Programme

Wednesday, 14th of May, 2008

09.30 – 11.00 Opening Session

• Dr. Magued Osman, Chairman, IDSC
  
• Dr. Mohammed Mansour, Director, IDSC
  
• Dr. Andreas Jacobs, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
  
• Dr. Hassan Younes, Minister of Electricity and Energy
  

11.00 – 12.30 First Session: “The Energy Sector in Egypt – Future Strategies”
Chairperson: Dr. Hassan Younes, Minister of Electricity and Energy

Speakers:

• Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer, Member of the German Bundestag
  "Current agenda regarding energy and climate policies of the EU and the German perspective”
  
• Dr. Abdel-Rahman Salah-Eldin, Executive Chairman, New and Renewable Energy Agency (NREA)
  
• Dr. Adil Khalil, Cairo University
  "The Energy Sector in Egypt: An Overview"
  

12.30 – 13.00 Coffee Break

13.00 – 14.30 Second Session: “Non-renewable Energy Sources in Egypt”
Chairperson: Dr. Mohammed Mansour, Director, IDSC

Speakers:

• Dr. Mohamed Reda Moharem, Professor of Mining Engineering, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Al Azhar University
  
• Dr. Tarek Selim, Researcher, American University in Cairo
• Dr. Shamel Hamdy, Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum
  

14.30 – 15.30 Lunch Break

15.30 – 17.30 Third Session: “Solar Energy”
Chairperson: Dr. Abdel-Rahman Salah-Edin, Executive Chairman, New and Renewable Energy Agency (NREA)

Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke, President of Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Wuppertal, Germany
  “Solar Energy”
  
• Dr. Hani El Nokraschy, Nokraschy Engineering GmbH
  
• Dr. Nagwa Khatab, National Center for Research
  

Thursday, 15th of May 2008

09.00 – 10.30 First Session: “Wind Energy”
Chairman: Dr. Mohamed Reda Moharem, Professor of Mining Engineering, Al Azhar University

Speakers:

• Dr. Samir Mahmoud Hassan, Chairman of NREA
  
• Eng. Maher Aziz, NREA
  
• Mr. Rafik Youssef Goergy, Technical Consultant, NREA
  

10.30 – 12.00 Second Session: “Bio Fuel Energy”
Chairman: Dr. Hany El Nazer, Chairman of National Research Center

Speakers:

• Dr. Abdel-Aziz Ahmed Said, Researcher, Assiut University
  
• Dr. Mohsen Tawfeek, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
  
• Mr. Hassan Gomaa, Researcher

12.00 – 12.30 Coffee Break

12.30 – 14.00 Third Session: “Nuclear Energy”
Chairperson: Dr. Ali El Seidy, Chairman of the Energy Committee of the National Democratic Party

Speakers:

• Dr. Ali Islam Metwally, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Agency
  
• Dr. Sayid Bahy El Din, former executive chairman, Atomic Energy Acency
  
• Dr. Mohammed Mounir Megahed, Researcher, Atomic Energy Agency
  

14.00 – 15.00 Lunch

15.0 – 16.30 Fourth Session: “Partnerships”
Chairperson: Ambassador Gamal Bayoumi, Chairman of the European Partnership Unit

Speakers:

• Ms. Kirsten Neumann, German Energy Agency (DENA)
  “Political Frameworks for RE – Experiences in Europe and MENA”
  
• Dr. Hussein Abdallah, former first Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum
  
• Dr. Sherif Abdel Wadood, Managing Director, BICO Energy

16.30 – 17.30 Closing Session