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Day 1

Tuesday, 12th May 2009


08:30	Registration and refreshments

09:30	Welcoming remarks from the conference Chairpersons Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, Financial Times Professor Andreas Papandreou, Founder and Chairman, Institute for Climate and Energy Security

09:40	Keynote conference opening address HE Karolos Papoulias, President, Hellenic Republic

09:50	Keynote Address: Euro-Mediterranean Energy Dimitris Sioufas, President, Greek Parliament


10:10	Setting the Scene for Copenhagen Keynote Address: The path to achieving global agreement on climate change in Copenhagen Analysing progress to date in achieving the Kyoto global climate change targets How the global economy and market must change to meet long-term climate change targets Winning support from key stakeholders including the US, China and India to the need for a far-reaching global deal Setting achievable targets for the short, medium and long-term Dimitri Zhenghelis, Senior Fellow, Grantham Institute of Climate Change, London School of Economics


10:40	Keynote Address: Assessing the impact of the economic crisis on climate change policy Has the global recession pushed climate change down the political and business agenda? Does the global downturn present an opportunity or threat to climate change targets? Analysing the economic pros and cons of investing in climate change during the recession – defining where investments should be focused for greatest returns Is now the best time to act on climate change? Professor Geoffrey Heal, Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy & Business Responsibility, Columbia Business School

11:10	Refreshment break


11:40	Keynote Address: Strengthening EU cooperation to effectively manage energy security challenges How important is a unified EU energy policy between member states to promote diversification of its sources of energy Examining progress towards developing a common approach between member states to energy security – what are the challenges that need to be overcome? Defining the critical objectives for stabilising energy supplies and pricing Minister Costas Hatzidakis, Ministry for Development, Greece


12:10	Keynote Panel Discussion: Analysing what the Mediterranean Agenda for Copenhagen could and should include Evaluating the unique climate change challenges facing Mediterranean countries and the importance of Copenhagen to shaping future strategies Clarifying the place of the Mediterranean region in addressing the global climate change challenge – what can these countries offer to the Copenhagen process? Defining key areas of priority where action and guidance is required particularly on technology, investment and intergovernmental cooperation Moderator: Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, Financial Times George Papandreou, President, PASOK Joseph A. Stanislaw, Independent Senior Advisor,, Deloitte LLP and Honorary Chairman, Athens Summit

12:45	Lunch

14:00	Green growth – incorporating energy efficiencies into climate and energy policiesa Jesper Fersløv Andersen, Deputy Head of Mission, Danish Embassy, Greece


14:30	Policy Panel: Working together to create energy policies aligned with achieving local and global climate change targets and improving energy efficiency What do governments in Southeast Europe want and need from the Copenhagen Conference? Balancing the need to mitigate and adapt to climate change with the challenges of managing a deteriorating global economy What progress is being made in building intergovernmental agreement to achieve climate change targets? What levels of investment are required to really impact on the effects of climate change? Should the money come from public or private sources? Working with business to develop policy which will facilitate the development of a low carbon economy Dr. Richard A. Bradley, Head of Energy Efficiency & Environment Division, International Energy Agency Demetres Karavellas, Chief Executive Officer, WWF Greece Evangelos Mytilineos, President of the BOD and CEO, Mytilineos Holdings Minister Genc Ruli, Ministry of Economy & Energy, Albania (tbc)

15:10	Afternoon refreshments

15:40	Securing Energy Supplies Keynote Address: Managing security of supply vs. security of demand Reviewing recent fluctuations in oil and the impact they are having on supply and demand Reviewing the energy mix in Europe – how dependent is the region on energy imports? Building relationships between supplier, transit and consumer countries based on interdependence Dr. Leonidas P. Drollas, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Economist, Centre for Global Energy Studies


16:10	Panel: Delivering energy security to Europe and beyond Reviewing the supply of oil and gas to Europe and beyond Assessing the impact of oil price fluctuations on supply and demand Outlining the current and future export policies of the region and the implications they will have on supply What guarantees can suppliers provide to Europe regarding energy security? Dr. Konstantin Simonov, Director General, National Energy Security Fund, Russia

16:30	Evaluating the role of Southeast European countries as the gateway to European energy security and diversification What role can Mediterranean countries play in energy security? How important is intergovernmental cooperation? Evaluating the relationship between Turkey and Greece Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, Head of Strategy for Southeast Europe, GDF SUEZ Energy Southeast Europe Michalis Chrisochoidis, MP, Political Representative for Development, PASOK Q&A moderated by Joseph A. Stanislaw, Independent Senior Advisor,, Deloitte LLP and Honorary Chairman, Athens Summit

17:00	Ministry of Development Session Please click here to download the agenda for this session


20:00	Close of day one sessions


20:30	Gala dinner