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Energy Transition Symposium
6th HAEE Energy Transition Symposium
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PAST EVENT
28 September - 1 October 2021
Theoxenia Palace Hotel, Kifissia
Symposium Agenda
09.25 - 09.30
WELCOME ADDRESS
Spiros Papaefthimiou, Chairman, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (HAEE); Assoc. Professor in Energy Management Systems and Energy Efficiency Technologies, Technical University of Crete
09.30 - 10.15
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND DISCUSSION
Kostas Skrekas, Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic
Towards a Green Energy Transition in discussion with:
Andreas Shiamishis, CEO, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.
Moderator:
Kostas Andriosopoulos, Professor of Energy Economics, Audencia Business School; Chairman, Board of Energy Transition of HAEE; President, Energy Committee of AmCham
10.15 - 11.00
GREEK ENERGY MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
Peti Perka, Member of Parliament Florina; Deputy Head of Environment & Energy Sector, SYRIZA
Giorgos Arvanitidis, Member of Parliament Thessaloniki B; Director of Environment and Energy Sector, KIN.AL.
Moderator:
Spiros Papaefthimiou, Chairman, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (HAEE); Assoc. Professor in Energy Management Systems and Energy Efficiency Technologies, Technical University of Crete
11.00 - 11.15
Coffee Break
11.15 - 12.15
REGIONAL COUPLING: THE ROLE OF POWER EXCHANGES IN SE EUROPE
George Ioannou, CEO, Energy Exchange Group
Konstantin Konstantinov, CEO, Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (digital)
Miloš Mladenović, Managing Director, SEEPEX (digital)
Septimiu Rusu, Development Manager, Romanian Commodities Exchange (digital)
Moderator:
Victor Grigorescu, Former Minister of Energy, Romania (digital)
12.15 - 13.15
ENERGY TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES
POWERED BY GAIA
Maria Christantoni, Sustainability Officer, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund
Theodora Antonakaki, Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Centre, Bank of Greece (digital)
Pantelis Capros, Professor of Energy Finance, National Technical University of Athens (digital)
Edmond Airantzis, co-Founder, New Energy Partners
Haris Doukas, Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA); General Secretary, HELORS
Moderator: José Maillet, Head of Gaia, Audencia Business School (digital)
13.15 - 13.30
HAEE ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY
13.30 - 15.00
Lunch - Apollon Room
15.00 - 16.30
THE FUTURE OF THE GREEK RES MARKET
Yiannis Yiarentis, President and CEO, DAPEEP
Giorgos Filiopoulos, CEO, Enterprise Greece (digital)
Panagiotis Doumas, Director and Member of the Executive Committee, Howden-Matrix
Loukas Lazarakis, General Manager, Head of Energy Unit, Intrakat
Grigoris Marinakis, General Manager, Voltalia Greece
Konstantinos Mavros, CEO, PPC Renewables
Moderator:
Tasos Garis, Founder and Director, Garis Partners
16.30 - 17.00
ACCELERATING THE DECARBONIZATION OF EUROPEAN ISLANDS
Keynote Address:
Alexandra Sdoukou, General Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources, Hellenic Republic
In discussion with:
Spiros Papaefthimiou, Chairman, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (HAEE); Assoc. Professor in Energy Management Systems and Energy Efficiency Technologies, Technical University of Crete
17.00 - 18.00
ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
POWERED BY ATLANTIC COUNCIL
Keynote Address:
Geoffrey Pyatt, US Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Richard Morningstar, Founding Director and Chairman, Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council; Former US Ambassador to the Rep. of Azerbaijan, Former US Ambassador to the EU (digital)
Samuel Furfari, Professor of the geopolitics of energy, Free University of Brussels
Aristofanis Stefatos, CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management S.A.
Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC)
Moderator:
Nikos Tsafos, James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics, CSIS (digital)
09.30 - 09.45
COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR – EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL AND NATIONAL POLICIES
Keynote address:
Spilios Livanos, Minister of Rural Development and Food
09.45 - 10.30
RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Giorgos Patoulis, Governor of Attica Region
Konstantinos Gioutikas, Vice-Governor of Development and Environment, Central Macedonia Region (digital)
Dimitris Papastergiou, President, Central Union of Municipalities in Greece (KEDE); Mayor of Trikala Municipality, Hellenic Republic (digital)
Moderator:
George Kremlis, Principal Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister on Energy, Climate and Circular Economy Issues; President, International “Circular Clima Institute” of the European Public Law Organization
10.30 - 10.50
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE GREEK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATOR
Anastasios Manos, CEO, Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator
Moderator:
Thodoris Panagoulis, Editor in Chief, energypress.gr
10.50 - 11.10
Coffee Break
11.10 - 12.00
EU GREEN DEAL AND THE FIT FOR 55 PACKAGE
Keynote Address:
Enrique Rubio Viguera, Spanish Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Rabia Ferroukhi, Director, Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, IRENA (digital)
Andrew Scorer, Lead Freight Analyst, S&P Global Platts (digital)
Michael Schmela, Executive Advisor and Head of Market Intelligence, SolarPower Europe (digital)
In discussion with:
Nektaria Karakatsani, Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic
12.00 - 12.45
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Athanasios Dagoumas, President, Hellenic Regulatory Authority for Energy
Andreas Poullikkas, Chairman, Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority
In discussion with:
Jean-Michel Glachant, Director, Florence School of Regulation; Holder of the Loyola de Palacio Chair (digital)
12.45 - 14.00
Lunch - Apollon Room
14.00 - 15.00
ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBALLY
POWERED BY CIRCULAR CLIMA INSTITUTE - EPLO
Keynote address:
Konstantinos Aravossis, General Secretary of Natural Environment and Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic
Ricardo Raineri, Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile, Former Energy Minister of Chile; Member of the WG on Energy Transition, UN DESA (digital)
Anastasios Tosios, Deputy CEO, EYDAP
Agis Papadopoulos, Chairman of the Board, EYATH; Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
In discussion with:
George Kremlis, Principal Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister on Energy, Climate and Circular Economy Issues; President, International “Circular Clima Institute” of the European Public Law Organization
15.00 - 15.20
EU ENERGY TAX REFORM
Keynote address:
Gerassimos Thomas, Director General Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission (digital)
In discussion with:
Kyriaki Kosmidou, Professor in Banking Finance, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Vice-President, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics
15.20 - 15.50
Coffee Break
15.50 - 16.50
GREEK PRIVATIZATION SUCCESS STORIES
Manos Manousakis, Chairman and CEO, Independent Power Transmission Operator (TBC)
Marios Tsakas, CEO, Public Gas Distribution Networks S.A. (digital)
Harry Damaskos, Principal, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (digital)
Despina Tomadaki, Senior Loan Officer, European Investment Bank (digital)
Moderator:
Thomas Lamnidis, Managing Director, Lamnidis Law; Principal and Legal Advisor, Savvy Business sLTD
16.50 - 18.00
DECARBONIZATION AND SMARTIFICATION OF ISLANDS
POWERED BY IANOS PROJECT
Nuno Marinho, Head of RES Integration and Flexibilty, NEW R&D - Centre for New Energy Technologies, EDP – Energias de Portugal, Coordinator of IANOS project (digital)
Spyros Economou, President of the BoD, CRES
George Kavvouras, General Manager, Omexom/Vinci Energies Hellas
Vassilis Kalavrouziotis, Head of Software Development & Energy Management, Eunice Energy Group
Nikos Chatziargyriou, Professor, National Technical University of Athens; Past Chairman and CEO, HEDNO (digital)
Moderator:
Pierre-Jean Cherret, VP New Business & Innovation, Items International (digital)
18.00 - 19.30
Academic Session
Session Chair: Dimitra Koumparou
Climate Change Adaptation Measures and Strategies for Electric Grid Resilience Enhancement: Impact Assessment and Lessons Learnt from the Recent Extreme Weather Event “Medea”
Authors: Aikaterini Gkika, Efstratios Zacharis, Dimitrios Skikos, Dimitrios Lagos
Presenter: Aikaterini Gkika
Geothermal Hybrid. Energy Production Using Deep Drilling for Electricity and Green Hydrogen Production
Author: Achilles Kanellopoulos
Presenter: Achilles Kanellopoulos
Assessment of an existing gas pipeline to be retrofitted to hydrogen transport – material evaluations
Authors: Alessandro Terenzi, Enrico Torselletti, Daniele Scarsciafratte, Domenico Tomassini
Presenter: Enriquo Torselleti
Accelerating the transformation of the Greek energy system through green hydrogen’s penetration in the energy mix: A multicriteria-based power generation schedule
Authors: Diamantis Koutsandreas, Ioannis Pappis, Georgios Trachanas, Alexandros Nikas, Haris Doukas
Presenter: Diamantis Koutsandreas
Culture and energy transition
Authors: D. Koumparou, E. Zervas
Presenter: Dimitra Koumparou
09.30 - 10.15
ENERGY TRANSITION - A KEY TO FOSTERING INVESTMENTS
Keynote address:
Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investments, Hellenic Republic
Aristotelis Chantavas, Head of Europe Area, Enel Green Power; President, SolarPower Europe
Kostas Andriosopoulos, Professor of Energy Economics, Audencia Business School; Chairman, Board of Energy Transition of HAEE; President, Energy Committee of AmCham
Moderator:
Haris Floudopoulos, Journalist, capital.gr
10.15 - 11.15
INVESTMENTS IN THE GREEK NATURAL GAS SECTOR
Maria Rita Galli, CEO, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator S.A.
Konstantinos Eleftheriadis, Partner, Energy Industry Leader, Deloitte
Nikolaos Koutsogiannis, Advisor to the BoD, HENGAS S.A.
Moderator:
Dimitris Pefanis, Director of Financial and Business Content, DPG Digital Media
11.15 - 11.30
STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND ENERGY SECURITY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
David Livingston, Senior Advisor, US Department of State (digital)
In discussion with:
Kostas Andriosopoulos, Professor of Energy Economics, Audencia Business School; Chairman, Board of Energy Transition of HAEE; President, Energy Committee of AmCham
11.30 - 11.45
Coffee Break
11.45 - 13.00
HYDROGEN AND RENEWABLE GASES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Constantinos Papalucas, Energy Expert, Coordinator of the National Hydrogen Committee (digital)
George Kasapides, Regional Governor of Western Macedonia, Hellenic Republic (digital)
Matteo Mazzoni, Head of Market Strategy, Snam, main Shareholder of Senfluga (digital)
Gulmira Rzayeva, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES); Founder and Managing Director, Eurasia Analytics Ltd.
Dimitrios Kardomateas, Representative of the Chairman of the JTDP Steering Committee
Moderator:
Konstantinos Sfetsioris, Energy Specialist; Member of the National Hydrogen Energy Committee
13.00 - 14.15
Lunch - Apollon Room
14.15 - 15.45
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GAS MARKETS
POWERED BY GLOBAL GAS CENTRE
Opening address:
René Bautz, Chairman, Global Gas Centre; CEO, Gaznat S.A.
Symeon Kassianides, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Hyperion Systems Engineering Group; Chairman, Natural Gas Public Company of Cyprus
Amir Foster, Executive Director, Association of Oil and Gas Exploration Industries in Israel
Thierry Bros, Vice President Research, Tellurian
Panayiotis Mitrou, Global Gas Segment Manager, Marine & Offshore, Lloyd's Register (digital)
Moderator:
Naji Abi-Aad, Advisor, Global Gas Centre; Senior Consultant Gas Centre
15.45 - 16.15
Coffee Break
16.15 - 17.30
MONITORING METHANE FROM SPACE: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GAS MARKET
POWERED BY GLOBAL GAS CENTRE
Christian Lelong, Director of Natural Resources, Kayrros
Intervention by:
Maria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament, Nea Dimokratia Party
Konstantin Romanov, Head of Division, Gazprom (digital)
Moderator:
Eleni Charisi, Natural Gas Market Reporter, Argus Media
17.30 - 18.15
ESG CRITERIA: THE FUTURE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTS
Mamadou-Abou Sarr, President & Chief Executive Officer at V-Square Quantitative Management (digital)
Antonis Mountouris, Group HSE & Sustainable Development Manager, HEL.PE.
Kostas Andriosopoulos, Professor of Energy Economics, Audencia Business School; Chairman, Board of Energy Transition of HAEE; President, Energy Committee of AmCham
In discussion with:
Faidra Mavrogiorgi, Journalist and Owner ESG stories
18.15 - 19.45
Academic Session
Session Chair: Filippos Ioannidis
Comparative analysis between different approaches for calculating on-board passenger ship's emissions and fuel-energy consumption based on operational data
Authors: Emmanouil Doundoulakis, Spiros Papaefthimiou
Presenter: Emmanouil Doundoulakis
Environmental impact of new Directives, Regulations and Covid-19 restrictions in the shipping sector: the case study of passenger ferries and cruise vessels in the region of Crete
Authors: Emmanouil Doundoulakis, Ioannis Sitzimis
Presenter: Emmanouil Doundoulakis
Advanced control systems and sensors based on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for smart greenhouses
Authors: Evangelos Ntousakis, Kostantinos Loukakis, Spiros Papaefthimiou
Presenter: Evangelos Ntousakis
Development of Intelligent and Energy-autonomous Greenhouse using innovative technologies to improve productivity and product quality (IEnGreen)
Authors: Kostantinos Loukakis, Vangelis Dimitriou, George Papadakis, Spiros Papaefthimiou, Manolis Souliotis
Presenter: Konstantinos Loukakis
Save Energy Checker Tool (SECT)
Authors: Maria Milousi, George Georgiadis, Dimitris Ziouzios, Andreas Koskeris, Manolis Souliotis
Presenter: Maria Milousi
09.30 - 10.15
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE PATH TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND A CLIMATE-NEUTRAL ECONOMY
Opening Keynote Address:
Kostas Ach. Karamanlis, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Hellenic Republic
Matthew Lodge, UK Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
In discussion with:
Spiros Papaefthimiou, Chairman, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (HAEE); Assoc. Professor in Energy Management Systems and Energy Efficiency Technologies, Technical University of Crete
10.15 - 11.15
E-MOBILITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF GREEN DEVELOPMENT
Kyriakos Kofinas, General Director of e-mobility, PPC (digital)
Elias Petris, Strategy and Business Development Manager, NRG
Vasilis Georgiou, Managing Director, Protasis
Panagiotis Ekaterinidis, Marketing Manager, Citroen, DS Automobiles
Moderator:
Thanos Zarogiannis, Electric Vehicles Charging Specialist, Advisor on Electromobility
11.15 - 11.45
Coffee Break
11.45 - 12.45
THE ROLE OF POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS IN THE TARGET MODEL
Athanasios Cholevas, Head Global Market Solutions, Corporate Transaction Banking, National Bank of Greece
Christos Georgopoulos, CEO, Inaccess
Guillaume Dupret, Energy Market Director, Akuo Energy
Vasilis Machias, Country Manager Greece, Axpo Solutions
Tasos Athanasopoulos, President and CEO, Enerdia S.A.
Moderator:
Kostas Andriosopoulos, Professor of Energy Economics, Audencia Business School; Chairman, Board of Energy Transition of HAEE; President, Energy Committee of AmCham
12.45 - 13.45
NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION ADVANCEMENTS IN THE ENERGY MARKETS
POWERED BY ENERGY DELTA INSTITUTE
Marcel Kramer, Energy and Infrastructure Consultant; President, Energy Delta Institute (digital)
Spyros Kiartzis, Manager, New Technologies and Alternative Energy Sources, HEL.PE.
Maher Chebbo, Chair, European ETIP Digital Energy Group and Digital Batteries Task Force (digital)
Gianfranco Scalabrini, Partner, 3H Partners, Professor of Energy Markets, Luiss Guido Carli
Moderator:
Miguel Palacios, Academic Dean Executive Education, ESCP Europe Business School (digital)
13.45 - 15.15
Lunch - Apollon Room
15.15 - 16.00
SMALL SCALE RES AND OFF-SHORE WIND POTENTIAL FOR GREECE
Panagiotis Papastamatiou, Director, ENTEKA; CEO, Hellenic Wind Energy Association
Konstantinos Tomaras, General Director, Spyropoulos S.A.
Moderator:
Nikos Frydas, Principal, Energy Advisory, Grant Thornton S.A.
16.00 - 17.15
ACCELERATING THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION ON ISLANDS
POWERED BY NESOI EUROPEAN ISLANDS FACILITY
Andrea Martinez, Deputy Managing Director, Sinloc
Panagiotis Grammelis, Director of Research, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Vasilis Roussakis, Deputy Mayor of Economic Growth, Municipality of Chalki (digital)
Moderator:
George Moutzorogeorgos, Energy Specialist, Advisor to the Secretary General for Energy and Mineral Resources
17.15 - 18.15
THE ROLE OF GEOPOLITICS AND ENERGY TRANSITION IN SE EUROPE
POWERED BY EPRINC
Nikolaos Bakatselos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (digital)
Olga Khakova, Associate Director for European Energy Security, Atlantic Council (digital)
Nicolò Sartori, Senior Researcher, Enel Foundation (digital)
Theodoros Tsakiris, Associate Professor of Geopolitics and Energy Policy, University of Nicosia Business School (digital)
Moderator:
Max Pyziur, Director - Downstream, Transportation Fuels, & Natural Gas Projects Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) (digital)
18.15 - 18.30
CLOSING REMARKS
Keynote Address:
James Smith, President, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE); Editor, The Energy Journal; Professor Emeritus, Southern Methodist University (digital)
In discussion with:
Spiros Papaefthimiou, Chairman, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (HAEE); Assoc. Professor in Energy Management Systems and Energy Efficiency Technologies, Technical University of Crete
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