A cum laude graduate of Athens College, Leo Drollas attended the London School of Economics where he gained his B.Sc. (Econ) and M.Sc. (Econ), also completing a doctorate on the foreign trade sector in disequilibrium.  After leaving the LSE in 1975, Leo Drollas worked in London at the Commodities Research Unit and then joined British Petroleum in 1977 as the company’s first econometrician.  At BP he managed the energy and economic modelling team in the company’s Corporate Planning Department (1980-86) and was responsible for many studies on various aspects of the oil market.  Whilst at BP, Leo Drollas was seconded for two years to the Confederation of British Industry (1986-88), where he held the post of Deputy Director of Economics.  In 1989 Leo Drollas joined as its Chief Economist the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES), a think-tank founded in that year by Sheikh Yamani, the former Oil Minister of Saudi Arabia.  Leo Drollas was the Deputy Director and Chief Economist at the CGES from 1989 until 2011, becoming in that year the CGES’ Director.  During his time at the CGES, which ceased operations in April 2014, Leo dealt with many diverse subjects in the oil and gas sphere.  Over a career spanning 48 years, Leo Drollas has written many articles and studies on oil, energy and economics in general, and co-authored “Oil – the Devil’s Gold” with Jon Greenman.  He has spoken at numerous conferences all over the world and has appeared frequently on TV and radio programmes and been quoted regularly on the main wire services and leading financial newspapers.

Over 35 years experience in the oil & gas sector in senior management positions. Currently CEO of e-CNHC (E-C Cyprus Natural Hydrocarbons Company Ltd), providing management and advisory services in the oil & gas and energy sectors in Cyprus and the region. A lot needs to be done and the aim of the company is to contribute to the successful development of these sectors for the future of Cyprus.

Prior to this, as CEO of KRETYK, Cyprus’ national hydrocarbons company, I was responsible for implementing Cyprus government’s strategy for the development of its hydrocarbons sector.

Until 2012 I was a Director of Mott MacDonald for 25 years and the Managing Director of Mott MacDonald’s Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals business world-wide.

Charles Ellinas is also: Features Editor, Natural Gas World, and Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council.

George Kofinakos, based in London, is a seasoned Senior Advisor at Alvarez & Marsal with over three decades of rich experience in the fields of Banking, Project Finance, and Capital Markets. His expertise lies in Debt & Liability management, Securitisation, Equity & Debt Raising, Hedging Efficiency within Financial Institutions and Corporations, and Balance Sheet Restructuring. George has successfully served a diverse clientele encompassing Sovereigns, Supranationals, Financial Institutions, Corporations, and Maritime Companies.

Before joining Alvarez & Marsal, George Kofinakos spent 12 years at StormHarbour LLP in London, where he held the positions of Managing Director and Senior Advisor. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in advising a European Supranational on the consolidation of Greece's Financial System, with his team executing over $2 billion in Maritime, Equity, and Debt raising endeavors.

Simultaneously, George served as the CEO of a Renewable Energy Private Equity Fund in Luxembourg, spearheading the development of more than 500 MW of renewable energy projects in South-Eastern Europe and Japan.

His extensive 20-year tenure with Citigroup in Greece and London saw him hold various executive roles, including CEO of Citigroup Global Markets, Managing Director of Capital Markets and Banking, Treasurer, and Senior Government Banker. He was instrumental in overseeing numerous Monetisation Offerings (IPO, M&A, etc.), Infrastructure Projects (PPP and PPI), and Integrated Custody, Securities, and Liquidity Solutions. George also actively participated in several committees, including the European Capital Markets and the European and Global Public Sector Group Committees. He played a key role in establishing the Debt and Liability Management in Greece (PDMA) during his time on the Primary Dealers Steering Committee.

Beyond his financial career, George Kofinakos serves as the Chairman of the Investment Committee for Sporos Platform, an innovative fund promoting Circular Economy implementation in Greek SMEs. Additionally, he holds a non-executive Board position at 'New Agriculture-New Generation,' an initiative aimed at empowering youth in the agricultural sector, supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

George's academic background includes a bachelor's degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Piraeus, complemented by a Master of Business Administration from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Notably, he currently serves as a Distinguished Executive in Residence at Rutgers. Furthermore, George is a Member of the Academic Council at the Athens Graduate Economics & Business University. As a Greek national, he is proficient in English.

Amit Mor, an energy & environmental economist, energy strategist, and financial analyst, is the CEO of Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting.  He earned his Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental & Mineral Economics at Penn State University (1997). He studied Economics, Finance and Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Dr. Mor served as a consultant to governments, financial organizations, public and private companies. He specializes in Middle East and European energy including Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turley, and other countries in the region.  During the past 35 years he worked intensively on issues concerning the development of the East MED renewable energy and natural gas sectors and led the team that prepared the Energy Master Plan for the State of Israel and participated in the World Bank team that prepared Energy Master Plans for the Palestinian Authority.

He is also serving as a Senior Lecturer at the Reichman University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology - and teaches courses on Middle East energy and environmental economics, geopolitics, Strategy and Security. He is also serving as a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Policy & Strategy (IPS) at Reichman University.

Dr. Mor published the book “Renewable Energy in the Middle East - Enhancing security through regional cooperation”, Springer, October 2009, under the “NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Environmental Security” (co-editor with Michael Mason). Please see http://www.springer.com/978-1-4020-9890-1

I am energy modeller and analyst at the IEA’s World Energy Outlook team, where I focus on road and rail sectors. Before joining IEA two years ago, I worked as an energy analyst in the buildings sector, mostly in Sweden and in my home country of Lithuania. I did my graduate studies in Paris, completing master’s programme in energy policy, and I finished my undergraduate in Lithuania where I studied thermal energy engineering.

Richard has worked in the insurance sector for nearly 40 years starting his career in the 1980’s as an Average Adjuster working on behalf of Greek shipowners.

Richard then moved into, what was in the early 1990’s , a rapidly developing Energy Insurance market where he has held different roles spanning from Loss Adjusting to Underwriting Claims Management to Insurance and Reinsurance Broking.

Richard’s experience spans different sectors including Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, Power, and Renewables for operational and construction business.

Over the last 5 years the focus has been purely Renewables, initially working as a Board Advisor to a company offering patented technology for the monitoring and optimisation of wind turbines before moving back to the broking sector where he now has responsibility for the Renewables practice at Oneglobal broking.

This combination of his experience in insurance broking and claims management coupled with industry knowledge allows for a unique perspective into the world of Renewable insurance covering Solar, Wind, Battery Energy Storage and Hydrogen.

Oneglobal are a rapidly expanding specialist broker, headquartered in London with a strong heritage in Greece and an expanding global network.

 Dr Katja Yafimava is a Senior Research Fellow on the ¬Natural Gas Research Programme at the OIES. She holds a DPhil in Geography and an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies from Oxford University. Her main research areas include EU pipeline gas and LNG regulation, regulation of decarbonisation, transit security of Russian gas exports to Europe. She is the author of The Transit Dimension of EU Energy Security (OUP 2011) and the author of chapters in other books, including The Russian Gas Matrix and Russian and CIS Gas Markets and their Impact on Europe. She is also the author of many papers on regulation, including ‘Building New Gas Transportation Infrastructure in the EU – what are the rules of the game?’ (2018) and ’Finding a home’ for global LNG in Europe: understanding the complexity of access rules for EU import terminals’ (2020). Her most recent publication is ‘EU hydrogen strategy: regulatory opportunities and challenges’ (2020).