Day I

Opening Session

09.00 Welcome

Fulvio CONTI
(Outgoing) President of EURELECTRIC,
CEO of Enel
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  Opening Address

Virginio MEROLA
Mayor of Bologna
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Gian Carlo Muzzarelli
District Council Member of the Region Emilia Romagna
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Flavio ZANONATO
Italian Minister of Economic Development
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Session I
Energy Policy in an International Context – Achievements of the Last Decade   Expand Content

  Chairman & Moderator

Marc Olivier BETTZÜGE
Managing Director Institute of Energy Economics
University of Cologne EWI
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  Keynote speeches:  
09.30 Industrial Competitiveness and Energy Policy

Antonio TAJANI
European Commissioner for Industry and
Entrepreneurship
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09.50 A Smart and Innovative Industry, Responding to New and Complex Challenges

Fulvio CONTI
(Outgoing) President of EURELECTRIC
CEO of Enel
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10.10 Re-shaping Business Strategies in Function of Global Trends and International Events

Masayoshi KITAMURA
CEO and President of J-Power
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10.30-11.00 Coffee Break  
11.00-12.15 Panel Debate
(introduced by Electronic Voting)

Serge COLLE
Head of Accenture Utilities Practice –
Austria, Switzerland, Germany
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  Keynote speakers + Additional panellists  
 

Peter TERIUM
CEO of RWE AG
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Don D. JORDAN
Former CEO and Chairman of Houston Industries
(Reliant Energy)
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Dick BENSCHOP
Vice President Gas Market Development and
President Director for Shell Netherlands
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Fabien ROQUES
Head of European Power and Carbon Research
IHS CERA
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12.15-13.30 Lunch  
12.30-13.00 Press Conference  

Session II
Energy Policy in an International Context - Looking at the Next Decade   Expand Content

  Chair & Moderator

Barbara LEWIS
Senior EU Energy & Environment Correspondent
Reuters
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  Keynote speeches:  
13.30 Striking the Right Balance between Markets and Regulation: Stimulating Investment

Johannes TEYSSEN
(Incoming) President of EURELECTRIC
CEO of E.ON SE
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13.50 Goals, Directions and Industry Strategies: taken forward in Five Year Plans

Baosen ZHENG
Executive Vice President of SGCC
State Grid Corporation of China
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14.10 The Future of Electricity: Responding to a Changing World

Henri PROGLIO
Chairman and CEO of Electricité
de France (EDF)
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14.30-15.00 Coffee Break  
15.00-16.00 Panel Debate (introduced by Electronic Voting)  
  Keynote speakers + Additional panellists  
 

Christophe GENCE-CREUX
Head of the Electricity Department - ACER
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Stephen WOODHOUSE
Director Pöyry Management Consulting Ltd
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Philippe JOUBERT
Leader of the Global Electricity Initiative WEC
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Pantelis CAPROS
National Technical University of Athens

 

Vittorio PRODI
Member of the European Parliament
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Day II

Welcome and Overview

09.00 Welcome and Overview, Day 2

Hans TEN BERGE
Secretary General
EURELECTRIC
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Session III
Innovation - Catalyst for the Low Carbon Transition   Expand Content

  Chairman & Moderator

Ronnie BELMANS
CEO Energyville
Executive Director GSGF
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  KEYNOTE SPEECHES:  
09.10 EU Innovation Policy: Creating an Environment for Businesses to Flourish

Dominique RISTORI
Director General JRC
European Commission
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09.30 EURELECTRIC’s Innovation Action Plan: Shaping the Prospects of Future Energy Technologies

Fulvio CONTI
(Outgoing) President of EURELECTRIC
CEO of ENEL
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  PRESENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS:  
09.50 Statkraft’s UK Offshore Wind Projects – Innovative Learning from the Petroleum Sector

Christian RYNNING-TØNNESSEN
CEO of Statkraft
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10.10 EDP Distribuição’s InovGrid Project – Towards a Smarter Grid

Joao TORRES
CEO of EDP Distribuição
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10.30-11.00 Coffee Break  
11.00-12.00 PANEL DEBATE (introduced by Electronic Voting)  
  Keynote Speaker(s) + Additional Panellists:  
 

Alberto MARCHI
Senior Partner McKinsey&Company
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Javier ORMAZABAL
President and CEO Ormazabal
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Gabriele RIEDMAN DE TRINIDAD
Senior Vice-President Strategic
Area Energy
Deutsche Telekom AG
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Marta SÁNCHEZ ÁLVAREZ
Partner Energy and Utilities SPGI
IBM
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12.00-13.15 Lunch  
13.15 EURELECTRIC AWARDS  
  Introduction

Johannes TEYSSEN
(Incoming) President of EURELECTRIC
CEO of E.ON SE
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  Industry Award

Paul BULTEEL
European Electricity Ambassador for EURELECTRIC
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  Student Award

William S. KYTE, OBE
Senior Advisor, Climate Change, E.ON UK
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Session IV
Energy Leaders Forum: CEO Debate   Expand Content

  Chairman & Moderator

Frank J. CONVERY
Senior Fellow, UCD Earth Institute and
Chair, Publicpolicy.ie
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  KEYNOTE SPEECH:  
14.00 Drivers for Innovation in the Electricity Business

Matias ALONSO
Global Managing Director,
Utilities Industry Group - Accenture
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14.20-15.20 Panel Debate (introduced by electronic voting)  
  Keynote speakers + Additional panellists  
 

Johannes TEYSSEN
(Incoming) President of EURELECTRIC
CEO of E.ON SE
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Wolfgang ANZENGRUBER
CEO of Verbund AG
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Antonio MEXIA
CEO of EDP
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Oystein LØSETH
CEO of Vattenfall
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Hans TEN BERGE
Secretary General of EURELECTRIC
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Jean-François CIRELLI
President of EUROGAS
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15.20 Conclusions  
15.30 End of Conference  
  • Gold Sponsor

    Accenture
  • Silver Sponsor

    Poyry
  • Bronze Sponsor

    Ormazabal
  • Supported by

    IHS
  • Hosted by

    Enel