Bayram Kara, General Manager, Çalık Petroleum Exploration and Production

Erdem Sezer, Director, Energy Markets, Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye

FGSZ

Michael Ritchie, Editor, Nefte Compass

Pietro Castelli, Head of Mediterranean Origination, Global Energy division, Gunvor International

Yunus Sönmez, Managing Director, Foton Energy Türkiye

Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

Hotel Novotel Istanbul Bophorus offered for ROGC 2026 participants a discount rate for the dates of the conference. The participants may use the reservation page which can be accessed via a link, which can be provided in case of interest. The link will be active till 15 June 2026.

Gabor Tari, Group Chief Geologist, OMV
Update on Black Sea gas exploration and production

Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, CMS
Denitsa Dudevska, Senior Associate, CMS
Recent upstream developments offshore Bulgaria

Max Seuster, Counsel, Reed Smith
Fueling Compliance: EU Competition Law in the Energy Supply Crisis

Milan Pandev, Partner, Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov
Regulatory Risks of the Special Commercial Manager (SCM) in Lukoil Bulgaria

Dennitsa Dimitrova, Managing Partner, Kambourov and Partners Tax Consulting
Sergey Srebrev, Manger Indirect Tax and Global Tarde, Kambourov and Partners Tax Consulting
Key regulatory updates and potential business impact of the new EU trade agreements

Kateryna Filippenko, Research Director, Global Gas Markets, Wood Mackenzie
Global gas & LNG outlook: geopolitical shocks and market rebalancing

Oliver Altenhoff, Head of Regulatory Affairs, OGE
Security of Supply

Predrag Grujicic, Head of Gas Unit, Energy Community Secretariat
Update in the Energy Community gas markets

Ion Lupulescu, Country Manager for Moldova, Romanian Commodities Exchange
Gas market liberalization in Moldova.

Jörn Brunotte, Lead Originator for Supply & Origination Projects East, Uniper
Gas Supplies in CEE & SEE – the Rollercoaster Continues

Marko Janicijevic, Manager Market Development, Gas Connect Austria
Efficiency by Comparison? Rethinking Benchmarking for Transmission System Operators

Lajos Bütösi, Gas Long Term Sales and Supply Director, MVM ONEnergy
Supplying landlocked markets in CEE after RepowerEU

Milan Sedlacek, Head of EU affairs and Strategy, eustream
Reflections on changing transmission patterns in CEE region

Piotr Kus, General Director, Entsog
The Evolution of Europe’s gas transmission infrastructure

Volker Lauer, Gas Originator, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Developments in CEE from a trader’s view

Emre Erturk, Managing Director, Enerji-IQ
Turkey’s Potential Role for Supplying Gas and LNG to SE and Central Europe

Andrii Prokofev, Business Development, Gas TSO of Ukraine

Andrii Prokofev, Business Development, Gas TSO of Ukraine

Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

Ahmet Berat Çonkar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye

Key Note Speech

Session I: Upstream and Supply. Session chairman: Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, CMS

Aditya Saraswat, Research Director, MENA, Rystad Energy

Navigating Turbulence: Global Upstream Energy Trends Amid Market Uncertainty

Murat Kalay, Secretary General, PETFORM

Overview on Turkish oil&gas market

Çagatay Beydogan, Business Development Manager, Production Solutions International Ltd

Developing Unconventional Resources

Valery Konyushenko, CFO, Mazarine Energy

Mazarine Energy: Corporate Update and Industry Trends

Session II: Legal and Regulatory Framework

Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, CMS

Bulgaria – the next EU jurisdiction with focus on natural gas

Milan Pandev, Partner, Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov

Legal challenges for Black Sea deepwater exploration and production

Edward Attenborough, Partner, White & Case

Christian Filippitsch, Partner, Reed Smith

Investing in European energy: the energy transition and implementing Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness.

Dennitsa Dimitrova, Managing Partner, Kambourov and Partners Tax Consulting

TAX and Regulatory update: Latest changes, case law and business impact in Bulgaria

Session III: Energy Transition and Decarbonisation

Serhat Uludag, Co-Founder, FlexyWatt Energy

Status of Energy Transition Challenges and Way Forward

Session IV: Oil and Gas Markets. Session chairman: Julian Bowden, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Emre Ertürk, Managing Director, Enerji-IQ

An analysis of Türkiye’s evolving gas and LNG import strategies, along with its export policies

John Roberts, Senior Partner, Methinks

Black Sea Energy: Energy Security and the Need for Fresh Investment

Volkan Yiğit, Managing Partner, APLUS Enerji

Role of Natural Gas in Türkiye’s Energy Transition

Piotr Kuś, General Director, ENTSOG

The role of Europe’s gas transmission infrastructure

Oliver Altenhoff, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Open Grid Europe

Security of Natural Gas Supply in Europe

Stefan Königshofer, Head of Department Sales Transmission and Distribution, Gas Connect Austria

Innovating Capacity Sales: Responding to Market Change

Kateryna Kovalenko, Head of Strategy, Gas TSO of Ukraine

Ensuring Energy Security through Diversified Import Routes and Cross-Border Cooperation

Clement Ulrichsen, Director of Gas Market, Energinet

Enhancing Gas Supply Diversification in Central and Southeastern Europe through the Baltic Sea Gas Corridor

Tomáš Vyležík, Head of Commercial Management, NET4GAS

The Czech Gas Network: A Gateway to the CEE and SEE Energy Markets

David Tonge, Director, IBS Research and Consultancy

Türkiye’s fateful push for LNG

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Energy Transition Seminar – 21 June 2022

Energy Transition Webinar – 18 June 2021

Gas Trading and Licensing Webinar – 5 March 2021

BBSPA Investing in Upstream Projects Seminar – 04.10. 2018, Hotel InterContinental, Bucharest, Romania

BBSPA Oil and Gas Offshore Safety Seminar – 23.05. 2018, Holiday Inn, Athens, Greece

BBSPA Oil and Gas Offshore Safety Seminar – 24.10. 2017, Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

BBSPA Trading and Regulatory Seminar – 13.10.2017, Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

BBSPA Oil & Gas Offshore Safety Seminar – 10.02.2017, Hotel Vega Mamaia, Constanta, Roman

BBSPA Legal & Regulatory Seminar 2016 – 04.11.2016, Grand Hotel Sofia, Bulgaria

BBSPA Legal & Regulatory Seminar 2015 – 06.11.2015, Grand Hotel Sofia, Bulgaria

BBSPA Oil & Gas Offshore Safety Seminar – 18.09.2015, International Hotel, Golden Sands, Varna

BBSPA Legal & Regulatory Seminar 2014 – 25.11.2014, InterContinental, Bucharest

BBSPA Upstream and Supply Seminar – 30.10.2014, InterContinental, Bucharest

BBSPA Legal & Regulatory Workshop – 06.11.2013, Sofia, Bulgaria

5th Annual BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop – 25.10.2013, Kiev, Ukraine

Exploring Possibilities for Utilization of Existing and Future Gas Pipeline and Storage Capacities, Sofia Regulatory Seminar – 16.10.2012, Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia

4th Annual BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop – 02.11. 2012, Hyatt Regency Hotel Kiev, Ukraine

3rd Annual BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop – 04.11.2011, Hyatt Regency Hotel Kyiv, Ukraine

BBSPA Gas Storage and Trading Seminar – 15.12. 2011, Ramada Sibiu Hotel, Romania

BBSPA Caspian & Black Sea Oil & Gas Workshop – 10.03, 2011; Park Hyatt Baku, Azerbaijan

BBSPA Infrastructure & Investment Seminar – 16.12.2010,  The InterContinental Hotel, Bucharest

BBSPA Oil and Gas Pricing Workshop – 28.09.2010, the Sheraton Hotel, Sofia, Bulgaria