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Future Energy Leaders Program
Detailed program — Thursday, September 16, 2010

Day 4 Challenge | ACCOUNTABILITY
Policies, Regulations and Financing
Financing energy projects requires clear policies and stable regulatory frameworks to ensure optimal use of resources, and good rates of return on investments. Achieving a balance between these three elements is not easy, and will require unprecedented levels of public-private cooperation and new forms of government partnership.

EXHIBITION
SCHEDULE
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE    
 
10:00
Exhibition Opens

Visitors welcome
15:30
Exhibition Closes
 
07:30 - 08:30  Future energy leaders session Future Energy Leaders working breakfast
 
08:30 - 08:40  Day introduction Day Introduction
Plenary 
08:40 - 09:00  Day introduction Champion sets issues
Chair:
Gadonneix, Pierre, President, World Energy Council, Honorary Chairman, Électricité de France (EDF),
Champion of the day:
Lamy, Pascal, Director General, World Trade Organization,
Moderator:
Herman, Lawrence, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, , Canada
Panelist(s):
Krenicki, John, President & Chief Executive Officer, GE Energy Infrastructure,
Plenary 
09:00 - 10:30  Round Table Energy for a Sustainable Future – Think the Unthinkable
Chair:
Frei, Christoph, Secretary General, World Energy Council,
Panelist(s):
Brufau, Antonio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Repsol YPF, Vice-President, Gas Natural Group, Spain
Caillé, André, Former Chairman, World Energy Council, Canada
Gabrielli de Azevedo, José Sergio, Chief Executive Officer, Petrobras, Brazil
Mestrallet, Gérard, CEO, GDF SUEZ, France
Tricoire, Jean-Pascal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric, France
09:00 - 12:00  Day introduction RETScreen Seminar

Mandatory Registration

Panelist(s):
Meloche, Nathalie, Project Manager, RETScreen International, Canada
 
10:30 - 11:00  Pause Coffee Break & Exhibition visit
11:00 - 11:30  Day introduction Keynote Speaker
Plenary 
11:30 - 12:00  Day introduction Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker:
Proglio, Henri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EDF Group, France
Plenary 
12:00 - 13:15  Pause Lunch Break & Exhibition visit
13:15 - 14:45 Issue Sessions and paper presentations  
  Issue Sessions and paper presentations Issue Session 4.3: Sharing experience: examples of successful initiatives in technology transfer

Technology transfer is essential to developing countries, empowering them through knowledge. Technology transfer is not limited to power generation, since energy issues also encompass environmental and developmental issues. How is it possible to leverage the expertise available across all energy sectors to respond to the specific needs of different regions of the world?

Chair:
Khatib, Hisham, Ministry of Energy, WEC Honorary Vice-Chairman,, Jordan
Panelist(s):
Alizadeh, Ala, Vice-President, Marketing & Business Development, Atomic Energy Canada Limited,, Canada
Valladares, Mary-Rose, Director, IEA Hydrogen Agreement,
Hartwell, Peter G., Senior Researcher, Hewlett-Packard, United States
Wilson, Bruce, Chair, UNFCCC Technology Transfer Expert Group,
  Issue Sessions and paper presentations Issue Session 4.1: Energy, food, natural resources and the environment: striking the balance

The resources of our planet are limited and their availability is interdependent. Providing enough energy, water, food and biomass for the planetary population can be a daunting task, as we need to allocate sufficient resources for each use. Biofuel production using land, water, equipment and fertilizers previously dedicated to food production is probably the best example of that new concern. Collaboration between different sectors is essential.

Chair:
Situmeang, Hardiv Harris, Chairman, Indonesian National Committee, WEC, Advisor, National Development Planning Agency and Indonesian National Council on Climate Change, Indonesia
Panelist(s):
Aliabadi, Abbas, Chief Executive Officer, Mapna Group, Iran
Kearney, Christopher J., Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, SPX Corporation, United States
Mayer, Gerhard, Engineering Manager, Aqotec,, Austria
Sinclair, Pierrette, Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP,, Canada
  Issue Sessions and paper presentations Issue Session 4.2: Developing new energy strategies through international cooperation

Energy sustainability cannot be the concern of a single country, continent or even the concern of rich countries alone. Energy sustainability can only be addressed as a worldwide project. It has to grow from a multitude of local initiatives that complement one another, and add their contributions toward a shared global view of what must be achieved.

Panelist(s):
Dobbeni, Daniel, President, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E),
Flórez, Carlos, Executive Secretary, OLADE,
Musaba, Lawrence, Coordination Centre Manager, Southern African Power Pool (SAPP),
Turner, Tim, Director Private Sector Department, African Development Bank,
  Issue Sessions and paper presentations Issue Session 4.4: Investing in the transition : risks and rewards

Building a better energy future will be very expensive. Capital for new projects will be difficult to attract at a time when the financial resources of the planet are limited and required for many other pressing needs, such as education and health care. Attracting capital requires a viable balance between risk and return, and this depends on consistent energy prices. Building a better future has a price. Refusing to face this reality can be far more expensive.

Chair:
John, Ales, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Research Institut Řež, Czech Republic
Panelist(s):
Bruneau, Mark, Chairman, Neotechcapital, Canada
Chalons-Browne, Roland W., President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Financial Services, Germany
Dunsky, Ilan, Co-chair, Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Canada
Fache, Dominique, General Director for Russia, Enel, Russia
Glemarec, Yannick, Executive Coordinator, Global Environment Facility, and Director of Environment Finance, UNDP,
Wyrsch, Martha, President, Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc., United States
  Issue Sessions and paper presentations Issue Session 4.5 – Management Tools to Ensure Projects Acceptability and Sustainability

The development and implementation of sustainable energy projects in a timely and efficient manner requires good control systems to supervise all aspects of the project and ensure they meet increasingly stringent environmental and social requirements. Good management tools are needed to track costs and ensure regulatory compliance. This involves long term planning, close financial supervision and legal counselling.

Chair:
Madsen, Henrik O., President and Chief Executive Officer, DNV, Norway
Panelist(s):
Taylor, Richard, Executive Director, International Hydropower Association,
Armstrong, Geno, Head of Major Projects Advisory, KPMG, United States
Heimann, Klaus, Senior Vice-President, Head of Service Industries, SAP AG, Germany
Sauriol, Jean-Pierre, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dessau, Canada
Valocchi, Michael F., Vice-President/Partner, and Global Energy and Utilities Industry Leader, IBM Global Business Services, United States
  Issue Sessions and paper presentations Issue 4.6: Energy Sector regulation: A Continuous Learning Process

Regulation is the basic tool to implement policy. As national policies change and evolve in response to the new realities of a fast changing and increasingly interdependent world, to so do regulations need to change in order to serve their original purpose. We need to adapt our regulatory frameworks continuously to help create the environment were such an industry can grow and develop the way it was expected. A permanent and close examination of the regulatory framework is therefore required to follow the effects of regulations and update them as needed to ensure they are indeed useful. It is also increasingly necessary to see that regulations are compatible as we seek to develop more efficient regional markets and need to build transboundary infrastructures to enhance energy security. During this session, the ICER VWG4 Distinguished Scholar Award will be given.

Chair:
Caron, Gaétan, Chair and CEO, National Energy Board of Canada, Canada
Panelist(s):
Livingston, Andrew, Renewable Energy Regulator, Renewable Energy Regulator, Australia
Coen, David C., President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, United States
Lificiu, Petru, President, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority, Romania
Mogg, Lord John Frederick, Chair, International Confederation of Energy Regulators,
Novikov, Sergei G., Head, Federal Tariff Service, Russia
Ortis, Alessandro, Chairman, Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas,, Italy
13:15 - 14:45 Future energy leaders session  
  Future energy leaders session Future Energy Leaders Session
 
14:45 - 15:00  Pause Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:30  Future energy leaders session Future Energy Leaders Session
 
15:00 - 16:30 Conclusion  
  Conclusion Ministerial Round Table : Transition Timeline to a New Energy World

To come

Plenary 
16:30 - 18:00  Conclusion WEC Montreal 2010 Declaration and Closing Ceremony
Plenary 

Program subject to change without prior notice



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