Event
25.06.2026 - 26.06.2026

LPG Industry Leadership Forum

IEA and WLGA will host the leadership of the global LPG industry, alongside other leaders from across the energy value chain, with senior IEA participation and representatives from around 25 national governments at the upcoming LPG Industry Leadership Forum that will be held in Paris on the afternoon of Thursday 25th June at the IEA Headquarters.

This invitation only Forum will be the first time in history that WLGA holds a joint meeting with IEA. It will focus specifically on current challenges in global LPG supply and how we improve resilience in light of the ongoing Gulf conflict and wider geopolitical disruption. It will also address infrastructure security, supply diversification, African LPG development, and clean cooking access.

Dates: 25th-26th June
Venue: IEA Headquarters, 9 rue de la Féderation, 75015 Paris
Theme: "Resilience in a Changing World"

This two-days event is by invitation only. A formal invitation will be sent to guests separately by email.

Thursday 25th June

  • Morning
    • 146th WLGA Board Meeting (for WLGA Board members ONLY).
      This specific meeting will take place at the Hôtel des Arts et Métiers, 75016 Paris.
  • Afternoon 
    • LPG Industry Leadership Forum at the IEA Headquarters

Draft agenda

2.00pm - 2.20pm: Opening Remarks:

  • Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA
  • Donal Murphy, WLGA President; CEO, DCC, Ireland

2.20pm - 3.00pm: Floor opens:

  • General comments from delegates

3.00pm - 3.30pm: Coffee break

3.30pm - 5.00pm: Session 2: Enhancing LPG Supply Chain Resilience:
Presentation and Discussion on IEA Clean Cooking Security Programme

  • Laura Cozzi, Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, IEA

Governments:

  • India - current challenges
  • Rwanda – inland storage facility
  • Japan – 100 days of storage
  • USA – Focus on Africa
  • Italy – Europe’s position

Companies:

  • Rob Donaldson, Senior VP, Targa Resources, USA
  • Pak Mars Ega, CEO, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Indonesia
  • Sebastien Peine, Head of LPG, Vitol, UK
  • Tawfiq Hammoumi, Directeur Général Pôle Gaz, Akwagroup, Morocco
  • Mithila Wegapitiya, Vice Chairman, Laugfs Holdings, Sri Lanka

5.00pm - 5.20pm: Coffee break

5.20pm - 5.50pm: Session 3: Rethinking infrastructure Security in a high-risk world:

  • Paul Rushton, Officer, Defence Enablement and Resilience Directorate, NATO

5.50pm - 6.00pm: Closing Remarks – Joint wrap-up with emphasis on the Forum


Friday 26th June

  • Morning
    • 94th WLGA Industry Council (for WLGA Industry Council members ONLY)
    • Supply & Trading Steering Committee
  • Afternoon
    • Cooking For Life Task Force
    • Renewables Steering Committee