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Ministry
of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Economy
and Commerce

Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Romania

American Chamber
of Commerce in Romania

“BLACK SEA ENERGY CONFERENCE”
3-5 April 2006, Bucharest, Romania
International Convention Center
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
Bd. Octavian Goga nr. 2, Sector 3, Bucharest
- Program&presentations -

Working language of the Conference is English
Monday, April 3, 2006
08:30 – 09:15  
Registration of participants
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
09:30 – 10:30  
Official opening session
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
   

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10:30 – 11:00  
Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00  
Plenary Session I: “Impact of Energy on Stability and Economic Development in the Region”
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
   

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13:00 – 14:30  
Lunch
Official Hall (2nd Wing, Ground Floor)
14:30 – 16:30  
Plenary Session II – “Energy Policies and Strategies”
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
   

Moderators:

  • Mr. Cristobal Alonso BURGOS - Adviser, Energy and Transport General Directorate, European Commission
  • Mr. Radu BERCEANU – Vice-President of Romanian Senate, Former Minister of Industry 

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16:30 – 17:00  
Coffee break
17:00 – 18:30  
Panel I: “Business Environment: Opportunities and Obstacles”
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
   

Moderators:

  • Mr. Victor BABIUC - President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
  • Mr. Dan IONESCU - Member of the Board, American Chamber of Commerce in Romania

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Panel II: “Energy Technologies and the Environment Protection”
Dacia Hall (2nd Wing, Mezzanine)
   

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Tuesday, April 4, 2006

09:30 – 11:30  
Plenary Session III – “Financing and Investment Projects in the Energy Infrastructure”
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
   

Moderators:

  • Mrs. Valentina Elena SICLOVAN – Vice-President, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
  • Mr. Milko KOVACEV – Former Minister of Energy and Energy Resources of Bulgaria, and former representative of G24 for Bulgaria, EU/Bulgaria negotiator of Energy Chapter

Speakers:

11:30 – 12:00  
Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00  
Final Session: Conclusions and Recommendation
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
   

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13:00 – 14:30  
Lunch
Official Hall (2nd Wing, Ground Floor)
14:30 – 16:30  
Regulatory Workshop
   

Panel I: “The legal and regulatory framework in the Region“: laws and secondary legislation; permitting of interconnection; licensing; market monitoring and surveillance; transmission tariffs; bilateral and multilateral contracts.
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)

   

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Panel II: “Transmission Systems Operators - Issues and Challenges”: operating rules; cross-border trade; the market for system services; management of transmission congestions; setting up market operators; capital expenditures – master plans.
Dacia Hall (2nd Wing, Mezzanine)
   

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Panel III: “Energy Access and Affordability”: energy tariffs and prices; social safety net measures/programs; poverty characteristics, energy use and housing; poverty risks of increased energy bills.
Ronda Hall (1st Wing, 8th Floor)

   

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Wednesday, April 5, 2006
9:30 – 12:00   Regulatory Workshop (cont)
Cuza Hall (2nd Wing, 4th Floor)
    Conclusions presented by the panel moderators and discussion on the workshop follow –up