17th IAEE European Energy Conference

• The importance of renewable energy in the economic growth and GDP

• Financing clean energy projects: Prospects and challenges

• Innovation in policy, technology and finance for supporting infrastructure to advance clean energy

Chair:               

Dimitris Pefanis, Director of Financial and Business Content, DPG Digital Media

Keynote Speakers:

                          George J. Tsunis, United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investments, Hellenic Republic

Speakers:            

Pavlos Mylonas, CEO, National Bank of Greece

Manos Manousakis, Chairman and CEO, Independent Power Transmission Operator

Chair:

Naji Abi-Aad, Senior Consultant and Author on Middle East Oil and Gas Issues

Speakers:          

Julidé Yasar-Sonjoux, General Director, France Gaz Maritime

Panayiotis Mitrou, Global Gas Segment Director, Lloyd’s Register

Thierry Bros, VP Policy & Research, Tellurian

• The future of green hydrogen and alternative fuels in the European Energy Landscape

• EU and National Policies and strategies to develop a green hydrogen economy

• Enabling Green Hydrogen: Investment trends and opportunities

Chair:

Anne Neumann, Professor, NTNU, Dept. of Industrial Economics and Technology Management; Research Director NTNU Energy Transition Initiative

Speakers:          

Mariarosa Baroni, President, NGV Italy (online)

Panagiotis Grammelis, Director of Research, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas

Constantinos Papalucas, Energy Expert, Coordinator of the National Hydrogen Committee, Ministry of Environment & Energy

• Emergency energy plans – Balancing social impact and energy-saving necessity

• Natural gas shortages: Electricity sector portfolio and safeguards

• Energy Prices hikes: Future trends and mitigation measures

Chair:                  

Nevenka Hrovatin, Professor of Economics, University of Ljubljana; VP, SAEE

Speakers:            

Majid Al Moneef, Chairman, International Advisory Committee of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)

Clara Poletti, Chair of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER); Board Member at ARERA

Boyko Nitzov, Senior Associate Fellow, Energy and Climate Program, CSD

Georg Erdmann, Professor, Institute for Energy Technology, Berlin University of Technology; Past President, IAEE

Yanos Michopoulos, Course Leader, New Energy Business School

• EU’s economic outlook: Inflation rates and the cost-of-living crisis

• Energy subsidy expenditure and State budget

• Tax policy measures as an option to offset high energy prices

Chair:

Haris Doukas, Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA); General Secretary, HELORS

Speakers:          

Ioannis Ghikas, Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to the EU (online)

Vicente Hurtado Roa, Head of the Energy Taxation and other Indirect Taxes Unit, European Commission, Belgium (online)

Miguel Palacios, Professor of Management & Executive Education Associate Academic Dean, ESCP Business School

Adonis Yatchew, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto; Editor-in-Chief, The Energy Journal

• Electricity network investments and RES deployment

• Electricity interconnections and green energy supply in the Eastern Mediterranean region

• The Three D’s Pillars in a green economy: Decarbonization, Decentralization. Digitalization

Chair:

Georgios Papaefthymiou, Principal Power System Operation and Security, ELIA GRID International

Speakers:          

Adam Sieminski, Senior Advisor to the Board, KAPSARC

Vasilis Georgiou, Managing Director, Protasis

Charles Mason, Associate Dean for Research, University of Wyoming; Editor-in-Chief, Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy Journal

• Global energy supply and geopolitical challenges
• The role of USA, OPEC and new emerging economies in the energy transition
• Energy crisis and new international equilibrium: Energy shortages, climate goals and disrupted supply chains

Chair:

Kostas Andriosopoulos, CEO, Akuo Energy Greece; Professor of Energy Economics, Audencia Business School

Speakers:           

Nikos Tsafos, Chief energy adviser to the Prime Minister of Greece

Maria Rita Galli, CEO, DESFA

Aristofanis Stefatos, CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management S.A.

Leonidas Drollas, Independent energy consultant (online)

Bassam Fattouh, Director, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies; Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (online)

• The role of PPA in the development of large-scale Solar PV projects
• Solar PV market in the view of REPowerEU
• Investment opportunities and challenges

Chair:

Thomas Lamnidis, Managing Director, Lamnidis Law; 

Speakers:          

George Kremlis, Principal Advisor on Energy, Climate and Circular Economy Issues to the Greek Prime Minister (online)

Panayiotis-Peter Contis, CEO Advisor, Ameresco

Stefanos Lialios, Country Manager Greece - Cero Generation

Konstantinos Zygouras, Group CEO, SUNEL Group

Anastasios Tosios, Deputy CEO, EYDAP

• Short-term vs Long-term Energy Transition horizon: Where should we focus on?

• Are existing tools, policies, and frameworks sufficient to define transition pathways?

• How price volatility, energy supply uncertainty and climate change affect the pathways towards climate neutrality?

Chair:

George Ioannou, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

Speakers:          

Stijn Van Hummelen, Managing Director, Cambridge Econometrics (Belgium)

José Maillet, Head of Gaia, Audencia Business School 

Fereidoon Sioshansi, President, Menlo Energy Economics

Cem Avci, Professor, Bogazici University; Director of Energy Policy Research Center and TRAEE Board Member

Spiros Papaefthimiou, HAEE, President; Professor, Technical University of Crete

Carlo Di Primio, President, Italian Association for Energy Economics (AIEE)