IENE is pleased to announce the detailed programme for its 20th National Conference “Energy and Development 2015”, to be held in Athens, on November 11-12, 2015. This year’s conference theme deals with “The Role of the Energy Sector in Revitalizing Greece’s Economy”. The conference’s opening speech will be delivered by the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Panos SkourletisIENE is pleased to announce the detailed programme for its 20th National Conference "Energy and Development 2015”, to be held in Athens, on November 11-12, 2015. This year’s conference theme deals with "The Role of the Energy Sector in Revitalizing Greece’s Economy”. The conference’s opening speech will be delivered by the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Panos Skourletis.
The first session will include speeches and presentations by senior executives of the Greek energy sector and namely Mr. Manolis Panagiotakis, Chairman and CEO of Public Power Corporation (PPC), Prof. Stathis Tsotsoros, Chairman of Hellenic Petroleum (HELPE), Mr. Spyros Paleoyanis, CEO of Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), Mr. Anastasios Kallitsantsis, CEO of Hellenic Association of Independent Power Producers (HAIPP), Mr. George Peristeris, Chairman of the Greek Association of RES Electricity Producers and Chairman of GEK TERNA, and Mr. Mathios Rigas, CEO of Energean Oil & Gas. The session will start with a keynote speech by the Chairperson of the National Bank of Greece, Ms. Louka Katseli.
The conference will also be attended by senior executives, scientists, engineers and energy professionals from other European countries, as well by EU officials and high-rank representatives of industry organizations, including: Dr. Volkan Ozdemir (Chairman EPPEN- Institute for Energy Markets and Policies, Ankara, Turkey), Prof. Abbas Maleki (Energy Policy, Dpt. of Energy Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Mr. Mihailo Mihailovic (Independent Consultant, PE Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia), Mr. Stephan Ressl (Resident Εnergy Αdvisor, European Commission, Secretariat-General Structural Reforms Support Service), Mrs. Beate Raabe (Secretary General, Eurogas, Brussels) Dr. Katja Yafimava (Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK), Ms. Dimitra Valavani (Energy Policy Advisor) and Dr. Savvas Seimanidis (Chairman, European Renewable Energy Federation, Brussels).
The main subject areas to be covered in this year’s "Energy and Development” conference will include the following:
·Latest developments in the energy sector in SE Europe
·Greece’s electricity sector and European market outlook
·The SE European gas market and the role of Greece
·Global oil market outlook and upstream developments in Greece and the East Mediterranean
·A national energy strategy for energy efficiency and RES penetration
·Energy geopolitics in SE Europe and security of energy supply
The "Energy & Development 2015” conference will take place at the "Eugenides Foundation” conference centre in Faliron, a short distance from the centre of Athens (387, Syngrou Av., 175 64 Athens).
Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (DEPA S.A.), Hellenic Petroleum (HELPE S.A.) and the Public Power Corporation (PPC S.A.) are the conference’s main sponsors, whereas TERNA Energy SA, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm (KG Law Firm, Greece) and Energean Oil and Gas Co. are among the conference’s supporters. Energia.gr and SEE News are the conference’s media partners.
