Economist Conferences

Investment Energy Summit: Greece, Cyprus, Israel

	Wednesday, March 28th 2012
10:30	Registration and refreshments
11:00	Chairman's introduction The Economist's forecast on energy John Andrews, Consultant Editor, *The Economist*
11:10	Official opening & keynote presentations The status of energy exploration and its geostrategic significance for the region George Papaconstantinou, Minister for Environment, Energy & Climate Change, Greece Uzi Landau, Minister of Energy & Water Resources, Israel Neoklis Sylikiotis , Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Cyprus
12:30	Discussion with the Ministers chaired by John Andrews
13:00	Energy exploration in Greece: its significance for Greece's competitiveness and growth Exclusive economic zones: a necessity or not? The scientific perspective Stavros Kalafatis, MP, Sector Head for Energy and Natural Resources, New Democracy Party Panos Papanastasiou, Professor, Dean of the Engineering School, University of Cyprus, Member, Advisory Group of Experts on Natural Gas Issues, Cyprus Abraham Zelilidis, Professor, Department of Geology, University of Patras Konstantinos Nikolaou, Petroleum Geologist and Energy Economist
13:40	Discussion
14:00	Greece, Cyprus, Israel: Infrastructure projects for the transportation of natural gas Pipeline or LNG? Case study: Noble Energy's recent exploration in Cyprus Gideon Tadmor, Chairman, Delek Drilling, CEO, Avner Oil Exploration, Israel James Demarest, Director International Exploration, Noble Energy, USA Harry Sachinis, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DEPA Panayotis Kanellopoulos, Managing Director, M&M Gas Anthony Papadimitriou, President & Treasurer, Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
14:40	Discussion - Moderator: Antonis Metaxas, Managing Partner, Metaxas & Associates Law Firm
15:10	Luncheon Guest of honour and keynote speaker Ambassador Richard Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, United States Department of State
16:30	Natural gas pipelines: critical decisions to be made ITGI, IGB, SOUTH STREAM, NABUCCO, TAP Elio Ruggeri, Managing Director, IGI Poseidon, Italy Jordan Georgiev, Executive Director, BEH, Member of the Board, ICGB, Bulgaria Rikard Scoufias, Country Manager for Greece, Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Switzerland
17:00	Discussion
17:20	Re-designing the new energy landscape Middle East and North Africa What are the implications for the Middle East and North Africa? Overcoming the challenges of exporting Middle Eastern gas to Europe Eastern Mediterranean, Central Asia and the Caspian Sea Recent developments in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan Russia's future strategy The financial indications for the energy landscape Konstantin Simonov, General Director, National Energy Security Fund, Russia Brenda Shaffer, Professor, Specialist on Caspian and Eastern Mediterranean Energy issues, University of Haifa Michael Sarris, Chairman, Marfin Popular Bank, Fmr Minister of Finance of Cyprus Averof Neophytou, Member of the House of Representatives, Cyprus, Deputy President, Democratic Rally (DISY) Lawson Freeman, Vice-president, Noble Energy, Israel John Tomich, Cyprus Country Manager, Noble Energy, USA Vassilis Kikilias, Deputy Secretary for the Political Programme, New Democracy Party
18:20	Discussion
18:45	End of first day sessions

	Thursday, March 29th 2012
09:00	Arrival of delegates
09:30	Remarks by: Vasilis Paisios, President, Greek-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and Technology
09:40	Re-designing the new Greek energy landscape Yannis Maniatis, Deputy Minister for the Environment, Energy & Climate Change, Greece Kostas Hatzidakis, MP, Sector Head for Development and Competition, New Democracy Party
10:00	Discussion
10:30	Re-designing the framework of the European energy market Session I: Market structure, networks and increased penetration of renewable energy sources Konstantinos Mathioudakis, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate Change, Greece Michael Papadopoulos, President, Hellenic Electricity Market Operator (LAGIE), Fmr President, Hellenic Transmission System Operator (DESMIE) George Shammas, Chairman, Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority Μiltiadis Aslanoglou, Vice Chairman B, Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) George Paparsenos, Chief Executive Officer, DESFA Dinos Benroubi, Executive Director-General Manager, Protergia Antonis Metaxas, Managing Partner, Metaxas & Associates Law Firm
11:40	Discussion
12:00	Break - Light buffet reception
12:30	Re-designing the framework of the European energy market Session II: Renewable energies and energy efficiency Promoting environmental sustainability through Solar energy (Helios Project) Wind energy Biofuels Energy saving Mattheos Santamouris, President, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) Eitan Parnass, Founder & CEO, Renewable Energy Association, Israel Demosthenes Asimakopoulos, Professor of Physics and Fmr Rector, University of Athens Greenhouse gas abatement potential and implications for Greece Theano Liakopoulou, Partner, McKinsey & Company
13:10	Discussion - Moderator: Symeon Kassianides, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Hyperion Systems Engineering Group
13:30	Waste management for energy purposes The response of the municipalities EU initiatives to be implemented The significance of strategic alliances Ioannis Sgouros, Head, Region of Attica, Greece Konstantinos Tzanakoulis, Mayor of Larissa, Greece
13:50	Discussion
14:20	Financing energy projects: challenges and prospects Juan Alario, Associate Director and Head of the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division, European Investment Bank Rania Ekaterinari, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Public Power Corporation Peter Ahlbrecht, Head of Project Finance Department, Export Credit Guarantee Scheme of the Federal Republic of Germany
15:00	Discussion-Moderator: George Demetriou, Vice-president, Limassol Chamber of Commerce, Energy Representative, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI)
15:30	End of conference
	All speakers mentioned herein have confirmed their participation.