Agenda

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Draft Agenda
June 4, 2011
19:00 – 22:30 Welcome Cocktail,
Sofia University Botanical Garden
June 5, 2011
10:00 – 10:30 Official Opening

Delian Dobrev, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism
H.E. Mr. Kaare E. Janson
, Ambassador, Royal Danish Embassy to Bulgaria
Violeta Stanicic
, Head of Information Office, European Parliament to Bulgaria
Slav Slavov, Regional Manager for Europe & Central Asia, World Energy Council
10:30– 12:10 First discussion panel

Energy Policy vs. the Industry

The new emissions trading scheme from 2013 - how much will it cost for the business
The financial burden of the support to renewable energy - how it can be allocated fairer
Wholesale energy markets - how they should be more transparent and more attractive
Network Projects of European Interest - which are they on the Balkans
Unbundling of electricty and gas transmission operators

Panelists:

Pavla Mandatova, Advisor, Networks Unit, EURELECTRIC
Joost Kanen
, Director, Gryphon Carbon Consultancy, Carbon & Energy trading consultant
George Nikolov,
 General Secretary, Aurubis Bulgaria
Konstantin Stamenov
, Chairman of the Management Board, BFIEC
Kamen Kolev
, Vice Executive President, Bulgarian Industrial Assosiation
Radoslav Mikov, Senior Associate, Wolf Theiss
 

Moderator: Plamen Popov, Managing Director, Statkraft South East Europe
12:10 – 12:40 Discussion
12:40 – 13:00 Coffee break
13:00 – 14:00 Second discussion panel

To Belene and back

The participants’ positions on the topic will be announced after the selection of the best essays 

Panelists:

The authors of the best essays in the student competition of EMI

Moderator: Ivanka Dilovska, Chairman of the Management Board, EMI
14:00 – 14:15 Discussion
14:15 – 14:25 Presentation of the Bulgarian declaration on the topic of "Rio +20", a collective commitment to sustainable development

Panelists:

Marina Stefanova, Executive Director, GCLN Bulgaria
14:25 – 14:30 Closing Session
14:30 – 15:30 Lunch Cocktail