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Conference Programme

1st Day - Monday, April 11, 2005

Venue place: Budapest Marriott Hotel

Conference Opening
08:30  Welcoming Remarks

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, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • President Diane Munns, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
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

  • Mr. Inge Pierre, Chairman, Eurelectric Working Group on Ensuring Investments
  • Mr. Matthew T. Hastings, Director, International Membership Development, Edison Electric Institute
  • Chair Arnetta McRae, Delaware Public Service Commission, USA
12:00  Q&A with Audience

12:30  Lunch

Plenary Session II: Public Service & Environmental Obligations: Investment & Regulatory Implications
14:00  Moderator: Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Director, Hungarian Energy Office

14:10   The Utility's Role in Public Service Obligations 
Mr. Petter Sandoy, Chairman, Working Group, Retail Markets, Eurelectric 
  
Renewables: Trading & Investment  
14:30  Mr. Christian Schönbauer, Director, Renewlable Energy and Co-Generation, E-Control
14:45  Ms. Gabriella Pal, Regional Center for  Energy Policy Research

15:00  Coffee Break

15:30  Panel Responses

  • Mr. Gyorgy Vecsi, General Manager, AES, Hungary  
  • Mr. Laszlo Varro, Director, Hungarian Energy Office
  • Mr. Roman Kotiers, Price Waterhouse Coopers 

16:00  Q & A with Audience

17:00  Session Concludes

19:00  Reception in Barabas Villa & Gardens

2nd Day - Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Venue place: Budapest Marriott Hotel

(Not confirmed speakers marked with *)

08:30  Welcoming Remarks
Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas, Energy Regulators Regional Association

08:35 Keynote Address – Current Status and Future Prospects of the Russian Power Market
Chairman Sergey Novikov, Federal Tariff Service, Russian Federation
 
08:50 Keynote Address – Regional Markets and Regulators’ Cooperation
President Alessandro Ortis, Autorita per l’energia elettrica e il gas, Italy

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 – Europe, Corporate Strategy, Ofgem
 
09:35Southeast Europe Regional Regulatory Body Concept
Chairman Slave Ivanovski, Energy Regulatory Commission, Macedonia
 
09:50 Mr. Yuri Sharov, Deputy Managing Director, Head of Project Group for Foreign Economics relation, RAO “UES” Russia
 
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
 
14:30    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 Authority, Turkey

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 Office, Czech Republic
16:45 Mr. Tibor Csonka, CEO, Debrecen District Heating Company, Hungary
 
17:00  Q & A with Audience

17:15 Conference Concluding Remarks
Chairman Vidmantas Jankauskas, Energy Regulators Regional Association

17:30  Conference Concludes
















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