18:30

Welcome Reception in Hotel Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya

Introductory Remarks

• dr. Gábor Szörényi, Chairman, ERRA
• Mr. Sergey Novikov, Chairman, Federal Tariff Service of the Russian Federation

Keynote Address

• Mr. Mikhail Oseevskiy, Vice Governor of  Saint Petersburg – Head of  Mayor’s Office of  Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
• Mr. Philip Lowe, Director General, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

SESSION I:

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF ENERGY REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT IN ERRA MEMBER COUNTRIES, FUTURE EXPECTATIONS AND CHALLENGES

Ways for establishing transparent regulation for reliable energy sector

Moderator: 

• Mr. Tony Clark, President, NARUC, USA

Presentation: Changing Regulatory Focus of the Past 10 Years

• Changing Market Structures and the Regulatory Environment: dr. Gábor Szörényi, Chairman, ERRA
Direct  Private Capital Investment Into the Energy Sector in ERRA Countries:
Mr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Commissioner, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey

Presentation: Assessment of the Energy Sector of the ERRA Region of the Past 10 Years

Moderator:

• David Wright, First Vice President, NARUC, USA

Presentation: Regulatory Progress and Future Challenges

• Mr. Robert Archer, Senior Energy Advisor, USAID, USA

Presentation: Some Important Issues of Electricity Market Integration With Special Focus on Day Ahead Markets

• Mr. Anders Plejdrup Houmoller, Houmoller Consulting ApS, Denmark

High-Level Regulatory Panel Discussion: Roles and Responsibilities of Regulatory Organizations Supporting Market Integration:

• among different legal frameworks
• with different market structures
• with different regulatory competences
• cooperation between energy regulators and competition/antimonopoly authorities

Panel Members

• Mr. Sergey Novikov, Chairman, Federal Tariff Service of the Russian Federation
• Mr. Walter Boltz, Vice President, CEER (Council of European Energy Regulators) 
• dr. Gábor Szörényi, Chairman, ERRA
• Mrs. Maureen Harris, Commissioner, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, USA
• Mr. Baohua Liu, Director-General, Power Market Regulation Department, State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) of China

Announcement: Introduction of the Online Electricity Trading Demonstration

• Mr. Paul Constantinou, Sales Manager, Trayport

SESSION II:

ENERGY MARKET IN RUSSIA: EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT, PERSPECTIVES AND INVESTMENTS

Moderator:

• Mr. Bob Grabham, Special Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting

Presentation: Medium-term Development Perspectives of the Russian Energy Sector

• Deputy Minister Andrey Shishkin, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

Presentation: Medium-term Development Plans of the Gas Market in Russia and Abroad

• Mr. Ivan Gudkov,Deputy Head of Division of Legal Support of Export Activity; Head of Department of International Legal Expertise, Gazprom, Russian Federation

Presentation: Operation of the Russian Electricity Market

• Mr. Dmitry Ponomarev, Chairman of the Board, NP Market Council, Russian Federation

Panel Members:

• Ms. Elena Pomchalova, Deputy Head, Federal Tariff Service of the Russian Federation
• Mr. Vasiliy Zubakin, Deputy Head of Director General for Energy, Lukoil
• Mr. Roman Borovskikh, Director for Regulation, ENEL OGK5 (Wholesale Generation Company)
• Mr. Dmitriy Troshenkov, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, the Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (JSC FGC UES)
• Mr. Fedor Opadchiy, Director of Development and maintenance of markets «SO UPS», JSC, (Russian System Operator)
• Mr. Vasiliy Nikonov, Director of the Development of Electricity, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

ERRA Anniversary Gala Dinner

Venue: Grand Hall of the Saint Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D. Shostakovich

Address by:

• Mr. Mikhail Oseevskiy, Vice Governor of  Saint Petersburg – Head of  Mayor’s Office of  Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
• Mr. Sergey Novikov, Chairman, Federal Tariff Service of the Russian Federation
• Lord John Mogg, CEER President and ACER Board of Regulators Chairman

More information at: http://www.erranet.org/InvestmentConferences/2011/General#Social%20Events