Club Quarters Hotel, Trafalgar Square

Housed within the marble walls of a stately Victorian building, the Club Quarters hotel echos the grandeur of outstanding landmarks, and inside you’ll find elegantly designed spaces, including their wood-panelled Club Living Room, as well as all the modern comforts you need to feel at home. Outside, the capital’s world-renowned theatre district is on its doorstep, alongside a plethora of restaurants, galleries, shops and more to explore.

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Terms & Conditions

• Breakfast
  Breakfast is inclusive for one person, additional breakfast (if required) is at £22 VAT per person per night.

• Guarantee Policy
  Credit card required to guarantee room. 

• Cancellation Policy
  Cancel by 6PM three days prior to arrival to avoid penalty of one night room and tax.

• Early Departure
  Guests who check out prior to the scheduled check out date will be billed for the entire stay/all night’s at the confirmed room rate and applicable taxes to the credit card on file or form of guarantee.

• No Shows
  Guests scheduled to arrive but who fail to (no show) will be billed for the entire stay/all night’s at the confirmed room rate and applicable taxes to the credit card on file or form of guarantee.

The International Gas Union

On the Occasion of the IGU Council Meeting

“Gas in Transition Dialogue” Live Industry Event

 
The IGU’s London-based Secretariat will host this year’s IGU Council Meeting in London on October 29th, 2025. This event will gather participants from the IGU global membership of over 60 countries, including senior executives, policymakers, and thought leaders from throughout the entire Gas value chain.

The “Gas in Transition Dialogue” live industry event will examine the latest developments shaping the future of the energy sector through high-level panels, debates, and discussions.

The event will take place in the Conference Centre adjacent to Club Quarters Hotel, Trafalgar Square, 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5BY

AGENDA

12:30 -14:00                      Networking lunch (open to the Council and Industry Event attendees)

14:05 – 14:10                    Welcome: Andrea Stegher, President, International Gas Union

14:15 – 14:30                    Keynote: Andy Brown OBE, President, Energy Institute

14:35 – 15:35                    Panel 1 - CCUS for Gas: Delivering Commercial Scale and Cost Credibility This Decade  

Key Focus:

• • • • Current progress on CCUS for large-scale gas power and industrial clusters.
      • Financing pathways: blending public incentives, private equity and guaranteed off-take.
      • Technical integration challenges: retrofits, transport and permanent storage.
      • Lessons from flagship hubs in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
      • How CCUS can underpin the social licence for Gas in stringent regulatory environments

Moderator: Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University

Panellists: 

• Ashutosh Shastri, Distinguished Fellow, Energy Policy Research Foundation
• Mohamed Hassan, Principal Project Manager, Carbon Direct
• Victoria McCulloch, Director, Energy Research at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Capital Markets

15:40-16:10                       Coffee break

16:15-17:15                       Panel 2:  Renewable Gas and Hydrogen: Moving from Niche Pilots to Backbone Supply

Key Focus:

• Market readiness for blending renewable gas, blue and green hydrogen, and synthetic methane.
• Certification and guarantees of origin: creating trust in low-carbon molecules.
• Infrastructure adaptation: pipeline materials, metering, storage compatibility.
• Price discovery and contracting models for nascent renewable gas markets.
• Global trade perspectives: the role of ammonia and hydrogen carriers for cross-border flows.

Moderator: Mark McCrory, Director, Strategy & Advocacy, International Gas Union 

Panellists:                                          

• Vincent Picand, Senior Manager Institutional and Regulatory Affairs, TotalEnergies 
• Erik Rakhou, Founder and MD, Rakhou Associates, Co-Founder and MD, Hydrogen Rainmakers
• Greg Molnar, Gas Analyst, International Energy Agency
• Ieda Gomes Yell, FEI, Senior Visiting Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

17:20-17:30                       Concluding remarks – Menelaos (Mel) Ydreos, Secretary General, 

International Gas Union

The National Gallery

The National Gallery in London, located in Trafalgar Square, is a renowned art museum housing one of the world's greatest collections of paintings. It features over 2,300 works spanning from the mid-13th century to 1900, representing major traditions of Western European painting.

There will be two guided tours available to book on Tuesday, October 28th:

Visa Requirements

The following information is intended to help you prepare for your travels.

We strongly recommend that you verify the latest requirements with your respective consulate.  Consulates will have the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding visas, entry requirements, and other travel-related procedures. You can find information on Visa and Entry requirements here:

https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

You can request a Visa invitation letter in your registration form. If you require any assistance please contact:

Mr. João Salviano Carmo

Director, Membership Services & Governance

joao.salviano@igu.org