Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Gas Engineering Update Course 2007

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IGEM Opening Slides

Session 1

Engineering Developments and Challenges Between USA and UK
Mark Fairbairn
Executive Director, National Grid

The IGU during the next three to six years
Datuk Abdul Rahim Haji Hashim
Vice President, International Gas Union, Malaysia

Session 2

PAS55 Asset Management
Colin Weir
Sales Director UK & Europe, Advantica

AVK UK - Product Update
Richard Stone, Sales Director

Pipe Equipment Specialists - Product Update
Steve Kent, Managing Director

Recovery and Utilisation of Cold Energy of Liquified Natural Gas
Gordon NG - YPPC Competition Winner 2006
Assistant Engineer, Strategy Development Department, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

IGEM - Product Update
Claire Robertson, Membership & Marketing Manager

Advantica - Product Update
Nick Murray, Business Improvement Manager

Session 3

Centrica Renewables - The Story So Far

Alan Thompson
Head of Renewables, Centrica

PMI Denholm - Product Update
Andy Little, Operations Director

Potterton Commercial - Product Update
Yan Evans, Technical Director

Kazakhstan - The Experience
Chris Circuit
Business Governance Controller, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V

Elster Instromet - Product Update
Tony Cuttill, Sales & Marketing Manager

Fiorentini UK - Product Update
Brian Warren

Training Challenges and Opportunities in China
Russell Brown
CEO/Chief Representative, Beijing Office Utilise

Session 4

Skills, Skills, Skills. . .
Rod Kenyon
Director, British Gas Engineering Academy

Skills shortages in the marketplace and the impact of GNOs and NVQs on the supply chain
Cheryl Foreman
Managing Director, Develop

WASK - Product Update
Will Garrod, Regional Sales Manager

Multi-Utilities - The Next Steps
Gregory Addison-Smyth
Operations Director, Connect Utilities

Core Utility Solutions - Product Update
Mark Benson

GMI - Product Update

Stephen McAllister, UK Sales Manager

Flaring of Downstream Pipework & LPG Systems
Barrie Church
Global Energy Associates

Session 5

The Engineering Challenges of Taking Electricity from Tasmania to the Austrailian Mainland
Edward Astle
Group Director Non-Regulated Business, National Grid

Steve Vick International - Product Update
Steve Vick, Managing Director

Synthotech Special Products - Product Update
David Morgan, Sales & Marketing Director

Engineering Developments in China
Albert Leung
Engineering System Manager, Hong Kong & China Gas Company Limited

Glynwed Pipe Systems - Product Update
Bob Walters, Regional Sales Manager

Uponor - Product Update
Derek Muckle, Marketing & Product Manager

3,2,1...BOOM! Advantica's Large Scale Testing Facilities
John Evans
Operations Manager, Spadeadam, Advantica

Wilcock Consulting - Product Update
David Haddock, Account Manager

U-Mole - Product Update

Frank Gowdy, Sales & Marketing Director

Session 6

Engineering Challenges and the Formation of the New Section

Peter Dixon
Group Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Natural Gas and Chairman, IGEM Irish Section

TT UK - Product Update
Lloyd Richards, Customer Support & Training Engineer

SICK - Product Update

Andrew Wrath, Product Specialist Ultrasonic Flow Meters

International Infromation Sharing in the LNG Industry and its Value to both Designers and Operators
Tony Acton
BG Group and Chairman of GIIGNL Technical Study Group

ALH Systems - Product Update
Andrew Lucas, Director

Fountains - Product Update
Gavin Martin, Director Sales & Marketing

Session 7

Smart Metering
Alistair Wright
Managing Director, Ubiquitis

Pipelines Maintenance Centre - Product Update
Cliff Chenery, PMC Manager

Pipeline Challenges Worldwide
Malcolm Wayman
Managing Director, Advanced Engineering Solutions and Director, Asset Integrity, Australia

Teeside LNG Project
Colin Brewster, Project Director, Mouchel Parkman
Andrew Collins, Engineering Consultant, Mouchel Parkman

IGEM - Product Update
Steve Vick, Chairman IGEM Industrial Affiliates' Section

Session 8

Inovation in Network Engineering
Mel Karam
Chief Operating Officer, Scotia Gas Networks

Northern Gas Networks
Chris Gorman
Network Operations Director, Northern Gas Networks

Wales & West Utilities
Howard Jones
Director of Asset Management, Wales & West Utilities

Gas Distribution - Bridging the Atlantic

Jeremy Bending
Director of Network Strategy, National Grid UK Distribution