• SESSION I
  Opening Session
• SESSION II - Plenary
  Regional Energy Security and Update on Major Energy Projects
• SESSION III - Plenary
  The Business and Investment Climate in S.E. Europe
• SESSION IV - Plenary
  The Climate Change Agenda

• SESSION V - Plenary
  Towards a Regional Natural Gas Market
• SESSION VI - Plenary
  Integration and Competition in the SE European Electricity Market
• SESSION VII - Plenary
  The RES and New Energy Technology Prospects

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  Synopsis, Conclusions & Recommendations of the 4th Sound East Europe Energy Dialogue

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SESSION I
OPENING SESSION

CHAIR:

Mr. Slav SLAVOV, Regional Coordinator for Europe & Central Asia, World Energy Council (WEC), London
Mr. Costis STAMBOLIS, Executive Director, IENE, Greece

• Opening Remarks by Mr. Costis STAMBOLIS, Executive Director, IENE & by Mr. Slav SLAVOV, Regional Coordinator for Europe & Central Asia, World Energy Council (WEC)
• Dr. John DESYPRIS, Energy Division, Mytilineos Holdings S.A. and Chairman of IENE, Greece
• Dr. George KOUTZOUKOS, Special Advisor, Regulatory Energy Authority (RAE), Greece
• Dr. Henri DONCHEV, State Expert, Energy Markets Dept., Ministry of Economy, Energy & Tourism, Bulgaria
• Prof. Stavri DHIMA, Head of Primary Policies Sector, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Energy Albania
• Dr. Yurdakul YIGITGUDEN, Member of the BOD, Borusan ENBW Energy A.S., Turkey

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SESSION II - Plenary
"Regional Energy Security and Update on Major Energy Projects"

CHAIR:

Mr. Thomas LAMNIDIS, Lawyer, KLC Law Firm, and Board Member of IENE, Greece

SPEAKERS:

• Dr. Manouchehr TAKIN, Senior Petroleum Upstream Analyst, CGES, U.K. (keynote presentation)
• Mr. Michael SAVVA, Minister – Counselor, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Greece
• Mr. Gokhan YARDIM, General Director, ADG Natural Gas Consultancy Company, Turkey
• Mr. Antonis NATSIKAS, Deputy Director of International Activities, DEPA S.A., Greece
• Ms. Marija Savova VELKOSKI, Commercial Manager, Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Switzerland
• Dr. Narsi GHORBAN, Managing Director, Narkangan Gas to Liquid International Co., Iran

PANELISTS:

• Dr. Rosen SIMITCHIEV, Adviser, Bulgartransgaz EAD, Bulgaria
• Mr. Vladimir DUROVIC, Manager, Development Division Dept., PLINACRO Ltd., Croatia
• Mr. Christos DIMAS, General Manager, J/V Helpe S.A. – Thraki S.A., Greece

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SESSION III - Plenary
"The Business and Investment Climate in S.E. Europe"

CHAIR:

Dr. Lulin RADULOV, Director, BSREC, Bulgaria
Prof. Dimitris MAVRAKIS, Director, KEPA, Greece

SPEAKERS:

• Mrs. Grammatiki TSINGOU, Director General in the Projects Directorate, EIB, Luxemburg (keynote presentation)
• Mr. George GIAOURIS, Senior Banker, EBRD, U.K.
• Mr. Ylli DYLGJERI, Director General on Economic Development & Policies, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Energy, Albania
• Dr. Sedat CAL, Senior Expert Investment, Energy Charter Secretariat, Belgium

PANELISTS:

• Mr. Miroslav KUKOBAT, Head of Unit, Senior Expert on Energy and Infrastructure, Regional Cooperation Council, Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Mrs. Sofia KASSIDOVA, Vice President, Finance, Black Sea Trade & Development Bank, Thessaloniki
• Mr. Dorian DUCKA, Director of European Integration, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Energy, Albania

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SESSION IV - Plenary
"The Climate Change Agenda"

CHAIR:

Prof. Mustafa TIRIS, Director of the Energy Institute, Marmara Research Centre, Turkey
Mr. Alexandros VRACHNOS, Metallurgical Engineer, Member of the Executive Committee, IENE, Greece

SPEAKERS:

• Prof. Pantelis CAPROS, NTUA and Chairman of IENE's Scientific Committee, Greece (keynote presentation)
• Mr. Slav SLAVOV, Regional Coordinator for Europe & Central Asia, World Energy Council (WEC)
• Mr. Borko RAICEVIC, Energy Efficiency & Renewables Expert, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna
• Mr. Miroslav KUKOBAT, Head of Unit, Senior Expert on Energy and Infrastructure, Regional Cooperation Council, Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Mr. Manthos KALLIOS, Director of Solar Power Department, PPC Renewables S.A., Greece
• Dr. Theodor GOUMAS, Managing Director, EXERGIA S.A., Greece

PANELISTS:

• Ms. Emanuela MENICHETTI, Senior Energy Analyst, OME, France
• Dr. Nikolaos KOUKOUZAS, Director of Research, CERTH/ISTA, Greece
• Mr. John CHADJIVASILIADIS, Independent Consultant and Head of IENE's RES Committee, Greece
• Mr. Senad VRAZALIC, Senior Expert, Buildings Performance Institute Europe, Brussels