Monday 20 April 2026
Networking Reception from 18:30 – 20:30 sponsored by EcoEngineers at Hasta La Vista in Amsterdam Zuid
Tuesday 21 April 2026
| Time | Details | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 | Opening remarks | Julian Auderieth President of ERGaR, and Business Development and Sustainability Manager at AGCS |
| Updates on the UDB | Galin Genchev Policy Officer at the European Commission (DG ENER) | |
| EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform: Gas and Biomethane Mechanism | Mikolaj Jasiak Policy Officer at the European Commission | |
| ETS and biomethane in 2026 | Urszula Szalkowska Managing Director at Eco Engineers | |
| Relevant developments in EU policy for biomethane | Sebastian Wren Senior Policy Analyst at EBA | |
| 10:30 | 30′ break | |
| 11.00 | Biomethane in industry – Panel debate | Moderator: Jan Horstmann Panelists: Giulia Camparsi (Value Chain Subject Matter Expert at SBTi) Ralf Pfitzner (Senior Advisor at GHG Protocol) Soomin Chung (Corporate Account Manager at ACT Group) Paul Vonk (Natural Gas Replacements Lead at Tata Steel) Ian Knight (Global Sustainability Director at Mars Inc.) |
| 12.30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30 | National legislation and RED III implementation – Q&A | Moderator: Olivia Loudens Speakers: Germany – Matthias Edel (ERGaR CoO Scheme Manager) & Dirk Bonse (Head of Department Sustainable Gases at Fachverband Biogas e.V.) France – Annette Kroll (Head of Regulation and Advocacy Renewable Gas at ENGIE) Netherlands – Kilian Hoogenboom (Policy Advisor at Ministry Climate and Green Growth) UK – Jesse Scharf (Scheme Director at GGCS) |
| 15:00 | 30′ break | |
| 15:30 | Biomethane in the maritime sector – Panel debate | Moderator: Kateryna Dolzhenko Panelists: Alexandra Popova (Policy Officer at e-NG Coalition) Thorsten Nascimento Rohling (Managing Director and Head of Product Management at agriportance GmbH) Caspar Gooren (Commercial Director Renewable Fuels at Titan Molgas Clean Fuels) Kevin Lim (Senior Analyst Renewable Fuels at Veyt) |
| 17:00 | Closing remarks | Tim Hamers ERGaR Secretary General |
| 17:10 | Drinks reception at the hotel | Sponsored by ACT Group |
| 19.00 – 23:00 | Dinner at Gustavino Amsterdam | Sponsored by agriportance GmbH |