Tuesday, April 20

SESSION III: REGULATORY ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO ENERGY TRADERS
Jointly Organized with the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) 

09:00   Moderator:

• Ion Lungu, General Director, CEZ Trade Romania

09:05   What Traders Need to See Happen in the ERRA Region to Expand and be More Competitive

• Hakan Feuk, Director of Market Rules, E.ON Energy Trading

09:25   Public Intervention and Their Impact on Traded Energy Markets

• Gábor Hornai, Managing Director, CEZ Hungary

 09:45   Central Allocation Office (Functions; Role of National TSOs)

• Martin Apko, Managing Director, Central Allocation Office GmbH

10:05   Launch of the long awaited Hungarian Power Exchange

• Zoltán Medveczki, CEO, HUPX Zrt.

10:25   Coffee break

10:50   Panel Discussion

• Harmonisation of Wholesale Traders Licensing Regimes in the Energy Community by Nikola Radovanovic, Senior Expert for System and Legal Affairs, Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia
• Legal Aspects of Coordinated Auction by Tom Kyriakopoulos, Partner, Kelemenis & Co. Law Firm
• Industrial Customer Bahavour and Market Actions Following the Recession in the Region by dr. Zoltán Nagy, Energy Manager, Linde Gas

 11:50   Q&A with Audience

 12:30   Lunch 

 SESSION IV: NATURAL GAS- REGULATORY ASPECTS

14:00   Keynote address:

• The Honorable Philip D Moeller, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,USA

14:20   Welcoming Remarks:  SOCAR – The Fast Growing Regional Company

• Anvar Gasimov, Head of Joint Projects Division, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR)

 14:30   Moderator: 

• Angel Semerdjiev, Chairman, State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, Bulgaria

14:35   Security of Gas Supply and Diversification

• Dr. Sohbet Karbuz, Head, Hydrocarbons Division,Observatoire Mediterraneen de l’Energie (OME)

14:55   The European Gas Market and the Third Package: The Challenges Ahead

• Amaldo Orlandini, Head of Gas Division, Mercados

15:15   Case Study: Regional Market Development

• Michel-Marc Delcommune, General Manager of NETS Study company, Member of the Board, MOL

 15:35   Coffee break

16:05   Panel Discussion:

• Natural Gas Regulation in Albania, Shkelqim Bozgo, Commissioner, Albanian Energy Regulator
• Dr. Konstantin Petrov, Director, Markets and Regulation, KEMA Consulting
• LNG Penetration in the US, Colette Dodson Honorable, Commissioner, NARUC

16:45   Q&A with Audience

17:00   Conference Concluding Remarks

 

 

 

We invite you to a Danube River Cruise & Reception on Monday, April 19, from 19:00 until 21:00. During the Evening cruise our guests have the opportunity to see the capital’s inshore spectacles. The Rákóczi boat departs from Battyány square, from where it cruises first north, around the Margaret island and then south until the Petőfi Bridge, where it turns back to more again at the Battyány square Landing Stage.

Sponsored by: SOCAR