CONFERENCE

“Role and Benefits of Electricity to Society”

Tuesday 13 June 2006
Session II – Technology and the Role of Electricity
  Chairman & Moderator Christian SASSE
General Manager
Areva T&D Technology Centre
Chairman of the Technology Platform
“Electricity Networks of the Future”
9:00 Electricity in a transforming society Ronnie BELMANS
Full Professor K.U. Leuven
President of UIE
Chairman of the Board of ELIA
9:20 Road Transport: will electricity take over from oil? Chris PEETERS
Associate Principal
McKinsey & Co
9:40 The Hydrogen Route: what can we expect? Robert DIXON
Head of Energy Technology Policy Division
International Energy Agency
10:00 The Clean Power Technology Platform: where oil, gas, electricity meet to prepare the future Kurt HÄGE
Chairman of the Technology Platform
“Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants”
10:20 Coffee Break
10:50 Panel Debate and Discussion Additional Panellists:

Alan SVOBODA
Executive Director for Sales and Trading
Vice-Chairman of the Board
CEZ, a.s.

Stephan SINGER
Head of European Climate and Energy Policy Unit
WWF
12:00 Lunch
Session III – Policy-making and the Role of Electricity
  Chairman & Moderator Gerald DOUCET
Secretary General
World Energy Council
14:00 Introduction – Electricity’s contribution to a society in transition Gerald DOUCET
Secretary General
World Energy Council
14:20 Climate Change: can we expect
worldwide policies?		 Jos DELBEKE
Director “Air and Chemicals”
DG Environment
European Commission
14:40 EURELECTRIC’s View on Better Sustainable Development Dr. William KYTE, OBE
Chairman of EURELECTRIC Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
15:00 Panel Debate and Discussion
“Theory to action: Role of electricity and how to translate it into policies”		 Additional Panellists:

Heinz HILBRECHT (Replacing Commissioner Andris PIEBALGS)
Director for Conventional Energy Sources
DG Energy & Transport
European Commission

Lars JOSEFSSON
Vice President of EURELECTRIC

 

Luca CESARI
Regional Managing Partner, Utilities,
SEALA (South and Central Eastern
Europe and Latin America)
Accenture

Frederic HAUGE
President
Bellona Foundation
16:00 Closing Speech Heinz HILBRECHT (Replacing Commissioner Andris PIEBALGS)
Director for Conventional Energy Sources
DG Energy & Transport
European Commission
16:20 Wrap up and Closing Remarks Rafael MIRANDA
President of EURELECTRIC
16:30 End of Conference

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(Monday 12 June 2006)