ATHENS ENERGY FORUM 2015 Energy Security & Cooperation Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens, Greece Wednesday & Thursday, March 11-12, 2015 Conference Agenda - as of March 6 Wednesday, March 11, 2015 09.30 Participants Arrival – Registration 10.00 Welcome Remarks: Achilles Tsaltas, Vice President, International Conferences, International New York Times 10.10 Keynote Address: Panagiotis Lafazanis, Minister of Reconstruction of Production, Environment & Energy 10.30  Introductory Plenum: The Environmental & Security Parameters of the EU’s Energy Strategy How well is the EU coping with its own climate change targets to 2020? How feasible is a new global climate change agreement that would replace Kyoto in Paris-2015 and what role can the EU play in this regard? What are the main priorities and challenges for EU’s Energy Security Policy? Regional Geopolitics and Alignments: How are developments in the Near East, Ukraine and the Eastern Mediterranean affecting EU energy security?   Robin Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy Resources, State Department Makis Papageorgiou, former Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Dr. Michael Attalides, Chairman, Geostrategic Council of the Republic of Cyprus Sergiy Oleksiyenko, Chief Advisor to Chairman of the Board, Naftogaz, Ukraine Moderator: Liz Alderman, Chief Business Correspondent, Europe, International New York Times 11.30 Break – Coffee/Tea 12.00    Panel 1: The Upstream Oil & Gas Sector: The resurgence of the Hellenic Upstream Sector The renewed emphasis on the Adriatic Sea: Recent Developments in Montenegro & Croatia The rising importance of the Eastern Mediterranean: Development in Cyprus, Israel and Egypt Prof. Yannis Maniatis, former Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Panagiotis Mihalos, former Secretary General for Int’l Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Klodian Gradeci, Director of Hydrocarbons, National Agency for Natural Resources, Albania Mahmood Khaghani, Petroleum Devel. Strategy Advisor & Member of Iranian Ass. for Energy Economics Roudi Baroudi, CEO, Energy & Environment Holding, Qatar Moderator: Gary Lakes, Director, Energy Program, European Rim Policy and Investment Council, Cyprus 13.30 Break – Light Lunch 14.00 Panel 2: The Mid-Stream and Downstream Oil & Gas Sector  The challenge of the Southern Corridor Matthew Bryza, Ambassador, Director, International Centre for Defence Studies Emily Olson, VP Communications & External Affairs for the Southern Corridor, BP Michael Hoffmann, External Affairs Director, TAP Elio Ruggeri, Senior Vice President Edison S.p.A. & Chief Executive Officer IGI Poseidon S.A  The Greek Perspective & Contribution to EU's Gas Strategy Panayotis Kanellopoulos, CEO, M&M Gas S.A. Ahmet Evin, Professor, Sabanci University, Istanbul Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris, Assistant Professor Geopolitics & Hydrocarbons, University of Nicosia, Director of ELIAMEP's Energy Programme, Scientific Advisor of the Athens Energy Forum Moderator: John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist & Senior Partner, Methinks Ltd, UK 16.00     Panel 3: Investing in Energy The role of the European Investment Bank-EIB The role of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development-EBRD Private Energy Finance Are EU member-states able to continue to subsidize the development of RES? Chris Cook, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Security & Resilience Studies, University College London Sanjoy Rajan, Head of Network & Conventional Power Division, EIB Loukas Pilitsis, Venture Capital investor Moderator: Christos Folias, former Minister of Development 17.00 End of first day’s sessions Thursday, March 12, 2015 09.30 Arrival of Delegates – Coffee/Tea 10.00 Panel 1: Regional Security Challenges and their Energy Impact in S.E. Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean Niki Tzavela, former Member of the European Parliament - “A Framework Strategy for an Energy Union” Dr. Harold Elletson, Chairman of the New Security Foundation & public affairs consultant Thanos Dokos, General Director, ELIAMEP Dr. Constantinos Filis, IIR Director for Research Programs Dr. Andreas Liaropoulos, Assistant Professor, Dep. of Int’l & European Studies, University of Piraeus Moderator: Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris, Assist. Professor Geopolitics & Hydrocarbons, University of Nicosia, Director of ELIAMEP's Energy Programme, Scientific Advisor of the Athens Energy Forum 11.30     Panel 2: The Electricity Sector: Status and perspectives What is the future fuel mix for the EU’s electricity generation How is European interconnectivity advancing? Mediterranean Potential: What are the major potential electricity interconnection projects between the EU and its Mediterranean partners? What are the major investment opportunities in the Greek electricity market? The Greek View Dinos Benroubi, Deputy CEO, Protergia S.A. Michel Piguet, CEO, Elpedison Antonis Kontoleon, Energy Consultant, Coordinator of SEV Energy team, Member of board of UNICEN The Regional View Dragan Šagovnović, Director General, Economics Institute, Belgrade Kimon Palinginis, Principal, The Boston Consulting Group, Athens Ioannis Kabouris, Convener of Regional Group Central South-East, ENTSO-E Moderator: Constantine Bogdanos, Journalist, SKAI 13.00 Break – Coffee/Tea 13.30     Panel 3: Renewable Energy Sources: How feasible is a low-carbon based economy? Does the EU Carbon Trading System work? What are the prospects of Clean Coal and CO2 capture and storage applications in the EU electricity market? Is there a biofuel alternative to oil’s domination as a transportation fuel? What are the major investment opportunities in the Greek RES market? The Greek View Dr. Ioannis Tsipouridis, President, Greek Scientific Union for Wind Energy/ELETAEN Dr. Sotiris Kapellos, Chairman, Hellenic Ass. of PV Companies & Director Business Dev., ELPE Renewables Sotiris Folias, President, Hellenic Biofuels & Biomass Association/SBIBE & Managing Director, GF Energy The Regional View John Chadjivassiliadis, Chairman, IENE Clemens Triebel, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, Younicos Marios Valiantis, Assistant Professor of Energy & Environmental Studies, University of Nicosia & Member, Energy Council of the Republic of Cyprus Moderator: 14.30 End of Forum *Invited Speaker