The IEA & Marketforce's 7th Annual Conference
Energy 2008: Challenges Across Europe
Managing for growth in an uncertain world 25th & 26th November 2008, Crowne Plaza Brussels City Centre
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Energy 2008: Challenges Across Europe - Programme - 25th November
DAY ONE
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09:15 -
Welcome address by Marketforce
David Saunders
Managing Director, Marketforce
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09:20 -
Chairman’s opening remarks
Ben van Gils
Global Power & Utilities Leader, Ernst & Young
SESSION ONE: MEETING THE ENERGY NEEDS OF EUROPE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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09:25 -
Aligning strategies for energy security with sustainable growth
Gregorio Relaño
Head of European Power & Environmental Trading, Iberdrola Generación
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09:45 -
Combining strategies for expansion with sustainable development
Andreas Renner
Senior Vice President European Affairs, EnBW
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10:05 -
Secure long-term supply to the European Market
Jens Helmer Rasmussen
Vice President, Dong Energi
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10:25 -
Questions and discussion
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10:40 -
Refreshments
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11:10 -
Keynote address: Meeting common goals for carbon reduction: an analysis of the EU’s performance to date and the implementation of new measures post-2012
Peter Zapfel
Assistant to Deputy Director - General - Global Carbon Market and Economic Issues, European Commission
SESSION TWO: AN EFFECTIVE POLICY FOR CARBON REDUCTION
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11:30 -
What will be the impact of the carbon market on the energy sector?
Dr Bill Kyte OBE
Chairman, EURELECTRIC Environment & Sustainable Development Committee
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11:50 -
Creating an effective strategy in light of the EC’s carbon agenda
Dr John McElroy
Head of Environment Strategy, RWE npower
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12:10 -
PANEL DISCUSSION: EU ETS Phase III: paving the way for a single global carbon trading scheme?
Christophe Schmeitzky- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions: business implications and lessons learned
- Is the EC Green Energy Package carbon reduction target realistic and achievable?
- Can ETS Phase III lead the development of other regional trading schemes?
- Will regional emissions trading schemes finally converge towards a single global system?
- What will be the price of carbon in the medium term?
Executive Director, Sustainability Assurance and Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
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12:40 -
Questions and discussion
13:00 -
Lunch
SESSION THREE: ACHIEVING SECURITY OF SUPPLY IN A LOW-CARBON FUTURE
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14:15 -
The role of nuclear energy as a low-carbon source
Per-Olof Waessman
Chief Nuclear Officer, Vattenfall
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14:35 -
The role of gas in reducing emissions and securing supply
Richard N Hall
Manager EU Affairs, International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
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14:55 -
How will the future look for coal in light of new technologies?
Sascha Lüdge
R&D Deputy Project Manager, Vattenfall
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15:15 -
Questions and discussion
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15:30 -
Refreshments
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16:00 -
What is the future for renewable energy?
Tom Nysted
Chief Executive Officer, Agder Energi
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16:20 -
The price for a balanced energy portfolio
Dr Helmut Edelmann
Director Power & Utilities, Ernst & Young
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16:40 -
PANEL DISCUSSION: CREATING THE OPTIMAL GENERATION MIX
- What are the geopolitical challenges of determining an optimal generation mix?
- How will the cost of carbon impact the energy mix?
- How will the European demand for gas develop in the long term?
- Overcoming political and social opposition to investing in nuclear energy
- Long-term strategies for growing the renewables sector
- How is security of supply being aligned with environmental policy targets?
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17:10 -
Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day one
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