Opening Session
Keynote addresses by
Mr. Y. Gurbanmuradov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan
Dr. Ria Kemper, Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat
Mr. K. Juul, Head of Unit, Caucasus Countries & Central Asian Republics, European Commission
Session I - Market Access: International Cooperation
Chairman: Mr. Kh. Babayev, Chairman of the State Enterprise on the Caspian Sea Issues at the President of Turkmenistan
The Energy Charter as a Legal Instrument and the Energy Charter Process
by Mr. E. S. Sorensen, Director, Energy Charter Secretariat
Oil and Gas Sector of Turkmenistan: Key Institutions, Legal Guarantees and International Cooperation
by Mr. A. Pudakov, Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan, Executive Director of the Competent Body for use of hydrocarbon resources at the President of Turkmenistan
EU Security of Gas and Oil
by Mr. P. Borgoltz, Principal Administrator, General Directorate External Relations, European Commission
Hydrocarbon Potential of Turkmenistan and Providing External Markets with Reliable Supplies of Natural Energy Resources
by Mr. O. Atageldyev, State Minister - Chairman of State Corporation "Turkmengeologia"
Session II - Investment Climate Issues: Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Chairman: Mr. E. S. Sorensen, Director for Energy Efficiency and Investments, the Energy Charter Secretariat
Existing Routes of Energy Resource Exports and Potentialities of Diversification of Supplies
by Mr. I. Charyev, State Minister - Chairman of State Trade Corporation "Turkmenneftegas" (in Russian only)
EU-Turkmenistan: Perspectives for Technical Co-operation in the Energy Field
by Mr. Di Stefano, Principal Administrator, General Directorate External Relations, European Commission
Energy Charter Treaty Provisions Concerning Investments
by Mr. Boyko Nitzov, Senior Expert, the Energy Charter Secretariat (in Russian only)
Reliable Legal Basis As an Important Mechanism of Management of Risks during production, transportation and sales of energy resources
by Mr. Jeffrey I. Gordon and Mr. Serge A. Lomako, from Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw LLP
Structure of pricing, an increase in demand for gas in Europe and the role of long-term contracts in competitiveness of Turkmen Gas
by Mr. Pius Cagienard, General Manager, Central Asia Business Development, Shell
Financing of Oil and Gas Transportation Projects in Central Asia and Russia
by Mr. Batbayar Purevjaragal, Senior Banker, and Ms. Jannat Salimova-Tekay, from EBRD Almaty Regional Office (presentation: English, Russian)
Session III - Transit and Transborder Projects
Chairman: Mr. K. Juul, Head of Division, Caucasus Countries & Central Asian Republics, European Commission
The Energy Charter Treaty and Transit, Model Agreements
by Mr. Tim Gould, Senior Adviser, the Energy Charter Secretariat
Technology Mastery - Foundation of Petronas Carigali Technical Specialists
by Mr. Rosli Mohd Nor, a representative of "Petronas Carigali"