DAY 1 - Monday, October 9
DAY 2 - Tuesday, October 10
08:00Registration opens
Moderator of the day: Kacper JAROSZ, Deputy Program Director, ERRA
OPENING CEREMONY
09:00Introductory Remarks
- Dr. Edit JUHÁSZ, President, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH), Hungary
- Dr. Maia MELIKIDZE, ERRA Chair, Senior Adviser to Chair on Strategic Issues, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), Georgia
09:20Keynote Address
- Mr. Attila STEINER, State Secretary for Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry of Energy, Hungary
Session I: EN ROUTE TO SUSTAINABLE REGULATION UNDER NEW MARKET PARADIGMS
– ERRA REPORT ON ENERGY CRISIS AND ITS OUTCOMES
– ERRA REPORT ON ENERGY CRISIS AND ITS OUTCOMES
09:40Presentation of the key findings of the ERRA Report: Energy Crisis and Regulatory Considerations for the Future Market Model
- Mr. Rob BARNETT, Technical Director, Economic Consulting Associates (ECA), United Kingdom
10:00Panel Discussion on Energy Crisis Impacts on Energy Sector’s Architecture
- Moderator: Ms. Borbala TAKÁCSNÉ-TÓTH, Senior Research Associate, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK), Hungary
- Mr. Rob BARNETT, Technical Director, Economic Consulting Associates (ECA), United Kingdom
- Mr. Stanislav KOSTKA, Head of Generation and Dispatch, ČEZ a.s., Czechia, Member of the Board, European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)
- Dr. Jorge VASCONCELOS, Chairman, New Energy Solutions, Portugal
- Mr. Jarosław WAJER, Partner, Energy & Resources CESA Leader, Business Consulting, EY, Poland
10:50Q&A with the Audience
11.00Coffee break
Session II: REGIONAL ENERGY OUTLOOKS WITHIN NEW MARKET PARADIGMS IN EUROPE
11:20Policy/Regulatory Panel Discussion
- Moderator: Ms. Andrijana NELKOVA-CHUCHUK, ERRA Presidium Member, Commissioner, Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission (ERC), North Macedonia
- Mr. Rafał GAWIN, President, Energy Regulatory Office of Poland (URE), Poland
- Mr. Andrej JURIS, Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO), Slovakia
- Ms. Evelin PÄRN-LEE, Director General, Estonian Competition Authority, Estonia
- Mr. Pál SÁGVÁRI, ERRA Vice-Chair, Vice-President for International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH), Hungary
- Mr. Wolfgang URBANTSCHITSCH, Executive Director, Energie-Control, Austria, Vice President, Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)
12:10Q&A with the Audience
12:15Ad-hoc ERRA General Assembly meeting – for ERRA Members Only
Room: Black&White
12:30Lunch
Session III: ENERGY MARKET OUTLOOK IN THE NON-EU REGIONS
14:00Case study session with country presentations
- Moderator: Mr. Greg R. WHITE, Executive Director, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), United States of America
- Mr. Abdulwahhab AL-HINAI, General Counsel, OQ, Oman
- Mr. Dafe AKPENEYE, Commissioner, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Nigeria
- Mr. Ymer FEJZULLAHU, Chairman of the Board, Energy Regulatory Office, Republic of Kosovo*
- Mr. Sudharma YOONAIDHARMA, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission, Thailand
15:00Q&A with the Audience
15:15Coffee break
Session IV: TACKLING ADAPTATION CHALLENGES AS A MARKET PARTICIPANT – CASE STUDIES
15:40Case study roundtable
- Moderator: Dr. Péter KADERJÁK, Former ERRA Chairman, Head of Hungarian Battery Association, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary
- Mr. Zoltán PATAKI, Director for Regulatory & Stakeholder Affairs, E.ON Hungaria Zrt., Hungary
- Mr. Gábor SZOKODI, Director of Trading and Business Development, FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Ltd., Hungary
Case study 1: E.ON - DSO perspective of demand side flexibility
Case study 2: FGSZ - Adapting the natural gas transmission system to accept renewable gases
16:10Q&A with the Audience
16:20Sessions Concludes
19:00Conference Gala Dinner and ERRA Regulatory Research Award Ceremony hosted by MEKH at the Royal Riding Hall
Address: Buda Castle, Hunyadi Court, 1014 Budapest
08:00Registration opens
Moderator of the day: Erin HAMMEL, Senior Director International Programs, NARUC, USA
OPENING CEREMONY
09:00Invitation to the 2024 ERRA Annual Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
- Mr. Sudharma YOONAIDHARMA, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission, Thailand
09:10Announcing ERRA’s new member
- Mr. Pál SÁGVÁRI, ERRA Vice-Chair, Vice-President for International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH), Hungary
Session V: POLICY AND REGULATORY ADAPTATION CHALLENGES FOR THE EVOLVING ENERGY SECTOR
Session Moderator:
- Ms. Alda OZOLA, ERRA Presidium Member, Chair, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia
09:15Presentation – How to incentivise green investment in times of economic downturn via policy and regulatory action
- Mr. Stephen WOODHOUSE, Director, AFRY Management Consulting, United Kingdom
09:35Q&A with the Audience
09:45Presentation – Instruments for Electricity Network Regulation in the Context of Energy Transition: Economic Properties and Practical Use
- Mr. Konstantin PETROV, Managing Consultant, DNV Energy Systems, Germany
10:05Q&A with the Audience
10:20Coffee Break
10:45Case studies – Sustainable energy system via balanced supply and demand
Case study 1: Demand-side flexibility in system operation
- Mr. Jussi MATILAINEN, Unit Manager, Market Innovations, Market Innovations Department, Fingrid Oyj, Finland
Case study 2: Best-practices in biomethane regulation
- Mr. Ivan FAUCHEUX, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), France
Case study 3: Energy storage subsidy scheme
- Dr. George LOIZOS, Director of European and International Affairs; Head of Electricity Networks and New Technologies Unit, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAEWW), Greece
11:45Q&A with the Audience
12:00Lunch
Session VI: REGULATORY MANDATES FOR ENERGY TRANSITION UNDER NEW MARKET CONDITIONS
13:30Status quo of domestic energy transition from the perspective of ERRA regulators – results from the ERRA’s Energy Transition Task Force benchmarking report
- Mr. Kacper JAROSZ, Deputy Program Director, ERRA
13:50Panel Discussion on Regulatory Mandates for Energy Transition under New Market Conditions
- Moderator: Mr. Ardian BERISHA, Regulatory Specialist, ERRA
- Mr. Andrew FLAGG, Coordinator of the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator (RETA), International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Mr. PJ McCLOSKEY, Director, MCC Economics & Finance, United Kingdom
- Mr. Elton B. RADHESHI, Secretary General, Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE), Albania
- Mr. Maksudjon SAFAROV, Senior Energy Specialist, the World Bank
14:50Q&A with the Audience
15:00Coffee Break
Session VII: ANNIVERSARY SESSION ON NOVEL DIRECTIONS IN ENERGY REGULATION
15:20Panel discussion on Novel Directions in Energy Regulation
- Moderator: Dr. Gergely SZABÓ, Head of the Department of International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH), Hungary
- Mr. Robert ARCHER, Former Senior Energy Advisor, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), United States of America
- Mr. Michael THOMADAKIS, Director of Strategy and Development Division, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator DESFA SA, former Vice President of the Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Greece
- Dr. Mariusz SWORA, Member of EU ACER’s Board of Appeal, Former ERRA Vice-Chairman, Former President, Energy Regulatory Office of Poland
- Dr. Gábor SZÖRENYI, former Chairman and General Secretary of ERRA, former Director of the Hungarian Energy Office (HEO), Hungary
16:10Closing remarks & farewell
16:20Conference Concludes
