From 8:30 welcome and registration
9:00 – 9:05
Congress opening
Lenka Štricová, CEO, Business Forum, s.r.o., Praha
9:05
Introduction by the facilitator
Zdeněk Fousek, energy specialist, KALMAN TRADE, s.r.o., Prague
Session 1: 9:10 – 11:30
TRENDS IN CLIMATE PROTECTION, DECARBONISATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE CZECH ENERGY SECTOR
9:10 – 9:40
Priorities of the Czech Government in the energy sector after 2020 – current vision
How the trends in climate protection and decarbonisation will be projected into the Czech Energy Policy
René Neděla, Vice-minister, Energy Section, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Prague
WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE MAJOR ENERGY PLAYERS?
9:40 – 11:30 HIGH LEVEL PANEL:
PROJECTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN CLIMATE PROTECTION POLICY INTO THE STRATEGIES OF MAJOR PLAYERS - HOW TO CONVERT CLIMATE NEUTRALITY INTO A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
9:40 – 9:55
Pavel Cyrani, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Director and Division Director, Business and Strategy, ČEZ, a.s., Prague
9:55 – 10:10
Pavel Elis, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Pražská energetika, a.s., Prague
10:10 - 10:25
Karel Vinkler, Director of Strategic Section, ČEPS, a.s., Prague
10:25 – 10:40
Martin Záklasník, Member of the Board, E.ON Energie, a.s. and Executive Director, E.ON, Česká republika, s.r.o., Praha
10:40 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30
Discussion of the panellists: Cyrani, Elis, Vinkler and Záklasník
Session 2 from 11:30
HOW THE CONVENTIONAL AND RENEWABLE CAPACITIES WILL COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC?
Facilitator: Jan Bumba, editor, Český rozhlas Plus, Prague
11:30 – 11:50
What can the role of nuclear power be in climate protection?
Vladivoj Řezník, Member of the Expert Team of the Government Agent for Nuclear Power, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Prague
11:50 – 12:10
Technologies for the advanced energy sector – their price and potential
Martin Sedlák, Programme Director, Svaz moderní energetiky, Prague
12:10 – 12:30
What will be the role of natural gas in climate protection?
Martin Slabý, Chairman of the Board of Czech Gas Association and Chairman of the Board of Pražská plynárenská Distribuce, a.s., Prague
12:30 – 13:45
Lunch break
13:45 – 14:05
Potential sources of funding
Pavel Zámyslický, Head of the Energy and Climate Protection Department, Ministry of the Environment, Prague
14:05 – 14:25
What will the modern district heating sector look like – is it possible to satisfy the need for the sector to decarbonise?
Martin Hájek, Director, Czech District Heating Association, Prague
14:25 -15:10
Discussion of the speakers: Řezník, Sedlák, Slabý, Zámyslický and Hájek
15:10 – 15:25
Coffee break
Session 3: 15:25 – 16:40
REGULATOR´S PERSPECTIVE AND THE FUTURE CHALLENGES FACED BY DISTRIBUTION
Facilitator: Martin Cmíral, CEO, LEEF Technologies, s.r.o., Prague
15:25 – 15:45
The Czech energy regulator´s view on climate change and decarbonisation
Rostislav Krejcar, Member of the Board, Energy Regulatory Office, Prague
Future challenges faced by distribution
15:45 – 16:05
Milan Hampl, CEO and the Chairman of the Board, PREdistribuce, a.s., Prague
16:05 – 16:25
Pavel Čada, Deputy Chairman, E.ON Distribuce, a.s., České Budějovice
16:25 – 16:40
Discussion
Session 4: 16:40 – 17:15
INNOVATIONS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
16:40 -17:00
Digital transformation of a player in the energy sector
Michael Bez, Head of Top-Project Virtual Powerplants, Innovation management, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Berlín
17:00 – 17:15
Future of Power to Gas in the Czech Republic
Michal Ostatnický, Senior Specialist, Corporate Development, Strategy, M&A, GasNet, s.r.o., Praha
17:15
Closing
17:20