4th Annual European Energy Policy Conference 2009 Conference Programme

The 4th Annual European Energy Policy Conference 2009Securing European Energy Supplies: Making the right choices now A 2 day conference in association with The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)17th & 18th March, The Management Centre Europe, Brussels>www.euenergypolicy.com / +44 (0) 2920 783 022 / jwilmott@epsilonevents.com>Speakers Include • Matthias Ruete, Director General, DG TREN - European Commission• Fatih Birol, Chief Economist - International Energy Agency (IEA)• Jean-Arnold Vinois, Head of Unit, Energy Policy and Security of Supply, Directorate C Conventional Sources of Energy, DG TREN - European Commission • Artur Runge-Metzger, Head of Unit Climate, Ozone and Energy, DG Environment - European Commission• Claude Turmes, Rapporteur Renewables Directive - European Parliament• Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee - European ParliamentPartnersCEPS Corporate Members - Book before the 3rd February for the exclusive rate of €745Conference Programme Day 109:15 - 09:30 OpeningSession 1: EU energy policy in a changing global contextChair: Christian Egenhofer, Senior Research Fellow - CEPSThis high-level opening panel provides for an authoritative overview on most recent political developments, notably the Second Strategic Energy Review, the implications of the energy and climate package as well as recent international developments such as the Russia-Ukraine transit dispute or a possible global climate change agreement. Speakers from EU institutions and international organisations will outline policy and technology priorities and identify the major EU challenges. Key Note Speeches:09:30 - 10:15 Global energy markets – Key trends and challenges Fatih Birol, Chief Economist - International Energy Agency (IEA) Discussion 10:15 - 11:00 EU energy policy after the Second Strategic Energy Review Matthias Ruete, Director General, DG TREN - European CommissionDiscussion11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break??11:30 - 12:15 Preparing the EU and its energy sector for the challenges ahead Representative, Member of European Parliament, ITRE Committee - European Parliament (Invited)Discussion 12:15 - 13:00 EU challenges of linking security of energy supply and EU security policy Representative, Council Secretariat (Invited)Discussion13:00 - 14:15 Lunch Break?? Session 2: Energy security and climate change policy - synergy or conflict? This second session zooms in on the interface of energy security and climate change. First it will provide an authoritative assessment on the key interactions and identify areas of synergies and possible conflict before senior panellists will debate on how the member states can best remove existing barriers to innovation related to legal, regulatory, financial issues or social acceptability.14:15 - 14:45 EU climate policy after Poznan Artur Runge-Metzger, Head of Unit Climate, Ozone and Energy, DG Environment - European CommissionDiscussion 14:45 - 15:15Climate change, renewables and innovation Claude Turmes, Rapporteur Renewables Directive - Member of European ParliamentDiscussion 15:15 - 15:45EU policy options to address climate change, energy security and innovationHeleen Groenenberg - Energy research Centre Netherlands (ECN)Discussion15:45 - 16:00 Coffee Break?? Session 3: Barriers to innovation and how to address them 16:00 - 16:45 Panel 1: Large upfront costs for demonstration of Carbon Capture and Storage. Introductions by: Representative - Shell (Invited)Sanjeev Kumar, ETS Coordinator - WWF European Policy OfficeDiscussionwww.euenergypolicy.com / +44 (0) 2920 783 022 / jwilmott@epsilonevents.comThe 4th Annual European Energy Policy Conference 2009Securing European Energy Supplies: Making the right choices nowThe second strategic energy review, published by the European Commission in November 2008, gave new impetus to the discussion about energy security of supply in Europe. It contains concrete proposals on how to deal with risks and emergency situations and represents yet another stepping-stone towards a future European energy policy. Within the context of these proposals and linked to the importance of energy security on the EU political agenda in 2009, the fourth annual CEPS/Epsilon energy conference will look at how the EU and its energy sector can prepare for the challenges posed by global energy markets. It will deal with energy in the framework of general security issues but also in the light of the EU’s climate change policy. The external dimension of security of supply will feature prominently, focusing on Europe’s eastern partners, the growing role of the Mediterranean and the potential of developing countries in shaping the response of the EU to current supply risks. It will also assess the potential that new technologies and the more rapid diffusion of existing technologies has on the EU’s twin challenges; energy security and combating climate change.16:45 - 17:30 Panel 2: End-use energy efficiency. Introductions by: Andrew Warren, Senior Advisor - European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EuroACE) Representative - International Energy Agency (IEA) (Invited)Discussion 17:30 - 18:15 Panel 3: Stimulating car technology. Introductions by: Representative - European car industry (Invited)Jos Dings, Director - European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E)Discussion18:15 End of first day Conference Programme Day 2This opening speech will set out the EU agenda for the external dimension of energy and present the new legislative EU agenda.09:00 - 09:45Opening speech: Jean-Arnold Vinois, Head of Unit, Energy Policy and Security of Supply, DG TREN - European CommissionDiscussionSession 4: Look??ing East: pipeline businessSupply routes from Russia and other countries from the former Soviet Union are among the most controversial and politically divisive issues. This session will ask whether prospects for a number of key pipelines have changed with the financial crisis, the decrease of oil and gas prices as well as the recent Russia-Ukraine gas stand-off. 09:45 - 10:15Integrating energy security into the EU’s foreign and security policyJacek Saryusz-Wolski - Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee - European Parliament Discussion 10:15 - 10:45 Does Nord Stream reflect Europe’s future energy needs??Representative - Nord StreamDiscussion10:45 - 11:15 Nabucco: pipedream or near term reality?? Representative - RWE (Invited)Discussion11:15 - 11:45 Coffee Break??Session 5: Look??ing South: tapping the Mediterranean potential Prior to the French EU Presidency that launched the concept of the Mediterranean Union, Mediterranean countries were already amongst the most promising areas in relation to the security of European energy supplies. This session will provide an update on the discussions of the Mediterranean Union and discuss the future next steps that the EU will need to take. 11.45 - 12.05 What potential for European energy security does the Mediterranean Union really hold?? Introduction by:Manfred Hafner - FEEM12:05 - 13:15 Panel discussion with: Britta Thomsen - Member of European Parliament (MEP) Representative - Perm Rep of France to the EU (Invited)Representative - Mediterranean country (Invited)13:15 - 14:15 Lunch Break??Session 6: Energy security, food and water Energy can no longer be seen in isolation from other scarce resources such as water, food or a carbon free atmosphere. Increasingly EU and national or regional energy policies have global implications on other resource markets or climate change. This session will establish the interactions of different resource policies and identify the EU policy agenda in the area. 14:15 - 14:45 Introduction by:Representative, Australia National University (on latest insights of link between energy security policies, food and water) (Invited)Discussion 14:45 - 15:15 Representative, MEP, Chair of the Committee on Development - European Parliament Comments by: 15:15 - 15:55 Representative, EU Biofuels Policy - WWF Europe Policy Office (on biofuels in developing countries) (Invited)Representative - World Bank (Invited)Kjell Larsson, DG DEV - European CommissionRepresentative - ACP country (Invited) 15:55 - 16:30 Discussion16:30 - 16:40 Chairperson’s conclusion and end of conference17th & 18th March 2009 / The Management Centre Europe, BrusselsMedia PartnersEUROMONEYEnvironmental Finance Handbook 2008/09The 4th Annual European Energy Policy Conference 200917th & 18th March 2009, The Management Centre Europe, Brussels. 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