2021

Presentations

Energy in Today’s Turbulent World



Day 2

3rd of June 2021

Plenary Session

The New Framework for Energy Players: Succeeding in a Context of Disruption

“Energy and GHG Emissions Aspects of the COVID Impact in Greece’’

Dimitris Lalas, Senior Advisor, Facets SA
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“Global Renewable Energy Development and Status”

Prof. Arthouros Zervos, President of REN21, past President of PPC, France
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Parallel Session 1

Jobs in New Green Posts

“How can ESG Service Providers Attract, and Motivate Talents?”

Antoine Rial-Petat, Executive Director, Talent and Organisation at V.E Vigeo Eiris, an Affiliate of Moody’s
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“Wind Jobs in Greece”

Panagiotis Papastamatiou, Director of ENTEKA Group, Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Wind Energy Association, ELETAEN
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“Irish Solar: From Promise to Delivery”

Conall Bolger, CEO, Irish Solar Energy Association, Ireland
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Parallel Session 2

Hydrogen: How green? How soon? For which applications?

“CHP Stationary Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Generation”

Melissa Verykios, Deputy CEO Helbio S.A. GR
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Plenary Session

Energy Transition: Winners and Laggards in the Energy Value Chain

“The Impact from the European Green Deal on Energy-Intensive Sectors in the Context of a Demand-Destructing Covid-19 Crisis”

Iva Ganev, Expert in Climate Policy & Strategy, Belgium
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Parallel Session 1

Social License to Operate vs ‘Not in my Back Yard’ (NIMBY)

‘’Renewable Diplomacy vs. Energy Transition. The Case of Kosovo’’

Pranvera Dobruna Kryeziu, CEO, Energy Legacy L.L.C., Kosovo
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Plenary Session

Is the Elephant in the Room a Panda? Materials for the Energy Transition

“Energy Τransition and Κey Μaterials: towards a new Geopolitics of Energy?”

Francis Perrin, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South (PCNS, Rabat), Morocco
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‘‘Tackling the challenges of green transition with sustainable mineral resources’’

Dr Nikolaos Arvanitidis, Economic Geologist, Coordinator of EU mineral resources issues, Geological Survey of Sweden
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“Norra Kärr – A Rare Opportunity for Europe”

Filip Manneberg Kozlowski, Leading Edge Materials Corp, Sweden
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Parallel Session 1

Electrical Energy System Integration

“Investing in Infrastructure in 2021: How to Create Value”

Guy Auger, Partner at Andera Partners, Private equity, Paris, France
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“System Efficiency First: How Energy End-Users Can Play an Active Role in Clean Energy Transition”

Michael Villa, Executive Director smartEn, Belgium
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“The New Paradigm of Consumption Following Supply in a Rich Renewable Generation and Distributed Energy Resources Future”

Prof Michael Caramanis, Boston Univ, former President of RAE and DEPA, USA
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Parallel Session 2

Policy Tools: Energy Taxation, Regulation

‘‘EU Green Deal and ETS, Impacts of covid-19 on ETS Free Allocation’’

Irini Nikolaou, Policy Officer, DG Clima, DG Climate Action, European Commission, Brussels
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‘’Climate Change and Energy Economics’’

Prof Gilbert Metcalf, Tufts Univ, USA, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment & Energy, USA
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‘’The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’’

Vasili Nicoletopoulos, Founder, Natural Resources PC
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Plenary Session

Green Banking and Insurance: Greenbacks only for green projects

“ECB economy-wide climate stress-test”

Spyros Alogoskoufis, Financial Stability Expert, DG Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability, European Central Bank
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“EU Green Deal and Sustainable Finance Strategy’’

Romain Rard, Counsel, Gide Loyrette Nouel International Law, Belgium
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“The Impact on the Financial Sector of Covid-19 and the Ensuing Recession’’

Philip Toth, Investment Banker and Professor of Finance and Economics NY, USA
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“Maintaining Momentum for Green Finance: The EU Taxonomy’’

Johannes Drielsma, Drielsma Resources Europe, Germany
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Parallel Session 1

Energy Storage: Just a Tool?

“Hydroelectric Storage and Electricity Markets”

Kvassimir Zhivachki
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‘’Transition from Legacy to Modern Data Centers: The Role of Energy’’

Panos Koutsoyannis, Sr Master and Commander, Pure Storage, USA
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“Resilience: The Urgency of Climate Change; Case Study: Project Energos, Net-Zero Data Centers, Nevada’’

Joe MacDonald, Founder, Design Strategist, Urban A&O Inc, New York, USΑ
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