SESSION I
The role of gas in European energy security
- Overview of latest developments in gas supply and infrastructure in SE Europe
- The post South Stream environment and alternative plans for routing Russian gas to Europe
- Can the South Corridor be expanded?
Moderators: Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE and Dr. Hans Hutta, General Manager, International Center for Petroleum & Industrial Management (ICM), Vienna, Austria
Introductory Remarks by Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE
- Mr. Janez Kopac, Director, Energy Community, Vienna, Austria
- Ms. Beate Raabe, Secretary General, Eurogas, Brussels, Belgium
- Dr. Katja Yafimava, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK
- Dr. Andrey Konoplyanik, Advisor to the General Director, Gazprom Export/Professor, Chair “International Oil & Gas Business”, Russian State Gubkin Oil & Gas University, Russia
- Dr. Yurdakul Yigitguden, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Vienna, Austria
SESSION II
Gas pricing and the European gas industry
- Towards Competitive Gas Pricing
- Oil Index versus Market Price
- The Role of Gas Hubs in Improving Energy Security
Moderator: Dr. Hans Hutta
SESSION III
New Gas Supply Sources and Transit Routes
- Current and potential gas supply sources for Europe
- Gas supply security considerations
- CHP outlook in SE Europe
Moderator: Dr. Dimitrios Kokkinos, Chairman IENE Geopolitics Committee
- Mr. Gokhan Yardim, General Manager, Angoragaz Import Export Wholesale Inc., Ankara, Turkey
- Dr. Narsi Ghorban, Secretary, Environment and Energy Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Tehran, Iran
- Ms. Anca Mihalache, Senior Analyst, Energy Policy Group (EPG), Bucharest, Romania
- Ms. Eugenia Gusilov, Director, ROEC, Bucharest, Romania
- Dr. Anita Orban, Former Ambassador at Large for Energy Security, Budapest, Hungary
- Dr. Lachezar Matev, Ambassador at Large for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, Bulgaria
SESSION IV
The role of Gas Transmission Systems, Gas Storage, LNG and Co-Generation in European Energy Security
Moderator: Mr. Gokhan Yardim, General Manager, Angoragaz Import Export Wholesale Inc., Ankara, Turkey
- Mr. Chris Walters, Managing Consultant, Gas Strategies, London, UK
- Dr. Michalis Thomadakis, Member of the Board, Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Athens, Greece
- Mr. Vladimir Durovic, Manager Development Division Department, Plinacro, Zagreb, Croatia
- Mr. Costas Theofylaktos, Senior Research Associate, IENE, Athens, Greece
Closing of Conference- Concluding Remarks by the organisers