Specialist conference
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Tuesday, 27th July, 2010
08:00-09:00
Registration and Coffee
09:00-09:45
Welcome and Opening Statements
Keynote Addresses
- Official Representative of Ukraine
- André Mernier, Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat
- Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, Secretary General, Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation-PERMIS
- Andreas von Below, Country Director Bulgaria, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Session One: Energy Challenges in the Black Sea Area
Chaired by Andreas von Below, Country Director Bulgaria, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
- Dario Chello, Director for Energy Efficiency and Investment, Energy Charter Secretariat
- Tedo Japaridze, Alternate Director, International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
- James Sherr, Head, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
- Valentina Pop, Reporter, Euobserver.com
- John Roberts, Global Energy Security Analyst, Platts
11:15-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-13:00
Session Two: Energy Investment Needs, Opportunities and Risks
Chaired by Jean-Marie Devos, Secretary General, Eurogas
- Kairgeldy Kabyldin, Chairman of the Board, KazMunaiGas
- Rovnag Abdullayev, President, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
- Adrian Baicusi, CEO, Romanian Power Grid Company Transelectrica
- Manfred Schrenk, Managing Director, Central European Insitute of Technology (CEIT), Austria
- Aleksandar Kovacevic and Michael Sipos, Oxford Insitute for Energy Studies and SPM International
13:00-14:30
Lunch and Conference Photo
14:30-16:00
Session Three: The Role of International Organisations in the Black Sea Area Energy Challenges
Chaired by André Mernier, Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat_
- Vladimir Rakhmanin, Deputy Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat
- Traian Chebeleu, Deputy Secretary General of BSEC
- Michael Thomadakis, Chairman of the Energy Charter Investment Group
- Matteo Colangeli, Senior Banker, EBRD
- Ulrich Benterbusch, Director, Global Energy Dialogue, International Energy Agency
- Jamal Saghir, Director, Energy, Transport and Water, World Bank
16:00-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-18:00
Plenary Session: Policy Responses to Energy Needs in the Black Sea Area
Chaired by Selim Kuneralp, Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference
Keynote Addresses
- Yuriy Boyko, Minister of Fuel and Energy, Ukraine
- Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy
- Traycho Traykov, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, the Republic of Bulgaria
- Aleksandre Khetaguri, Minister of Energy, Georgia
- Adriean Videanu, Minister of Economy, Trade and the Business Environment, Romania
- Sergei Shmatko, Minister of Energy, Russian Federation
- Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Turkey
18:00-19:00
Cocktail