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Conference Programme 1st Day - Monday, April 11, 2005 Venue place: Budapest Marriott Hotel |
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Conference Opening 08:45 Introductory Remarks
09:00 Keynote Address
The Honorable Katherine Sierra, Vice President and Network Head, Infrastructure, The World Bank
09:30 Keynote Address
Mr. Marco De La Rosa, Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs, AES Corporation
10:00 Coffee Break
Plenary Session I: Investments for Competition & Security of Supply
10:30 Moderator: Prof. Michael Caramanis, President, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Greece 10:40 Regulatory Schemes to Support Investment in Generation
Mr. Paul Davis, PA Consulting Group
10:55 Security of Supply – How to Ensure Investment
Dr. Elisabeth Baker, Director of Domestic and European Energy Markets, Department of Trade and Industry, Great 11:10 Market Power & Long-term PPAs in the ERRA Region
Mr. John W. Gulliver, Partner & Senior Energy Attorney, Pierce Atwood
11:25 Panel Responses to Investments for Competition & Security of Supply
12:00 Q&A with Audience
12:30 Lunch Plenary Session II: Public Service & Environmental Obligations: Investment & Regulatory Implications 14:10 The Utility's Role in Public Service Obligations 15:00 Coffee Break 15:30 Panel Responses
16:00 Q & A with Audience 17:00 Session Concludes |
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2nd Day - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Venue place: Budapest Marriott Hotel |
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08:30 Welcoming Remarks 08:35 Keynote Address – Current Status and Future Prospects of the Russian Power Market
Chairman Sergey Novikov, Federal Tariff
08:50 Keynote Address – Regional Markets and Regulators’ Cooperation
President Alessandro Ortis, Autorita per l’energia elettrica e il gas,
Plenary Session III: Regional Market Development
09:15 Moderator: Dr. Robert Ichord, Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, Europe and Eurasia, United States Agency for International Development Panel on Requirements for Sub-Regional Markets & Electricity and Gas Trading
09:20 EC Regional Market Approach
Mr. David Halldearn, Director –
09:35Southeast Europe Regional Regulatory Body Concept
Chairman Slave Ivanovski, Energy Regulatory Commission,
09:50 Mr. Yuri Sharov, Deputy Managing Director, Head of Project Group for Foreign Economics relation, RAO “UES”
10:15 Coffee Break
Panel on Requirements for Sub-Regional Markets (Cont)
10:30 Moderator: Mr. Peter Styles, Board Member, EFET 10:45 Chair Diane Munns, Iowa Utilities Board, US 11:00 Development of the Ukrainian Wholesale Market and Investments Chairman Valerii Kalchenko National Electricity Regulatory Commission, Ukraine 11:15 Mr. Zoltan Kovesdi, RWE Energy Hungaria 11:30 IT Tools and Efficient Trading Ben H. Boyd, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Itron Inc.
11:45 Questions & Answers 12:30 Lunch Plenary Session IV: Sector Reform, Privatization & Investment - Lessons Learned
14:00 Moderator: Mr. Anthony Marsh, Director, EBRD 14:10 Energy Regulation: Lessons Learned for Investment and Trade, Mr. David Kennedy, The World Bank 14:30 Mr. Vasiliy Zubakin, Member of the Board, RAO UES, Russia
Electricity Privatization Panel (Bulgaria) 14:45 Commissioner Svetla Todorova, State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, Bulgaria 15:00 Dr. Konstantin Petrov, Senior Consultant, KEMA Consulting Gas Privatization Panel
15:15 Ms. Ligia Medrea, General Director, National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority, Romania
15:30 Mr. Ahmet Aydin, Head of Department, Natural Gas Implementation, Energy Market Regulatory
15:45 Coffee Break District Heating - Private Sector Participation 16:15 Chairman Tomas Bruce, Euroheat & Power
16:30 Mr. Jaroslav Vitek, Legal Assistant, Energy Regulatory
16:45 Mr. Tibor Csonka, CEO, Debrecen District Heating Company,
17:00 Q & A with Audience
17:15 Conference Concluding Remarks 17:30 Conference Concludes |
