17-20 May 2016 - Kraków, Poland
Eurasian energy security & governance challenges in light of COP21: Comparative international experience in an era of energy transition
On 17-20 May 2016, the Energy Charter Secretariat Knowledge Centre organised the eighth edition in its series of Executive Training Programmes for Young Energy Professionals in Kraków, Poland.
This three-day long training brought together energy professionals and expert speakers from the energy industry, government, international organisations, academia and other spheres in order to share knowledge and exchange experience in tackling the most salient energy challenges we face today.
This time we focused on how to navigate prevailing energy security challenges in light of on-going energy transition in wider-Europe and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Among the issues this training tackled :
- Transition to low-carbon economies
- Energy sustainability
- How industry will be dealing with the commitments taken in Paris
- The east-west gas supply security debate in light of a more pressing climate agenda
And much more.
Please see the speaker presentations below.
This edition of the training programme was organised in cooperation with the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Department of International Relations and European Studies of the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research and Centre for Eastern Studies with the financial support of the International Visegrad Fund.
Presentations
Introductory session on the Energy Charter and its activities
Delivered by the Energy Charter Secretariat Knowledge Centre
Knowledge Stream I
Energy security and governance challenges in light of COP21
Moderated by
Dr. Marat Terterov
Principal Coordinator, Training Programme Coordinator, Energy Charter Secretariat Knowledge Centre
With contributions from
Marcin Korolec
Former State Secretary for the Environment – Climate Policy, Government of Poland
Dr Urban Rusnák
Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat
Joseph Paritzky
Former-Minister of Energy of Israel and former-Member of the Knesset (Parliament)
Emmanuel Haton
Vice President Government Affairs, BP
Howard Chase
Director of Government Affairs, The Dow Chemical Company
Christian Cleutinx
Former-Director General, EURATOM Supply Agency, European Commission
Knowledge Stream II
Investment security and securing the necessary investments in the energy sector: how do we get there?
Moderated by
Howard Chase
Director of Government Affairs, The Dow Chemical Company
With contributions from
Giles Dickson, CEO
Wind Europe
Stefan M. Buettner
Head of International Affairs and Strategy at the Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production
Khalid Benhamou
Managing Director, Sahara Wind, Rabat
Sergei Komlev
Head of the Contract Structuring and Price Formation Directorate, Gazprom Export
Adonai Herrera-Martínez
Senior Manager, Energy Efficiency & Climate Change European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Dr Matteo Barra
Investment Expert, Energy Charter Secretariat
Knowledge Stream III
Energy security from Central Europe to the East Mediterranean: Diversifying energy sources and transit routes in consideration of strategic delivery infrastructure
Moderated by
Dr Marat Terterov
Training Programme Coordinator, Energy Charter Secretariat
With contributions from
Dr Jack Sharples
Lecturer in Energy Politics and Energy Law , European University at St Petersburg
Dr Volkan Ozdemir
Executive Director, EPPEN Institute for Energy Studies, Ankara
Piotr Kuś
Director, Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. (Poland) Brussels Office
Christian Cleutinx
Former-Director General, EURATOM Supply Agency, European Commission, Brussels
Joseph Paritzky
Former-Minister of Energy of Israel and former-Member of the Knesset (Parliament)
Knowledge Stream IV
A summing up: will the objectives of COP 21 lose momentum in light of low oil prices?
Moderated by
Dr Marat Terterov
Training Programme Coordinator, Energy Charter Secretariat
With contributions from:
Kirill Kravcenko
CEO, NIS/Gazprom Neft, (via live video link from NIS HQ in Belgrade)
Dr Radostina Primova
Director, Climate and Energy Programme, Heinrich Boll Foundation
Joseph Paritzky
Former-Minister of Energy of Israel and former-Member of the Knesset (Parliament)
Dr Volkan Ozdemir
Executive Director, EPPEN Institute for Energy Studies, Ankara
With a special wrap up commentary from
Dr Matteo Barra
Investment Expert, Energy Charter Secretariat