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

Accommodation

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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

Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

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

Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, CMS
Bulgaria’s upstream focus in the regional context

Bernd Rajal, Partner, Schoenherr
Austria: Hydrogen Market Regulation on the horizon

Oliver Altenhoff, Head of Regulatory Affairs, OGE
Energy transition and hydrogen grids

Serhat Uludag, Co-Founder, FlexyWatt Energy
Flexibility and role of natural gas in energy transition

Agis Georgiades, Partner, CGA
Dispute Resolution after ECT

Christian Filippitsch, Partner, Reed Smith
Investing in European energy: the energy transition and implementing Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness

Deger Boden, Managing Partner, Boden Law
Case Law in Energy Transition: Regulating Change or Creating Uncertainty

Sergey Srebrev, Indirect Tax Manager, Kambourov & Partners
Indirect TAX: Latest regulatory changes, case law and business impact in Bulgaria

Natasha Fielding, Editor, European Natural Gas, Argus
European gas market update

Gottfried Steiner, CEO, Central European Gas Hub
CEE Gas and Green Gas Markets: Status and Trends in 2025

Manfred Cadez, Senior Sales Manager Sales Transmission & Distribution, Gas Connect Austria
ACERtain recommendation

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

Tamás Pletser, EMEA Oil & Gas Analyst, Erste Investment
The key oil&gas themes in the CEE and Balkan region

Nolina Pompărău, Head of the Natural Gas and Fuel Products Directorate, Ministry of the Energy of the Republic of Moldova
Gas and Fuel Products Market of the Republic of Moldova

László Fritsch, CCO, MVM Partner and MVM CEEnergy
Changing gas flow routes in CEE and the role of Hungary in this changed environment

Piotr Kuś, General Director, ENTSOG
ENTSOG point of view on current gas market situation

Peter Arp, Vice President, Uniper Global Commodities SE
Gas Supplies in Eastern Europe are resilient – and remain hardly predictable

Matteo Restelli, Development Director, IGI Poseidon
The flexibility of infrastructures to balance the volatile energy frame

Predrag Grujicic, Head of Gas Unit, Energy Community Secretariat
Gas Markets in the Energy Community

Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, CMS

The Black Sea discoveries as part of the energy strategies of the region

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Cagatay Beydogan, Deputy General Manager, Aladdin Middle East Ltd.

Aladdin Middle East Ltd. E&P activities with a perspective on sectoral developments

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Murat Kalay, Secretary General, PETFORM

Exploration&production activities in Türkiye

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Kutalmis Ersoy, Secretary for Türkiye, ZETA (Zero Emissions Traders Alliance)

Feasibility of a natural gas and clean energy hub in Turkiye

Presentation will be provided shortly. Please visit the link later

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Serhat Uludag, Member of the Board of Advisors, FlexyWat

Energy Transition and Digitalisation. A myth or a fact?

Presentation will be provided shortly. Please visit the link later

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Christian Filippitsch, Partner, Reed Smith

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

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Gokhan Yardim, Managing Partner, ADG Anadolu Natural Gas Consultancy Ltd.

 Can Turkiye be an alternative Gas Hub for Europe in the energy transition?

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Michael Thomadakis, Chief Strategy and Development Officer, DESFA

Paving the way to the energy transiton of the SEE gas market

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Agis Georgiades, Partner, Christos Georgiades & Associates

Force majeure and hardship clauses

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Tamás Pletser, EMEA Oil & Gas Analyst, Research Department, Erste Investment

Hungary’s efforts to diversify from Russian hydrocarbons

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Julian Bowden, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

SE Europe – changing gas supply position

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Gökşin Bavbek, Consulting Manager, APLUS Enerji

Future of Natural Gas in Electricity Generation

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Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

Gas Flows in CEE

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Accommodation information

Contact details for room reservations in Hotel Sheraton Istanbul City Center

Conference participants can refer to the below contact for room reservations:

Ms. Merve Keçeci

Group & Events Sales Supervisor

O +90 212 806 1010  M +90 533 384 79 37

E-mail: merve.kececi@sheraton.com 

Sheraton Istanbul City Center

Hacı Ahmet Mah. Kurtuluş Deresi Cad. No:23

Beyoğlu / Istanbul

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Matteo Restelli, Development Director of IGI Poseidon

Regional Oil & Gas Conference ROGC, 27-28 November 2025, Istanbul Hotel Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus

Participation and Sponsorship Fees

Registration Fee: 600 EUR

Registration deadline:  20 November 2025

–  20% discount for three and more registrations from the same company

Supporting organization: €600 – speaking slot; including the logo of the company on the conference webpage and materials

Sponsorship: €1500 – speaking slot; three registrations, including the speaker; including the logo of the company on conference webpage and materials; annual subscription to BBSPA monthly publications