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The Atlantic Council of the United States in coordination with the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research hosted “The Next 40 Years: Advancing EU Energy Objectives in East Central Europe” conference on October 4-5 in Budapest, Hungary. The workshop brought together US and European business leaders and public policymakers in a dialogue designed to increase the understanding of the issues related to the development of a coherent policy on energy security in East Central Europe from the perspective of the United States, the European Union and the regional governments. The program was designed to develop consensus recommendations from a cross section of government, industry and non-governmental policy experts to examine current efforts to transform the supply and consumption of energy to create a sustainable energy future for East Central Europe that addresses an integrated goal of energy security, environmental responsibility and economic prosperity.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS (PDF)

Keynote:

• Robert F. Ichord, Jr. - The next 40 years: Advancing EU Energy Objectives in East Central Europe

Panel 1:

• Peter Kaderjak - European Energy Policy: Competitive Vision

Panel 2:

• Szabolcs Ferencz
• Pal Kovacs

Session 1:

• Sami Andoura - Strategic considerations in building a cleaner regional energy portfolio
• Peter Kaderjak - Political pressures in the transformation of the energy sector
• Chris Littlecott - Risk management of power sector decarbonisation
• William C. Ramsay - Trust or Tribalism? Finding One Voice for the 27

Session 2:

• Agata Hinc - Coal: a lasting reality in the region's energy mix?
• Zsuzsanna Ivanyi - Revised regional outlook for 20/20/20 goals: Central and Eastern European Perspective
• Jacques de Jong - Nuclear power & the regional fuel mix
• Frank Umbach - Gas: The Impact of New Supplies and the Potential Impact of Unconventional Gas Supplies

Session 3:

• Istvan Salgo - What are the risks in the current economic, financial and political environment?
• Andrea Testi

Session 4:

• Carolin Oebel - Global Vision for Gas: The Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Future

This conference is a continuation of the Council’s research into European energy policy and will draw on recent conferences and publications, including:

• Unconventional Oil And Gas Exploration, Development And Safety: A Deep Dive Into The Science, Technology And Best Practice; December 6-7, 2011 in Brussels
• The Future of Coal – Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Coal Technologies; September 1, 2011 in London
• A Realistic Balanced Perspective on European Unconventional Gas Development; January 25, 2011 in Washington and March 14, 2011 in Brussels
  • European Unconventional Gas Developments (Final Publication)
  • A Realistic Balanced Perspective on European Unconventional Gas Developments (Workshop)
  • European Unconventional Gas Developments (Workshop)
• US-EU Dialogue on a Secure and Market Based Energy Future; June 6, 2011 in Warsaw, Poland
• Roundtable Discussion with Lithuania’s Minister of Energy, Arvydas Sekmokas; May 10, 2011 in Washington
• Energy Security in the Baltic Region; July 07, 2012 in Washington
• Central Europe and the Geopolitics of Energy by Franklin D. Kramer, John R. Lyman, and Mihaela C. Carstei, Published on December 15, 2010

If you are interested in learning more about the conference, please contact the Energy and Environment Program at energy@acus.org. Photo credit: Reuters.