As top global energy stakeholders and leaders prepare to converge on Milan for next month’s yearly Gastech strategic conference, the complexities of energy security remain top of mind. In many respects, it’s imperative.

Energy demands are rising as the sector’s ecosystem evolves toward lower-carbon solutions and greater economic resilience. Natural gas still holds sway as an abundant fuel source, though emerging technologies — alternatives such as hydrogen, ammonia and renewable fuels — gain growing mindshare. The security of energy remains complicated, demanding that power stays reliable, scalable, dispatchable, affordable and resilient amid potential disruptions from geopolitical conflicts, trade and energy policies, cyberattacks and extreme weather events.

It’s against that backdrop that Black & Veatch leaders will join roughly 1,000 speakers, some 50,000 attendees and about 1,000 exhibitors in Italy for critical dialogue about the challenges and promise of the ever-changing energy landscape. As Gastech organizers put it, the event is a global platform for interests across the energy value chain to showcase the latest solutions and cutting-edge technologies directly to worldwide industry leaders, decision-makers and financiers.

With some of its top thought leaders holding key Gastech speaking roles, Black & Veatch — for decades, a global innovator in liquefied natural gas (LNG), with more than 3,000 gas infrastructure projects globally under its belt — will be solidly in the mix.

The trusted partner for energy majors, fuel producers and power providers navigating the gas value chain has burnished its reputation by making complex liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure a reality with end-to-end solutions that reduce risk, propel delivery and align with evolving regulatory and policy mandates.

Underscored by its patented PRICO® liquefaction technology used in 6 of 13 FLNG projects currently operating or under construction worldwide, Black & Veatch’s technological depth includes real-world modular solutions and regulatory expertise that help clients build faster and smarter. Its suite of services ranges from planning and permits to construction and operations, along with gas power, carbon capture, hydrogen, and ammonia and sustainable fuels solutions.

- Kyle Haberberger, a FLNG/offshore project development manager at Black & Veatch, will join other leading technical experts in a panel discussion about energy projects and case studies.

- Justin Ellrich, a Black & Veatch LNG/liquefaction technology manager, will share his insights about ammonia import infrastructure and moderate a session on electrification.

- Tyler Thompson, a principal process engineer in Black & Veatch’s fuels and natural resources segment, joins a panel discussion about the liquefaction process.

As the conversations coming out of Gastech 2025 will amplify, energy security is crucial in helping ensure uninterrupted, lower-carbon and affordable power demanded in a dynamic energy landscape keying on fuel diversity.  

Black & Veatch will be front and center in that dialogue in Hall F (booth F33), demonstrating that its innovation and bold vision in LNG including PRICO®, the company’s patented liquefaction process technology, cybersecurity, emerging technologies and lifecycle services solidifying its stature as a continued, trusted global leader in shaping a resilient energy future.