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
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)
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
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| Nr. | Country | 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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