8th HAEE Energy Transition Symposium

Theodoros Skylakakis, Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

In discussion with:

Kostas Andriosopoulos, BoD Member, HAEE; Professor, Audencia Business School; CEO, Akuo Energy Greece

• EU and Greek Renewable Energy Markets Update
• The role of RES and Energy Storage in Consumer Energy costs
• Integration of Large-Scale Renewables and Utility-Scale Battery Storage

Keynote Speaker:

Dimitris Fourlaris, Vice President, RAAEY

Yiannis Yiarentis, President and CEO, DAPEEP

Arthouros Zervos, President, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)

Sotiris Kapellos, Chief Operating Officer, BoD member, HELLENiQ Renewables

Vassilis Georgiou, Managing Director, Protasis

Moderator: George Ioannou, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

• Steering green energy revolution and Energy Policy tools
• Future Energy Scenarios and Outlook
• Net Zero in Water Industry

Stavros Spyridakis, Ambassador in charge of Green and Digital Transition, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, C2 Directorate for European Integration, Economic and Monetary Policy, Internal Market and other Policies

Dimitris Tsitouridis, Policy Officer, DG Energy, European Commission (online)

Antigoni Synodinou, Executive Director of Transformation, EYDAP S.A.

Apostolos Petropoulos, Energy Modeller, IEA (online)

Moderator:

George Kremlis, fmr. Advisor to the Greek PM, Honorary Director of the EC, Member of the Board of the EPLO

• Leveraging National Resources and Exploration Phases Update
• Achieving climate neutrality in Natural Gas Networks
• Hydrocarbons and Renewable Energy equilibrium towards 2050

Aristofanis Stefatos, CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbons & Energy Resources Management Company SA

Ioannis Maris, Country Representative Greece, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

In discussion with:

Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC)

Keynote Speaker:
Laurence Auer, French Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

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

to be awarded “for his outstanding contribution to scientific research especially in Greek Coal Regions in Transition”

Maria Rita Galli, CEO, DESFA

Samia Hamadache, Director of the Gas Marketing Division, Sonatrach

Naji Abi-Aad, COO of Petroleb, Senior Advisor to GGC

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

Moderator: Thierry Bros, VP Policy & Research, Tellurian

• Greece 2.0, REPowerEU and climate change
• Grid Capacity and New Interconnections
• RES, Storage and Grid congestion

Nikos Papathanasis, Alternate Minister of Economy and Finance, Hellenic Republic

Manos Manousakis, Chairman and CEO, Independent Power Transmission Operator

Moderator: Kostas Andriosopoulos, BoD Member, HAEE; Professor, Audencia Business School; CEO, Akuo Energy Greece

• Scaling up hydrogen production and the role of Hydrogen Bank
• Green hydrogen and Innovation hub in Western Macedonia
• The Emerging Hydrogen and Renewable Gases Economy

Keynote Speaker:

Maria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament, Nea Dimokratia Party

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

Eleni Bairami, CEO, ECO Hellas

Emmanouil Kakaras, Executive Vice President NEXT Energy Business, Head of Duisburg Branch, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA, Ltd., Duisburg Branch

Moderator: Dimitris Pefanis, Manager, CNN Greece

Chairs: Lucian Pugliaresi / Emilios Galariotis

A Critical Assessment of the IEA’s Net Zero Scenario, ESG, and the Cessation of Investment in New Oil and Gas Fields

Authors: Batt Odgerel, Lucian Pugliaresi, Michael Lynch

Presenter: Lucian Pugliaresi

Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC)

Uncertainty and Oil Volatility

Authors: Emilios Galariotis¹, Khaled Guesmi², Panagiota Makrychoriti³, Spyros Spyrou⁴

Presenter: Khaled Guesmi

¹Audencia Business School, ²Paris School of Business, France, ³Birkbeck, University of London, UK, ⁴Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece

Dimensions in energy transition

Authors: Maria Spyraki¹, Constantin Mellios², Kostas Andriosopoulos³, Amine Loutia⁴, Sofia-Natalia Boemi⁵

Presenter: Maria Spyraki

¹Europarliament and Prism-Sorbonne, ²Prism – Sorbonne, ³Audencia Business School, ⁴Prism – Sorbonne, ⁵Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Verify: Enhancing long term value and sustainability of buildings

Authors: Paraskevi Giourka, Nikolaos Nikolopoulos

Presenter: Paraskevi Giourka

Center of Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)

Chairs:

Spiros Papaefthimiou/Arthouros Zervos

CTO: Circular transition in offshore wind

Author: Chris Blommaert

Presenter: Chris Blommaert

Parkwind

Offshore wind turbines and the rare earths supply chain

Authors: Ramzi Benkraiem¹, Lisa Depraiter² and Stéphane Goutte³

Presenter: Lisa Depraiter

¹Audencia Business School Nantes, France, ²UMI SOURCE, University Paris Saclay, UVSQ, IRD, France

ISHY – Hydrogen refueling station for the offshore wind industry

Author: Ioannis Skarakis, Jochem Vermeir

Presenter: Ioannis Skarakis

Parkwind

Chairs:

Amine Loutia

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Firm Environmental Litigation Risk

Authors: Androniki Triantafylli¹, Chen Huang², Victoria Patiska³, Yu Zhang⁴

Presenter: Androniki Triantafylli

¹ALBA Graduate Business School & Queen Mary University of London, ²Kent Business School, University of Kent, ³Cardiff Business School, University of Cardiff, ⁴School of Business, University College Dublin

Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emissions Intensity of US LNG, Pipeline Gas and Coal Supply Chains

Authors: Athanasia Arapogianni Konisti, Christopher Goncalves

Presenter: Athanasia Arapogianni Konisti

Berkeley Research Group

DAC is an indispensable source of carbon in the defossilization of the chemical industry

Authors: Ivonne Servin-Balderas¹, Koen Wetser², Cees Buisman³, Bert Hamelers⁴

Presenter: Ivonne Servin-Balderas

^1,2Wageningen University and Research, ^3,4European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology and Wageningen University and Research

Lost in the crowd! Pricing Carbon in the age of algorithms

Author: Iordanis Kalaitzoglou

Presenter: Iordanis Kalaitzoglou

Audencia Business School

Chairs:

Derek Bunn / Kostas Andriosopoulos

Benefits of integrating power plant controllers for photovoltaic generation with active and reactive power capabilities in modern distribution networks

Authors: Vassilis Kleftakis, Vassilis Bakolas, Petros Katsikas, Sotiris Tsitsias

Presenter: Vassilis Kleftakis

Protasis SA

Climate Change Adaptation Case Study: Replacing Overhead Distribution Power Lines with Underground Cables in Tatoi, Athens

Authors: Aikaterini Gkika¹, Efstratios Zacharis², Georgios Karanasos³, Dimitrios Skikos⁴, Efthymios Lekkas⁵

Presenter: Aikaterini Gkika

¹National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, ^2,3Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator, ⁴Hellenic Open University, ⁵National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Liquified natural gas prices and their relationship with a country's energy mix: A case study for Greece

Authors: Christos Bentsos¹, Kyriaki Louka², Konstantinos Melas³, Nektarios Michail⁴

Presenter: Christos Bentsos

¹University of Piraeus, ²Central Bank of Cyprus, ³University of Western Macedonia, ⁴Central Bank of Cyprus

• Insights on Policies in UK and Netherlands
• National Energy Plans and Outlooks towards 2050
• Green Energy Transition Paradigms

Keynote Speakers:

Matthew Lodge, British Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

Susanna Terstal, Dutch Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

In discussion with:

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

• Adapting Energy Sector to Climate Change
• Energy transition and sustainable corporate governance
• Fostering the deployment of renewable sources in the region

Keynote Speaker:

Petros Varelidis, General Secretary for Natural Environment and Water Resources, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

Vasilis Tsaitas, Group CFO, HELLENiQ ENERGY

Panagiotis Papastamatiou, Director, ENTEKA; CEO, Hellenic Wind Energy Association

Dusko Krsmanovic, Country Head, UK Export Finance (UKEF) for the Western Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe

Moderator: Yanos Michopoulos, Course Leader, New Energy Business School             

Ioannis Xifaras, General Secretary of Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Hellenic Republic

Haris Doukas, Professor and Deputy Dean, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

Nikos Nikolopoulos, Director of Research (Researcher A') at the Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute, CERTH

• Renewable Energy, Grid Integration and Energy Storage in the islands
• Islands Initiatives and Creating Synergies
• Financial Instruments and Opportunities for Sustainable Investments

Keynote speaker:

Aristotelis Aivaliotis, General Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

Andrea Martinez, Deputy Managing Director SINLOC - Sistema Iniziative Locali S.p.A.

Kostas Komninos, General Director, DAFNI network

Konstantinos Kyparissis, Director of Storage & Islands Energy Transition Unit, Public Power Corporation            

Moderator: Thanos Zarogiannis, Adviser on electromobility, Ministry of Environment and Energy