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MONDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2015
09:30-09:45
Opening and welcome remarks
- Dr. Canan Atilgan, Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Regional Program Political Dialogue South Caucasus, Tbilisi
- Malak Shukurova, Executive Director, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), Tbilisi
09:45-10:30
KEYNOTE: The European Energy Community – objectives, priorities and opportunities for cooperation
- Dr. Dirk Buschle, Deputy Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna
- Moderation: Dr. Canan Atilgan, Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Regional Program Political Dialogue South Caucasus, Tbilisi
10:30-11:45
PANEL I: Energy sector development strategies in the South Caucasus and European energy governance
Thematic focus: energy sector development strategies in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia; moods and modes of cooperation with the European Energy Community; regional energy cooperation; implications of the crisis in Ukraine and the ‘shale gas revolution’ on energy strategies and policies in the region;
- Moderation: Malak Shukurova, Executive Director, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), Tbilisi
- Reporting: Ruzanna Harutyunyan, Senior Specialist, Industry Policy Department, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
- Davit Sharikadze, Head of Energy Department, Ministry of Energy of Georgia
- Hayk Badalyan, Head of Development Department, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia
- Khagan Teymurov, Advisor to the Chairman of The State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources under the Ministry of Energy
11:45-12:00
Coffee break
12:00-13:15
PANEL II: From the Balkans to the South Caucasus – chances and benefits of extending the EU energy policy to non-EU countries
Thematic focus: introducing EU Energy Policy into non-EU countries; mechanisms and potentials for creating integrated energy markets with the European Union; tools for pan-European energy governance; country-based approaches on implementation of legal harmonization mechanisms; power market reform; fighting corruption in the energy sector; attracting investments; social protection of consumers;
- Moderation: Manana Dadiani, Director, Energy Efficiency Centre, Tbilisi
- Reporting: Shorena Gharibashvili, Project Coordinator, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, South Caucasus
- Davit Chipashvili, Association Green Alternative, Tbilisi
- Astghine Pasoyan, Energy Saving Foundation, Yerevan
- Muslim Gurbanov, Head of “Eco Oil" Scientific – Ecological Society, Baku
13:15-14:15
Lunch
14:15-15:30
PANEL III: The quest for energy supply security
Thematic focus: measures to safeguard security of gas and electricity supply and infrastructure investment; country-based implementation mechanisms of EU regulation measures on safeguarding energy security; supply diversification needs of the EU;
- Moderation: Sabit Bagirov, Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Development Foundation
- Reporting: Malak Shukurova, Executive Director, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), Tbilisi
- Vugar Bayramov, Chairman of the Centre for Economic and Social Development, Baku
- Teimuraz Gochitashvili, Chairman of Supervisory Board, Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation, Tbilisi
- Sevak Saurukhunyan, Chairman of Armenian Centre for Society Research, Yerevan
15:30-15:45
Coffee Break
15:45-16:30
PANEL IV: National policies for sustainable energy development with a focus on renewable and clean energy
Thematic focus: assessing renewable energy potentials; green and clean investment promotion programs; evaluation of renewable energy support schemes; assessment of energy efficiency action plans; decarbonisation of the economy; national approaches on gradual and sustainable implementation of the acquis in the field of renewable and clean energy;
- Moderation: Giorgi Mukhigulishvili, World Experience Georgia, Tbilisi
- Reporting: Anar Suleymanov, Deputy Head of the Department of Law and Legislation at The State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources under the Ministry of Energy
- Marita Arabidze, Head of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy of Georgia
- Alen Amirkhanian, Director, AUA Acopian Center for the Environment
- Rauf Rzayev, National Coordinator, Regional Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Demonstration Program, UN Industrial Development Organization, Baku
16:30-16:45
Wrap-up
- Moderation: Giorgi Mukhigulishvili, World Experience Georgia, Tbilisi
17:00-19:00
Cultural Program
20:00
Dinner
TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2015
09:30 – 11:30
ROUNDTABLE: Exploring opportunities for institutionalising the South Caucasus Energy Forum
Guiding questions:
1. How should the South Caucasus Energy Forum look like, who should be the key stakeholders?
2. What are appropriate institutional arrangements to organize work processes of the multi-stakeholders platform?
3. What baseline information is needed? What incentives should be set? What framework conditions are needed?
- Moderation: Shorena Gharibashvili, Project Coordinator, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, South Caucasus; Malak Shukurova, Executive Director, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), Tbilisi
- Reporting: Sophiko Akhobadze, Director, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), Tbilisi
11:30-12:30
Lunch (optional)
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