Highlights
HOSTED by the Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies and Protection of Competition of Kazakhstan
Key Arguments
- ERRA goes East again: second Investment Conference in Asia
- In Kazakhstan: a landlocked oil-rich country, generating 60% of Central Asia’s GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry
- In Astana: a young, futuristic, ambitious and optimistic capital, rich in signature buildings
- Astana is hosting Expo 2017 – Future Energy between June – September 2017
- A venue that symbolizes ERRA’s main idea: the Conference is supposed to create a bridge between East and West
Main topics:
- Current Status of the Energy Industry in Kazakhstan
- Opportunities on Gas Markets and Competitiveness of LNG (Investment, Incentives, Impact on Pipelines, Access, Interoperability)
- Rethinking Energy: The Role of Renewable Energy in Meeting Climate Change Goals (How Policy Can be Used to Promote Renewables Markets; Mobilizing Investment into Renewables; Impact of Innovation on Renewables)
- The Energy Customer: The Changing Energy Market and its Regulation (Prosumers, End-user Pricing, Changing Role of the DSOs)
Special session: The agenda will feature a new element in 2017. As part of the conference programme ERRA will portray the energy market of a Guest Country. The identity of the Guest Country is under discussion but it will represent a non-ERRA member emerging market country. Watch out for our news!
15 years of experience behind us makes the Conference:
- A flagship event in regional energy regulatory conferences
- An excellent opportunity for a dialogue between the regulators and other stakeholders of the energy industry
- A truly professional event, focusing on the latest regional issues, trends and developments in the energy industry
- An outstanding occasion for exchange of ideas with high-level energy regulators of the ERRA regions
INTERESTED? MORE TO COME SOON!
Course registration
| Early Bird (until August 25) |
Full Rate (after August 25) |
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| Non-Member Participant: (1) | EUR 950 | EUR 1050 |
| ERRA Member and Government Agency: (1) (2) | EUR 500 | |
| ERRA Full Member: (1) (3) | WAIVED! | |
| Spouse Participant: (4) | EUR 150 | |
1) Includes admission to all sessions, gala dinner and сonference presentations, but excludes accommodation.
3) Up to 3 representatives of registered Full Members of ERRA! For additional representatives the reduced rate of 500 EUR will be applied.
4) Includes admission to official receptions only!
Conference location
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Investment Conference 2017
Introductory Remarks
Ots, Mart
Chairman, Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA); General Director, Estonian Competition Authority, Estonia
Zhumangarin, S.M.
Vice Minister, Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan (TBC)
Keynote Addresses
Bayraktar, Alparslan
Deputy Undersecretary, Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Turkey, Former Chairman, ERRA; Chairman, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board
SESSION I: CURRENT STATUS OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY IN KAZAKHSTAN
Presentation: Electricity
Djaksaliev, B. M.
Vice Minister, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
Presentation: Gas and Oil
Temirkhanov, E.U.
Deputy Director General for Transformation and Development, JSC "KazTransGas", Kazakhstan (TBC)
Presentation: Renewable Energy Resources
Nurmaganbetov, Zhandos Demesinovich
General Director, LLP "Analytic and Financial Center", Kazakhstan (TBC)
Q&A with the Audience
Coffee break
SESSION II: OPPORTUNITIES ON GAS MARKETS AND COMPETITIVENESS OF LNG (INVESTMENT, INCENTIVES, IMPACT ON PIPELINES, ACCESS, INTEROPERABILITY)
Presentation: What Future for Gas in Europe?
Boltz, Walter
Senior Adviser, Former Executive Director, E-Control, Austria; Board Member, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board
Presentation: Status and Prospects of Global LNG Market Development
Presentation: Investment Security in the LNG Import Infrastructures
Demirbas, Gulefsan
Department Head, Strategy Development Department, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Turkey, Head of ICER’s Virtual Working Group 2: Gas and Other Fuel
de la Flor, Francisco
Director of Regulation, ENAGAS, Spain; Task Force Leader Governance and Regulation, International Gas Union (IGU)
Q&A with the Audience
Lunch
Panel Discussion:
Q&A with the Audience
SPECIAL SESSION: GUEST COUNTRY
Presentation of the Energy Sector of a Guest Country
Q&A with the Audience
Coffee break
Gala Dinner
Interview with a high-level official of „EXPO 2017”
Oramov, M.B.
Director of the Content and Event Management Department, "EXPO 2017", Kazakhstan
SESSION III: RETHINKING ENERGY: THE ROLE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MEETING CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS (HOW POLICY CAN BE USED TO PROMOTE RENEWABLES MARKETS; MOBILIZING INVESTMENT INTO RENEWABLES; IMPACT OF INNOVATION ON RENEWABLES)
Guest Speaker: Mobilizing investment into the renewables sector: how different actors – in developing and developed countries, public and private finance institutions - can work together in order to accelerate the introduction of renewables
Wuester, Henning
Director of the Centre on Knowledge, Policy and Finance (KPFC), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Presentation: TBD
Presentation: TBD
Presentation: TBD
Q&A with the Audience
Coffee break
Panel Discussion: TBD
Betkoski, John W.
First Vice President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA; Chairman, International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER)
Al-Shehri, H.E. Dr. Abdullah
Governor, Electricity & Co-generation Regulatory Authority, Saudi Arabia
Manicuta, Maria
Director General, Network Access and Authorisation Department /Electricity, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), Romania; ERRA Presidium Member
Q&A with the Audience
Lunch
SESSION IV: THE ENERGY CUSTOMER: THE CHANGING ENERGY MARKET AND ITS REGULATION (PROSUMERS, END-USER PRICING, CHANGING ROLE OF THE DSOS)
Panel Discussion: TBD
Irklis, Rolands
Chairman, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia; ERRA Presidium Member
Nowak, Ellen
Second Vice President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); Chairperson, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, USA
Petrov, Konstantin
Head Policy and Regulation, DNV GL - Energy, Germany
Sutter, Hando
CEO, Eesti Energia, Estonia
Q&A with the Audience
Coffee break
Speaker bio
Bayraktar, Alparslan
Deputy Undersecretary, Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Turkey, Former Chairman, ERRA; Chairman, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board
Ots, Mart
Chairman, Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA); General Director, Estonian Competition Authority, Estonia
Zhumangarin, S.M.
Vice Minister, Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan (TBC)
Al-Shehri, H.E. Dr. Abdullah
Governor, Electricity & Co-generation Regulatory Authority, Saudi Arabia
Betkoski, John W.
First Vice President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA; Chairman, International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER)
Boltz, Walter
Senior Adviser, Former Executive Director, E-Control, Austria; Board Member, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board
de la Flor, Francisco
Director of Regulation, ENAGAS, Spain; Task Force Leader Governance and Regulation, International Gas Union (IGU)
Demirbas, Gulefsan
Department Head, Strategy Development Department, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), Turkey, Head of ICER’s Virtual Working Group 2: Gas and Other Fuel
Djaksaliev, B. M.
Vice Minister, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)
Irklis, Rolands
Chairman, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia; ERRA Presidium Member
Manicuta, Maria
Director General, Network Access and Authorisation Department /Electricity, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), Romania; ERRA Presidium Member
Nowak, Ellen
Second Vice President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); Chairperson, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, USA
Nurmaganbetov, Zhandos Demesinovich
General Director, LLP "Analytic and Financial Center", Kazakhstan (TBC)
Oramov, M.B.
Director of the Content and Event Management Department, "EXPO 2017", Kazakhstan
Petrov, Konstantin
Head Policy and Regulation, DNV GL - Energy, Germany
Sutter, Hando
CEO, Eesti Energia, Estonia
Temirkhanov, E.U.
Deputy Director General for Transformation and Development, JSC "KazTransGas", Kazakhstan (TBC)
Wuester, Henning
Director of the Centre on Knowledge, Policy and Finance (KPFC), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
| Nr. | Country | First Name | Last Name | Organization | Job Title |
| 1 | Lithuania | Vilma | Adamavičiūtė | National Commission for Energy Control and Prices of the Republic of Lithuania | Head, Law division |
| 2 | United States (US) | John | Betkoski | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER) | First Vice President, NARUC; Chairman, ICER |
| 3 | Belgium | Francisco | De la Flor | ENAGAS; International Gas Union (IGU) | Director of Regulation, ENAGAS; Task Force Leader Governance and Regulation, IGU |
| 4 | United States (US) | Erin | Hammel | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) | Director, International Programs |
| 5 | Lithuania | Žilvinas | Klimka | National Commission for Energy Control and Prices of the Republic of Lithuania | Director of Administration |
| 6 | Lithuania | Jonas | Makauskas | National Commission for Energy Control and Prices of the Republic of Lithuania | Deputy Chair |
| 7 | United States (US) | Ellen | Nowak | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); Wisconsin Public Service Commission (WI PSC) | Second Vice President, NARUC; Chairperson, WI PSC |
| 8 | Pakistan | Syed Saqlain | Raza | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) | Executive Secretary |
| 9 | Estonia | Hando | Sutter | Eesti Energia AS | Chairman of the Management Board |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | Erkanat | Temirhanov | JSC KazTransGas | Deputy Director General for Transformation and Development |
| 11 | United Kingdom | Andreas | Walstad | Interfax Global Energy | Editor: EU Policy and Regulation |
| 12 | United States (US) | Greg | White | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) | Executive Director |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | Henning | Wuester | International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) | Director of the Centre on Knowledge, Policy and Finance (KPFC) |
Hotel Information
The ERRA Conferece will take place at:
The Ritz-Carlton Astana Hotel
Address: 16 Dostyk Street Astana, 010016 Kazakhstan
Tel.: +7 7172 734 000
Web: http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/kazakhstan/astana
The brand new Ritz Carlton Hotel stands as an icon above the bright lights of Astana being part of the Talan Towers. It brings a new level of luxury, provides royal views, convenient location and a full range of services and facilities.
The ERRA Secretariat has made arrangements for special room rates for ERRA Delegates. The discounted room rate is USD 224 including taxes, breakfast, wifi. Hotel guarantees this rate and availability until August 01, 2017. Reservation link will be provided upon registration confirmation or contact the Secretariat directly.
For ERRA members the rate and link was sent with the invitation letter.
Airport Transfer
More information will be available soon.
Visa Information
Please verify the visa requirements of Kazakhstan by contacting the relevant Embassy in your country. The list of diplomatic missions is available here: http://mfa.gov.kz/index.php/en/map. The list of countries whose citizens do not require visas to enter Kazakhstan can be found at: >>.
In case you need an entry visa, please immediately contact the ERRA Secretariat! To prepare a visa invitation letter for you, please send us your passport copy.
Conference Timetable
| Time | Event | Location |
| Monday, September 25 |
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| 08:00- 17:00 | Conference Registration Please stop by the registration desk and receive your conference materials and nametag, which will allow you to enter all Conference functions. |
Foyer Ritz Carlton Astana Hotel |
| 09:00- 16:00 | 16th Energy Investment & Regulation Conference
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Grand Ballroom 1-2-3 |
| TBD | Conference Gala Dinner | TBD |
| Tuesday, September 26 |
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| 08:00-12:00 | Conference Registration Please stop by the registration desk and receive your conference materials and nametag, which will allow you to enter all Conference functions. |
Foyer Ritz Carlton Astana Hotel |
| 09:00- 16:00 | 16th Energy Investment & Regulation Conference
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Grand Ballroom 1-2-3 Ritz Carlton Astana Hotel |
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Social Events
Participation in the Social Programmes is available for the registered participants and is included in the registration fee. Please note that we will insert tickets for lunches and for the social events into your nametags. We would like to kindly ask you to have these tickets with you and show the Conference Staff upon entry.
For accompanying persons the events are available for 150 EUR. Registration is possible electronically by sending an email to the ERRA Secretariat or at the Registration Desk during the conference registration hours.
About Astana
A city in the steppes – established as recently as 1997, Astana is Kazakhstan’s rapidly growing, forward-thinking capital. The city’s skyline comprises of unique architectural masterpieces and its every corner holds something intriguing for its visitors.
Suggested links to learn more about Astana and Kazakhstan:
http://mfa.gov.kz/mobile/demos/index_en.html
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