ESF Europe 2024 | Euro Petroleum Consultants | 29 February 2024 | TBA, Madrid, Spain

Helping to accelerate Europe’s energy transition and the development of a sustainable energy future in which the refining and chemicals industries continue to play a leading role, ESF Europe is the only event dedicated to downstream decarbonisation and sustainability.

As we look ahead to 2024, while the affordability crisis presses on, the 2030 timeline to deliver on the commitments is not slowing and the industry must continue to differentiate between short-term affordability and medium-long-term decarbonisation delivery.

As we move forward, public perception is key as we help society to understand that we still need to responsibly make traditional fossil fuel products as we pursue the journey to decarbonize and achieve net zero goals.
Perfection enemy of progress. We cannot focus only on carbon. Reliability, sustainability, and a broader focus on environmental footprint must be part of the equation. The industry must take a pragmatic approach to produce the clean energy Europe and the world needs now and in the future.

Unprecedented collaboration is needed. We must work closely with others – in new ways – because we can only reach net zero if society reaches it, too. That includes working with customers and across sectors to transform the energy system.

2023 Past Speakers

Lars Peter Lindfors
Executive Vice President, Innovation, Neste

Lee Hodder
VP Strategy & Chief Sustainability Officer, Galp

Shigeyoshi Uehara
Chief Executive Officer, KBC

Benny Mermans
Vice President Sustainability, Chevron Phillips Chemical

Leon de Bruyn
President & Chief Executive Officer, Lummus Technology

Elena Scaltritti
Chief Commercial Officer, Topsoe

Otmar Schneider
SVP Schwechat Refinery, OMV

Damon Hill
President - Growth & Development, Projects, Wood

Ole-Tobias Frich
Vice President Midstream Asset Development and Climate MMP Onshore Plants, Equinor

Maurits van Tol
Chief Technology Officer, Johnson Matthey