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12:00 – 13:00
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Registration, Coffee & Snacks
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13:00 – 13:30
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Welcoming and Opening Remarks
Speakers:
- Dr. Michael Strugl, President of World Energy Council Austria and Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, VERBUND AG
- Amb. Bakyt Dzhusupov, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, OSCE Secretariat
- Judith Obermayr-Schreiber, Managing Director Committee of Resources, Energy & Ecology, Federation of Austrian Industries
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13:30 – 14:45
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Panel I: REDEFINING ENERGY SECURITY IN A GEOPOLITICALLY UNCERTAIN WORLD
Topics:
- Energy security at the forefront of the geopolitical dynamics
- Balancing energy independence with international co-operation
- Navigating trade-offs between climate goals and energy security
Moderator: Daniel Kroos, Senior Adviser, World Energy Council, and Guest Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Speakers:
- Julia Reinaud, Senior Director for Europe, Breakthrough Energy
- Dr. Berislav Gašo, Executive Vice President Energy, OMV
- Isabelle Dupraz, Deputy Director, European Initiative for Energy Security
- Andrei Covatariu, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
- Dr. Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
- Roberta Boscolo, Head of Climate and Energy Unit, World Meteorological Organization
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14:45 – 15:00
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Coffee Break
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15:00 – 16:15
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Panel II: THE ENERGY SECTOR UNDER PRESSURE - NAVIGATING GLOBAL SHIFTS IN TRADE, MARKET, AND ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION DYNAMICS
Topics:
- Evolving Trade and Policy Dynamics: Impacts on Energy Markets
- Securing Critical Resources and Materials for Energy Security
- Economic Co-operation, Corporate Risk, and Securing Supply Chains
Moderator: Stefano Marguccio, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy for All
Speakers:
- Gauri Singh, Deputy Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency
- Phil Cole, Director of Industrial Affairs, WindEurope
- Silvia Martínez Romero, Lead Energy Specialist, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
- Burkhard von Kienitz, Head of COO Processes, E.ON, and Officer & Trustee, World Energy Council
- Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska, Founder, Ukrainian Sustainable Fund and Green Resilience Facility
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16:15 – 16:30
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Coffee Break
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16:30 – 17:45
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Panel III: SECURING ENERGY IN THE DIGITAL AGE - THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY & CYBER RESILIENCE
Topics:
- Building Resilient and Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Cyber & Energy Security: Opportunities and Risks
- Energy, AI and other Technologies as Instruments of Power
Moderator: Heather Wokusch, Communications Specialist and Founder, blockhub.care
Speakers:
- Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Chief Security Adviser, Microsoft
- Alfio Rapisarda, Head of Global Security, Eni
- Dr. Judith Wunschik, Head of Cybersecurity, Siemens Energy
- Alex Campbell, Partner, Technology Consulting – Cybersecurity, Ernst & Young LLP
- Dr. Ayhan Gücüyener, Technology and Security Division, E-Team Research Center
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17:45 – 18:00
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Concluding Remarks
Speaker:
- Gerhard Gamperl, Secretary General, World Energy Council Austria
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18:00 – 19:00
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Reception & Networking
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