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PROGRAMME THIRD ICBSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Wider Black Sea Area and the Great Energy Game 25 June 2008
King George Palace Hotel, Athens
09:30 09:45 Opening Remarks
Sergey GONCHARENKO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS); Deputy Director, Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow
Dimitrios TRIANTAPHYLLOU, Director General, International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), Athens
09:45 10:10 Keynote Address
Stavros KALAFATIS, Deputy Minister of Development of the Hellenic Republic, Athens
10:10 11:40 Session I: Building on Reliable Energy Cooperation: Strategic Options
Energy is a factor shaping development and political affairs, and certainly energy security is a driving force in international bilateral and/or multilateral agreements. National energy policies include economic, security and environment related aspects. The objective is to analyse current strategies, their structures and instruments, including energy security, the costs of supply disruption, national petroleum reserves, efforts of importing countries to assure direct access to the energy resources and the diversity of supply sources. How are the strategic options of the Black Sea countries (and beyond) shaped and influenced? The Round Table Discussion is going to focus on the relations between energy exporting and energy importing countries, and on the role of such international actors and organisations.
Moderator: James SHERR, Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London
Speakers:
Edward CHOW, Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Christos DIMAS, General Manager, HELPE-THRAKI AE, Athens
Gürbuz GÖNÜL, Senior Expert on Transit Issues, Energy Charter Secretariat, Brussels
Sergey LEVCHENKO, Member of Parliament, Committee on Energy, State Duma, Russian Federation, Moscow
Thomas COUNTRYMAN, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States, Athens
Q & A
11:40 12:00 Keynote Address
Michalis CHRYSOHOIDES, Member of the Hellenic Parliament; Development Sector Coordinator, Panhellenic Socialist Party (PASOK), Athens
12:00 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 14:00 Session II: Supply Security: Meeting Energy Demand
Looking at the energy production cycle, the transport and distribution of energy poses a specific set of problems. The transport capabilities of energy, including maritime and land transportation, are a serious concern for producer and transit countries. The private sector and energy industry are however key energy stakeholders and determine the global flow of energy resources, its share in international trade, transportation routes, storage and processing. This session is going to analyse these factors in the context of forecasts on availability of energy resources and of trends in consuming markets, including energy use in countries of the wider Black Sea area. Discussion will focus on the regional implications of those processes and on regional solutions.
Moderator: John ROBERTS, Senior Consultant, Platts, London
Speakers:
Gareth WINROW, Professor, International Relations Department, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul
Alexander KARPUSHIN, Head of the ROSNEFT Representative Office in Europe, Vienna
Vladimir MARKOV, Deputy Chairman, Committee on Energy, State Duma, Russian Federation, Moscow
Q & A
14:00 14:30 Session III: The Future Energy Landscape of the Wider Black Sea Area The energy sector is characterized by strong interdependences between producers, transit countries, and consumers as well as between states and markets. How is the energy landscape in the wider Black Sea area being shaped? What are the scenarios for the strategic options of the state players and the companies alike? How central is the Black Sea going to be in the supply demand equilibrium?
Moderator: Tedo JAPARIDZE, Alternate Director General, International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), Athens
Speakers:
James SHERR, Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London
John ROBERTS, Senior Consultant, Platts, London
14:30 Reception
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