Sixth Executive Training Programme for Young Professionals:
Visegrad+ session
Strengthening Energy Transition in Ukraine and Europe’s Eastern
Neighbourhood:
Addressing the Region’s Challenges Through Good Governance Practices
Energy Charter Secretariat
56 Boulevard de la Woluwe
1200 Brussels
5 – 8 May 2015
DRAFT AGENDA
(as of 31 March 2015)
*Please note that participation of all speakers is subject to confirmation at this stage.
TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015
15.00 –
18.00
Information session on Dr Marat Terterov
the Energy Charter and Training Programme
its activities (optional) Coordinator and
Venue: Energy Charter Research Fellow,
Secretariat, Conference Energy Charter
Secretariat Knowledge
room
Centre, Brussels
4th floor
Steivan Defilla
Director, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
Dr Ernesto Bonafé
Expert, Trade, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
Dr Alejandro Carballo
Legal Council, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
Patrice Dreiski
Senior Expert for
Expansion and
Outreach, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
WEDNESDAY 6 MAY 2015
09.15 –
10.15
Arrival and
Registration
10.15 –
10.45
Programme Opening
Welcome remarks
Venue: Energy Charter Secretariat, Conference room
4th floor
Mehmet Ögütcü
Energy Charter Special
Envoy for the Middle
East and North Africa
Programme orientation Dr Marat Terterov
briefing
Training Programme
Coordinator and
Research Fellow,
Energy Charter
Secretariat Knowledge
Centre, Brussels
10.45 –
12.45
Knowledge Stream I
Keynote presentation
Energy transition in
Ukraine: domestic
commitments, regional
expectations
Mikhayil Gonchar
Director, NOMOS
Centre Think Tank,
Kiev
Session Chair
Dr Marat Terterov
Research Fellow,
Energy Charter
Secretariat Knowledge
Centre, Brussels
With further
interventions from
Torsten Wöllert
Senior Official on
Energy Security,
European Commission,
Brussels
Discussion points
 20 years of transition in
Ukraine: what has been
achieved from an energy policy
perspective?
 Is a critical approach to
Ukraine’s energy market
reform justified?
 Achievements in gas market
reform – how far are we from
desired market outcomes in the
gas sector?
 And in electricity markets?
Emmanuel Haton
Head of Brussels
Representation, BP
 Working towards
strengthening Ukraine’s energy
markets in order to help EU
energy security
Mehmet Ögütcü
Energy Charter Special
Envoy for the Middle
East and North Africa
 Key steps required in reforming
Ukraine’s energy markets: East
vs West expectation
management
Prof Anatoly
Zolotukhin
Counsellor,
International Affairs.
Gubkin Russian State
University of Oil and
Gas
 Can Ukraine diversify its gas
supply options and live without
Russian gas ?
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 Assessing Kiev’s efforts in
balancing energy policy
interests between
Brussels/Washington and
Moscow
 Expert advice to help Ukraine
improve its investment climate
in the energy sector
12.45 –
14.00
Lunch with
participant-speaker
networking
14.00 –
16.00
Knowledge Stream II
Venue: Tri Logia Restaurant, Rue Voot 40 (next to the
Energy Charter Secretariat)
Keynote presentation
Energy transition in
Moldova and Georgia:
domestic
considerations,
regional expectations
Dr Dirk Buschle
Legal Counsel &
Deputy Director,
Energy Community
Secretariat, Vienna
Session Chair
Matt Secombe
Partner, International
Arbitration Practice,
White & Case, Paris
With further
interventions from
Dr Nika Chitadze
Associate Director,
German Marshall
Centre Think Tank,
Tbilisi Representation
Dr Jochen Penker
Administrative Board
Member of ACER,
Brussels
Prof Anatoly
Zolotukhin
Counsellor,
International Affairs.
Gubkin Russian State
University of Oil and
Gas
Discussion points
 Assessing energy market reform
and transition in Energy
Community members and
observer countries
 Key reforms and achievements
in energy market reform:
Moldova
 Key reform and achievements
in energy market reform:
Georgia
 Between reform and
implementation: which policies
are the more realistic for
domestic energy transition
cases
 Is market liberalisation and
deregulation the answer for
transitional energy economies?
 EU energy law after the Third
Package: impact on governance
and established security of
supply dynamics in the Eastern
Partnership countries
 Stakeholder actions: new
investment projects for the
promotion of energy security in
the Eastern Partnership
counties
 Will energy transition ever
end?
16.00 –
16.30
Coffee
Break/participantspeaker networking
Venue: Energy Charter Secretariat, 4th floor
16.30 –
18.30
Group seminar:
Negotiation Game
Objective: The
realisation of the Gas
Delivery Project
Supervisory Board
Mehmet Ögütcü
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 Presentation of the context and
key facts relating to the gas
project (including the national
energy strategies of the
participating countries;
Energy Charter Special
Envoy for the Middle
East and North Africa
Murat Çolakoğlu
Partner, Energy,
Utilities and Mining
Industry Leader, PwC
Turkey
Dr Ernesto Bonafé
Expert, Trade, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
Kanat Botbaev
Expert, Transit, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
international legislation and
binding agreements; regional
agreements and economic
integration projects)
 Determining the negotiation
teams of the countries involved,
including the role of the
Chairman
 Team analysis of the national
strategies and objectives of
participating governments
 Participating teams will
represent diverse country
perspectives having different
energy supply chain positions
 Procession of first negotiating
session followed by a brief
summary by the Chairman
18.30
Wrap up of Day One
18.45
Departure of all
speakers and
participants from the
Energy Charter
Secretariat for the gala
dinner
Note: Courtesy transportation provided by the Energy
Charter Secretariat
19.00 –
22.00
Gala dinner for all
speakers and
participants (with VIP
speaker mystery guest)
Note: hosted by the Energy Charter Secretariat
Venue: Restaurant Eurostars Montgomery Hotel, Brussels
THURSDAY 7 MAY 2015
08.45 –
09.15
Arrival of participants
to the European
Parliament for security
check
10.00 –
12.00
Knowledge Stream III
Venue: The European Parliament, Entrance Altiero Spinelli
(TBC)
Reformer case studies
in the EU/V4
states/internal energy
markets
Session chair
Dr Marat Terterov
Training Programme
Coordinator and
Research Fellow,
Energy Charter
Secretariat Knowledge
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Discussion points
 What has been done right in
Europe, what has been done
well and what has been done
less well?
 V4 experience in following EU
Centre, Brussels
With contributions
from
Christian Cleutinx
former-Director
General, EURATOM,
Global Energy
Associate, Brussels
Energy Club
Anders Marvik
Head of Brussels
Representation, Statoil
Mehmet Ögütcü
Energy Charter Special
Envoy for the Middle
East and North Africa
Alexander Antonyuk
Senior Energy
Economist, European
Investment Bank,
Luxembourg
rules as a benchmark for
Eastern Partnership countries
 Ongoing energy transition
inside the EU: what are the key
outstanding issues?
 Is there consensus that these
issues are the ones that still
need to be addressed?
 Links between energy transition
and security of supply: towards
a wider consideration of energy
security
 Featuring the EU Energy Union
as an instrument for applying
transition in the Eastern
Partnership countries
 Are geopolitics and market
volatility the ultimate spoilers?
 How do energy efficiency
strategies and climate change
mitigation approaches come
into the picture when it comes
to energy governance?
 Can reform and regulation of
the Turkish gas and electricity
markets provide a benchmark
for the Eastern Partnership?
12.30 –
13.30
Networking Lunch
Venue: European
Parliament, Salon du
Restaurant des Députés
(TBC)
14.00 –
18.00
Group seminar
Negotiation Game
Model Negotiations
Continuation of model
second and final round negotiations aimed at the
realisation of the Gas Delivery
Project
Venue: The Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Conference room, 4th
floor
Supervisory board
Mehmet Ögütcü
Energy Charter Special
Envoy for the Middle
East and North Africa
Murat Çolakoğlu
Partner, Energy,
Utilities and Mining
Industry Leader, PwC
Turkey
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 Second negotiating session:
Participants will now be
required to continue yesterday’s
negotiations in view of
concluding the agreement.
Based upon the Chairman’s
summary, the delegations may
consult their capitals for
receiving new instructions.
They will return to the
negotiating table and be invited
to argue their positions vis-àvis the other countries. They
will try to finalise the
Dr Ernesto Bonafé
Expert, Trade, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
agreements during this session.
Kanat Botbaev
Expert, Transit, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
18.30 –
19.00
Travel to Beersel (TBC)
Leading to a team building dinner for all speakers and
participants
Note: transportation provided by the Secretariat
19.00 –
22.30
Brewery tour & tasting
with a team building
dinner for all speakers
and participants
Note: hosted by the Energy Charter Secretariat
Venue: Drei Fonteinen Brewery, Hoogstraat 2 a, B-1650
Beersel
FRIDAY 8 MAY 2015
10.00 –
12.30
Feedback session
12.30 –
13.30
Lunch with
participant-speaker
networking
12.30 –
15.00
Knowledge Stream IV
Venue: Energy Charter
Secretariat, 4th floor
Conference room
Feedback on the Group Seminar/Negotiation Game
inclusive of experts and participants
Venue: Tri Logia Restaurant, Rue Voot 40 (next to the
Energy Charter Secretariat)
Developing a stable
investment
environment: what can
the Energy Charter do?
Opening thoughts
Session Chair
With further
contributions from
Robert Wheal
Partner, White & Case,
London
Dr Matteo Barra
Expert for Investment,
Energy Charter
Secretariat, Brussels
Dr Ernesto Bonafé
Expert, Trade, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
Steivan Defilla
Director, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
Zafar Samadov,
Senior Expert
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Discussion points
 Do investment treaties
ultimately help provide legal
security for investments and
help to attract FDI ?
 Which countries succeed in
attracting investment into their
energy sectors, and why?
 How to work with international
organisations in order to
develop FDI flows and win
investor confidence
 Which capacity building
exercises help the most and
why?
 Do IFIs endorse investment
Investment, Energy
Charter Secretariat,
Brussels
protection instruments ?
 Is there a link between
fragmented energy governance,
investment and investment
risk?
 Best practice and expert council
for Eastern Partnership
countries undergoing transition
15.00 –
17.00
Finale: Close of
programme and
farewell reception
Award of Energy Charter Secretariat Knowledge Centre
Certificates of Excellence to all participants followed by
cocktail reception at the Energy Charter Secretariat
Venue: The Energy
Charter Secretariat,
4th floor
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