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8th South East Europe Energy Dialogue - The New Energy Mix
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Session I - Global & Regional Perspectives
Chair:
Mr. John Chadjivassiliadis, Chairman, IENE
Opening Remarks by Mr. Slav Slavov, Regional Manager, Regional Development, World Energy Council (WEC), London, United Kingdom
Introductory Remarks by Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director of IENE
- Ms Barbora Jaksova, Advisor to EC Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna
- Mr. Timur Topalgoekceli, Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris
- Mr. David Lippeat, Counselor for Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Greece
- Dr. Narsi Ghorban, Secretary to the Environment and Energy Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce, Iran Committee, Tehran, Iran
Session II - Electricity Market Priorities and Infrastructure Requirements
Chair:
Dr. Yurdakul Yigitguden, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environment Activities, Vienna
- Mr. Aleksandar Mijuskovic, Executive Director, SEE CAO, Montenegro (keynote speaker)
- Mr. Nikolay Iliev, Head of the ATEE Department, Electricity Market Department, National Dispatching Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Mr. Pavlos Baxevanis, Head of Regulatory Affairs and International Market Section, Energy Management Department, Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC), Greece
- Mr. Serhat Metin, Assistant Manager, Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS), National Load Dispatch – Control Center, Ankara, Turkey
- Prof. Osman Sevaioglu, Electrical Energy Sector Expert - Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
- Dr. Vesna Borozan, Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, FYR of Macedonia
- Dr. Anastasios Garis, Chairman and CEO, Greek Electricity Market Operator S.A. (LAGIE), Greece
Thursday, June 12th, 2014
Session III - SE Europe’s Expanding Natural Gas Market
Chair:
Dr. John Desypris, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Mytilineos Holdings S.A., Greece
- Mr. Chris Walters, Managing Consultant & European Market Expert, Gas Strategies, London, UK (keynote speaker)
- Mr. George Kostopoulos, Deputy Head International Activities, Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), Greece
- Mr. Milan Zdravkovic, Development Sector Director, JP SRBIJAGAS, Serbia
- Mr. Vladimir Durovic, Manager, Development Division Dept., PLINACRO Ltd, Croatia
- Mr. Theodore Zafeiropoulos, Of Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright, Greece
- Dr. Michael Thomadakis, Member, Regulatory Energy Authority (RAE), Greece
Session IV - Gas Market Challenges in SE Europe
Chair:
H.E. Petar Poptchev, Ambassador A.H, Bulgaria
- Mr. Roland Wolk, Head of Marketing & Sales, Central European Gas Hub AG (CEGH), Austria (keynote speaker)
- Mr. Gokhan Yardim, General Manager, Angoragaz Import Export Wholesale Inc., Turkey
- Mr. Kostis Sifnaios, Business Development Director, Gas Trade SA, Copelouzos Group, Greece
- Mr. Panayotis Kanellopoulos, CEO, M&M Gas Co S.A., Greece
Joint presentation ofan IENE project for the Establishment of A Regional Gas Trading Hub by Mr. Costis Stambolis, Mr. Radamanthys Tsotsos, Hellenic Central Securities Depository (HCSD), Thessaloniki Branch and Ms. Argiro Roinioti, Research Associate, IENE
Panel Discussion
In addition to this session’s speakers the following will take part in the panel discussion: Dr. Gerasimos Avlonitis, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator S.A. (DESFA), Greece, Dr. Michael Thomadakis, Member, Regulatory Energy Authority (RAE), Greece, Dr. Narsi Ghorban, Secretary to the Environment and Energy Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce, Iran Committee, Tehran, Iran, Dr. George Paparsenos, Independent Consulting Engineer, Greece
Session V - Investment and Business Opportunities in Oil & Gas Exploration
Chair:
Mr. Hans Hutta, General Director, International Center for Petroleum & Industrial Management (ICM), Austria and Session’s keynote contributor
- Mr. Ilia Gjermani, Regulatory & Management, Petroleum Sector, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Energy, Albania
- Dr. Valentin Kunev, General Manager, BBSPA, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Dr. Dinos Nikolaou, Petroleum Geologist & Member of IENE’s BoD, MoB of the Cyprus Hydrocarbon Company, Cyprus
- Mr. Dimitris Gontikas, CEO and Vice President, Kavala Oil, Greece
- Mr. Yannis Grigoriou D. General Manager, Exploration & Production of Hydrocarbons, Hellenic Petroleum S.A., Greece
Session VI - RES/Grid Transformation and Storage Revolution - Energy Efficiency and Cogeneration
Chair:
Prof. Dimitris Mavrakis, Director, Energy and Policy Development Centre, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- Mr. John Chadjivassiliadis, Chairman, IENE (keynote speaker)
- Mr. Nicholas Sofianos, Research Project Coordinator, IENE, Greece
- Mr.Panayiotis Papastamatiou, Head of Research, ENTEKA S.A, Greece
- Mr. Sotiris Douklias, Senior Associate, KG Law Firm, Greece
Session VII - The Changing Energy Landscape of SEE and Key Policy Issues
Chair:
Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE
- Dr. Yurdakul Yigitguden, Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, OSCE Secretariat, Austria(keynote speaker)
- Mr. Slav Slavov, Regional Manager, Regional Development, World Energy Council (WEC), London, United Kingdom
- Mr. Gus Papamichalopoulos, Secretary General of IENE and Partner of Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm (KG Law Firm), Greece
- Mr. Costantin Synadino, Head of Lending Operations in Greece, European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg