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DRAFT PROGRAMME

 

09:00 – 09:30              Registration, Breakfast, and Coffee

09:30 – 09:40              Welcoming remarks

  • DI Mag. Gerhard Gamperl, Secretary General, World Energy Council Austria

09:40 - 10:00               Opening remarks

  • Amb. Bakyt Dzhusupov, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
  • Dr. Peter F. Kollmann, CFO, Deputy Chairman of the Board, VERBUND AG

10:00 – 11:00             Panel I:

ENERGY SECURITY IN A SHIFTING WORLD: THE GEOPOLITICS OF STABLE SUPPLY AND EFFICIENT USE

Topics:

  • Geopolitical realities of global energy supply and demand
  • Striking a balance in the transition from hydrocarbons to renewable energies
  • The evolving landscape of the oil and gas sector in the context of energy transition

 Speakers:

  • Yana Popkostova, Founder & Managing Director, European Centre for Energy & Geopolitical Analysis 
  • Dr. Katja Yafimava, Senior Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
  • Ing. Mag. Stefan Wagenhofer, Managing Director, Gas Connect Austria GmbH
  • DI. Eric Holzer, Senior Vice President Gas, OMV 

Moderation: Univ.-Prof. DI Karl Rose, Professor for Strategic Management, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

11:00 – 11:30              Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30              Panel II:

 A BALANCING ACT: SUPPLY CHAINS, GRID BALANCE AND REGULATORY SUPPORT TO ENSURE A RAPID AND SECURE ENERGY TRANSITION

Topics:

  • Supply chains for a green transition: confronting accelerated demand
  • Balancing power supply and demand amid an accelerated energy transition
  • A welcoming and secure regulatory environment for clean energy and efficient use 

Speakers:

  • Anne Bolle, Vice-President EU Affairs, Statkraft
  • Dr. Susanna Zapreva, Chief Renewables Officer (CRO), Member of the Executive Board of VERBUND AG 
  • Dr. Jürgen Schneider, Head of the Directorate General "Climate and Energy", Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
  • Dr. Aleh Cherp, Professor for Energy Transitions and Climate Strategies, Political Economy of Energy Transitions, and Energy Security, Central European University (CEU)
  • Dr. Irene Giner-Reichl, Ambassador ret.; President, Globals Forum for Sustainable Energy; Co-founder, Global Women's Network for Energy Transition 
  • Isaac Portugal Rosas, Energy Analyst – Clean Electricity Transition, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Moderation: Dr. Margherita Bianchi, Head of Energy, Climate and Resources Programme, IAI

12:30 – 13:15             Lunch Break 

13:15 – 14:15             Panel III:

NO MITIGATION WITHOUT ADAPTATION: INCREASING ENERGY SYSTEM PREPAREDNESS FOR CLIMATE RISKS

Topics:

  • Climate risk considerations for energy system planning
  • Downscale models for risk-informed decisions and investments
  • Financing and insuring energy systems in a warmer world

Speakers:

  • Mag. Sabine Gaber, Member of the Executive Board, OeEB 
  • Dr. Henri Paillere, Head of Planning and Economic Studies Section, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • Szilvia Doczi, Senior Energy Economist, World Bank
  • Annemarie Büttner, Lead Climate Risk Solutions, Swiss RE
  • Dusko Stjepanovic, Head of Green Banking, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficency Partneship (REEEP) 

Moderation: DI Wolfgang Diernhofer, Head of International Consulting, KPC

14:15 – 14:45              Coffee Break

14:45 – 15:45             Panel IV:

INNOVATION AND ENERGY: IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL AND DATA DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE ENERGY SECURITY IN THE LONG RUN

Topics:

  • Implementing data-driven solutions to enhance energy security
  • Modelling for energy security: Prediction and its limitations
  • AI, Machine learning and Industry 4.0: technology for resilience

Speakers:

  • Marina Andrijevic, Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) (tbc)
  • Christoph Mayer, Partner, AI & Data, Ernst & Young
  • Rana Ghoneim, Chief, Division of energy and Climate Action, UNIDO
  • Michael Taylor, Independent Expert, former Head of Renewable Energy Costs and Outlooks at IRENA
  • DI. Mag. Gerhard Christiner, Chief Technical Officer and Spokesman of the Board, Austrian Power Grid AG

Moderation: Daniel Kroos, Senior Advisor, World Energy Council Austria

15:45 – 16:30             Panel IV:

INTERACTIVE PANEL ON ENERGY EDUCATION, EFFICIENCY AND INCLUSIVITY FOR ENHANCED ENERGY SECURITY

Topics:                       

  • Empowering tomorrow's renewable energy leaders
  • Engaging youth and women in the energy sector
  • Ensuring energy equity and efficiency: empowering communities in the energy transition 

Speakers:

  • Helwin Prohaska, CEO, Energiewende Linz
  • Jonathan Lunzer, Young Energy Professional, World Energy Council Austria, Team Lead Renewable Energy, ÖBB
  • Aray Serikzhanova, Chief Manager in Corporate governance and sustainable development, Samruk-Energy JSC
  • Oksana Gudkova, Engineer, specialist in new technologies and renewable energy, GEFF/KyrSEFF Program Specialist

Moderation: Shukurgeldi Myradov, OSCE Youth Engagement Consultant

16:30 – 16:45              Concluding remarks

  • Sylvie Goyet, Deputy Co-ordinator / Head, Environmental Activities, OSCE Secretariat
  • Aleš Prešern, CEO Siemens Energy Austria, Vice-President, WEC Austria

16:45 – 17:30              Networking Reception