Programme Draft

Tuesday, 27th July, 2010

08:00-09:00
Registration and Coffee

09:00-09:45
Welcome and Opening Statements

Keynote Addresses

• Official Representative of Ukraine
  

• André Mernier, Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat
  
• Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, Secretary General, Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation-PERMIS
  
• Andreas von Below, Country Director Bulgaria, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
  

09:45-11:15
Session One: Energy Challenges in the Black Sea Area

Chaired by Andreas von Below, Country Director Bulgaria, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

• Dario Chello, Director for Energy Efficiency and Investment, Energy Charter Secretariat
  
• Tedo Japaridze, Alternate Director, International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
  
• James Sherr, Head, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
  
• Valentina Pop, Reporter, Euobserver.com
  
• John Roberts, Global Energy Security Analyst, Platts
  

Discussion

11:15-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-13:00
Session Two: Energy Investment Needs, Opportunities and Risks

Chaired by Jean-Marie Devos, Secretary General, Eurogas

• Kairgeldy Kabyldin, Chairman of the Board, KazMunaiGas
  
• Rovnag Abdullayev, President, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
  
• Adrian Baicusi, CEO, Romanian Power Grid Company Transelectrica
  
• Manfred Schrenk, Managing Director, Central European Insitute of Technology (CEIT), Austria
  
• Aleksandar Kovacevic and Michael Sipos, Oxford Insitute for Energy Studies and SPM International
  

Discussion

13:00-14:30
Lunch and Conference Photo

14:30-16:00
Session Three: The Role of International Organisations in the Black Sea Area Energy Challenges

Chaired by André Mernier, Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat_

• Vladimir Rakhmanin, Deputy Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat
  
• Traian Chebeleu, Deputy Secretary General of BSEC
  
• Michael Thomadakis, Chairman of the Energy Charter Investment Group
  
• Matteo Colangeli, Senior Banker, EBRD
  
• Ulrich Benterbusch, Director, Global Energy Dialogue, International Energy Agency
  
• Jamal Saghir, Director, Energy, Transport and Water, World Bank
  

Discussion

16:00-16:30
Coffee Break

16:30-18:00
Plenary Session: Policy Responses to Energy Needs in the Black Sea Area

Chaired by Selim Kuneralp, Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference

Keynote Addresses

• Yuriy Boyko, Minister of Fuel and Energy, Ukraine
  
• Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy
  

• Traycho Traykov, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, the Republic of Bulgaria
  
• Aleksandre Khetaguri, Minister of Energy, Georgia
  
• Adriean Videanu, Minister of Economy, Trade and the Business Environment, Romania
  
• Sergei Shmatko, Minister of Energy, Russian Federation
  
• Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Turkey
  

Discussion

18:00-19:00
Cocktail