As India Energy Week 2026 approaches, the Oilholic is looking forward to moderating panels and fireside chats at the event being held in Goa, India from Jan 27 to 30, covering vital topics across the international energy sphere. It will bring together global leaders, corporate visionaries and technical experts. Here are the detail's of yours truly's sessions:
Wednesday, January 28, The Addition Stage, MDF Building, ONGC ATI, Goa @ 12:00pm
From reset to results: translating Canada–India political momentum into a priority partnership for long-term energy and critical minerals cooperation
- A fireside chat under the event's Energy Talks programme with Hon. Timothy Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Government of Canada.
Wednesday, January 28, The Transition Stage, Convention Centre, ONGC ATI, Goa @ 10:30am
Global South clean energy solidarity: Powering South-South cooperation for a shared future
With panellists:
- H.E. Prof. Elmutasim Ibrahim Ahmed Ali, Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Republic of Sudan
- H.E. Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management, Vanuatu
- H.E. Dr. Eng. Sultan Welle Ahmed, State Minister of Energy, Ministry of Water and Energy, Ethiopia
- H.E. Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General, The BIMSTEC Secretariat
Wednesday, January 28, The Resilience Stage, Convention Centre, ONGC ATI, Goa @ 13:40pm IST
Establishing global models for City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks: building clean, secure and equitable gas-based economies
With panellists:
- Suresh P Manglani, Executive Director and CEO, Adani Total Gas
- Goutom Chakraborty, CEO, GAIL Gas Limited
- Kamal Kishore Chatiwal, MD, Indraprastha Gas Limited
- Abhilesh Gupta, MD & CEO, THINK Gas
- Sandeep Jain, Former Executive Director, Gas, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Thursday, January 29, The Resilience Stage, Convention Centre, ONGC ATI @ 16:30pm IST
Coal’s evolving role in a secure energy mix: charting a balanced and pragmatic approach
With panellists:
- Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, Secretary, Ministry of Coal - Official, Government of India
- Kyle Haustveit, P.E., Assistant Secretary for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- B. Sairam, Chairman-cum-MD, Coal India Limited
Explore the event's exciting agenda here, and be sure to register here.
The Oilholic is excited to play his part in the deliberations on pathways towards secure, inclusive, and affordable energy systems, tackling critical challenges such as decarbonisation, investment security and industrial transformation.
Looking forward to meeting old friends and making new ones! See you in Goa, if you can make it! More to follow. Keep reading, keep it here, keep it 'crude'!
