USA, Netherlands, and Philippines.
His passion for energy, engineering and innovation is built on a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Cambridge University and a degree in Chemistry from Manchester University. He is currently studying at the University of Aberdeen for a Masters in Renewable Engineering.
Eddie McAvinchey
Scotland Director, National Wealth FundEddie is the Scotland representative of the National Wealth Fund and is based in Edinburgh. His role covers NWF’s activities across both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining NWF, Eddie was an Executive Director at the Scottish National Investment Bank, and Head of Corporate Finance at Edinburgh-based merchant bank Noble & Co. Earlier in his career, he established Clydesdale Bank’s first renewable energy team and its project finance product offering.
Enrique Cornejo
Energy Policy Director, Offshore Energies UKEnrique is OEUK’s Energy Policy Director, a role he has held since January 2026. He leads the development and advocacy of forward-looking energy policy for the offshore energy sector. His team draws on robust data, market intelligence and industry insight to shape policy direction, influence decision makers and support the UK’s energy security objectives. He joined OEUK in 2023 as Head of Policy.
Enrique brings over 14 years of experience in energy and climate policy, with senior domestic and international roles across the UK government. His career has spanned oil and gas, renewables and climate policy development. He has led the Energy Team at the British Embassy in Mexico, delivered the oil and gas exports strategy for the Americas and Africa at the Department for International Trade, led the technologies strand of the UK government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy covering CCUS, hydrogen and electrification, and headed the CCUS Supply Chains work at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Eva Leinwather
Technical Manager CCUS, Energy InstituteSpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Gary Humber
Strategy and Business Development Director, Kellas MidstreamGary leads strategic growth and business development at Kellas Midstream across the company’s gas transportation and processing, and low carbon hydrogen activities. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the UK and international energy sector, specialising in joint venture management, negotiations, business development, dispute resolution, strategy and business planning. Gary previously worked at bp in a range of roles including vice president commercial and planning for the North Sea, commercial manager for bp’s gas and LNG business in Egypt, business manager for Schiehallion leading agreement negotiations for the Glen Lyon FPSO project, and senior strategy and commercial positions across the company’s North Sea assets. He has won two MER awards for innovative deal-making in complex joint ventures. Gary holds a Masters degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester.
Gavin Templeton
Chief Executive Officer, Veri EnergySpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Gjermund Stakland
Asset Manager – Northern Lights, Equinor ASASpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Gwen Jackson-Johns
Senior Consultant, DNVGwen Jackson-Johns is a Senior Consultant in DNV’s Energy Strategy Advisory team, specialising in low‑carbon energy systems and the transition to net zero. With an MEng in Chemical and Energy Engineering from the University of Leeds, Gwen joined DNV in 2019 and has since developed expertise across hydrogen, CO₂ transport and storage, and future fuels integration.
She has led and supported a wide range of projects, including hydrogen storage assessments, hydrogen smart‑meter readiness, and regional hydrogen infrastructure planning. Her experience in carbon capture and storage spans technical and commercial evaluations of intermittent CO2 emitters as well as guidance on non‑pipeline CO₂ transport solutions looking at the key considerations for emitters located outside major industrial clusters seeking to adopt NPT solutions in the UK. Gwen has also supported the development of an IOGP lifecycle assessment guidance document designed to evaluate net CO₂ emissions to the atmosphere from CCS projects.
Iain Martin
CCUS Technology Lead, Net Zero Technology CentreIain is the CCUS Technology Manager at the Net Zero Technology Centre where he is responsible for driving strategy, thought leadership and leading the technology development programme across the priority areas of capture, utilisation, and transportation and storage.
He is a geoscientist, whose career started at the operational end of seismic acquisition, before moving on to developing specialist geophysical workflows and application of big data to deepen our understanding of the subsurface. Iain is passionate about transferring those skills and knowledge into the development and deployment of technology for the safe and efficient storage of CO2 and an affordable net zero energy industry.
Ivan Gutierrez
CEO, OGC EnergyIvan Gutierrez is CEO and Founder of OGC Energy, a UK-based materials, corrosion and asset integrity consultancy supporting energy projects worldwide. He has more than 25 years’ experience helping developers, operators and supply-chain companies align technical decisions and manage integrity risk from concept and FEED through to operation. His CCS experience spans gas and liquid CO₂ transport by pipeline, subsurface wells, vessel transport, capture technology selection and its impact on downstream corrosion and integrity decisions. This includes CO₂ specification, materials selection, corrosion assessment, dense-phase transport risks, pipeline repurposing, ductile running fracture, well integrity, thermodynamic review and risk assessment across the UK, Europe, North America, the Middle East, South America, Iceland and Australia. Ivan is Great Britain’s BSI expert for corrosion-resistant materials and contributes to international standardisation through BSI, AMPP/NACE and ISO/TC 67 working groups. He has reviewed AMPP CCS guidance and standards on materials selection and corrosion control for CCS projects. His perspective is shaped by practical North Sea delivery and international CCS experience, translating UK-based engineering judgement into projects worldwide.
James McAreavey
Global Head of CCUS, XodusJames has over 30 years of experience in the upstream oil & gas, CCUS and hydrogen industries with a proven track record in leading projects from early concept through to final installation and operation.
James has led the CCUS team in Xodus since 2009 and has been involved with CCUS since 2006. He has been instrumental in a wide range of industry leading CCUS projects and analysis worldwide, supporting clients ranging from project developers, investment houses, regulators, and industry bodies.
Joost Hooghiem
Director CCS, Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) B.V.Joost Hooghiem is Director of CCS at Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), leading large-scale CCS initiatives in transport and storage facilities in the Netherlands. On behalf of EBN, he is also Member of the Board of Porthos.
He previously held senior roles at Gasunie, including Director of Hynetwork Services and Director Projects. Joost brings extensive experience in energy infrastructure and public-private collaboration. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Groningen. Joost is committed to advancing the Dutch energy transition through innovative solutions.
Jørg Aarnes
Manager CCS and Hydrogen, Offshore NorgeJørg Aarnes manages advocacy activities on behalf of CO2 storage project developers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With almost 20 years in the CCS space, Jørg has followed the industry from early commercialization to being a central component of global climate and energy policy. His involvement in more than 100 consultancy projects across the world gives him deep insight into the solutions being developed, the challenges the industry faces, and the respective regulatory and policy environments.
Joseph Dutton
Energy Innovaton Lead, Axis InsuranceJoseph Dutton is Energy Innovation Lead at Axis Insurance. He leads strategy and internal research on the energy transition and climate technologies, working closely with the underwriting teams across multiple classes of insurance. He has worked on international energy policy, markets, and technology for over 15 years, across various roles in consultancy, academia and think tanks. Before joining Axis, he worked at climate and carbon consultancy South Pole, and at energy and climate think tank E3G where he led research programmes on energy infrastructure, climate and decarbonisation policy, and the future of energy systems for net zero.
Katie Spencer
Head of Supply Chain Transactions, GB EnergySpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Kurt Jager Lykke
Head of Business DK, INEOS EnergySpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Martin York
Senior Commecial Advisor, StoreggaSpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Martin York
StoreggaSpeaker biography to follow shortly!
Matt Browell-Hook
ExCom Director; Energy Transition, Spirit EnergyWith over 20 years of experience in the energy sector Matt has deliver energy transition projects from supply chain through to project developer and operator. As a member of the executive team for Spirit Energy, Matt is responsible for Energy Transition, Wells, Decommissioning and Projects. Within his remit is the development and delivery of Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ). MNZ is a pioneering decarbonisation solution that will repurpose depleted gas fields into a world-leading carbon storage facility, able to accept and store up to a gigaton of CO₂ over its lifetime.
As a chartered engineer, a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Matt is leading the worlds largest cement decarbonisation project brining together customers, supply chain, regulators and Government to bring to life the first NWF investment in CCS in the UK.
Navid Akram
tbc, DESNZBiography to follow shortly!
Rich Denny
Managing Director, Northern Endurance PartnershipRich is Managing Director of the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), leading the delivery of the UK’s first large-scale CO₂ transportation and storage infrastructure. Prior to joining NEP, he spent four years in the UK Government as Major Projects Lead for CCUS and Hydrogen at the Infrastructure & Projects Authority.
An experienced industry leader, Rich brings 28 years of experience at Shell, where he held senior technical, commercial, and leadership roles across the Upstream business. From 2016 to 2019, he served as Managing Director of Shell Norway, during which he helped establish Northern Lights, the world-leading CO₂ transport and storage joint venture.
NEP is developing onshore and offshore CO₂ transport infrastructure to support carbon capture projects across Teesside and the Humber, collectively known as the East Coast Cluster.
Richard Sheppard
Bacton BH2 Project Director, Summit Energy Evolution LimitedRichard has over three decades of experience developing and delivering offshore energy projects across oil and gas and offshore fixed and floating wind. In the last ten years, his focus has been in CCS and hydrogen energy transition systems. He currently leads sustainable hydrogen, carbon capture and gas storage project development at Summit Energy Evolution Limited (SEEL), the UK-based energy transition arm of Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and is Project Director of the Bacton BH2 Project.
Scott Robertson
Chief Commercial Officer, Carbon CircleScott leads global sales & business development for Carbon Circle’s carbon capture and CO2 handling technology and engineering across onshore and offshore industrial emitters, and offshore CO2 transportation and storage licensee sectors. Prior to Carbon Circle, Scott’s experience includes over 25 years in technical and managerial positions with North Sea oil & gas operating companies; leadership posts in the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (a regulator for the UK’s CCS sector); and Head of Industrial Decarbonisation and CCUS at Ricardo Energy & Environment. Scott is also a Fellow of the Energy Institute.
Tanisha Beebee
Head of CCS Policy and Advocacy, Harbour EnergyTanisha has over 10 years’ experience in UK and European energy policy. Her career began at Energy UK during the creation of Electricity Market Reform. Moving to CBI during the Brexit period, she was instrumental in the implementation of the Net Zero 2050 target into law. She also worked on the development of nuclear RAB, lifting the onshore wind ban and tackling Brexit energy issues. Tanisha moved to Drax before COVID-19 leading on biomass and sustainability policy. Now, Tanisha is Head of CCS Policy and Advocacy at Harbour Energy, working with UK government on Viking CCS and managing government affairs for Harbour’s EU CCS interests.
