Agenda

Monday, November 16, 2009

 09:00               Welcoming Comments

• Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Chairman ERRA
• Mr. Hasan Köktas, President, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey

09:15               Roundtable Discussions: Updates on Recent Energy Regulatory Issues by ERRA Chairmen
(Each Chairmen will be requested to give a max. 5 minutes verbal update on the recent developments in their country in the field of energy regulation)

10:15               Coffee break

10:30               3^rd Package: Understanding the new elements of the EU Regulation introduced by the 3^rd Package

• Key new elements of the 3^rd Package: Mr. Andras Hujber, Policy Officer, European Commission
• Discussions

12:00                Financial and Economic Crisis: How regulators should react to the challenges created by the financial and economic crisis for the energy industry.

• Dr. Gábor Szörényi, Chairman, ERRA
• Discussions

12:45               Lunch

14:00               Investment plans in Albania and Turkey: Factors that make a country, its energy markets and specific projects attractive for investment

• Claus Urbanke, Head of New Markets, Statkraft Markets GmbH, Germany
• Discussions

15:30                 Update on Recent and Future ERRA Activities and Financial Situation

• Krisztina Kasza, Program Director, ERRA

16:00               Meeting Concludes

16:15               Social Program- hosted by Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) 

09:00                Vulnerable Customers and fuel poverty: Definition of fuel poverty. Different practices for identifying vulnerable customers.

• Marek Woszczyk, Vice President, Energy Regulatory Office of Poland
• Discussions

09:45              Renewable support schemes: Evaluation of different support schemes of renewable generation

•  Commissioner Maria Manicuta, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority
• Discussions

10:45               Coffee break

11:00                Smart Grid & Smart Metering

• Marek Woszczyk, Vice President, Energy Regulatory Office of Poland
• Discussions

12:00                  Round table discussion: Transparent and fair regulatory regimes: Methods and practices for convincing governments and politicians on the importance of transparent, fair regulatory regimes. Benefits of efficient competition

• ERRA members
• Discussions

12:45               Discussions on the next ERRA Chairman Meeting; Conclusions

13:00               Lunch