Registration and Coffee

Opening ceremony and Keynotes

Objective of the Session / To Highlight:
•Welcoming the audience
•Why this summit is happening?
•Importance of Beirut strategic location within the Middle East
•Introduction on WLPGA and Unigaz (Organizers)

Round table discussion: Global Energy Trends: What are the impacts in the Middle East?

Objective of the Session / To Highlight:
•Get to know the major LPG trends from around the global through IHSMarkit Presentation
•Based on the presentation insights, speakers to share their views on the impacts on their markets
•Create a kind of holistic / 360 understanding on the future of LPG globally and in the Middle East in terms of Supply, Demand and other Market Dynamics

Scene Setting Presentation

Speakers: TBA

Coffee Break

Market Conditions: Opportunities VS Challenges

Objective of the Session / To Highlight:
•Discussing changes / updates happening in the LPG industry value chain in the represented markets
•Highlighting the affected elements within the chain, i.e. Supply, Storage, Distribution, etc...
•Opportunities or Challenges resulted from this change per industry and market channel
•If opportunities: How will it positively contribute to the companies and end-users
•If challenges: What will be the possible solutions and what is the current impact on the end-user
•Collaboration between private and public sectors to achieve the desired results

Speakers: TBA

Lunch

Round Table Discussion: Regulatory Reform of the LPG Sector

Objective of the Session / To Highlight:
•Introducing local regulations framework and major stakeholders involved
•Furnishing the process and drivers of the regulatory reform happened or to happen:
•From the old regulatory framework, to the reformation efforts and process, and to the latest regulatory framework (done or in progress) •Provide information on the regulatory body and how / why it was selected
•Major areas / issues / enhancements tackled in the reformation from the point of view of the government, companies, and consumers. (While emphasizing on the consumer protection part)
•New initiatives (if any) appeared as a result of the reformation
•Briefly explaining the laws and decrees governing these regulations

Speakers: TBA

Coffee Break

Good Industry Practices and Models for the Middle East

Objective of the Session / To Highlight:
•Highlight relevant technical and technological innovations from around the world and how these will create market opportunities in Middle Eastern markets. What changes are afoot and how this will benefit the industry in the long term? Major Models to be presented:
•City Gas Networks (Mega Scale LPG / SNG networks)
•Autogas
•Gas for Power Generation
•LPG in Industrial applications
•LPG in Agricultural applications

Speakers: TBA

Official Closing by Unigaz Representative