15th South East Europe Energy Dialogue

Presentations

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

 

 15:00 - 16:00  Session I – Introductory Remarks

  • Mr. Costis Stambolis, Chairman & Executive Director, Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE), Greece
  • Dr. John Desypris, Senior Advisor to EVP Regulatory Affairs, Metlen Energy & Metals, Past Chairman IENE, Greece
  • Mr. John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Scotland, UK, Senior Research Fellow, IENE
  • Keynote Address by Mr. Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna, Austria
  • Ms. Alexandra Sdoukou, Deputy Minister of Environment & Energy, Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy (online)

16:00 - 17:15 Session IΙ - Ambassadors’ Forum

Moderator: Mr. Michael Christides, Ambassador (a.h.), Co-Chair Organizing Committee, Balkan and Black SEA Forum, Greece

Address by HE Mr. Xiao Junzheng, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary "People’s Republic of China to Greece", Athens, Greece

Panel discussion:

  • H.E. Mr. Matthew Lodge, His Majesty British Ambassador to Greece, Athens, Greece
  • H.E. Mr. Arif Mammadov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Greece, Athens, Greece

17:45 – 19:00 Session IΙI - Energy Security in SE Europe and the East Mediterranean

Moderator: Mr. John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Scotland, UK, Senior Research Fellow, IENE

  • Mr. Slavtcho Neykov, Chairman of the Board of Managers, Energy Management Institute, Bulgaria
  • Dr. William Gillett, Energy Programme Director, EASAC, Brussels, Belgium
  • Ms. Eugenia Gusilov, Director, Romania Energy Center (ROEC), Romania (online)
  • Dr. Yurdakul Yigitguden, Independent Energy Advisor and Former Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environment Activities, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Türkiye
  • Mr. Christos Dimas, Deputy Chairman of IENE & Chairman of IENE’s Geopolitics Committee, Greece
  • Dr. Nikolaos Liapis, Energy and Business Consultant, Managing Partner, ActaNonVerba, Greece

  

Thursday, June 20, 2024

 

9:00 – 9:45 Session IV - East Med Energy Options – IENE Study Presentation and Discussion

Moderator: Mr. George Satlas, Co-Chief Executive Officer, ICGB AD, Bulgaria

9:45 – 11:15 Session V - Oil & Gas Exploration

Moderator: Mr. Christos Dimas, Deputy Chairman of IENE & Chairman of IENE’s Geopolitics Committee, Greece

  • Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, ECO Energy Financial and Strategy Consulting, Israel
  • Mr. Yiannis Grigoriou, Vice-President, Continental Europe Energy Council (CEEC), IENE Partner (online)
  • Dr. Charles Ellinas, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council, USA, Senior Research Associate IENE,
  • Dr. Efthimios Tartaras, Head of Geoscience & Management Consultant, Hellenic Hydrocarbon and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA), Greece (online)

11:30 – 13:00 Session VI - SEE Electricity Market Dynamics

Part I: Infrastructure and Markets

Moderator: Mr. Kostis Geropoulos, Journalist, NE Global Media, Greece

  • Dr. Stelios Kromlidis, Director of Operational Business Department, Southeast Electricity Network Coordination Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Prof. Pandelis Biskas, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece
  • Ms. Efi Milioni, Market Analysis & Back Office Department Manager, ELPEDISON, Greece
  • Mr. Aleksandar Mijušković, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montenegrin Transmission System Operator (CGES), Montenegro
  • Mr. Shkelqim Bozgo, Managing Partner, SEA Consulting, Tirana, Albania (online)
  • Mr. Antonis Kontoleon, Chairman of the Board of the Hellenic Union of Industrial Consumers of Energy (UNICEN), Greece

Part II: Nuclear Energy

Moderator: Mr. Slavtcho Neykov, Chairman of the Board of Managers, Energy Management Institute, Bulgaria

  • Mr. Tim Yeo, Chairman, The New Nuclear Watch Institute (NNWI), Ex Secretary of Energy and MP London, UK (online)
  • Mr. Anton Ivanov, Chief expert Analyses and Planning Department, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria
  • Dr. Teodor Chirica, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nuclearelectrica, Romania (online)

14:00 – 15:15 Session VII - SEE Gas Market Dynamics

Moderator: Mr. John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Scotland, UK, Senior Research Fellow, IENE

  • Dr. Charles Ellinas, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council, USA, Senior Research Associate IENE
  • Ms. Theodora Georgieva, Executive Officer and Board Member, ICGB, Bulgaria (online)
  • Mr. Kostis Sifnaios, Vice President and CEO, Gastrade, Greece
  • Mr. Milan Zdravkovic, DSO Executive Director, JP SRBIJAGAS, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Mr. Gökhan Yardim, Managing Partner, ADG Natural Gas Consultancy and Trade Ltd., Ankara, Türkiye (online)
  • Mr. Gerasimos Avlonitis, Senior Director, Market & System Development, DESFA SA, Greece

15:15 – 16:30 Session VIII - Key Issues in Regional Energy Transition: Decarbonization, Renewables, Energy Efficiency

Moderator: Mr. Gus Papamichalopoulos, Senior Partner, Head of Energy Infrastructure, Chairman of the Management Committee, KG Law Firm, Member of IENE’s BOD, Greece

  • Mr. Spyros Kiartzis, Manager New Technologies & Alternative Energy Sources, HELLENiQ ENERGY Group, Greece (online)
  • Dr. Muhsin Mazman, Director, Energy Storage Division, T-Dynamic, Türkiye (online)
  • Ms.  Kristina Lazarova, Founder and General Manager, Environmental Group for Global Solutions (EGGS), Sofia, Bulgaria (online)
  • Mr. Antonis Koumpias, Senior Associate, KG Law Firm, Greece
  • Mr. Costas Theofylaktos, Secretary General and Chairman of IENE’s Energy Efficiency Committee, Greece
  • Prof. Agis Papadopoulos, Chairman of the Board, EYATH S.A, Greece
  • Mr. George Drosos, Founder and Manager, Regreenit, Greece (online)

16:45 – 17:45 Session IX - Alternative Energy Solutions: Green Fuels, Biomethane, Hydrogen, CCUS

Moderator: Mr. Nicolas Sofianos, Independent Energy Advisor, IENE Partner and Chairman of IENE’s Renewables Committee, Greece

  • Ms. Liana Gouta, Director General, FuelsEurope & Concawe, Brussels, Belgium (online)
  • Dr. Nikolaos Koukouzas, Director of Research, Centre for Research and Technology (CERTH), Greece (online)
  • Mr. Georgios Exarchou, Business Development Manager, Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy), Greece & Cyprus
  • Prof. Vassilios Vescoukis, Electrical & Computer Eng., Ph.D. National Technical University of Athens, Greece
  • Mr. Theodore Terzopoulos, Chemical Engineer (MSc), Gas Engineer (CEng), MBA, Energy & Renewable Gases Consultant, Chairman of IENE’s Natural Gas Committee, Greece

17:45 – 18:00 Conference Summing Up and Closing Statements

  • Mr. John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Scotland, UK, Senior Research Fellow, IENE
  • Mr. Costis Stambolis, Chairman & Executive Director, Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE), Greece