Jonathan Stern founded the OIES Gas Research Programme in 2003 and was its Director until October 2011 when he became its Chairman and a Senior Research Fellow, he became a Distinguished Fellow in October 2016. He is honorary professor at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee; Fellow of the Energy Delta Institute and a Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (in Tokyo). From 2011-16 he was the EU Speaker of the EU–Russia Gas Advisory Council. He is the author and editor of several books and his areas of expertise are Natural gas issues worldwide: development, trade, liberalisation, regulation, security, utility business models, gas and decarbonisation. Methane emissions, measurement reporting and verification (MRV) of emissions from oil and gas.

Anders Porsborg-Smith is part of the Global leadership team of Boston Consulting Group's Energy practice. He heads the firm's global midstream, gas, and LNG business line. Anders spends his time working across strategy, corporate finance and operating model related topics.

Prior to joining BCG, Anders held different roles in Commodity trading.

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