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Conference Themes

• Regulatory Progress to Encourage Investment
• Security of Supply – Electricity Sector
• Regional Energy Trade  
• Emerging Issues in Energy Regulation
  

Key Speakers

• President Jean Lemierre, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Deputy State Secretary Gyorgy Hatvani, Ministry of Ecomony and Transportation, Hungary
• Minister Milko Kovachev, Ministry of Energy, Bulgaria
• Commissioner Nora Brownell, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, USA
• Deputy Chairman Vyacheslav Sinyugin, RAO UES, Russian Federation
• Secretary General Paul Bulteel, Eurelectric
• Mr. Christopher Jones, Head of Unit, DG-TREN, European Commission
• Chairman Huseyin Arabul, Barmek Holding A.S.; Officer, World Energy Council

Read What Some of Last Year's Participants Thought:

"ERRA is one of the best events devoted to the energy industry regulation. The conference provides significant knowledge exchange, networking opportunities and discussion forums to the participants. Moreover the bilingual performance  (Russian and English) ensures the wide involvement and participation of experts from the Russian speaking countries. The first two ERRA conferences registered remarkable success in terms of attracting industry experts and regulators. I wish that ERRA conference becomes a periodic sustainable event and keeps the same level of quality of speakers and audience",

Dr. Konstantin Petrov, KEMA Consulting

"Excellent international meeting point for energy regulators and investors from the Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)",

Dr. Peter Kaderjak, Associate Professor, University of Economics, Budapest, Hungary

Members of the International Advisory Committee of the 3rd Energy Regulation and Investment Conference:

• Mr. Paul Bulteel, Secretary General, Eurelectric
• Mr. Graham Shuttleworth, Director, NERA
• Mr. Jacques de Jong, Senior Advisor, Dutch Competition Authority and Office for Energy Regulation
• Mr. Branko Terzic, Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche
• Mr. John Gulliver, Esq., Pierce Atwood
• Ms. O. Julia Weller, Esq., Counsel, Hunton & Williams
• Mr. David Keith, Member of PA’s Management Group, PA Consulting Group

The ERRA Conference Organizing Team would like to express its appreciation to the International Advisory Committee for their devoted work.

Agenda

Venue Place: Marriott Hotel, Budapest, Hungary

Agenda as of 2004.05.13.

18:30 Gala Welcome Reception (Buda Room)
Sponsored by ELMU Rt.

07:30 Conference Registration (View Room)

Conference Opening
08:30  Welcoming Remarks
Deputy State Secretary Gyorgy Hatvani, Ministry of Economy and Transportation of Hungary

08:45  Introductory Remarks

• Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas, ERRA; (Chairman, National Control Commission for Prices and Energy, Lithuania)
• Dr. Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, Europe and Eurasia, USAID
• President Stan Wise, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA

09:00  Keynote Address 
President Jean Lemierre, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

09:30 Keynote Address
Deputy Chairman Vyacheslav Sinyugin, Deputy Chairman, RAO UES

10:00  Coffee Break
Sponsored by KEMA Consulting  
  
Plenary Session I: Regulatory Progress to Encourage Investment 
10:30  Moderator: Mr. Scott Foster, Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, AES Corporation

Industry Structure, Competition & Power Markets
10:40  Mr. Paul Bulteel, Secretary General, Eurelectric
10:55  Deputy Director Yevgeniy Yarkin, Federal Energy Commission, Russia

11:10  Bulgarian Investment Approaches
Minister Milko Kovachev, Ministry of Energy, Bulgaria

11:30  Panel Responses

• Mr. Jean-Marie Chevalier, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
• President Ion Lungu, Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority
• Mr. David Keith, Member of Management Group, PA Consulting Group
• Mr. Anthony Marsh, Director, Power and Energy Utilities, Infrastructure Division, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

12:00  Q&A with Audience

12:30  Lunch
Sponsored by National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA

Plenary Session II: Security of Supply – Electricity Sector
14:00  Moderator: Mr. Graham Shuttleworth, NERA

14:10   The Role of the Regulator in Promoting Investment – Lessons Learned from the North American Blackout
Commissioner Nora Brownell, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, USA
 
14:30   The Role of the Regulator  in Promoting Investment – Lessons Learned from the European Blackouts
President Alessandro Ortis,  Autorita per l’energia elettrica e il gas, Italy

14:50  Security of Supply in ERRA Countries
Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Director, Hungarian Energy Office

15:10  Panel Responses

• Mrs. Snezana Mijailovic, Deputy General Manager EKC-Serbia, SETSO TF, Sub Group Co-Convenor
• Mr. Jean Constantinescu, Director General, Transelectrica, Romania
• Mr. Francois Meslier, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Integration and Development, Electricite de France

15:40  Q & A with Audience

16:00  Individual Networking Sessions 
 This session will provide participants with a unique opportunity to have a personal meeting with Regulators from a country of their special interest. More than 70 Energy Regulators from 20 countries in the region will be available for individual discussions and consultations.    

19:00  Danube River Cruise
Sponsored by PA Consulting Group 

08:35 Keynote Address
Chairman Huseyin Arabul, Barmek Holding A.S.; Officer, World Energy Council

Plenary Session III: Regional Energy Trade  
09:05  Moderator: Mr. Jacques de Jong, Senior Advisor, Dutch Competition Authority and Office for Energy Regulation

09:15  European and Regional Markets: Issues and Future Directions
Mr. Stefan Gewaltig, Unit Electricty and Gas, DG-TREN, European Commission

09:45 South East Europe Regional Electricity Market: Regulatory Requirements 
Dr. Michael Thomadakis, Head of Energy Planning & International Affairs Department, Energy Regulatory Authority, Greece

10:15 Benchmarking & National Regulatory Development in the Southeast Europe Region
Mr. John W. Gulliver, Partner & Senior Energy Attorney, Pierce Atwood

10:45 Coffee Break
Sponsored by Pierce Atwood

11:15  Panel Responses

• President Jusuf Gunay, Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey
• Dr. Andreas Radmacher, Member of the Board, RWE Energie AG
• Chairman Mico Klepo, Energy Regulatory Council, Croatia
• Mr. Kari Nyman, Lead Specialist, The World Bank

12:00  Q & A with Audience

12:30 Lunch
Sponsored by Itron

Plenary Session IV: Emerging Issues in Energy Regulation
14:00  Moderator: Dr. Konstantin Petrov, Senior Consultant, KEMA Consulting

14:10   Energy Information Technology: Solutions to Key Industry and Regulatory Challenges
Mr. Steven Helmbrecht, Vice President, International, ITRON Inc.

14:30  Management Contracts as a Regulatory Instrument
Mr. Dean White, PA Consulting Group & General Director , Georgia’s United Energy Distribution Company

14:50 Renewable Energy Certificate Trading
Mr. Robert Burzynski, Senior Specialist, European Commission Centre of Excellence in Renewable Energy for Poland

15:10  Energy Policies and Regulation: Requirements for District Heating Privatization  and Investment

• Mr. Ivo Slavotinek, MVV Energie CZ s.r.o.
• Dr. Marian Slifierz, Advisor to the President, Energy Regulatory Authority, Poland
• Mr. Dusan Holoubek, Former Commissioner, Regulatory Office for Network Industries, Slovakia

15:40  Q & A with Audience
 
16:00  Conference Concluding Remarks
Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas, ERRA

16:30  Conference Concludes