Juan Felipe Neira- Castro works at the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), the administrator of the hydrocarbon resources of Colombia based in Bogotá. Previously, Juan was a Lecturer in Sustainable Development and Energy Policy at the Mining and Energy Law Department at Externado University, Bogotá. He holds an LLM in Petroleum Law and Policy, an MSc in International Oil and Gas Management and a PhD in Energy Law from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), all from the University of Dundee, Scotland. He has published extensively in areas such as gas regulation in Colombia, unconventional hydrocarbons and energy transition. He has advised international and government entities on public policy and regulatory affairs.