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12th Czech Energy Congress

EFFICIENT AND SECURE ENERGY SECTOR

27th – 28th March 2012, Marriott Hotel, Prague

Tuesday 27th March 2012

1st session 9.00 – 12.15
VISIONS FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE IN THE FACE OF THE EUROZONE CRISIS –
OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR THE ČR

Facilitator: Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in1990-1998, Praha

From 8.30
Welcome and Registration

9.00 – 9.05
Opening of the congress
Lenka Štricová, Managing Director, Business Forum, s.r.o., Praha

9.05 – 9.10
Introduction by the facilitator
Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in1990-1998, Praha

9.10 – 9.25
The long-term interest of the ČR in the energy sector
Jiří Šťastný, Chairman of the Board, OTE, a.s., Praha

9.25 – 9.50
The latest German Energy Strategy in the European context
Prof. Diethard Mager, Deputy Head, Department of Energy Research, Renewables and Coal, Federal Ministry of Economy and Technologies, Berlin

9.50 – 10.15
Towards a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 – Energy Roadmap 2050, Discussion on nuclear power in the EU
Jan Březina, MEP, Member of ITRE, Brussels

10.15 – 10.40
Coffee Break

10.40 – 11.05
Can the stability of the financial sector have an impact on major capex projects?
Luděk Niedermayer, Head of Consulting Department, Deloitte Czech Republic, Praha

11.05 – 11.30
German industry and New Energy Strategy
Carsten Rolle, Head of Energy and Resources Unit, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V., Berlin

11.30 - 11.55
Role of lignite in the future energy mix
Prof. Michael Beckmann, Professor at the Department of Combustion, Heat and Matter Transfer, Technical University Dresden

11.55 – 12.15
Nuclear safety in Europe one year after Fukushima
Jukka Laaksonen, Former Director General of STUK – Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki

12.15 - 13.30
Lunch

2nd session 13.30 – 18.00
ACCEPTABLE TRAJECTORIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE CZECH ENERGY SECTOR FROM THE ASPECT OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND ENERGY SECURITY

Facilitator: Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in1990-1998, Praha

National Energy Strategy

13.30 – 13.50
Key Features of the National Energy Strategy and its prerequisites
František Pazdera, Vice-minister for Industry and Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade of ČR, Praha

Low carbon energy technologies in the context of economic prosperity and energy security

13.50 – 14.10
Nuclear Power
Aleš John, CEO, Nuclear Research Institute, Řež

14.10 – 14.30
Renewables
Martin Bursík, Former Minister for the Environment, Consultant of the Association for Renewables, Praha

14.30 – 14.50
Natural Gas - efficient and secure Energy
Vladimír Štěpán
, partner, ENA s.r.o., Praha

14.50 – 15.10
Short Panel Discussion

Facilitator:
Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in1990-1998, Praha

Panellists:
Martin Bursík, Former Minister for the Environment, Consultant of the Association for Renewables, Praha
Aleš John, CEO, Nuclear Research Institute, Řež
Vladimír Štěpán, partner, ENA s.r.o., Praha

15.10 – 15.30
Coffee Break

District Heating Sector

15.30 – 15.55
District heating and its role in economic prosperity and energy security
Martin Hájek, Director, Czech District Heating Association, Praha

Transmission System

15.55 – 16.20
Transmission system stability – a necessary condition for energy security of the ČR
Miroslav Šula, Director of the Dispatching Control Division, ČEPS, a.s., Praha

Transport System

16.20 – 16.45
Transport System - security of supplies to Central and Eastern Europe, the future development of the gas transport system in the ČR
Vladimír Outrata
, Head of Capacity Sales, NET4GAS, s.r.o., Praha

16.45 – 18.00
Panel Discussion:
Key factors determining the future development of the energy sector or „Which way to go?"

Facilitator:
Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in 1990-1998, Praha

Panellists:
Ivo Hlaváč, Vice-minister, Director of the Department for Technical Protection of the Environment, Ministry for the Environment, Praha
Tomáš Hüner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, ČEPS, a.s.. and OTE, a.s., Praha
Prof. Michal Mejstřík, CEO and Chairman of the Board of EEIP, a.s, Member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Government, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce of the ČR, Praha
Martin Pecina, Former Minister of Interior, CEO of VÍTKOVICE POWER ENGINEERING, a.s., Ostrava-Vítkovice
Ludmila Petráňová, Energy Expert, Ernst & Young, Praha

18.05
COCKTAIL PARTY
Business Forum is pleased to invite you to the Cocktail Party which will take place on Tuesday 27th March 2012 from 6.05p.m. Marriot Hotel.
We are looking forward to meeting you there.

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Wednesday 28th March 2012

3rd session 9.00 – 11.45
HOW DOES THE FREE MARKET COPE WITH THE FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC AND „CLIMATE" CRISES?
WILL THESE CRISES IMPACT THE NECESSARY INVESTMENTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR? WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TEMELIN NUCLEAR PROJECT?

Facilitator: Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in 1990 – 1998, Praha

9.00 – 9.05
Opening of the second day of the Congress
Lenka Štricová, Managing Director, Business Forum, s.r.o., Praha

9.05 – 9.10
Introduction by the Facilitator
Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in 1990 – 1998, Praha

9.10 – 9.35
New concepts for the energy sector development in the EU as the inspiration for the Czech Republic
Petr Zahradník, Project Manager and Consultant, EU Office, Česká spořitelna, a.s., Member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Government, Praha

9.35 – 10.00
Proposed reform of the UK energy market in the European Context
Prof. Dieter Helm, Associate of the University of Oxford´s Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, Oxford

10.00 – 10.25
Czech Energy Policy for the time after the financial and economic crisis
Vladimír Dlouhý, former Minister of Industry and Trade, International Consultant of Goldman & Sachs, member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Government, Praha

10.25 – 10.55
Coffee Break

10.55 – 11.20
Investment Plans of ČEZ in the light of Czech and EU Energy Strategies
Pavel Cyrani, Director of Strategy Division and Member of the Board, ČEZ, a.s., Praha

11.20 – 11.45
Reflections on the Emissions Trading Scheme and how it deters investment in the energy sector and diminishes its effectiveness
Jan Pravda, Managing Director, Pravda Capital Partners AG, Praha/Luzern

4th session 11.45 – 13.00
ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES – TRADITIONAL AND FUTURE

Facilitator: Petr Karas, ČEZ CEO in 1990 – 1998, Praha

11.45 – 12.10
Pump-storage power stations – has this potential been fully exploited in the Czech Republic
Miroslav Kopřiva, CEO and Managing Director, Energotis, s.r.o., Šumperk

12.10 – 12.35
Electricity storage using modern technologies (Li-Air batteries) in the context of smart energy grids
Libor Kozubík, Managing Consultant Global Business Services, IBM Česká republika, spol. s r.o., Praha

12.35 – 13.00
Challenges and innovations in the electricity storage at EnBW
Hellmuth Frey, Vice Head Research and Innovation, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe

13.00
Lunch

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