International Conference on

"Natural Gas and Security of Energy Supply in the EU"

Friday, 26 November 2010 at 18:30
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Thessaloniki

PROGRAMME

17:30 - 18:00 Arrival of participants - registration

18:00 - 18:10 Address: Mr Leonidas Antonakopoulos, Head of the European Parliament Office in Greece

18:10 - 18:30 Opening of the Conference's Proceedings by
the Secretary General of the Central Macedonia Region, Ms. Maria Lioni

18:30 - 19:45  1st Session: Presentations by keynote speakers Moderator:  Mr Tasos Georgiou, Head of the European Parliament Office in Cyprus

18:30 - 18:45 "Strategy and policy of DESFA for the safety of supply of Greece and the wider area"
Dr. George Paparsenos, CEO of the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator     (DESFA)

18:45 - 19:00 "European Energy Strategy and Pipelines Policy: Stability Prospect for Balkans and the key Role of Greece"
Mr Ioannis Tsoukalas, MEP (EPP - Greece)
Member of the EP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

19:00 - 19:15 "The natural gas pipelines through Turkey: Strategic and Security issues"
Ms. Eleni Theocharous, MEP (EPP - Cyprus)
Member of the EP Committee on Development

19:15 - 19:30 "Security of gas supply - The Bulgarian dimension"
Mr Vladimir Urutchev, MEP (EPP - Bulgaria)
Member of the EP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

19:30 - 19:45 "Islands and energy efficiency in Europe"
Ms. Antonia Theodosiou, Architect/Environment Engineer
Cyprus Energy Agency - Member of the Board


19:45- 20:30   2nd Session: Round Table Discussion
Moderator: Ms Violeta Stanicic, Head of the European Parliament Office in Bulgaria

Round table discussion with participants - Question Time

20:30 Closure of Conference

21:15 Dinner at the tavern "Koryfi", Thessaloniki

 

Saturday, November 27

10:00 - 12:30 Visit of the participants to the premises of the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA)

13:00 Lunch at restaurant "Gialos", Kalamaria, Thessaloniki