AGENDA

Draft Agenda

10:00 – 10:15 OPENING
Galya Prokopieva, Editor-in-Chief, Capital Weekly
Nona Karadzhova, Minister of environment and water
Maya Hristova, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism (Field: Energy)
Milko Kovachev, Senior Adviser, EBRD

10:15 – 11:45 First discussion panel:
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
Moderator: Plamen Popov, Managing Director, Statkraft South East Europe

EU’s energy and climate integrated policy and its transposition in the National legislations of Southeastern Europe’s countries
Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, Petkova & Sirleshtov Law Office in cooperation withCMS Cameron McKenna

Carbon Poverty and Carbon Prosperity
Julian Popov, European Climate Foundation

What is Bulgaria’s participation in the trade until 2012 and in the following third phase on the emission’s market, comparison to neighboring countries.
Ministry of Environment and Waters

2020 European emission trading scheme and its reflection on Bulgarian energy and industry
Dimiter Brankov, Director Clean Industry Centre, Bulgarian Industrial Association

Increased expectations in nuclear energy in the reduction of greenhouse gasses policies. The role of NPP "Belene"
Bogomil Mantchev, BulAtom

11:45 – 12:15 – Coffee break

12:15 – 13:30 Second discussion panel:
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE IN THE JOINT EUROPEAN EMISSION TRADING SCHEME
Moderator: Stephane Colin, General Director, Sagacarbon

The EU ETS: lessons to be learned from Phase I and early Phase II.
Emilie Alberola, Mission Climate of Caisse des Depots

Financial schemes for attracting investments for the reduction of greenhouse gases emissionin the region and EBRD’s role in the process
EBRD representative

Emission trade and the effects on the National economies
Dr Dirk Buschle, Legal Counsel, Head of Legal Affairs, Competition and Environment, Energy Community Secretariat

Impact of EU Emission Trading Directive on the copper industry,
Ulf Gehrckens, Senior Vice President, Corporate Energy Affairsр, Aurubis AG

The experience of Enel
Teodor Dimov, Manager of Ecology in Enel Maritza East 3 TPP

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 – 16:00 Third discussion panel:
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF EMISSION TRADE
Moderator: Konstantin Stamenov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Federacy of Industrial energy consumers

Functioning and products of the European Climate Exchange
Sara Stahl, Director of Market Development, European Climate Exchange

Strategies for the carbon assets management under Phase II
Nevena Petrova, Regional Manager, Sagacarbon

Sofiyska Voda experience in reducing carbon emission
Dobromir Simidchiev, Director Capital Activity, Sofiyska voda

Emission trading practical application - challenges and chances for Bulgarian companies
Michael Porr, Senior Originator, Statkraft Markets B.V.

16:00 closing remarks