SESSION I
OPENING SESSION
Opening Remarks by Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE and by Mr. Slav Slavov, Regional Manager, World Energy Council (WEC), London, U. K (co - chairing the session)
Introductory Remarks - The Framework of EU Energy Infrastructure Priorities - A Dialogue for Cooperation and Development by Dr. John Desypris, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Mytilineos S.A. and Chairman of IENE, Greece
Keynote addresses
- Dr. Yurdakul Yigitguden, Consultant, Former Under – Secretary of Energy MoB, Borusan Enbw Energy A.S., Turkey
- Mr. Marc Seris, Senior Director, PFC ENERGY, France
- Ms. Thea Khitarishvili, Caspian and Black Sea Programme Manager Global Energy Dialogue, IEA, France
Session II (a)
Towards a Regional Electricity Market
Coordinator
Mr. Nenad Stefanovic, Senior Expert for Electricity, AERS, Serbia
- Ms. Chryssa Argyriou, Unit Internal Market 1 - Infrastructure and Regional Markets, European Commission - Energy, Brussels
- Mr. Simon Uzunov, Head of Electricity Unit, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna
- Mr. George Koutzoukos, Chairman, ADMIE, Greece
- Mr. Serhat Metin, Assistant Manager, National Dispatching Center, TEIAS, Turkey
- Ms. Victoria Popovska, Head of Electricity Market Division, National Dispatching Center, ESO, Bulgaria
Session II (b)
Power Sector Projects and Investment Opportunities
Coordinator
Mr. Gus Papamichalopoulos, Partner, KGDI Law Firm, Greece
- Mrs. Rania Ekaterinari, Deputy CEO, Public Power Corporation S.A., Greece
- Mr. Aleksandar Mijuskovic, Department Director, PRENOS AD, Montenegro
- Mr. Mirsad Sabanovic, Executive Director for Supply and Trading of Electricity, JP Elektroprivreda BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Prof. Osman Sevaioglu, Electrical Energy Sector Expert, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- Mr. Pantelis Manis, Head of Marketing to Issuers Department, Thessaloniki Stock Exchange Center, Greece
Session III
Oil Market Opportunities in SE Europe
Coordinator
Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE, Greece
- Mr. Hans Hutta, General Manager, Petroleum Management Academy, Vienna
- Mr. Costis Oikonomopoulos, Petroleum Geologist, IENE Associate, Greece
- Dr. Constantinos Nikolaou, Petroleum Geologist, General Director, Kanergy and Member of IENE’s Board of Directors, Greece
- Mr. Panos Benos, Chief Financial Officer – Member of the BoD, Energean Oil & Gas, Greece
- Mr. Marc Seris, Senior Director, PFC ENERGY, France
- Mr. Nikos Zachariades, Thessaloniki Refinery Operations Director, Hellenic Petroleum, Greece
Session IV
Panel Discussion on the Business and Investment Climate in the Region’s Energy Markets
Moderator
Mr. Gokhan Yardim, General Manager, Angoragaz Import Export Wholesale Inc., Turkey
- Mr. Henrikh Yeremyan, Principal Banker – Energy and Infrastructure, Black Sea Trade & Development Bank, Greece
- Mr. Christos Dimas, Chairman, Greek – Russian Chamber of Commerce, Greece
- Mr. Marc Seris, Senior Director, PFC ENERGY, France
- Mr. Miltos Aslanoglou, Deputy Chairman, Regulatory Authority of Energy, Greece
- Mr. Aleksandar Mijuskovic, Department Director, PRENOS AD, Montenegro
Session V
Strategies for Promoting RES, Energy Efficiency and Cogeneration
Coordinator
Dr. Mustafa Tiris, General Manager, T-Dinamik Energy Co., Turkey
- Mr. Dinos Benroubi, Executive Director, Protergia S.A., Greece
- Mr. Yanos Michopoulos, Vice President, VESTAS Hellas S.A., Greece
- Mr. Vassil Petev, Member of the Board, Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association, Bulgaria
- Dr. Sotiris Douklias, Associate, KGDI Law Firm, Greece
- Mr. Kostas Theofylaktos, Chairman, Hellenic Association for the Cogeneration of Heat and Power and Member of IENE’s Executive Committee, Greece
Panel Discussion on Development of RES, Energy Efficiency and Cogeneration
Moderator
Mr. John Chadjivasiliadis, Consulting Engineer, Secretary General of IENE, Greece
- Mr. Dimitris Kiriakidis, Member of the BoD, Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies, Greece
- Mr. Vassil Petev, Member of the Board, Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association, Bulgaria
- Mr. Dinos Benroubi, Executive Director – General Manager, Protergia S.A., Greece
- Mr. Kostas Theofylaktos, Chairman, Hellenic Association for the Cogeneration of Heat and Power and Member of IENE’s Executive Committee, Greece
- Dr. Mustafa Tiris, General Manager, T-Dinamik Energy Co., Turkey
Official Conference Dinner with invited Speaker Mr. Alexandros Lykourezos, Principal, Lykourezos Law Firm, Greece