“
Global
and Regional Perspectives of Energy” and “
Electricity Market Priorities and Infrastructure Requirements in SE
Europe” are, respectively, the subjects of the first and the second
sessions of today’s inaugural day of
IENE’s "8thSE
Europe Energy Dialogue”, which takes place in Thessaloniki(June 11 - 12, 2014).
Held under the auspices of the Greek Presidency of the EU and organized in association withthe World Energy Council (WEC),
this year’s Energy Dialogue meeting, will focus on "The New Energy Mix”,
which gradually emerges in SE Europe and beyond.
Senior executives of regional and
international energy organizations and institutions are some of the speakers of
the first day of the conference.More
specifically,Mr. Timur
Topalgoekceli, Energy Analyst of the International Energy Agency (IEA),Ms Barbora Jaksova, Advisor to EC
Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, are speakers of the first
session, whereas Mr. Aleksandar Mijuskovic, Executive Director of the
Montenegro- based Coordinated Auction Office for South East Europe (
SEE CAO)
is the second session’ s keynote speaker.
The "8th SEEED”
started with opening remarks by Mr. Slav Slavov, Regional Manager of World
Energy Council (WEC).
Guest Speaker at tonight’s Official
Conference Dinner is Greece’s ex Minister of Environment and Energy, Dr.
Evangelos Livieratos, Professor of Geodesy and Cartography at the School of
Surveying Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Moreover, the
subjects to be covered tomorrow, June 12, last day of
IENE’s
"8thSEEED”,
are the following:
·
SE Europe’s
Expanding Natural Gas Market. Keynote speaker:
Mr. Pat
Breen (CEO, Gas Strategies, UK)
·
Gas Market
Challenges in SE Europe. Keynote speaker:
Mr. Roland Wolk, Head
of Marketing & Sales, Central European Gas Hub AG (CEGH) (Vienna, Austria)
·
Regional Investment
and Business Opportunities in Oil & Gas Exploration. Keynote speaker:Mr.
Hans Hutta, General Director, International Center for Petroleum &
Industrial
Management (ICM)
(Vienna,
Austria)
·
RES/Grid
Transformation and Storage Revolution – Energy Efficiency and Cogeneration in
SE Europe. Keynote speaker:Mr. John Chadjivassiliadis, Chairman, IENE
·
The Changing Energy
Landscape of SE Europe and Key Policy Issues. Keynote speaker:
Dr.
Yurdakul Yigitguden, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environment Activities
It must
also be stressed that the "8thSE Europe Energy Dialogue” is being
organized with the active sponsorship and support of a group of leading energy
companies. More specifically, Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (DEPA) is the
event’s lead sponsor, while the Public Power Corporation (PPC) and the KG Law
Firm are sponsors of the conference. Moreover, IENE’s "8th SEEED” is
supported by Terna Energy SA, EDF Energy Nouvelles, Energean Oil and Gas Co.,
and the Norton Rose Fulbright Law Firm.
In
addition to the official representation from each one of the SE European
countries and the participation of top management executives from most major
energy companies of the region, senior executives from banks and financial
institutions, donor representatives as well as high ranking officials from
major international organizations are expected to take part in this two day
high powered regional meeting.
This
year, the SE Europe Energy Dialogue meeting is highly topical in view of the
ongoing debate between the EU and major suppliers with regard to the security
of energy supplies, their high dependence on hydrocarbon imports and the global
concern for the development of viable alternatives. The implications on market
operation from the introduction and application of EU’s 3rdEnergy Package will also provide the
opportunity for a wide ranging of discussion. Furthermore, the Dialogue will
focus on the latest developments of the region’s evolving natural gas and
electricity markets and S.E. Europe’s ever deepening energy partnerships with
Russia, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the East Mediterranean and North
Africa.
Media
partners of IENE’s "8thSEEED”
include the New Europe newspaper, See News and Energia.gr