Highlights
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The Conference enjoys the Patronage of the Slovak Presidency in the Council of the European Union. |
The Conference will be opened by the
Prime Minister of Slovakia, Mr. Robert Fico
Keynote speakers of the Conference:
- Maroš Šefčovič, the Vice-President for Energy Union of the European Commission
- László Varró, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
This year the Conference is to focus on the following major issues:
- Status of the Energy Industry in Slovakia
- Impact of Climate Change Mitigation Efforts on Energy Markets
- SMART Regulation for Evolving Energy Markets
- Providing and Maintaining Access to Reliable Energy
Conference registration
| Early Bird (until September 19) |
Full Rate (after September 19) |
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| Non-Member Participant: (1) | EUR 950 + 20% local tax | EUR 1050 + 20% local tax |
| ERRA Member and Government Agency: (1) (2) | EUR 500 + 20% local tax | |
| ERRA Full Member: (1) (3) | WAIVED! | |
| Spouse Participant: (4) | EUR 50 + 20% local tax | |
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1) Includes admission to all sessions, pre-conference site visit, gala dinner and сonference presentations, but excludes accommodation. 2) Reduced registration for participants from ERRA Members, governmental agencies and energy regulators.
3) Up to 3 representatives of registered Full Members of ERRA! For additional representatives the reduced rate of 500 EUR+20% VAT will be applied. 4) Includes admission to 2 social events only (Pre-conference site visit—upon availability, first priority goes to registered participants— and Gala Dinner)! |
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Conference location
Gallery
OCTOBER 16, SUNDAY
13:00-18:30 Pre-Conference Site Visit at NAFTA Gas Storage
18:00-19:00 Welcome Drink in the Korzo Restaurant
Introductory Remarks
Ots, Mart
Chairman, Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA); General Director, Estonian Competition Authority, Estonia
Official Opening
Fico, Robert
Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
Holjenčík, Jozef
Chairman of the Board for Regulation and Acting Chairman of the Office, Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI), Slovakia
Keynote Addresses
Varró, László
Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
SESSION I: STATUS OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY IN SLOVAKIA
Panel 1: Energy and Investment Perspectives in Slovakia (with special focus on the regulatory practice supporting common EU energy market)
Hamžík, Pavol
Ambassador, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia
Hudák, Vazil
Vicepresident, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
Kley, Jochen
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, ZSE a.s., Slovakia
Kraus, Karl
Member of the Board of RWE East; CEO of RWE Slovensko; Chairman of the Board RWE, VSE Holding, Slovakia
Křetínský, Daniel
Chairman, EPH (Energy and Industrial Holding), Slovakia
Coffee break
Panel 2: Energy Union: Focus on cooperation of the Visegrad Four countries as a significant regional initiative in the process of building Europe´s single energy market; The role of the regulators and market players in the building of EU-wide single energy market
Klepáč, Ján
Executive Director, Slovak Gas and Oil Association, Slovakia
Holjenčík, Jozef
Chairman of the Board for Regulation and Acting Chairman of the Office, Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI), Slovakia
Kozak, Malgorzata
Director of the Department of Markets Development and Consumer Issues, Energy Regulatory Office, Poland
Nyikos, Attila
Vice-Chairman, ERRA; Vice-President for International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Utility Regulatory Authority, Hungary
Vitásková, Alena
Chairwoman, Energy Regulatory Office, Czech Republic
Q&A with the Audience
Lunch
Keynote Address
Sefcovic, Maros
Vice President in charge of Energy Union, European Commission
2016 ERRA Regulatory Research Award
Sefcovic, Maros
Vice President in charge of Energy Union, European Commission
SESSION II: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION EFFORTS ON ENERGY MARKETS
Panel 3: After the Paris Deal: A Regulatory and Investment Perspective
Boltz, Walter
Senior Adviser, Former Executive Director, E-Control, Austria
Cowart, Richard
Director of European Programmes, The Regulatory Assistance Project
Djurdjevic, Ljuba
Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Services & Strategic Policy, Ontario Energy Board, Canada
Redl, Christian
Senior Associate European Energy Cooperation, Agora Energiewende, Germany
Q&A with the Audience
Coffee break
Panel 4: Role of Renewables and Efficient Energy Generation in Climate Change Mitigation
Parail, Vladimir
Senior Consultant, Oxera, United Kingdom
Goryl, Ladislav
Director of Underground Gas Storage Division, NAFTA a.s., Slovakia
Hassel, Arndt
Research Assistant, Energy and Climate Change, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium
Petrov, Konstantin
Managing Consultant, Market and Policy Department, DNV GL - Energy, Germany
Rakhou, Erik
Senior Manager, Baringa Partners, United Kingdom
Q&A with the Audience
Session Concludes
Gala Dinner in the Reduta (Building of the Slovak Philharmonic) – hosted by the Regulatory Office for Network Industries, Slovakia
SESSION III: SMART REGULATION FOR EVOLVING ENERGY MARKETS
Fire Starter
Kaderják, Péter
Director, Regional Center for Energy Policy Research (REKK), Hungary
Panel 5: Rethinking Regulation in Electricity and Gas: Myths, Reality, Future (with focus on the changing political, economic, regulatory environment; on the reality compared to the clean regulatory rule-books; foreseen paradigm shift targeting sustainable energy systems)
Kavulla, Travis
President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA
Ferris, Jon
Strategy Director, Utilitywise, United Kingdom
Müller, Christine
Economic Advisor Energy Regulation, Bundesnetzagentur, Germany
Pils, Manfred
Director Market and Regulation, Austrian Power Grid, Austria
Sutter, Hando
CEO, Eesti Energia, Estonia
Vasiliev, Dmitry
Head of Electricity Regulation Department, Federal Antimonopoly Service, Russian Federation
Q&A with the Audience
Coffee break
Panel 6: Achieving Network Flexibility: Focus on power storage, smart metering and demand side participation
Kaderják, Péter
Director, Regional Center for Energy Policy Research (REKK), Hungary
Degli Esposti, Carlo
Principal Consultant, Pöyry Management Consulting (Deutschland) GmbH, Germany
Hirai, Naoki
Managing Director, NGK Italy S.R.L., Italy
Lauko, Rastislav
CEO, GreenWay Infrastructure s.r.o., Slovakia
Odyakmaz, Necmi
Regulatory Affairs and Institutional Relations Director, Enerjisa, Turkey
Q&A with the Audience
Lunch
SESSION IV: PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS TO RELIABLE ENERGY
Fire Starter
Finger, Matthias
Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
Panel 7: Efforts on Improving Access to Energy
Hankinson, Denzel
CEO, DHInfrastructure, USA
Akah, Anthony
Member of the ERRA Presidium; Acting Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigeria
Al-Shehri, H.E. Dr. Abdullah
Governor, Electricity & Co-generation Regulatory Authority, Saudi Arabia
Erdogan, Fakir Huseyin
Foreign Relations Group Head Strategy Development Department, Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey; Chair of the MEDREG Task Force on Euro-Mediterranean Energy Platforms
Thinley, Samdrup K.
Chief Executive Officer, Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA), Bhutan
Q&A with the Audience
Coffee break
Panel 8: Efficient Allocation of Resources: Regulatory Focus on Appropriate Infrastructure Development
Ollier, Jean-Yves
General Director, Commission de Régulation de l'Energie, France
Betkoski, John W.
Second Vice President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA; Chairman, International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER)
Ezugbaia, Zurab
Member of Management Board, Georgian State Electrosystem, JSC, Georgia
Irklis, Rolands
Chairman, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia
Ságvári, Pál
Ambassador-at-large for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
Q&A with the Audience
Announcement of the 2017 ERRA Conference Location and Conference Concluding Remarks
Maitiyev, Azamat
Vice Chairman, Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies and Protection of Competition under the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ots, Mart
Chairman, Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA); General Director, Estonian Competition Authority, Estonia
Speaker bio
Keynote Speaker
Fico, Robert
Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
Holjenčík, Jozef
Chairman of the Board for Regulation and Acting Chairman of the Office, Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI), Slovakia
Ots, Mart
Chairman, Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA); General Director, Estonian Competition Authority, Estonia
Sefcovic, Maros
Vice President in charge of Energy Union, European Commission
Varró, László
Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
Other Speakers
Akah, Anthony
Member of the ERRA Presidium; Acting Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigeria
Al-Shehri, H.E. Dr. Abdullah
Governor, Electricity & Co-generation Regulatory Authority, Saudi Arabia
Betkoski, John W.
Second 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
Cowart, Richard
Director of European Programmes, The Regulatory Assistance Project
Degli Esposti, Carlo
Principal Consultant, Pöyry Management Consulting (Deutschland) GmbH, Germany
Djurdjevic, Ljuba
Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Services & Strategic Policy, Ontario Energy Board, Canada
Erdogan, Fakir Huseyin
Foreign Relations Group Head Strategy Development Department, Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey; Chair of the MEDREG Task Force on Euro-Mediterranean Energy Platforms
Ezugbaia, Zurab
Member of Management Board, Georgian State Electrosystem, JSC, Georgia
Ferris, Jon
Strategy Director, Utilitywise, United Kingdom
Finger, Matthias
Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
Goryl, Ladislav
Director of Underground Gas Storage Division, NAFTA a.s., Slovakia
Hamžík, Pavol
Ambassador, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia
Hankinson, Denzel
CEO, DHInfrastructure, USA
Hassel, Arndt
Research Assistant, Energy and Climate Change, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Belgium
Hirai, Naoki
Managing Director, NGK Italy S.R.L., Italy
Hudák, Vazil
Vicepresident, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
Irklis, Rolands
Chairman, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Latvia
Kaderják, Péter
Director, Regional Center for Energy Policy Research (REKK), Hungary
Kavulla, Travis
President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA
Klepáč, Ján
Executive Director, Slovak Gas and Oil Association, Slovakia
Kley, Jochen
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, ZSE a.s., Slovakia
Kozak, Malgorzata
Director of the Department of Markets Development and Consumer Issues, Energy Regulatory Office, Poland
Kraus, Karl
Member of the Board of RWE East; CEO of RWE Slovensko; Chairman of the Board RWE, VSE Holding, Slovakia
Křetínský, Daniel
Chairman, EPH (Energy and Industrial Holding), Slovakia
Lauko, Rastislav
CEO, GreenWay Infrastructure s.r.o., Slovakia
Maitiyev, Azamat
Vice Chairman, Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies and Protection of Competition under the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Müller, Christine
Economic Advisor Energy Regulation, Bundesnetzagentur, Germany
Nyikos, Attila
Vice-Chairman, ERRA; Vice-President for International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Utility Regulatory Authority, Hungary
Odyakmaz, Necmi
Regulatory Affairs and Institutional Relations Director, Enerjisa, Turkey
Ollier, Jean-Yves
General Director, Commission de Régulation de l'Energie, France
Parail, Vladimir
Senior Consultant, Oxera, United Kingdom
Petrov, Konstantin
Managing Consultant, Market and Policy Department, DNV GL - Energy, Germany
Pils, Manfred
Director Market and Regulation, Austrian Power Grid, Austria
Rakhou, Erik
Senior Manager, Baringa Partners, United Kingdom
Redl, Christian
Senior Associate European Energy Cooperation, Agora Energiewende, Germany
Ságvári, Pál
Ambassador-at-large for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
Sutter, Hando
CEO, Eesti Energia, Estonia
Thinley, Samdrup K.
Chief Executive Officer, Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA), Bhutan
Vasiliev, Dmitry
Head of Electricity Regulation Department, Federal Antimonopoly Service, Russian Federation
Vitásková, Alena
Chairwoman, Energy Regulatory Office, Czech Republic
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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The ERRA Energy Investment and Regulation Conference provides access to an international group of regulators, utilities, network companies and other stakeholders in the field of energy.
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- Golden level sponsors in value of 15,000 EUR;
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– Photographs during the Conference
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| Nr. | Country | First Name | Last Name | Organization | Job Title |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | Vusal | Abbasov | SOCAR | Head of Joint Projects Department |
| 2 | Lithuania | Vilma | Adamaviciute | National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (NCC) | Head of Law Division |
| 3 | Nigeria | Anthony | Akah | Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) | Acting Chairman/ CEO |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | Shareef | Al Barrak | Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) | Electrical Engineer |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | Nasser | Al-Dahmashi | Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) | Electrical Engineering Analyst |
| 6 | Oman | Amer | Al-Hinai | Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) | Chairman |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | Mohammed | Al Hussini | Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) | The General Director of Governor Office |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | Fayez | Al-Jabri | Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) | Director General, Technical Affairs |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | Abdullah M. | Al Shehri | Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) | Governor |
| 10 | Italy | Pia Lovengreen | Alessi | Florence School of Regulation | Advisor on Universal Access to Energy |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | Ahmed | Alkhalifa | Saudi Electricity Company | Economic and Technical Department Manager |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | Fahad | Alrabah | Saudi Electricity Company | Engineer |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | Zaid | Alzaid | Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) | Electricity Pricing Specialist |
| 14 | Ghana | Oscar | Amonoo-Neizer | Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) | Director, Energy |
| 15 | Nigeria | Usman Abba | Arabi | Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) | Deputy General Manager |
| 16 | Slovakia | Jozef | Badida | innogy South East Europe s.r.o. | Public Affairs Manager |
| 17 | Slovakia | Michaela | Badidová | Energie pre Vás | Journalist |
| 18 | Armenia | Armen | Baghdasaryan | Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) | Commissioner |
| 19 | Armenia | Garegin | Baghramyan | Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) | Head of Tariff Policy Department |
| 20 | Slovakia | Martin | Bartošovič | NAFTA a.s. | General Director |
| 21 | Mongolia | Bolor-Erdene | Basbayar | Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) | Head of Tariff Regulation Division |
| 22 | Slovakia | Peter | Bednár | Západoslovenská energerika, a.s. | Head of Corporate Communication Department |
| 23 | Czech Republic | Gabriel | Beer | Energy and Industrial Holding (EPH) | Director of Communication |
| 24 | Czech Republic | Hanuš | Beran | Taures, a.s. | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| 25 | USA | John W. | Betkoski | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER) | Second Vice President of NARUC; Chairman of ICER |
| 26 | Latvia | Intars | Birzins | Public Utilities Commission (PUC) | Board Member |
| 27 | Slovakia | Jozef | Bojtos | RIGHT POWER, a.s. | Expert |
| 28 | Austria | Walter | Boltz | Senior Adviser; Former Executive Director, E-Control | |
| 29 | Slovakia | Peter | Buci | Deloitte | Manager |
| 30 | Slovakia | L?udmila | Buláková | Slovgas | Editor in Chief |
| 31 | Slovakia | Magdalena | Cacana | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Head of Chairman´s Bureau Department |
| 32 | Slovakia | Miroslav | Celinsky | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Vice-Chairman |
| 33 | Czech Republic | Vladimir | Cerny | Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) | Spokesman |
| 34 | Slovakia | Jozef | Cervenka | Government Office of the Slovak Republic | Advisor to the Prime Minister |
| 35 | Bhutan | Deki | Choden | Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) | Chief Tariff Officer |
| 36 | Slovakia | Lukas | Choma | RIGHT POWER, a.s. | Expert |
| 37 | Ukraine | Iryna | Chyzhevska | System Power Engineering (SPE) | Head of Department |
| 38 | Turkey | Ahmet Cagri | Cicek | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) | Board Member |
| 39 | Slovakia | Dalibor | Ciglan | Slovenský Vodohospodársky Podnik, štátny podnik | CFO |
| 40 | Slovakia | Martin | Cirka | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Specialist – International Relations Unit |
| 41 | Richard | Cowart | The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) | Director, European Programmes | |
| 42 | Hungary | Zsuzsa | Csekő | E.ON Hungária Zrt. | Regulatory Expert |
| 43 | Hungary | Krisztina | Csombor | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) | Program Manager |
| 44 | Slovakia | Erik | Cziria | Pravda | Redactor |
| 45 | Germany | Carlo | Degli Esposti | Pöyry Management Consulting GmbH | Principal Consultant |
| 46 | Serbia | Nebojsa | Despotovic | Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) | Senior Expert for Economics and Finance |
| 47 | Canada | Ljuba | Djurdjevic | Ontario Energy Board | Senior Legal Counsel |
| 48 | Andrew | Ebrill | Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) | Secretary General | |
| 49 | Hungary | Patrick | Eeckelers | GDF SUEZ Energia Holding Hungary | CEO |
| 50 | Turkey | Fakir | Erdogan | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) | Group Head |
| 51 | Georgia | Zurab | Ezugbaia | Georgian State Electrosystem, JSC | Member of the Management Board |
| 52 | Slovakia | Vladimír | Faič | Government Office of the Slovak Republic | Chairman of Council of Advisors to the Prime Minister |
| 53 | Slovakia | Jozef | Fajtak | Deloitte | Senior Consultant |
| 54 | Slovakia | Lenka | Ferencakova | Energia.sk | Editor in Chief |
| 55 | United Kingdom | Jon | Ferris | Utilitywise | Strategy Director |
| 56 | Slovakia | Robert | Fico | Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic | |
| 57 | Switzerland | Matthias | Finger | Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) | Professor |
| 58 | Slovakia | Jan | Fris | Mondi SCP a.s. | Energy Development Manager |
| 59 | Slovakia | Veronika | Galeková | Slovak Association of Photovoltaic Industry (SAPI) | Director |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | Anvar | Gasimov | SOCAR | Deputy Head of Economic and Accounting Department |
| 61 | Hungary | María del Carmen | González Cabal | Embassy of Ecuador | Ambassador |
| 62 | Turkey | Mustafa | Gozen | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) | Group Head |
| 63 | Georgia | Nikoloz | Guliashvili | Georgian Industrial Group (GIG) | Head of Tariff and Market Regulation Department |
| 64 | Turkey | Zekeriya | Gökşenli | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) | Board Member |
| 65 | Turkey | Ömer Faruk | Gültekin | Başkent Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. | Vice Chariman of Executive Committee |
| 66 | Estonia | Külli | Haab | Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) | Head of Regulatory Division |
| 67 | Serbia | Ljiljana | Hadzibabic | Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) | Council Member |
| 68 | Slovakia | Radoslav | Haluška | Východoslovenská distribučná, a.s. | Chief Operating Officer |
| 69 | USA | Erin | Hammel | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) | Director, International Programs |
| 70 | Slovakia | Pavol | Hamžík | Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic | Ambassador, Advisor to the Prime Minister |
| 71 | USA | Denzel | Hankinson | DHInfrastructure | CEO |
| 72 | Belgium | Arndt | Hassel | Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) | Research Assistant, Energy and Climate Change |
| 73 | Slovakia | Thomas Jan | Hejcman | VSE Holding | Member of the Board of Directors and CEO |
| 74 | Slovakia | Ján | Hijj | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Member of the Regulatory Board |
| 75 | Italy | Naoki | Hirai | NGK Italy S.R.L. | Managing Director |
| 76 | Slovakia | Jozef | Holjenčík | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Chairman of the Board for Regulation and Acting Chairman of the Office |
| 77 | Slovakia | Martin | Hollý | SPP-distribúcia, a. s. | General Manager |
| 78 | Slovakia | Ján | Horkovič | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Member of the Regulatory Board |
| 79 | France | Camille | Hubac | Commission de Régulation de l?Energie (CRE) | Policy Officer |
| 80 | Slovakia | Nataša | Hudcovičová | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Head of International Relations Unit |
| 81 | Luxembourg | Vazil | Hudák | European Investment Bank | Vicepresident |
| 82 | Slovakia | Radoslav | Igaz | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Spokesperson |
| 83 | Latvia | Rolands | Irklis | Public Utilities Commission (PUC) | Chairman |
| 84 | Romania | Alexandru | Iuga | SNTGN Transgaz SA | Advisor |
| 85 | Slovakia | Tatiana | Jancarikova | Thomson Reuters | Correspondent |
| 86 | Macedonia | Svetlana | Janevska | Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) | Member of the Commission |
| 87 | Slovakia | Stanislav | Janiš | Slovak Association of Heat Producers | Secretary General |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Aleksandar | Jegdic | Regulatory Commission for Energy of Republic of Srpska (RERS) | Chief of Staff |
| 89 | Serbia | Dragana | Josimovic | Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) | Head of Legal Department |
| 90 | Slovakia | Vlastimil | Jurkuliak | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Specialist – International Relations Unit |
| 91 | Slovakia | Vladislav | Jurík | Stredoslovenská energetika – Distribúcia, a.s. | Director of Regulation |
| 92 | Hungary | Péter | Kaderják | Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK) | Director |
| 93 | Latvia | Viesturs | Kadikis | Public Utilities Commission (PUC) | Senior Expert |
| 94 | Hungary | Eszter | Kardos | IP Systems Ltd. | Business Development Manager |
| 95 | Estonia | Maarika | Karelson | Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) | Adviser |
| 96 | Hungary | Krisztina | Kasza | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) | Head of Secretary |
| 97 | Georgia | Giorgi | Kavelashvili | Georgian Industrial Group (GIG) | Director of Government Relation Affairs |
| 98 | USA | Travis | Kavulla | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) | President |
| 99 | Turkey | Bülent | Kaya | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) | Press Adviser |
| 100 | Czech Republic | Michal | Kebort | Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) | Head of the Communication Unit |
| 101 | Cameroon | Jean Pierre | Kedi | Electricity Sector Regulatory Agency (ARSEL) | General Manager |
| 102 | Slovakia | Boris | Kendra | RIGHT POWER, a.s. | Expert |
| 103 | Slovakia | Ján | Kimák | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Legal Expert |
| 104 | Hungary | Anikó | Kiss | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) | Program Manager |
| 105 | Slovakia | Jana | Kiššová | National Council | Chairwoman of the Economic Affairs Committee |
| 106 | Slovakia | Ján | Klepáč | Slovak Gas and Oil Association (SGOA) | Executive Director |
| 107 | Slovakia | Jochen | Kley | Západoslovenská energerika, a.s. | Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO |
| 108 | Slovakia | Maroš | Kondrót | National Council | Vice-Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee |
| 109 | Lithuania | Dalius | Kontrimavicius | National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (NCC) | Head of International Affairs Division |
| 110 | Poland | Małgorzata | Kozak | Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) | Director of the Department of Markets Development and Consumer Issues |
| 111 | Slovakia | Milan | Krajčovič | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Member of the Regulatory Board |
| 112 | Slovakia | Karl | Kraus | RWE Slovensko | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| 113 | Poland | Kamil | Kucharski | Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) | Chief Expert |
| 114 | Slovakia | Ľubomír | Kuchta | Ministry of Economy | Director of Fuel and Energy Department |
| 115 | United Kingdom | Francisca | Kusi-Appiah | CEPMLP ? University of Dundee | PhD Candidate |
| 116 | Czech Republic | Daniel | Křetínský | Energy and Industrial Holding (EPH) | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| 117 | Slovakia | Matus | Lahky | Barger Prekop s.r.o. | Attorney |
| 118 | Slovakia | Michal | Landau | RIGHT POWER, a.s. | Expert |
| 119 | Slovakia | Ratislav | Lauko | Greenway Infrastructure s.r.o. | CEO |
| 120 | Moldova | Marina | Lazo | Interpreter | |
| 121 | Slovakia | Ján | Lipták | News Agency of the Slovak Republic | Reporter |
| 122 | Slovakia | Miroslav | Lupták | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Advisor to the Chairman |
| 123 | Slovakia | Ivan | Luzica | Deloitte | Partner |
| 124 | Kazakhstan | Azamat | Maitiyev | Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies and Protection of Competition under the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | Vice Chairman |
| 125 | Latvia | Lija | Makare | Public Utilities Commission (PUC) | Head International Relations |
| 126 | Estonia | Tiina | Maldre | Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) | Shief Specialist |
| 127 | Romania | Ioan | Manicuta | OPCOM S.A. | Head of General Secretariat Department |
| 128 | Romania | Maria | Manicuta | Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) | Director General, Network Access and Authorisation Department/ Electricity |
| 129 | Romania | Otilia | Marin | Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) | Director General |
| 130 | Macedonia | Elena | Markova-Velinova | Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) | Member of the Commission |
| 131 | Slovakia | Vladimir | Masar | Deloitte | Chairman |
| 132 | Georgia | Irina | Milorava | Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) | Chair |
| 133 | Germany | Christine | Müller | Bundesnetzagentur | Economic Advisor Energy Regulation |
| 134 | Hungary | Zoltán | Nagy | Linde Gas Hungary | Energy Manager |
| 135 | Italy | Yuichi | Nakanishi | NGK Italy S.R.L. | Sales Manager |
| 136 | Slovakia | Radoslav | Naništa | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Vice-Chairman of the Regulatory Board |
| 137 | Mongolia | Jigjidsuren | Nanjid | Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) | Head of Licensing and Rural Regulation Division |
| 138 | Armenia | Robert | Nazaryan | Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) | Chairman |
| 139 | Slovakia | Rastislav | Nukovic | Eustream, a.s. | General Director |
| 140 | Hungary | Attila | Nyikos | Hungarian Energy and Utility Regulatory Authority (HEA) | Vice-President for International Affairs |
| 141 | Hungary | Katalin | Németh | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) | Program Assistant |
| 142 | Nigeria | Temitope | Odubiyi | Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) | |
| 143 | Turkey | Necmi | Odyakmaz | Enerjisa Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. | Regulation & Market Analysis Manager |
| 144 | France | Jean-Yves | Ollier | Commission de Régulation de l?Energie (CRE) | General Director |
| 145 | Georgia | Ana | Onashvili | Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) | Leading Specialist, International Relations? Department |
| 146 | Estonia | Mart | Ots | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA); Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) | ERRA Chairman; General Director of ECA |
| 147 | United Kingdom | Vladimir | Parail | Oxera | Senior Consultant |
| 148 | Slovakia | Marián | Parkányi | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Specialist – International Relations Unit |
| 149 | Slovakia | František | Pecho | Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s. (SEPS) | Executive Director of Slovak Dispatch Control |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Nikola | Pejic | State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) | Commissioner |
| 151 | Germany | Konstantin | Petrov | DNV GL – Energy | Head Policy and Regulation |
| 152 | Macedonia | Dimitar | Petrov | Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) | President |
| 153 | Slovakia | Ján | Petrovič | Ministry of Economy | Director General of Energy Section |
| 154 | Austria | Manfred | Pils | Austrian Power Grid (APG) | Director Market and Regulation |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Jelena | Prtilo | Regulatory Commission for Energy of Republic of Srpska (RERS) | Interpreter |
| 156 | Hungary | Andrea | Pánczél | GDF SUEZ Energia Holding Hungary | Communication Director |
| 157 | Moldova | Ghenadie | Pârțu | National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) | Director |
| 158 | Slovakia | Leonid | Raevskij | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Advisor for Twinning Project |
| 159 | United Kingdom | Erik | Rakhou | Baringa Partners | Senior Manager |
| 160 | Slovakia | Jaroslav | Ranto | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Head of Electricity Regulation Department |
| 161 | Germany | Christian | Redl | Agora Energiewende | Senior Associate |
| 162 | Finland | Kristian | Rehnström | Fortum Corporation | Director |
| 163 | Hungary | Örs István | Ringhoffer | Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (HEA) | Analyst |
| 164 | Slovakia | Richard | Ružička | Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) | Head of Gas Regulation Department |
| 165 | Slovakia | Alena | Sabelová | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Investments and Informatization | Director General of Investment Management Section |
| 166 | Mongolia | Otgonbayar | Sainbuyan | Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) | Chairman |
| 167 | Maroš | Sefčovič | European Commission | Vice-President for Energy Union | |
| 168 | Turkey | Fazil | Senel | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) | Board Member |
| 169 | Hungary | Krisztina | Somhegyi | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) | Program Manager |
| 170 | Slovakia | Branislav | Strýček | Slovenské elektrárne, a.s. | Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Market and Regulatory Director |
| 171 | Slovakia | Liam | Sullivan | Embassy of the United States | Senior Economic Officer |
| 172 | Estonia | Hando | Sutter | Eesti Energia AS | Chairman of the Management Board |
| 173 | Slovakia | Branislav | Sušila | Východoslovenská distribučná, a.s. | Manager for Regulatory Affairs |
| 174 | Hungary | Pálma | Szolnoki | IP Systems Ltd. | Senior Business Analyst |
| 175 | Hungary | Gábor | Szörényi | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) | General Secretary |
| 176 | Hungary | Pál | Ságvári | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary | Ambassador-at-large for Energy Security |
| 177 | Oman | Hassan | Taqi | Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) | Director of Economic and Financial Affairs |
| 178 | Bhutan | Samdrup | Thinley | Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) | Chief Executive Officer |
| 179 | Russia | Yulia | Tikhonova | Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) | Chief Specialist-Expert |
| 180 | Hungary | Péter | Tilesch | Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (HEA) | Head of Department of Electricity Licensing and Price Regulation |
| 181 | Hungary | Réka | Timár | Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) | Program Manager |
| 182 | Ukraine | Sergii | Titenko | Energy Resources of Ukraine | Advisor to Director |
| 183 | Bhutan | Nima | Tshering C | Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) | Chief, Licensing and Technical Division |
| 184 | Slovakia | Gabriel | Tuhy | Regotrans-Rittmeyer | CEO |
| 185 | Hungary | Tamás | Tóth | Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (HEA) | Head of Department |
| 186 | Estonia | Maarja | Uulits | Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) | Head of External and Public Relations Department |
| 187 | Romania | Petru Ion | Vaduva | SNTGN Transgaz SA | Director General |
| 188 | László | Varró | International Energy Agency (IEA) | Chief Economist | |
| 189 | Russia | Dmitry | Vasiliev | Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) | Head of Department |
| 190 | Slovakia | Lívia | Vašáková | European Commission | Economic Counsellor |
| 191 | Czech Republic | Alena | Vitásková | Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) | Chairwoman |
| 192 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vladislav | Vladicic | Regulatory Commission for Energy of Republic of Srpska (RERS) | President |
| 193 | Bulgaria | Vladko | Vladimirov | Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) | Commissioner |
| 194 | Romania | Silvia | Vlasceanu | Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) | Member of the Advisory Board |
| 195 | USA | Greg | White | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) | Executive Director |
| 196 | Ukraine | Tatiana | Yakimenko | Interpreter | |
| 197 | Turkey | Mustafa | Yilmaz | Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) | President |
| 198 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Suad | Zeljkovic | State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) | Chairman |
| 199 | Slovakia | Martina | Zemberova | Embassy of the United States | Energy and Environment Advisor |
| 200 | Slovakia | Miroslav | Šarišský | Slovenské elektrárne, a.s. | Manager of External Relations and Sustainability |
| 201 | Slovakia | Štefan | Šebesta | SPP-distribúcia, a. s. | Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| 202 | Slovakia | Pavel | Šimon | EnergiaWeb.sk | Chief Editor |
| 203 | Slovakia | František | Čupr | SPP-distribúcia, a. s. | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| 204 | Lithuania | Inga | Žilienė | National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (NCC) | Chair |
Hotel Information
The ERRA Conferece will take place at:
Carlton Radisson Blu Hotel
Address: 3 Hviezdoslavovo nam., 81102 Bratislava, Slovakia
Tel.: +421 2 5939 0000
Web: http://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-bratislava
Alternative Hotel Options:
(within walking distance from the Conference venue)
Hotel Devín****
Sheraton*****
http://www.sheratonbratislava.com/
Marrol’s Boutique Hotel*****
Hotel Avance****
Airport Transfer
The Bratislava Airport is served mainly by low cost carriers.
Due to close proximity of much larger Vienna International Airport, we advise that you search for more convenient options for flights landing at nearby Vienna Airport (VIE). From Vienna you can take the following travel options to Bratislava.
From Vienna Bratislava is only an hour away!
Bus
Direct from Vienna’s International Airport at Schwechat, for the price of a few euros a bus will bring you to Bratislava’s main bus station in about an hour; buses leave at one- to two-hour intervals close to the half-hour. Some buses also run from Vienna city centre.
Participants can buy online bus tickets from the Vienna Airport (“Wien, Flughafen Wien” in German language) to Bratislava Central Bus Station (“Autobusova stanica Mlynske Nivy” or “Bratislava, AS” in Slovak) (and back to the Vienna Airport) at the following link: https://www.slovaklines.sk/vienna/discover-vienna-with-slovak-lines.html
Taxi
You can book your airport transfer to/from Vienna Airport (VIE) in taxi cab, minibus for all numbers of passengers. Links to taxi companies can be found here: http://www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/arrival__parking/taxis__limousines.
Train
A very simple and inexpensive way to travel. Trains run via two different routes many times all day (most of them from Vienna’s Sudbahnhof, some from Westbahnhof). Either route, however, brings you to a train station (in Slovak language “Hlavna stanica” or abbreviation “hl. st.”) that is close to Bratislava’s historical centre, well-connected by public transport and costs less than 10 euros. Train connections and tickets you can find here: http://en.rail.cc/train-connection/vienna-bratislava/austria-slovakia/294
By Car
Although parking is a challenge in the city centres of both Vienna and Bratislava, of course it is the only way to get to some of the choicest locations. The main Austrian routes into Bratislava are routes A4 / A6 or B9.
By Boat
This mode of travel most likely to leave a lasting impression, along the grand Danube, runs from early April to late September, with some lines running in October as well.
Visa Information
Please verify the visa requirements of Slovakia by contacting the Slovakian Embassy in your country or by using the following link: http://www.foreign.gov.sk/web/en/consular_info/visa. The list of diplomatic missions is available here: http://www.slovak-republic.org/visa-embassies/of-slovakia/.
The below link will also give you some practical guidance about visa requirements and processes: http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/slovakia-visa/.
In case you need visa to Slovakia, please send your passport copy to the ERRA Secretariat.
APPLY FOR YOUR VISA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Conference Timetable
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| Sunday, October 16 |
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| 16:00-20:00 | 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 |
| 13:00-18:30 | Pre-Conference Site Visit to NAFTA’s Gas Storage in Gajary The Program is available to registered conference delegates only and is limited to max. 80 participants on „first come first served” basis. |
Gajary |
| 18:00-19:00 | Welcome Drink Please join us for a glass of wine or beer served at the Korzo Restaurant right next to the Conference venue (Carlton Radisson Hotel). Please don’t forget to have your welcome drink ticket with you, which you will receive upon registering for the Conference! |
Korzo Restaurant (Hviezdoslavov onámestie 3) |
| Monday, October 17 |
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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 Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel |
| 09:00- 17:45 | 15th Energy Investment & Regulation Conference
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Harmony Hall |
| 19:00-23:00 | Conference Gala Dinner The Reduta Building, the present place of activity of the Slovak Philharmonic, is the most important and representative point of cultural and social life in Bratislava’s old city centre. |
Reduta Building (Slovak Philharmonic) |
| Tuesday, October 18 |
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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 Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel |
| 08:45- 17:45 | 15th Energy Investment & Regulation Conference
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Harmony Hall Radisson Blu Carlton 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 event 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 50 EUR + 20% VAT. Registration is possible electronically by sending an email to the ERRA Secretariat or at the Registration Desk during the conference registration hours. Please note that pre-conference site visit is possible only upon availability, first priority goes to registered participants.
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PRE-CONFERENCE SITE VISIT Date: 16 October, Sunday, 13:00-18:30 Venue: NAFTA’s Gas Storage Facility, Gajary Schedule and Programme:
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A pre-conference site visit is offered as an optional program of the ERRA Conference on October 16 (Sunday). The site visit will feature NAFTA’s Gas Storage in Gajary, one of the most state-of-the-art constructions of its kind in Europe. The facility is part of the underground gas storage compound in Láb, which has a unique connection to the distribution and transport networks and the gas trading hub in Austria. Gajary-Baden gas storage facility also plays a significant role in supporting reverse flows in the transport network. This is also why NAFTA gas storage facilities are considered a stable pillar in the security of gas supply in Slovakia and Central Europe.
The Program is available to registered conference delegates only and is limited to max. 80 participants on „first come first served” basis.
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WELCOME DRINK Date: 16 October, Sunday, 18:00-19:00 Venue: Korzo Restaurant (Address: Hviezdoslavov onámestie 3) Please don’t forget to have your welcome drink ticket with you, which you will receive upon registering for the Conference! Start the 15th ERRA Conference with a glass of wine or beer! Please join us for a welcome drink served at the Korzo Restaurant right next to the Conference venue (Carlton Radisson Hotel).
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GALA DINNER Date: 17 October, Monday, 19:00-23:00 Venue: Reduta (Building of the Slovak Philharmonic) Nametags and function tickets are required for entry.
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The Reduta Building, the present place of activity of the Slovak Philharmonic, is the most important and representative point of cultural and social life in Bratislava’s old city centre. The glamourous building with its stucco-floral figural ornaments and artistic chandeliers will take you back to Europe’s pre-war glorious period.
About Bratislava
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Conference location
Carlton Radisson Blu Hotel
Hviezdoslavovo nam 3., 81102
Bratislava
Slovakia
Conference Summary Report:
Extract of Prime Minister Fico’s speech:
Conference presentations:
Keynote address:
SESSION I: STATUS OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY IN SLOVAKIA
SESSION II: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION EFFORTS ON ENERGY MARKETS
SESSION III: SMART REGULATION FOR EVOLVING ENERGY MARKETS
SESSION IV: PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS TO RELIABLE ENERGY
- Prof. Matthias Finger, Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
- Pia Lovengreen Alessi, Advisor on Universal Access to Energy, Florence School of Regulation, Italy
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