MONDAY, JANUARY 28 | DAY 1
Achilles Tsaltas, Vice President, International Conferences, The New York Times
George Stathakis, Minister of Energy and Environment, Greece
Geoffrey Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador in Greece
with Tom Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
- Increasing the substance of trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Israel and Egypt
- Greece as an East Med Security player
- The Greek-FYROM and Serbia-Kosovo Disputes
Chair: Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris, Professor of International Relations, University of Piraeus
George Katrougkalos, Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Greece
Konstantinos Skrekas, MP, Head of Energy and Environment Sector, Former Minister of Development and Competitiveness, New Democracy Party
Victor Grigorescu, Former Minister of Energy, Romania
Q & A
In conversation
Aris Xenofos, Chairman of the BoD, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund
with Achilles Topas, Journalist, SKAI TV
Chair: Theodore Tsakiris, Assistant Professor, Geopolitics & Hydrocarbons, University of Nicosia, Program Adviser AEF 2019
Dr. Andreas Poullikkas, Chairman, Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority
Dr. Symeon Kassianides, Chairman, Natural Gas Public Company
Roudi Baroudi, CEO, Energy & Environment Holding
Q & A
- Greek offshore exploration
- Developments in Israel and Egypt
- Developments in the Black Sea and the Adriatic
Chair: Alexandra Sdoukou, Energy Advisor
Yannis Bassias, President, Hellenic Hydrocarbons Resources Management S.A.
Yannis Grigoriou, CEO, Hellenic Petroleum Upstream S.A.
Orit Ganor, Director of Natural Gas International Trade, Ministry of Energy, Israel
Q & A
- The IGB pipeline project
- The Alexandroupolis FSRU project and planned regional LNG terminals
- The feasibility of the East Med Gas Pipeline
- The TAP and Turkish Stream projects and associated vertical corridors
- Latest developments in the National Natural Gas System
- Existing and future gas storage available in the region
Chair: Prof. Nikolaos Farantouris, Chair, Legal Affairs, EUROGAS, Brussels
Konstantinos Karayannakos, Executive Officer, ICGB
Katerina Papalexandri, Country Manager Greece, TAP
Theodore Tsakiris, Assistant Professor, Geopolitics & Hydrocarbons, University of Nicosia, Program Adviser AEF 2019
Panayotis Kanellopoulos, Managing Director, M&M Gas S.A.
Nikos Katsis, NNGS Operation Division Director, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA)
Ioannis Arapoglou, Vice Chairman, Gastrade
Alex Lagakos, Founding Chairman, Greek Energy Forum
Q & A
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 | DAY 2
Symeon Tsomokos, Chairman, SGT SA
- Back-to-the-future: Lignite Power Generation in Greece
- Progress report on Island interconnectivity
- New network developments
- The evolution of wholesale and retail markets
Chair: Harris Floudopoulos, Journalist, Capital.gr
- The evolution of the power generation market and the rise of the domestic competition in electricity
Andrea Testi, Chairman, Elpedison
Dimitri Tzanninis, Deputy CEO & Member of the BoD, Public Power Corporation, Greece
Dinos Benroubi, General Manager Electric Power Business Unit, Protergia/MYTILINEOS
- The target model and the new challenges
Manousos Manousakis, Chairman & CEO, Independent Power Transmission Operator
Nektaria Karakatsani, Member of the Board, Regulatory Authority for Energy
Constantine Couclelis, Chairman, Hellenic Union of Industrial Consumers of Energy
Intervention: Michael Philippou, CEO, Hellenic Energy Exchange
Q & A
Megan Richards, Director, Energy Policy, DG Energy, European Commission
Chair: George Passalis, Managing Director, Accenture Applied Intelligence
Professor Miltiades E. Anagnostou, School of Electrical & Computer Engineer, NTUA
Yannis Vougiouklakis, Member, National Committee for Energy and Climate Plan
Tim Fairchild, Practice Director, Global Energy Practice, SAS
Q & A
- The importance of RES in the Greek 2030 energy mix
- Is the market-test process working?
- Finance: Moving beyond the FIT-Premium
Chair: Dr. Ioannis Tsipouridis, Renewables Consultant Engineer, Editor of e-mc2.gr
Maria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament
Professor Yannis Maniatis, MP, Democratic Coalition, f. Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change
Dr. Arthouros Zervos, Chair, REN21
Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Director, Head of Power and Energy Utilities, EBRD
Marios Zangas, Head, Greece & Cyprus, Vestas Hellas
Q & A
Chair: Achilles Topas, Journalist, SKAI TV
Athanassios Savvakis, President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece & Hellenic Energy Exchange
Vassilis Karamouzis, Assist. General Manager, Corporate & Investment Banking, National Bank of Greece
Q&A
- Will the Paris Climate Change agreement goals be met
- What is the role of the EU
- What challenges for Greece
Chair: Zoi Vrontisi, Chairwoman, National Center for the Environment & Sustainable Development
Keynote Address: Socrates Famellos, Alternate Minister, Ministry of Environment & Energy
Prof. Christos Zerefos, Head, Research Center for Atmospheric Physics & Climatology, Academy of Athens
Sabina Dziurman, Director Greece & Cyprus, EBRD
Demetres Karavellas, CEO, WWF Greece
Xavier L. Rousseau, Head of Corporate Strategy, Snam
Q & A
