Well-known personalities of the
energy sector from
Bulgaria
and
Greece
are gathering
in
Sofia
,
Bulgaria
on
April 29th, 2010
on the occasion of
the one-day conference on “
Hellenic-Bulgarian
Co-operation in the Energy Sector” organized by the
Institute of Energy for SE Europe
(IENE) in co-operation with the
Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria (HBCB)
. The conference will review the
cooperation so far between Greek and Bulgarian energy companies and
organizations but will also explore the future prospects for a broader
cooperation between
Greece
and Bulgarian in the energy sector.
The Minister of Economy,
Energy and Tourism of Bulgaria
Mr.
Traycho Traykov will speak in
the
opening session of the conference and will outline his government’s
priorities
in the energy sector. Other speakers from Bulgaria will include the
following: the
Chairman of the State Energy & Water Regulatory Commission of
Bulgaria, Mr.
Aangel Semerdjiev, the
Ambassador at
Large for Energy Security and Climate Change and Coordinator for the EU
Nabucco
Project, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria, H.E. Dr.
Peter Poptchev, Mr.
Ivan
Drenovichki, Member and Executive Director, Bulgartransgaz EAD,
Ms.
Victoria Popovska, Head of
Electricity
Market Operator (ESO), Mr.
Krassimir
Parvanov, Executive Director, NEK, Ms.
Kostadinka
Todorova, Director of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Economy,
Energy &
Tourism, Mr.
Velizar Kiriakov,
President of the Association of Producers of Ecological Energy and Mr.
Kaloyan Kanev, Deputy Chairman
of the
Bulgarian PV Association & Managing Director of 2EC.
On behalf of the Greek government, the
Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate
Change
Mr.
Constantinos Mathioudakis will
participate, along with other Greek officials including Μr.
Spyros
Paleoyannis, Deputy Chairman of DEPA, Dr.
John Kampouris, Director of
System Planning, HTSO, Mr.
George Koutzoukos, Special
Advisor of
the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE). Moreover, there will be
speeches by
Mr.
Christos Dimas, Managing
Director
of Transbalkan Pipeline S.A., the Chairman of IENE, Dr.
John Desypris, Mr.
Costis
Stambolis, Deputy Chairman and Executive Director of IENE, Mr.
Thomas Lamnidis, Partner, KLC
Law Firm,
Greece and Member of IENE’s Board of Directors, Mr.
George Ftikas, Lawyer, KLC Law
Firm, as well as by the Chairman of
HBCB Mr.
Ioannis Polykandriotis.
The “Hellenic-Bulgarian Co-operation
in the Energy Sector” will focus on the
gas
interconnection pipelines, electricity grid
connections and wind farm
development and, of course, will report the latest developments
concerning the Burgas –
Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, which still remains a key strategic
project for
both countries.
This IENE conference is sponsored by
DEPA and supported by
EKO Bulgaria and the
KLC Law Firm. The media
partner of the
event is www.energia.gr. For
further information, please visit IENE’s website www.iene.gr