Sunday, April 20

20:00 Wine Tasting  Reception

Monday, April 21

08:45 Introductory Remarks

• Dr. Gabor Szorenyi, Chairman, ERRA; Director, Hungarian Energy Office 
• The Honorable Marsha Smith, President, NARUC, USA 
• Robert Archer, Deputy Chief, Energy & Infrastructure, Europe and Eurasia, United States Agency for International Development, USA 

09:10 Keynote Address 

• The Honorable Joseph Kelliher, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, USA

09:25 Keynote Address

• Vasiliy Zubakin, Vice Chairman of the Board, Hydro OGK, Russia

 

Session I: How to Ensure Generation Investment I.

09:40 Moderator: Louis Borgo, Senior Banker, Power and Energy Utilities European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

09:50 Aspects Important for New Generation Investment (TPA, Fuel, Cross-Border Capacity, Wholeale Prices)

• John Gulliver, Partner and Senior Energy Attorney, Pierce Atwood, USA

10:10 New Generation Capacity under Development in the CEE region

• Martin Burdett, Editor, Platts

10:30 Coffee break - sponsored by the International Gas Union

11:00 Panel Discussion

• Gábor Hornai, Managing Director, CEZ Hungary
• Günter Bramböck, Chairman of the Board, EVN Bulgaria Electrosnabdjavane AD
• Steve Walsh, Vice President, AES Corporation
• Natalya Nevmerzhitskaya, Market Reform Department, RAO UES Russia

11:45 Q&A with Audience

12:30 Lunch - sponsored by MAVIR

Session I: How to Ensure Generation Investment II.

14:00 Moderator: The Honorable Marsha Smith, President, NARUC, USA

14:10 Transmission Capacity Development (Is there sufficent cross-border capacity from a transmission standpoint?)

• András Vinkovits, CEO, MAVIR, Hungary

14:30 Capacity Mechanisms to Ensure Sufficent Generation Capacities 

• Christian Hewicker, KEMA Consulting, Germany

14:50 Renewable Resources: How Have Current Incentives Worked in Terms of Spurring Development of Renewable Generation Resources

• Branko Terzic, Chairman, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Ad-Hoc Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Production; Global&US Regulatory Policy Leader, Deloitte Services LP

15:10 Q&A with Audience

15:30 Coffee Break - sponsored by KEMA Consulting

16:00 Panel Discussion:

• Black Sea Transmission Initiative

Simona Oprea, Senior Engineer, Transelectrica, Romania

• Regulatory Incentives to Promote Wind Power in New England

Second Vice President David Coen, NARUC, USA

 

17:00 Q&A with Audience

17:30 Session Concludes

19:00 Gala Reception in Gerbeaud- Sponsored by the ELMU Budapest Eletricity JSC