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Marcel KramerGIE President

Marcel Kramer was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of Gasunie on July 2005. On that day, Gasunie became a natural gas transport, infrastructure and services company and Mr. Kramer joined as Managing Director of the Technology & Assets Division in 2003.

Prior to 2003, Mr. Kramer held various positions with Statoil. He was posted to the Head Office in Norway (as General Manager, Supply and Shipping Division), to Bangkok (Managing Director, Statoil Thailand), to Singapore (President, Asia Pacific) and then to Caracas (President, Statoil Venezuela). Throughout his 12-year term with Statoil, he was involved with oil and gas interests in the up-, mid- and downstream business segments.

From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Kramer was with Petro-Canada (Calgary) as Director, Crude Oil Supply and Trading. From 1979 to1988, he served in oil and gas-related positions at NATO, Brussels (1979-1982) and as Head of the Oil Industry Division of the International Energy Agency in Paris (1982-1988). From 1976 to 1979, Mr. Kramer held a Staff position with the Oil and Coal Directorate of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands.

Mr. Kramer holds a masters degree in Private and Corporate Law. He was appointed Fellow of the Institute of Petroleum in London in 1987 and is professionally active in various organisations such as the International Organisation of Energy Economists (IAEE), the Royal Dutch Gas Association (KVGN) and the Energy Delta Institute (EDI) in the Netherlands (an educational institute supported by Gasunie, Gazprom and the University of Groningen).

Varujan VosganianRomaniaMinister for Economy and Finance

Mr Varujan Vosganian is Minister of Economy and Finance of Romania. Mr Vosganian is also Governor for Romania at the EIB (European Investment Bank) .

In 1990, he became president of the Armenians’ Union of Romania and he was twice (1990-1992 and 1992-1996) elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies and twice a Senator (1996-2000 and 2004-2008), on the lists of the National Liberal Party.

Between 1996 and 2003, he was the leader of the party Uniunea Forţelor de Dreapta, a small right wing liberal party. As of 2006, he is a member of the National Liberal Party.

Between December 2006 and April 2007 he was named Minister of Economy and Commerce in the Tăriceanu cabinet.

Mr Vosganian, born in 1958, studied Commerce at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (graduated 1982) and Mathematics at the University of Bucharest (graduated 1991), gaining a PhD in economics in 1998.

SPEAKER’S BIOGRAPHIES GIE Annual Conference, 23-24 October 2008at Hotel Radisson SAS, Bucharest

DAY ONE - Thursday 23 October 2008A. Introductory Speeches

11:10 - 11: 30

Welcome speech

11:00 - 11: 10

Welcome speech

Gergely OloszRomanian National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE)President

Mr. Gergely Olosz is currently the president of the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority – ANRE, which is an independent public authority of national interest, having the mission to create and implement the appropriate regulatory system for the proper functioning of the electricity and gas markets in terms of efficiency, competition, transparency and consumer protection.

The present Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority is the result of the merger in May 2007 of the former National Energy Regulatory Authority and National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority, Mr. Gergely Olosz being the president of the gas regulator from March to April 2007.

Mr. Olosz is also a member of CEER and ERGEG General Assemblies, member of Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB), member of Romanian National Committee of World Energy Council and Romanian Association of Oil and Gas Engineers.

Between 2005 and 2007 he was the President of the Uranium National Company, a State company that administers Romania’s uranium mineral resources, and develops activities of geological research and exploration of uranium deposits, uranium ore preparation, transportation and trade, as well as conservation, closing and rehabilitation of the environment affected by former uranium mines.

Mr. Olosz has degrees in Economics, Law and Master on Management of Public Administration.

Ioan RusuTransgazCEO

Mr. Ioan Rusu is currently the director general of the Romanian National Gas Transmission Company, Transgaz. The company is the sole gas transmission system operator on the Romanian market, being established in 2000 when the several activities of the former vertically integrated state owned national gas company were separated.

Mr. Rusu is in the gas transmission business since 1982 when he graduated the University of Brasov, Faculty of Mechanics, being specialized in electro-techniques. During his carrier he also attended several training courses thus gaining excellent skills in the development of investments in gas transmission infrastructure.

His entire professional activity was mainly in developments and investments, Mr. Rusu having a large experience in this domain and most definitely a large contribution in the main development projects performed in the Romanian gas transmission system during the last 25 years. Mr. Rusu also had a significant contribution in the development of Romanian laws and regulation specific for the gas transmission activity, like the Gas Law (2004), the regulation regarding the third party access to the gas transmission and distribution systems, as well as technical norms and standards specific to this industry.

Based on his skills and significant experience, Mr. Rusu’s carrier developed from head of department to director for development and investments and finally to the position he currently occupies since may 2007.

11:10 - 11: 30

Welcome speech

11:30 - 11: 40

Welcome speech


Fabrizio BarbasoDG TRENDeputy Director-General

Mr. Fabrizio BARBASO has a background education in law. Born in Torino, he started his professional activities working for a multinational group in Italy. He joined the Commission in 1976, where he occupied several positions in the services in charge of internal market and industry. He worked for 9 years directly with two Italian Commissioners in various capacities in their cabinet before heading the unit in charge of textile, clothes, furniture, leather and footwear in the Internal Market Directorate.

On 1 November 1997, he was appointed Director in the External Relations Directorate dealing with the countries of Southern Europe (including the Balkans), the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Between October 2000 and August 2003, he was in charge of market policies as Deputy Director General in the Directorate-General for Agriculture.

From September 2003 until December 2005, he has been acting Director General of DG Enlargement, at the time when ten countries joined the European Union.

Since 1st January 2006 he is Deputy Director General of DG Transport and Energy in charge of coordination of the energy policy.

11:40 - 12:00

Keynote speech

12:00 - 13:30


B. Lunch

Andy BarrettCERASenior Associate

Andy Barrett has well-established expertise in the international energy industry. Prior to joining CERA, Mr. Barrett was a founding Executive Vice President and Board Member of BG International – now BG Group, where he was responsible for the company’s overall strategy and portfolio together with regional responsibilities for South America, East Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe and UK. Before BG he was with Shell in a variety of business areas including downstream oil, petrochemicals, trading and gas and was also Managing Director of the Criterion Catalyst Company joint venture servicing the global oil refining industry.

With CERA, Andy has been active since 2001 with the Global and European Gas, Power and LNG teams and has led or participated in the development of options for the monetization of North Sea, Russian, Middle East, North African and Australian gas for various clients. He has also advised several resource-holding governments on policy and institutionalizing energy planning. Andy is recognized as offering particular expertise in the gas value chain and strategic business models. He is the co-author of various reports including “The Next Prize – the future of global LNG”, “New Horizons - Scenarios for the European Gas Industry” and “Securing the Future – making Russian-Europe gas interdependence work”.

Alongside his work with CERA, Andy holds current or recent positions as chairman of companies in the oil services, gas technology and renewable energy arenas.

Ian CronshawIEA / OECDHead of Energy Diversification Division

Ian Cronshaw is the head of the International Energy Agency’s Energy Diversification Division, covering electricity, gas, coal, and energy market reform. Mr Cronshaw, who is a dual Australian and British national, began his career in the Australia Government in 1975, holding a number of energy-related positions over the past thirty years. Most recently, Mr Cronshaw was General Manager in the Australian Government with responsibility for attracting investment to Australia’s energy and resource based industries.

Prior to that he worked as one of the principal drafters of the Australian Government White Paper, entitled “Securing Australia’s Energy Future”. This work was finalised in a statement by the Prime Minister in June 2004. Mr Cronshaw’s international experience includes an earlier period in the IEA, covering energy policies of the United States, as well as electricity and nuclear matters.

Session 1 - Day 1

Uncertainty in Europe’s Evolving Gas Supply / Demand – the Need for New Infrastructure

Session 1 - Day 1

Gas and the Sustainability Drive: what will it do to the fuel mix?

DAY ONE - Thursday 23 October 2008C. Panel

Session 1 : Understanding challenges & opportunities for infrastructure providers in the EU

Chairman : Marcel Kramer, President, GIE

5 x 10 Minutes max. per presentation 40 Minutes panel discussion 13:30 - 15: 00

Alison KayNationalGridCommercial Director - Transmission

Alison Kay joined NationalGrid in 1996. Alison works with the gas and electricity industries in the UK and Europe to influence the legal and regulatory regimes in which National Grid operates, to deliver improved efficiency and reliability, whilst facilitating security of supply for Britain. Alison is responsible for delivering an equitable and dependable service to National Grid’s Transmission customers. This involves forecasting the appropriate development of the National Grid gas and electricity networks, and setting and recovering charges that are transparent and predictable.

She is also Chair of the trustees of the National Grid Electricity Transmission scheme and Chair of National Grid’s Disability Network – Enabling. Positions held with National Grid and Externally :

General Counsel and Company Secretary - National Grid Electricity Transmission plc and National •Grid Gas plc (until February 2008).Joint lead for the integration of National Grid Electricity Transmission (formerly NGC) and National •Grid Gas (formerly Transco) in the UK following the merger announcement of Lattice and National Grid in 2002.Associate solicitor at Martineau Johnson in Birmingham•

Alison Kay is a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Bristol University.

Juan Pons GuardiaEnagásStrategy & Regulation General Manager

Mr. Juan Pons is currently General Manager of the Strategy and Regulation in Enagás.

He is also member of the Hydrocarbons Committee of the Club Español de la Energía and teacher of the Master Course of the Instituto Español de Energía, as well as member of the Energy Committee of the Spanist think tank Real Instituto Elcano..

Mr. Pons was appointed deputy director in 1980 of the Spanish Gas Association and General Secretary in 1986. He has been secretary of the Spanish Gas Standardisation Committee and later on member of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Standards Institution, President of Marcogaz, the Technical Association of the European Natural Gas Industry. Member of the Council of the International Gas Union Council, and of the Spanish Board of the Spanish National Committee of the World Energy Council.

Juan Pons has a degree in industrial engineering of the Polytechnical University of Catalonia, and a Philosophy Lecturer degree of the University of Barcelona.

Torben BraboEnerginet.dkVice President Gasmarket

Torben Brabo is Vice President of Energinet.dk responsible for all Gas Market activities including Business and Infrastructure development, Open Season, Tariffs, Products and Network code – covering both the gas transmission and gas storage businesses of Energinet.dk.

Previously employed with Gastra and DONG Transmission as Chief Coordinator responsible for projects including the full market liberalisation, capacity model and the gas exchange, and before that employed with Rambøll Oil and Gas for 10 years as Project Director.

Session 1 - Day 1

Lessons from developments in the past 10 years in the UK : TSO’s experience

Session 1 - Day 1

Lessons from developments in the past 10 years in Spain : TSO’s experience

Session 1 - Day 1

Lessons from developments in the past 10 years in Denmark : TSO’s experience

11:40 - 12:00

DAY ONE - Thursday 23 October 2008C. Panel

15:00 - 15:45D. Coffee Break

Margot LoudonEUROGASDeputy Secretary General

After graduating from London University (BA Honours PhD), Margot Loudon worked with British Steel and then with the Nationalized Industries Chairmen’s Group (NICG) based in London.

In 1984, she began her career with the gas industry in the capacity of Financial Analyst with British Gas plc. Seconded by British Gas to Brussels in 1986, she worked in the Secretariat of Comité d’Etudes Economiques Gaz, and was appointed Deputy Secretary General in 1990 of Eurogas, then the organization representing integrated gas sector interests.

Therefore Ms. Loudon has participated in the debate on the internal gas market since its inception in late 1980s, working with the gas companies in Europe, in close contact with policy makers of the Commission and European Parliament. In more recent years, Ms. Loudon’s work has embraced not just strategic considerations argued by the gas sector (today from the wholesale and retail supply perspective), but the highly technical regulatory issues discussed, notably by the Madrid Forum, and in dialogue with CEER and ERGEG, giving her understanding of policy makers’ objectives as well as a detailed working knowledge of companies’ interests and concerns.

Jorge Santos SilvaShell Energy EuropeVice-President European Business Development

Jorge Santos Silva was appointed Vice President of European Business Development for Shell Energy BV in February 2005. This is the business organization within Shell responsible for managing and developing Shell’s Gas & Power activities in Europe, Russia and Caspian.

He joined Shell in 1980 and during his career held several positions in different countries in Finance, Commercial, Strategy & Portfolio and HR, including those of Director and later General Manager of Shell Portugal, General Manager of Shell Ecuador, Strategy & Portfolio Manager for Latin America (Oil Products) and Retail Director for the South Europe & Turkey. Outside Shell Jorge held the positions of CEO of Petrogal (Portugal’s former National Oil Company) and Executive Director of Galp Energia (Portugal’s main Oil & Gas company).

Jorge was born in Portugal and educated in England and Portugal, having graduated in Economics from the London School of Economics and concluded an MBA at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Session 2 - Day 1

chairwoman

Session 2 - Day 1

Selling Gas in Europe and getting it there

DAY ONE - Thursday 23 October 2008E. Panel

Session 2 : Infrastructure users: What do they need?

Chairwoman : Margot Loudon, Deputy Secretary General, EUROGAS


Helga FranseStatoilHydroEuropean Regulation Advisor

While finishing her law degree Helga Franse worked as a tax advisor for Ernst & Young in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After obtaining her masters degree, she joined the Dutch energy company Nuon Energy Trade & Wholesale negotiating long and short term gas sourcing contracts with production companies.

In December 2004 she joined the Dutch energy consultancy firm Entel International, notably working as a project manager improving the business processes of several Dutch power and gas companies. In 2006 she joined the EU & Regulatory Affairs unit of StatoilHydro’s gas division, focusing on regulatory and market changes in continental Europe. In this role, she represents the company externally in contact with national and European (governmental) bodies.

Session 2 - Day 1

Infrastructure users’ needs

Steinar SolheimYara InternationalVice President Energy Sourcing

Steinar Solheim present position is Vice President, Head of Energy Sourcing at Yara International.

Steinar started working for Norsk Hydro in 1980. He held different positions in Hydro Agri (which later became Yara International) and Oil and Energy in Hydro. Steinar has worked with energy issues since 1993. He has established trading and marketing activities for Hydro in Brussels in 1996 and started in Hydro Agri as responsible for energy sourcing in 2000.

Steinar was educated at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian School of Management. He worked as researcher at the University of Oslo.

Michele PizzolatoEni S.p.A. - Gas & Power DivisionHead of Relations with Authorities

Michele Pizzolato is Head of Relations with Authorities at Eni S.p.A. - Gas & Power Division. He is in charge of :

Gas Business and Wholesale Market Regulation •Antitrust, Energy Policy and Associations •Gas Mass & Middle Market Regulation •Power Market Regulation•

This includes :

monitoring of natural gas and electricity regulatory and legal framework, analyzing the impact •on Division business activities guaranteeing the necessary support for implementing the required compliance;

draw up proposals relating position regarding the evolution of regulatory and legislative •framework;

relations with institutional regulatory bodies and with associative natural gas end electricity •bodies.

Session 2 - Day 1


Session 2 - Day 1



Alfred SchuchEnergy Community SecretariatHead of Hydrocarbon Unit

Alfred Schuch is the Head of Hydrocarbon Unit at the Energy Community Secretariat. He is responsible for the proper implementation by the Contracting Parties of the Energy Directives And gives guidance and assistance to the Contracting Parties for the adoption of security of supply statements.

Mr Schuch is mechanical engineer and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration. He started his professional career working as a project manager for the development of the supply and disposal of operational supplements for industries and later as a project manager for planning and economic assessment of gas infrastructure. In 2002 – 2005 he was appointed the head of the “Cross Border Transport” task force by ERGEG. He also participated in the development of the “Guidelines for Good Practice for Transmission- and Storage System Operators”.

He has been the Head of Hydrocarbon Unit at the Energy Community Secretariat since 2006.

Session 3 - Day 1

Recent developments in the Energy Community


Session 3 : Energy Developments in the Energy Community Treaty Region

Chairman : Otto Musilek, Vice-President, GIE


Otto MusilekGIEVice-President

Mr. Otto Musilek, director, was born in 1948 in Vienna, he is married and has 3 children. He attended the technical institution of higher education in the field electro-technology. Mr. Musilek started to work at the natural gas division of OMV in 1976 and was engaged in the development of the natural gas business in different leading positions. In addition he was project manager of the Working Group of the West-Austria-gas pipeline from 1976 to 1980.Since 1997 Mr. Musilek had been the head of natural gas division and from 2001 to 2007 Managing Director of OMV Gas GmbH. Senior Executive Adviser and Consultant from 2008. He had numerous additional functions:Managing Director of OMV Erdgas-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH,Managing Director of OMV Gas Germany GmbH,Supervisory Board Member of CISMO Clearing Integrated Services and Market Operations GmbH,Supervisory Board Member of Ferngasbeteiligungs AG,Supervisory Board Member of the Oberösterreichische Ferngas AG,Member of the Committee in the trade association Gas Wärme,Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AGCS Gas Clearing and Settlement AG,Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AGGM Austrian Gas Grid Management AG,Supervisory Board Member of MEGAL Mittel-Europäische-Gasleitungsgesellschaft mbH & Co.KG,Supervisory Board Member of MEGAL Verwaltungs –GmbH,Chairman of the Steering Committee of “Nabucco-Gaspipeline-Project”,Chairman of the Steering Committee of “Adria LNG Project”,Vice President of the Austrian Committee of WEC (World Energy Council),Austrian Representative of IGU - International Gas Union/Council and Executive Committee,Representative at GIIGNL, Representative at EUROGAS and Ownership-representative at OMV Gas subsidiary companies, Board Member of GIE – Gas Infrastructure Europe, Executive Board Member of GTE – Gas Transmission Europe

Session 3 - Day 1

chairman

Vasile FloreaTransgazDirector System Balancing

Mr. Vasile Florea is currently working with SNTGN TRANSGAZ SA, Medias, as Director for Commercial Balancing.Mr. Florea has been working within the gas sector since 1979, after having graduated the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest - Faculty of Machine Construction Technology. His former professional activity involved research-design in the field of combustion processes, automation and regulating equipment related to the gas industry. Mr. Florea dedicated a significant part of his activity to the metering of gas flow rates starting from import and transit stations up to the household consumers.For a 6 years period, starting with 2000, Mr. Florea ensured the co-ordination of the process associated to the preparation of technical regulations within the National Gas Regulatory Authority. He has been representing the company in various professional and standardizing associations.

Michael ThomadakisRegulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) - Greece

Vice Chairman

Michael Thomadakis is the Vice Chairman of the Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), since November 2005. Before that, he was the Head of the Energy Planning & International Affairs Department of (RAE), since 2002. He is also invited lecturer on natural gas technologies in the Post-Graduate Program of the National Technical University of Athens, since 1997. Before joining RAE, Dr. Thomadakis was Deputy Head of Department in the Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA SA), responsible for gas transportation contracts and gas transportation planning. After joining DEPA, in 1995, he has been working as the administrator of the Gas Procurement contracts, both pipeline and LNG, on LNG transportation contracts, on the development of underground gas storage and on the derivation of transportation tariffs.

He has a Mechanical Engineering degree from National Technical University of Athens (1986) and a PhD from the same University on Computational Aerodynamics (1992), while he has an MBA degree from the Greek Society of Business Administration (2001). He has worked as senior research engineer, on Computational Fluid Dynamics, in the Mechanical Engineering Department of University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology from 1993 to 1995. He has published more than 20 papers in scientific journals and scientific conferences.

Richard HallOil and Gas Producers Europe (OGP)EU Affairs Manager

Richard Nielsen Hall has over thirty years experience in the oil and gas industry, most of this time employed in European operations working for BP, British Gas and Shell. He is an engineer with experience gained in a number of operational, engineering and commercial roles. Richard has worked offshore as an Offshore Installation Manager and onshore in project and asset management. In recent years he has applied his engineering and operations experience to commercial activities, negotiating and implementing joint ventures within the industry and with national governments.

In OGP Europe, Richard works with the European Institutions on behalf of the oil and gas producing industry and is based in Brussels.

Session 3 - Day 1

How the implementation of the network code does help infrastructure users

Session 3 - Day 1

Recent regulatory developmentsin the gas market of the Energy Community

Session 3 - Day 1

OGP Perspective: Regional Gas Availability


20:10

19:30

F. Evening Programme

Dinner and evening programme hosted by Transgaz

Transfer from the hotel

Silvia Adriana ŢicăuEuropean ParliamentMEP

Silvia Adriana Ţicău became a Member of the European Parliament on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union.

She holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Open University Business School, UK, 1996-2001) and a Postgraduate Degree in Security of E-Government Systems (Military Technical Academy, Bucharest, from 2002), as well as a Postgraduate Degree in Economic Benefits of Online Public Services (Paris Dauphine University, from 2004).

In 2001, she was Director-General for Information Technology and Information Society Development Strategy at the Ministry for Communications and Information Technology and, from 2009 to 2001, Director of Operations, SC Tc. Inf. SA.

From 2001 to 2004, she was State Secretary for Information Technology and then Minister of Communications and Information Technology in 2004, after which she became a Member of the Romanian Senate and, in 2006, an Observer in the European Parliament.

Ms. Ţicău is Vice-President of the Social Democratic Party (Galaţi county branch, from 2005), a Member of the Social Democratic Party National Executive (from 2004) and of the Social Democratic County Executive (Galaţi, from 2001).

She is Secretary of the Committee on Equal Opportunities, Romanian Senate (from 2004), and a Member of the Committee on Economic Affairs, Industry and Services, Romanian Senate (from 2004). She is also Member of the National Order of ‘Serviciul Credincios’ (‘Faithful Service’) - Cavaler, 2002.

Mark van StiphoutDG TRENAdministrator

Mark van Stiphout’s work as Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG Transport & Energy, Electricity and Gas Unit began in March 2006. He is responsible for the liberalisation of the internal market for natural gas, which includes the legislative proposals that are currently being negotiated, the rules on access to infrastructure, interoperability of gas networks, gas quality and the organisation of the Madrid Forum.

Previous roles include consultancy on renewable energy projects, at Ecofys, with a focus on generating energy from biomass, Market Analyst at Cogas Energie and an internship at Gaz de France, researching gas storage in the EU.

His academic career contains post graduate studies in Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources in Paris, an MSc in Technology and Society and two years in Chemical Engineering (both at Eindhoven University of Technology).

Session 1 - Day 2

chairwoman

Session 1 - Day 2

Commission’s view on the latest developments

DAY TWO - Friday 24 October 2008A. Panel

Session 1 : Third package recent developments

Chairwoman : Silvia Adriana Ţicău, MEP, European Parliament


Walter BoltzERGEGChairman of the Gas Group

Dr Walter Boltz graduated from high school in both the USA and Austria and holds a Degree in technical physics from the Vienna University of Technology.Walter Boltz held various positions for the EDP department of an Austrian banking group, he was for ten years head of the Austrian branch of an international consulting group, and then a consultant for a major Austrian commercial bank in Central and Eastern Europe. From 1996 to 1999, he was member of the executive board of a major German consultancy company, and from 1999 to 2001, member of the executive board of PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting in charge of the “Energy and Utilities” section. In this position he concentrated on the liberalisation of the energy markets in Austria and Western Europe.

Since March 2001, Walter Boltz is the Chairman of E-Control Ltd. He holds different functions in international organisations:

CEER Security of Supply Working Group Chair (2001/2004)•CEER Single Energy Market Working Group Chair (2004/2005)•CEER/ERGEG Gas Working Group Chair (since 2006)•CEER/ERGEG Vice President (since 2006)•AIB President (2004/2005)•

Stephan ResslEFETGas Committee Vice-Chairman

Dr. Stephan Ressl has a degree in mechanical engineering from TU-Vienna and a subsequent PhD focusing on economics and industrial policy.

He joined Econgas as Head of Business Development in June 2006 and is responsible for new markets, strategy and regulatory affairs. He serves also as Vice Chairman of EFET Gas and in the Easee-Gas Board of Directors.

Before he worked in the European Commission DG TREN C-2 for more than two years, dealing mainly with gas market liberalisation items and the creation of the energy community. He worked for GTE as Vice-Executive Secretary from 2002 to 2004 after having joined OMV late 2001. He was previously project manager to set up the Austrian Energy Exchange EXAA and the Austrian balancing energy agency AGCS.

Session 1 - Day 2

Making the third package work in practice

Session 1 - Day 2

Recent regulatory developments

DAY TWO - Friday 24 October 2008A. Panel

10:20 - 11:00B. Coffee Break

Jacques LaurelutGTEPresident

Jacques Laurelut is the Managing Director of GRTgaz since January 1st 2005. He has been in charge of the Gaz de France gas transport activities since 2004. He has been advisor to the CEOs of EDF and Gaz de France for IT and telecommunications from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 till 2004, he was in charge of the Gaz de France Gas Supply Contracts and the Trading activities (through Gaselys - joint branch with Société Générale).

Jacques Laurelut started his career in Gaz de France in 1972 holding different positions in the Transmission Division and being responsible in various areas including gas imports from Russia to France and management of operating and maintenance Business Units. In 1988 he became Project Manager of the new information system of the Division and participated in the engineering of the Corporate Management of the Transmission Division. In 1994 he moved to Electricité de France and covered the position of Chief Information Officer. From 1999 to 2003 he was Manager for Gas Trading and Shipping in Gaz de France. Jacques Laurelut is a civil engineer (mining) from Saint-Étienne.

Session 1 - Day 2

Overview of GTE+ main achievements in 2008 and way forward

Andrea StegherGSE Investment and SoS WGChairman

Andrea Stegher, GSE vice president and chairman of Investment and SOS WG and member of the GIE board, is head of planning and business development in Stogit, the legally unbundled Eni storage company. He has a wide experience in storage activites with more than 10 years in the business.

Previously he had other assignments in the planning department of the E&P division of Eni.

Jean-Marc LeroyGSE President GDF SUEZ Vice President, Major Infrastructures Division

Since 2005, Jean-Marc Leroy has been in charge of storage infrastructures and LNG terminals of GDF SUEZ.

From 1997 to 2004, he has been active at Gaz de France head office in several key positions : Manager of the President’s Office, secretary of the Board, Deputy Vice president of the Strategy Division, Vice President in charge of Exterior Relations and Internal Communication. Jean-Marc Leroy started his career in Electricite de France (EDF). In 1994, he moved to Gaz de France as Deputy Vice President of Gaz de France Transmission Division.

Jean-Marc Leroy is also President of GSE – Gas storage Europe, representing gas storage operators in Europe.

Thierry BrosSociété GénéraleSenior Financial Analyst

Thierry Bros joined Société Générale in 2007, as Senior Financial Analyst, to provide clients with recommendations on listed gas stocks and in-depth research on gas issues. Thierry was, from 2002 to 2007, the Senior Oil & Gas expert at the French Department of Trade and Industry, where he represented France on oil markets and emergency questions at the International Energy Agency (Paris), the European Commission and the Energy Charter (Brussels).

His responsibilities included providing global reviews for top French officials covering oil and gas issues and negotiating European directives. As a gas specialist, Thierry reviewed the regulations governing the opening up and liberalisation of the French gas market and supervised the Contingency Gas Plan.

Prior to that, Thierry was, for five years, Head of Internal Communication at the Institut Français du Pétrole. Dr. Bros is also a lecturer at several universities and a speaker at international conferences on gas-related subjects.

Session 2 - Day 2

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Session 2 - Day 2

Views from the banking sector

DAY TWO - Friday 24 October 2008C. Panel

Session 2 : Security of Supply and market needs: Facing the investment challenges for storage

Chairman : Jean-Marc Leroy, GSE, President


Session 2 - Day 2

How to attract funds for storage investments

Bas FroonTAQA EnergyRegulatory & Midstream

Bas Froon is responsible for regulatory affairs of TAQA Energy and all commercial aspects of the Alkmaar Peak Gas Installation operated by TAQA Energy. This includes the marketing of third party storage services.

Based on this experience, he is also responsible for regulatory affairs within one of the biggest new gas storage projects in North-West Europe, the Bergermeer Gas Storage. In this capacity he is the primary liaison with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regulatory bodies and the European Commission. Bas is also closely involved with the commercial development of Bergermeer Gas Storage.

Until 2006, Bas worked for the Dutch Energy Regulator DTe, where he was responsible for gas network regulation and the development of the Dutch Gas Wholesale market. He also worked for CEER and ERGEG in Brussels as National Expert Gas.

Bas has a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from the Technical University Twente.

Session 2 - Day 2

Experience with storage investment: the Bergermeer Gas Storage Project

DAY TWO - Friday 24 October 2008C. Panel

Francisco de la FlorGLEPresident

Francisco de la Flor has been working in the natural gas business since mid eighties. He has worked in several companies holding various positions and having responsibilities for commercial, technical, procurement, international and planning issues. He is currently Director of Regulation in Enagas since 2002.

At the same time, he is a Professor for University postgraduates at the Global Development Learning Network, belonging to the World Bank, and lecturer in many other training courses and fora.

He holds university degrees in Chemical Engineering and in Economics Sciences and Business Management. He has completed a Business Administration Executive Program at the IESE Business School and followed doctorate studies in Economics.

Pedro MoraledaMMV ConsultingSenior Consultant

Pedro Moraleda is an independent consultant specialized in LNG and international gas markets and energy regulatory issues. On behalf of the Spanish Gas Association, he is currently the Chairman of the International Gas Union’s Committee on Strategy, Economics and Regulation. He got over 20 years experience in the oil and gas industry as Director of International Relations at Gas Natural sdg, the Spanish company he worked for until October 2007, and at Repsol where he occupied different high level positions in the commercial and marketing areas.Frequent speaker at international conferences he has actively participated in gas and energy associations and cooperated with energy authorities and regulators.

Born in Madrid in 1949, Mr. Moraleda has a degree in Law by the University of Deusto (Bilbao) and a Master in Business Administration by ICADE (Madrid). Other than Spanish he speaks fluent English and French.

Patrick G. WailliezGDF SuezGas Advisor to the CEO

Patrick Wailliez is Gas Adviser to the CEO of GDF Suez since 1st of July 2004 and was previously COO of Fluxys, the belgian TSO. He is Chairman of the Board of Suez LNG Trading S.A. and Suez LNG Finance S.A. His career within the gas sector started in 1976 when he joined Distrigaz where he had various positions in technical, commercial and economical areas of the company. In 1993 he was apppointed Director of Technical area, Gas Supply & Sales for Litoral Gas in Argentina in the framework of the liberalization of the Argentine gas market. After this specific assignment he rejoined Distrigas in 1995 and endorsed responsibilities in the technical and commercial areas and in the framework of the introduction of the TPA activities within the company. He has been closely involved in the liberalization process of Distrigas and moved in 2001 to Fluxys, the belgian gas transportation company, after the unbundling of Distrigas. He was also Managing Director of Huberator and CEO of Fluxys LNG.

He has been Vice-Chairman of GTE where he was actively working towards an increased interoperability at European level through the “GTE Interoperability Working Group”, EASEE-gas and the Madrid Forum.

Session 3 - Day 2

chairman

Session 3 - Day 2

European Commission study on LNG: Summary of Conclusions

Session 3 - Day 2

Investing in LNG Infrastructure: New entry capacity to the EU gas market

DAY TWO - Friday 24 October 2008D. Panel

Session 3 : LNG as promoter of Security and Diversity of Supply and Competition

Chairman : Francisco de la Flor, GLE, President


DAY TWO - Friday 24 October 2008

E. Closing Panel

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13:00 - 13:15

F. Lunch

G. Sightseeing Tour

Presented materials

Bucharest sightseeing tour

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