Conference Theme: Implications of Global Developments within the Energy Industry in the Caspian and Central Asia Region

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1 Conference Theme: Implications of Global Developments within the Energy Industry in the Caspian and Central Asia Region Conference Venue: Baku Higher Oil School CONFERENCE PROGRAM Thursday, October 18 18:30-20:00 Opening Reception (venue to be determined) 18:30-20:00 Friday, October 19 09:30-17:00 Welcome, Presidential Address and Keynote Remarks 10:00-11:00 Khoshbakht Yusifzade, the First Vice President, SOCAR Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli, Vice President Communications & External Affairs, Strategy and Region, BP Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey region David Knapp, President, IAEE Elmar Gasimov, Rector, Baku Higher Oil School Samir Valiyev, Deputy Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Republic Niyazi Safarov, Deputy Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Republic Alparslan Bayraktar, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey Vilayat Valiyev, Director of Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms (ISRER), Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Vice President of IAEE for Regional Affairs 11:00-11:30

2 Plenary Session 1: Global Challenges to Energy Security in Eurasia: Supply & Demand Curse 11:30-13:00 Moderator: Suleyman Gasimov, Vice President for Economic Issues, SOCAR-tbc David Knapp (President, IAEE) Niall Henderson (Head of Planning & Commercial Operations, BP Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey & Middle East regions) SOCAR Representative (to be determined) Afghan Isayev (General Director, Southern Gas Corridor CJSC) tbc Lunch 13:00-14:00 Concurrent Sessions (1-3) 14:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 Plenary Session 2: Energy Markets and Regulation 16:00-17:30 Moderator: Representative of Tariff Council Secretariat of Azerbaijan Republic (to be determined) Boyko Nitzov (Team Leader for Gas Infrastructure Development within the Gas Department, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators) Davit Narmania (Commissioner, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission) Representative of State Agency for Regulation of Energy Issues (to be determined) Gala Dinner (Shirvansah Restaurant) 19:00-22:00 Saturday, October 20 08:30-13:00

3 Plenary Session 3: Electricity Supply Sustainability 09:30-11:00 Moderator: Nurali Yusifbayli (Deputy Chairman, State Agency on Alternate and Renewable Energy Sources, Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan Republic) Christophe Bonnery (Director of Economics and Foresight, ENEDIS; President-elect, IAEE) Prof. Dr. Gurkan Kumbaroglu (Director of the Energy Policy Research Center at Boğaziçi University, Founding President of Turkish Association for Energy Economics, Past President of IAEE) Prof. Dr. Ionut Purica (Professor at Hyperion University, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, former President (State Secretary) of the Romanian Nuclear Agency) Dr. Osman Bulent Tor (Managing Partner and Director, EPRA - Engineering Procurement Research Analysis) Ucha Uchaneishvili (Consultant of the General Director, Georgian State Electrosystem JSC) 11:00-11:30 Plenary Session 4: Energy Efficiency in Eurasia: Conventional Energy, Renewables and District Heating 11:30-13:00 Moderator: Vilayat Valiyev (Director of Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms (ISRER), Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Vice President of IAEE for Regional Affairs) Arman Kashkinbekov (Vice Chairman, International Center for Green Technologies and Investment Projects; CEO, Association of Renewable Energy of Kazakhstan) Ilham Mirzaliyev (Deputy Chairman, Azeristilitejhizat JSC) Sahib Khalilov (Head of the Department for Assessing Alternate and Renewable Energy Sources and Environment, State Agency on Alternate and Renewable Energy Sources) Rasim Mammadov (Deputy Head of the Center for Alternate and Renewable Energy Sources Determination and Monitoring, Azalternativenerji LLC, State Agency on Alternate and Renewable Energy Sources) Emrah Tekdemir (Head of Central Asia Region, Schneider Electric) Prof. Dr. Siyavush Azakov (Baku Higher Oil School)

4 Lunch 13:00-14:00 Concurrent Sessions (4-6) 14:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 Plenary Session 5: Natural Gas Use: Innovation and Industry Development 16:00-17:30 Moderator: Farid Jafarov, CEO of SOCAR Polymer Prof. Dr. Vilayat Valiyev, Director of Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms (ISRER), Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Vice President of IAEE for Regional Affairs Dr. Erol Metin (Independent Consultant, SEM (Sustainability, Energy & Management) Consulting) Representative of Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park, Azerbaijan Republic (to be determined) Representative of SOCAR Methanol LLC (to be determined) Closing ceremony and concluding remarks 17:30-18:00 Social Tour (Walking Tour covering Old City and historical downtown) 16:30-19:30 *tbc to be confirmed Supporting Institutions Azərbaycan Respublikasının Energetika Nazirliyi

5 Sponsors PLATINUM GOLD BRONZE