ENERGY MARKET TODAY AND PROSPECTS IN LITHUANIA
AND THE BALTICS October 24, 2012, hotel “Novotel”, Gedimino ave. 16, Vilnius PROGRAM 9.00 – 9.30 Registration 9.30 – 9.50 Welcome and opening remarks H.E. Mr. Toomas Kukk, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia in Lithuania H.E. Ms Kazuko Shiraishi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Lithuania H.E. Dr. Mārtiņš Virsis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia in Lithuania H.E. Mr. Janusz Skolimowski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland in Lithuania Mr. Bruno Kaspar, Consul General of Switzerland in Vilnius 1st SESSION – ENERGY TRENDS: NUCLEAR ENeRGY, ENERGY CONNECTIONS AND UPDATES Language – English (with simultaneous translation to Lithuanian) Moderator – Robert Juodka, Managing Partner VARUL ________________________________________________________________ 9.50 – 10.20 Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant Project Update Dr. Rimantas Vaitkus, CEO and Board Member of Visaginas atominė elektrinė, UAB 10.20 – 10.40 Outline of Hitachi Group and Energy Security in the Region Takao Kurihara, General Manager (Nuclear Systems) International Sales & Marketing Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi Ltd. 10.40 – 11.00 Nuclear Power Plant project insights from Olkiluoto to Visaginas Dr. Gintaras Gavėnas, Management Consultant, Nuclear projects 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break 11.30 – 11.50 Energy sector trends in Europe and the world Žygimantas Mauricas, Economist, Nordea Bank Lietuva 11.50 – 12.20 Lithuanian-Polish electricity interconnection Artur Głuszek, Inter TSO-s Cooperation Director, PSE Operator S.A. 12.20 – 12.30 Questions and discussions 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 2nd SESSION – RENEWABLE ENERGY Language – Lithuanian (with simultaneous translation to English) Moderator – Robert Juodka, Managing Partner VARUL ________________________________________________________________ 13.30 – 13.50 Why renewable energy should be supported? Martynas Nagevičius, Director of the Lithuanian Energy Consultants Association, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Renewable Energy Resources 13.50 – 14.10 Biomass Energy in Lithuania: the current situation and opportunities and challenges Remigijus Lapinskas, President of the Lithuanian Biomass Energy Association LITBIOMA 14.10 – 14.30 Lithuanian Wind Energy overview and perspectives Alvydas Naujėkas, Director of UAB “Vėjų spektras”, member of the Council of Lithuanian Wind Power Association 14.30 – 14.50 Solar Energy and technology opportunities and perspectives in Lithuania Prof. Algirdas Galdikas, Director of Applied Research Institute for Prospective Technologies 14.50 – 15.00 Questions and discussions 15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break 3rd SESSION – ELECTRICITY MARKET Language – English (with simultaneous translation to Lithuanian) Moderator – Daivis Virbickas, Business director of UAB “Alpiq Energija Lietuva“ ________________________________________________________________ 15.30 – 15.50 Secure trading in developing electricity markets Dr. Gergely Gonda, Head of New Markets and Projects Market CE, ALPIQ management AG 15.50 – 16.10 Lithuanian electricity retail market today and future outlook Liudas Liutkevičius, CEO of Enefit UAB (Eesti Energia group) 16.10 – 16.30 Electricity price drivers in the Baltic market Gatis Junghans, CEO of UAB “Elektrum Lietuva” (former UAB “Latvenergo Prekyba”) 16.30 – 16.50 Electricity Market Development in Europe Lina Skrabutėnaitė – Nord Pool Spot European Integration, Board Member at APEx (Association of Power Exchanges) 16.50 – 17.00 Questions and discussions 17.00 – 19.00 Glass of Swiss wine and networking hosted by Consulate General of Switzerland in Vilnius and ALPIQ Forum duration 9.00 – 17.00 |
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