The conference was chaired by Mr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Chairman of the ERRA and by Mr. Niculae Havrilet, President, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). The Romanian Minister for Energy, SME and Business Environment, Mr. Andrei Dominic Gerea was another of the keynote speakers. In his address to the conference, Dr Rusnák, encouraged the delegates to consider how the recently adopted International Energy Charter might assist the ERRA in its mission. 

Later the Secretary General had separate meetings with Minister Gerea, with his cabinet colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Bodgan Lucian Aurescu and then with Mr. Julian Iancu, Chairman of the Committee for Industries and Services, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania. In his discussions with each of the ministers, the Secretary General took the opportunity to update them on the achievement of the adoption of the International Energy Charter and also on the current challenges facing the Secretariat. Romania’s candidacy for the 2018 Chairmanship of the Energy Charter Conference was also discussed. Mr. Iancu in his discussions with the Secretary General suggested that the Energy Charter should focus on transparency in energy contracts and on electricity tariffs. In that context Mr. Iancu proposed to explore the possibility of a parliamentary dimension to the Energy Charter Process.