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Wednesday 17
9:10 - 11:00 - Opening act of conferences and roundtables NGVA Europe
Welcoming Remarks
Peter Boisen, Chairman NGVA Europe
Ana Botella Serrano, Delegada Area Environment - City of Madrid
Richard Kolodziej, President IANGV
Josep Moragas Freixa, Director General Retail Business - Grupo Gas Natural

Peter Boisen
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Antonio De Guindos

Richard Kolodziej
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Josep Moragas Freixa


11:00 - 11:45 - Madrid City Council’s Biomethane Project – Valdemingómez Tech Park
Spain's pioneering experience in waste biogas utilization.
Miryam Sánchez Porcel, Valdemingómez Tech Park General Director
Environment Area – Madrid City Council

Myriam Sánchez Porcel




11:45 - 12:30 - The largest biogas purification plant of the world: Valdemingómez, Madrid
Johann Hudde, Iberia Regional Agent - Flotech
Moderator: Claudio Kohan, NGV Communications Group Director

Johann Hudde




15:00 - 16:20 - European NGV markets in action
Moderator: Hans Wach, GasMobil AG General Director – NGVA Europe Secretary

*Germany and its teachings: refueling stations and marketing development
Berhnard Jeken, Managing Director - E. ON Gas Mobil GmbH

*Italy, the main continental market
Vanni Cappellato, Consorzio NGV System Italia President

*Sweden, the country of biogas
Bernt Svensén, Project Manager - Biogas Väst


Berhnard Jeken

Vanni Cappellato - Michele Ziosi

Bernt Svensén


16:30 - 17:30 - Regional/Country reports
Moderator: Manuel Lage, Institutional Relations Director Iveco – NGVA Europe General Manager

*Asia Pacific, the driving force of demand
Dr. Chitrapongse Kwangsukstith, Asia Pacific NGVAssociation President.

*Peruvian safety policy for NGV development
Alfredo Dammert Lira, OSINERGMIN Board Chairman

*Address by the Hydrocarbons General Director, Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru
Gustavo Navarro Valdivia


Dr. Chitrapongse Kwangsukstith - Lee Giok Seng


Alfredo Dammert Lira

Gustavo Navarro Valdivia


17:30 - 18:30 - 24th World Gas Conference IGU 2009 Preview
IGU Study Group 5.3 – Natural Gas for Vehicles
Support to achieve 50 million NGVs on the road in 2020
Peter Seidinger, IGU SG 5.3 Coordinator

Moderator: Peter Boisen, NGVA Europe Chairman


Peter Seidinger






Thursday 18
9:30 - 10:15 - The Supercomputer, key session
Natural gas for vehicles to improve air quality.
Its application in Madrid and Barcelona
José Baldasano, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS)

Moderator: Josep Codorniú, Gas Natural Solutions Director – Grupo Gas Natural

José Baldasano




10:30 - 11:30 - Natural gas transmission companies and NGV

Moderator:
Enrique García Poggio, NGV Director - Grupo Gas Natural

*Iberian market development and potential
Jaume Miró, Head of CNG Development in Spain - Grupo Gas Natural

*Italy: growing in the face of the crisis
Flavio Mariani, NGVs Commercial Business - ENI Gas & Power


Jaume Miró

Flavio Mariani



11:30 - 13:00 - Light-duty vehicles: NGV and its advantages in the current automotive market

Moderator: Michele Ziosi, Fiat Delegation For Europe – Consorzio NGV System Director

Carlos Nieto, Product Manager Commercial Vehicles – Mercedes Benz
Carlos de Luis Díaz, Product Manager - Volkswagen España Margarita Rodríguez, Product Manager & José Valdeolivas, Special Sales – Fiat Group Automobiles Spain .


Carlos Nieto

Carlos de Luis Díaz

Margarita Rodríguez


15:00 - 16:30 - User’s experiences

Moderator: Jaume Miró, Head of CNG Development in Spain
Grupo Gas Natural

*Buses: Municipal Transport Company of Madrid, the largest natural gas buses fleet in the Continent
Juan Ángel Terrón Alonso, EMT Engineering Director

* Natural gas urban vehicles. Experiences in the urban environmental field
D. Alfonso García – Environmental Technical Services Director, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas

*CNG-driven freight transport
Borja de Torres Atencia - Managing Director, Compañía Logísitica Acotral S.A


Juan ángel Terrón Alonso 1

Juan ángel Terrón Alonso 2

Juan ángel Terrón Alonso 3

Borja de Torres Atencia

D. Alfonso García - Alfredo Bravo
16:40 - 18:00 - LNG use in heavy-duty and intercity transportation

Moderator: Martin Seifert, IANGV Government and International Relations Secretariat Swiss Gas and Water Industry Association SGWA

Ismael Callejón, Technical Manager – Ros Roca Indox Cryoenergy
Philippe Heisch, Sales Engineer Filling/Refuelling Stations- Cryostar
Vittorio Zurletti, Products & Markets Strategy Manager - Vanzetti Engineering


Philippe Heisch

Vittorio Zurletti

Ismael Callejón

Friday 19
10:00 - 12:00 - Buses and trucks: Technological and commercial outlook

Speakers from Irisbus-Iveco, Man, Volvo, Mercedes Benz

Moderator: Claudio Kohan, NGV Communications Group Director

José Luis Pérez Souto, NGV Development, Business Development Manager – Irisbus-Iveco Alberto Merino Hernández, Product Manager Trucks - Mercedes Benz


Alberto Merino Hernández

Alberto Merino Hernández

José Luis Pérez Souto
12:00 - 12:30 - CMedium & Heavy Duty Natural gas engine conversions

Xavier Ribas, Project Manager, Commercial
Vehicles Engineering, Powertrain - Applus+IDIADA

Moderator: Jordi Izquierdo, Manager, Powertrain, Applus+IDIADA


Xavier Ribas