Klaus Barthel

Welcome dinner

Member of the Bundestag (SPD), Deputy Chairman of the Economic Affairs and Energy Committee

Sunday

Ján Hudacký

WELCOME DINNER

Member of the National Council of SR (KDH), Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee

Sunday

Alexander Duleba

Official opening

Director, Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association

Monday

Dušan Chrenek

Official Opening

Head of the Representation of European Commission in Slovakia

Monday

Andrej Kiska

Introductory remarks

President of the Slovak Republic

Maroš Šefčovič

Introductory remarks

Vice-President for the Energy Union, European Commission

Monday

Rastislav Chovanec

Panel I. Energy Union: headway and the V4 perspective

State Secretary, Ministry of Economy of SR

Monday

András Aradszki

Panel I. Energy Union: headway and the V4 perspective

Minister of State for Energy, Ministry of National Development of Hungary

Monday

Lenka Kovačovská

Panel I. Energy Union: headway and the V4 perspective

Acting Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic

Monday

Ingrid Brocková

Panel II. World Energy Outlook 2015

Director General, Economic Cooperation Section, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of SR

Monday

Pawel Olejarnik

Panel II. World Energy Outlook 2015

Member of the WEO 2015 Team, International Energy Agency

Monday

Peter Baláž

Panel II. World Energy Outlook 2015

Professor, University of Economics in Bratislava

Monday

Jaroslav Žlábek

Panel II. World Energy Outlook 2015

Director General, Schneider Electric Slovakia

Monday

Marek Senkovič

Panel II. World Energy Outlook 2015

Chief Economist, Slovnaft/MOL Group

Monday

Lívia Vašáková

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Economic Counsellor, Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia

Monday

Thomas Meister

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Director, Director for Climate and Environmental Policy, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

Monday

Norbert Kurilla

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Director General, Directorate for Environmental Policy, Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic

Tuesday

Mary Veronica Tovšak Pleterski

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Director, Directorate B European and International Carbon Markets, DG CLIMA

Monday

Raffi V. Balian

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Director of the U.S. Department of State Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub Office in Budapest

Monday

Cao Yuan

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Director, Project Development Office, International Green Economy Association (IGEA), Beijing

Monday

Thomas Spencer

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Programme Director Climate, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)

Monday

Miroslav Kiraľvarga

Panel III. The 2015 Paris Climate Conference: expectations versus implications

Vice President, External Affairs, Administration and Business Development, U.S. Steel Košice, s.r.o.

Monday

Péter Kaderják

DS I. Energy Union: reviewing the role of ACER and the energy regulatory framework

Director, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research, Budapest

Monday

Walter Boltz

DS I. Energy Union: reviewing the role of ACER and the energy regulatory framework

Vice-Chair of the Board of Regulators, ACER, and the Executive Director of the E-CONTROL

Monday

Alena Vitásková

DS I. Energy Union: reviewing the role of ACER and the energy regulatory framework

Chairwoman, Energy Regulatory Office, CR

Monday

Jozef Holjenčík

DS I. Energy Union: reviewing the role of ACER and the energy regulatory framework

Chairman, Regulatory Office for Network Industries

Monday

Rafał Gawin

DS I. Energy Union: reviewing the role of ACER and the energy regulatory framework

Deputy Director of Department of Markets Development and Consumer Issues, Energy Regulatory Office, Poland

Monday

Krisztián Tóth

DS. I Energy Union: reviewing the role of ACER and the energy regulatory framework

Director, International Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority

Monday

Juraj Mesík

DS II. Energy efficiency in Ukraine, Slovakia and the EU: challenges and opportunities for municipalities

Energy and Climate Advisor, Slovak Foreign Policy Association

Monday

Serhiy Savchuk

DS II. Energy efficiency in Ukraine, Slovakia and the EU: challenges and opportunities for municipalities

Head, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, Kyiv

Monday

Katarína Mathernová

DS II. Energy efficiency in Ukraine, Slovakia and the EU: challenges and opportunities for municipalities

Deputy Director General, DG NEAR, European Commission

Monday

Kristina Dely

DS II. Energy efficiency in Ukraine, Slovakia and the EU: challenges and opportunities for municipalities

Project Manager, Energy Efficiency Watch – Energy Cities, Brussels

Monday

Marián Minarovič

DS II. Energy efficiency in Ukraine, Slovakia and the EU: challenges and opportunities for municipalities

Director, CITENERGO, Bratislava

Monday

Andriy Kyrchiv

DS II. Energy efficiency in Ukraine, Slovakia and the EU: challenges and opportunities for municipalities

Executive Director, Association of Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine, Lviv

Monday

Pavol Hamžík

DS III. LNG for Central Europe

Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

András Deák

DS III. LNG for Central Europe

Senior Fellow, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Monday

Mikhail Gonchar

DS III. LNG for Central Europe

President, Centre for Global Studies STRATEGY XXI, Kyiv

Monday

Karel Hirman

DS III. LNG for Central Europe

Head, Implementation Unit of the ELENA Project, Presov Self-Governing Region, SR

Monday

Anita Orbán

DS III. LNG for Central Europe

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Monday

Ragnar Wisløff

DS III. LNG for Central Europe

Chief Commercial Officer, Hoegh LNG

Monday

Zuzanna Nowak

DS IV. How to strengthen energy security? The role of nuclear power

Head of the Energy Project, Polish Institute of International Affairs

Monday

András Cserháti

DS IV. How to strengthen energy security? The role of nuclear power

Senior Expert, Paks NPP

Monday

Martin Vlachynský

DS IV. How to strengthen energy security? The role of nuclear power

Senior Expert, Institute of Economic and Social Studies

Monday

Jozef Zlatňanský

DS IV. How to strengthen energy security? The role of nuclear power

Member of the Board, Slovenské elektrárne, a. s., ENEL

Monday

Martin Jirušek

DS V. Russian state-owned enterprises in natural gas and nuclear sector in Central and Eastern Europe

Researcher, International Institute of Political Science, and lecturer, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Monday

Tomáš Kulda

DS V. Russian state-owned enterprises in natural gas and nuclear sector in Central and Eastern Europe

Project Manager, Prague Security Studies Institute

Monday

Jitka Holubcová

DS V. RUSSIAN STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES IN NATURAL GAS AND NUCLEAR SECTOR IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Secretary to the Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Monday

Andrej Nosko

DS V. Russian state-owned enterprises in natural gas and nuclear sector in Central and Eastern Europe

Program manager at the Open Society Think Tank Fund

Monday

Tomáš Vlček

DS V. Russian state-owned enterprises in natural gas and nuclear sector in Central and Eastern Europe

Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Monday

Ján Klepáč

Panel IV. Regional integration of gas markets and security of supply

Executive Director, Slovak Gas and Oil Association

Tuesday

Tomáš Mareček

Panel IV. Regional integration of gas markets and security of supply

Chairman of the Board of Directors, eustream, a.s.

Tuesday

Andriy Kobolyev

Panel IV. Regional integration of gas markets and security of supply

Chairman of the Board of Directors, NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine

Tuesday

Ciprian Octavian Alic

Panel IV. Regional integration of gas markets and security of supply

Director, EU Funds and International Relations, TRANSGAZ, S.A.

Tuesday

Janez Kopač

Panel IV. Regional integration of gas markets and security of supply

Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna

Tuesday

Michael Kehr

Panel IV. Regional integration of gas markets and security of supply

Director, Business Development, NET4GAS

Tuesday

Adam Marzecki

Panel IV. Regional integration of gas markets and security of supply

Manager in the International Projects Department, Development Division, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A

Tuesday

Kornél Czinege

Panel V. Market-coupling of electricity markets

Chief Commercial Officer, MVM Partner Ltd.

Tuesday

Michal Cabala

Panel V. Market-coupling of electricity markets

Chairman of the Board, OKTE, a.s.

Tuesday

Konstantin Staschus

Panel V. Market-coupling of electricity markets

Secretary General, ENTSO-E, Brussels

Tuesday

Jiří Strnad

Panel V. Market-coupling of electricity markets

Director International Relations and Trade services ČEPS, a.s.

Tuesday

Piotr Wozniak

Panel V. Market-coupling of electricity markets

Advisor to the Management Board, TGE Polish Power Exchange S.A., and the Vice-Chair of the Administrative Board of ACER

Tuesday