Argus Methanol Forum

Kevin Norfleet

Global Sustainability Director, Celanese

Eric Pedroso

VP Commercial, HIF Global

Kathryn Coxon

Business Development Manager, Johnson Matthey

Brian Deason

Senior Vice President, GIDARA Energy

Brian Davis

Chief Executive Officer, C2X

Ashkan Shoja-Nia

VP Strategy & Business Development, Stormfisher Hydrogen

Ashkan Shoja-Nia joins the company with more than 12 years experience in business development. Prior to joining StormFisher Hydrogen, Shoja-Nia served as Senior Manager, Project Development and Investment at EPCOR where he developed regulated and non-regulated water, wastewater, natural gas, electricity, and waste-to-energy infrastructure and systems. As the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Shoja-Nia will lead the origination and development of clean fuel production facilities across North America. Shoja-Nia holds a Bachelors of Commerce in Finance and Economics from University of Alberta and is a CFA Charter holder.

Jaime Casasus-Bribian

Director, Head of Projects PtX, Americas & Iberia, European Energy

Daniel Olausson

Director Biomethanol, SÖDRA

Norbert Ringer

Global Methanol Industry Manager, Global Industry Expert Syngas, Clariant

Peter Saldarriaga

Managing Director, Ara Partners

Ruurd van der Heide

Project Manager, Power2X

Peter Bjorkborg

Head of Energy Transition, Stena

Rakshay Shah

Carbon Program Manager, Marine, Low Carbon Solutions, Shell

Nick Gazzillo

Renewable Natural Gas Trader, STX Group

Charlie Shang

Chief Executive, Singapore Methanol Pte

James Lamoureaux

Executive Chairman, IGP Methanol

Over 30 years as an entrepreneur, developer and alcohol fuel patent holder. Invented and commercialized new products and technologies in the chemicals and building products industries. Mr. Lamoureaux is the founder and Chairman of IGP Methanol LLC. which is developing IGP's Gulf Coast Methanol project in Louisiana. Mr Lamoureaux is also an international thought leader that in 2017-18 forecast the coming market disruption due to demand growth in methanol being used as a biodegradable marine fuel, and presented the compelling case for Green and Ultra Low Carbon (ULC) Methanol.

Kasper Christiansen

Senior Fuel Supplier, Dan Bunkering

Wayne Steinke

Senior Licensing Manager, Topsoe

Michael Wang

Director, Systems Assessment Center - Environmental Assessment Leader, Argonne National Laboratory

Michelle Anderson

Senior Account Manager, Clariant

Alexander Doll

Chief Executive Officer, Methanol Institute

Larry Navin

VP External Affairs, Methanol Institute

Lawrence Navin joined the Methanol Institute in June 2013. Lawrence's background includes having worked for the US Chamber of Commerce's US-India Business Council, the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and in the US Senate. Lawrence’s role with MI includes managing the Institute’s government and public affairs activities in the Americas and Europe, and to direct the Institute’s communications and social media activities. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Delaware, and a Master of Arts degree in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University.

Oleksiy Tatarenko

Senior Principal, Climate-Aligned Industries, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Oleksiy Tatarenko is a Principal of the Climate-Aligned Industries Programme at US non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Oleksiy leads RMI’s Green Hydrogen Catapult, a joint initiative with the UN’s Climate Change High-Level Champions scheme. The programme promotes global adoption of green hydrogen at a scale needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C from pre-industrial averages — the most ambitious pathway under the Paris climate agreement. Oleksiy has 17 years of experience in roles focusing on systems-level transformation of the energy sector and pioneering business models. He previously led the energy transition programme at Shell, spearheading new initiatives in hydrogen and decarbonisation strategies, as well as providing thought leadership as part of Shell’s leadership team. Before that, Oleksiy founded and led a venture that piloted projects to reduce methane gas leakage in Ukraine. As an advisor to the Ukraine’s energy minister, he helped develop national policy on energy security to promote international investment in the sector.

Dave McCaskill

Vice President, Methanol and Derivatives Service, Argus

Dave McCaskill has been invested in the petrochemical industry for over 35 years. Beginning his long career with Celanese Chemical in 1975, Dave started as a chemical engineer at their Pampa, Texas plant, and steadily progressed through a series of positions ranging from planning, supply chain, field sales and marketing within the organization. Noted positions included Business Manager Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol and the last several years with the company as Business Manager Methanol & Derivatives. In 2000, Dave moved into the consulting sector and worked with another leading industry consulting organization, heading their Global Methanol service for 10 years. Joining DeWitt & Company in 2010, as Vice President Methanol & Derivatives, Dave continues to be focused on all commercial aspects of the methanol industry—supply, demand, capacity, pricing, cost structure, etc. Dave graduated from the University of Kansas, with a degree in chemical engineering, in 1975.

Steven McGinn

Senior Reporter, Argus

Cassidy Staggers

Senior Analyst, Argus

Becky Zhang

Editor, Olefins and Methanol, Argus

Becky Zhang works for Argus in a role of Asia petrochemical analyst, mainly covering Asia’s olefins and methanol markets. She has over ten years of real-time market editor work, familiar with chemical market dynamics particularly on China market and has wide industrial networks. She has also spent two years particularly in consulting service as a project manager focusing on China market and led projects in various industries, including refinery, olefins, polymers, coal and methanol. Becky is also a regular presenter at olefins and methanol conferences and forums. Becky is a chemical engineering graduate from East China University of Science and Technology, and holds two masters’ degrees in Environmental and Energy Engineering from the University of Sheffield (2001-2002) and Entrepreneurship from the University of Nottingham (2002-2003).

Stefka Wechsler

Marine Fuel Editor and Pricing Analyst, Argus

Stefka Wechsler joined Argus in 2012 as an editor and marine fuel analyst contributing to the daily price and news report Argus Marine Fuels. Formerly a residual fuel oil consultant with Poten & Partners (2006-2012) where she focused on market analysis and scenario planning for fuel oil production, consumption and regulations. While at Poten, she contributed to the monthly Fuel Oil in World Markets and Fuel Oil Opinion reports and co-authored the studies Fuel Oil Prospects 2010-2015, North America ECA 2012-2020 and Marine Fuel Regulations 2010-2025.
Stefka has an extensive network of international marine fuel suppliers, traders, brokers and ship owners and ship charterers. She created and maintains a detailed marine exhaust scrubber database and low-carbon fuels vessels database.
Stefka has an MBA from Fordham University.