8:00: Registration - European Parliament
9:00: OPENING SESSION
• Welcome address by Gilles PARGNEAUX, MEP and Mariya GABRIEL, MEP, Vice-Chair of PPE, Member of PA-UfM
• Introductory remarks by Nicole FONTAINE, Past President of the European Parliament, Former French Minister of Energy and Industry
• Keynote speech by Dominique RISTORI, Director General of Energy, European Commission
• Addresses by
Henri MALOSSE, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Lhou LMARBOUH, Vice President of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)
Michel LEBRUN, President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and of Euro Mediterranean regional and local Assembly (ARLEM)
Mohand Said TAIBI, Director, CREG
• Welcome words and launching of the debates by André MERLIN
10:00 / 11:00 - FIRST SESSION
The future of energy cooperation between EU and South and East Mediterranean countries in the new world geopolitical context
• Pierre VIMONT, Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service
• Abdelkader AMARA, Moroccan Minister for Energy, Mines, Water and Environment
• Kamel BEN NACEUR, Tunisian Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy
• Teresa RIBEIRO, Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean
• Mohand Said TAIBI, Director, CREG
DEBATE (moderated by Hughes BELIN, journalist at EnergyPost.eu)
11:00 / 11:25 COFFEE BREAK
11:25 / 12:25 – SECOND SESSION
How to give a new momentum to large scale Euro-Mediterranean energy transmission projects in order to increase the security of supply of both EU and the South and East Mediterranean countries ? Needs, Possibilities, Challenges
• Mohammedi ALLACH, Deputy CEO of Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau of Marocco (ONEE)
• Rachid BEN DALY, CEO of Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz (STEG)
• Guido PRUD'HOMME, Operations Director Advisor of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in MENA Region
• Abdel Fattah DARABKEH, Managing Director of NEPCO, Jordan
• André MERLIN, President of MEDGRID
• Rime BOUAROUDJ, Head of Planning of Sonelgaz
• Maria-José CLARA, General Manager of REN
DEBATE (moderated by Hugues BELIN, journalist)
12:25 Conclusion by Françoise GROSSETETE, MEP and Vice-Chair of PPE
12:30 PRESS CONFERENCE
13:00 / 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
Delegates are kindly invited to the buffet organised during the lunch break
MEDGRID TECHNICAL SEMINAR - Radisson Hotel, Brussels
14:30 / 16:30“Towards the Euro-Mediterranean electricity hub"
• Medgrid objectives, program and activities
Jean KOWAL, Executive Vice-President, Medgrid
• Technology issues for the development of Mediterranean interconnections: present status and perspectives
Philippe ADAM, CIGRE
Rafael BONCHANG, Alstom Grid
Enrico COLOMBO, CESI
• Which interconnections can be envisaged by 2020 ?
Dario PROVENZANO, CESI
Vincent LAMBILLON, TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING
• Which return from the foreseen interconnections ?
Arnaud RENAUD, CEO Artelys
Peio LAHIRIGOYEN, Artelys
• From Social Welfare to real projects: regulatory and financial issues
Patrick SANDRIN, MEDGRID
16:30 CONCLUSIONS
Mechthild WOERSDOERFER, Director of Energy Policy, European Commission
16:45-17:30 GENERAL DISCUSSION