13:00 Status Report on USAID Support for Regional Regulatory and Market Development in Southeast Europe, Dr. Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy & Infrastructure Division, Bureau for Europe & Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development

13:15 Country Updates on Development of New Regulatory Commissions: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Serbia

14:05 Issues in Preparation and Enactment of New National Energy Regulatory Laws Catherine Connors, Esq., Pierce Atwood

14:30 Presentations on EU Accession Discussions and Regulatory Harmonization: Albania, Romania, and Bulgaria

15:15 Croatian Presentation on Laws and Plans for Regulatory Agency

15:30 Adequacy of Generating Capacity: Role of the Regulator, Dr. Charles Zimmermann, Senior Consultant, Nexant Inc.

15:50 US Regulatory Comments on Role of the Regulator in Generating Capacity, Commissioner Frederick Butler (New Jersey BPU)

16:00 Regulatory Commissions and RTO Development in the US - the Case of New England, President William M. Nugent, NARUC (Commissioner, Maine PUC)

16:20 USAID Activities, Dr. Robert Ichord, USAID

16:30 NARUC Activities, Ms. Erin Skootsky, Director, International Programs, NARUC

16:40 Conclusion

Albania
Electricity Regulatory Authority
 Tel: (355 42) 22 963 / 32 245; Fax: (355 42) 22 963
Chairman Engjell Cuci
Mr. Kastriot Sulka, Head of Tariff Department;

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federal Ministry of Energy, Mining, and Industry
Tel: (387 33) 440 032; Fax: (387 33) 204 351; Deputy Minister Vinko Bosnjak
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Mr. Reuf Hadzibegic, Head of Department Ministry of Foreign Trade

Bulgaria
State Energy Regulatory Commission (SERC)
Tel: (3592) 5490 509; Fax: (3592) 9888 782
Internet: http://www.dker.bg
Chairman Prof. Konstantin Shushulov;
Commissioner Angel Semerdjiev;

Croatia
Ministry of Economy
Mr. Boris Maksijan, Counsellor, Tel: (385 1) 610-6945; Fax: (385 1) 610-9113;
Energy Institute
Dr. Mico Klepo, Head of Department; Tel: (385 1) 6326-215; Fax: (385 1) 6040-599;
Ms. Nada Jandrilovic;

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Serbia
Mr. Rade Simovic, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Mining and Energy;

Macedonia
Ministry of Economy
Tel: (988) 22 27,
Mr. Radomir Cvetkovic
Ms. Julijana Dimoska

Romania
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Tel: (401) 311 2244; Fax: (401) 312 4365
Internet: http://www.anre.ro/
President Ion Lungu;
Mrs. Maria Manicuta, Director, Licenses & Technical Regulations Department;

OTHER PARTICIPANTS

United States
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Commissioner William Nugent, Maine Public Utility Commission and President of NARUC
Commissioner Frederick Butler, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and Chair of NARUC
Committee on International Relations;
Ms. Erin Skootsky, Director, Regional Energy Regulatory Program for CEE/Eurasia;
Mr. Jason Czyz, Program Officer, Regional Energy Regulatory Program for CEE/Eurasia;

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Dr. Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy and Infrastructure,
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia;
Mr. Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy and Infrastructure,
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia;
Mr. Jamshid Heidarian, Senior Energy Advisor, Energy and Infrastructure, Bureau for
Europe and Eurasia;
USAID Missions
Mr. Zoran Grubisic-Cabo, USAID/Croatia,

Nexant
Dr. Charles Zimmermann, Senior Consultant;

Pierce Atwood
Ms. Catherine Connors, Esq.;

Canada
SEETEC Project
Stephane Barbeau, Economist