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Date

2020

PLACE

Vilnius

Language

English

Organizers and Partners of Energy Forum 2019

“It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 8th Traditional and Renewable Energy Forum. The event has become a pleasant tradition to have an open discussion with the best experts and politicians from all three Baltic countries, Poland and Nordic region.”

Robert Juodka
Robert JuodkaOrganiser, Chairman of the Board of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce, Managing Partner at PRIMUS DERLING
Speakers of Energy Forum 2019
Žygimantas Vaičiūnas

Žygimantas Vaičiūnas

Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
Žygimantas Mauricas

Žygimantas Mauricas

Chief Economist at Luminor Bank (Lithuania)
Remigijus Lapinskas

Remigijus Lapinskas

President of the World Bioenergy Association (Lithuania)
Einari Kisel

Einari Kisel

Regional Manager for Europe, World Energy Council (Estonia)
Herkko Plit

Herkko Plit

President and CEO at Baltic Connector Oy (Finland)
Tomasz Jamróz

Tomasz Jamróz

Counsellor, Economic Cooperation Department of Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)
Rūta Jakubauskienė

Rūta Jakubauskienė

COO of I+D Energias Lietuva (Lithuania)
Linas Sabaliauskas

Linas Sabaliauskas

CEO (Country Manager) of Enefit Green (Lithuania)
Janis Bethers

Janis Bethers

CEO of Enefit Latvia (Latvia)
Uldis Mucinieks

Uldis Mucinieks

Sales Director of Latvenergo (Latvia)
Tomas Venckus

Tomas Venckus

Partner at Primus Derling (Lithuania)
Vytautas Ruolia

Vytautas Ruolia

Commercial Director of AB Amber Grid (Lithuania)
Arūnas Molis

Arūnas Molis

Klaipėda LNG Director, Klaipėdos Nafta (Lithuania)
Rokas Radvilavičius

Rokas Radvilavičius

Director of UAB Sala Energy (Lithuania)
Piotr Zawistowski

Piotr Zawistowski

President of the Management Board, Polish Power Exchange (Poland)
Timo Tatar

Timo Tatar

Deputy Secretary General for Energy of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (Estonia)
Daivis Virbickas

Daivis Virbickas

CEO of Litgrid (Lithuania)
Hando Sutter

Hando Sutter

CEO of Eesti Energia (Estonia)
Virgilijus Poderys

Virgilijus Poderys

Member of Lithuanian Seimas, Chairman of the Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development at Seimas (Lithuania)
Dominykas Tučkus

Dominykas Tučkus

Member of the Executive Board at Lietuvos Energija, CBDO, Business Development & Infrastructure Director (Lithuania)
Kaja Trees

Kaja Trees

Chief Analyst at Elering AS (Estonia)

Moderators of Energy Forum 2019

Robert Juodka

Robert Juodka

Chairman of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania, Board Member of the Polish-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania, Managing Partner at PRIMUS DERLING in Lithuania
Vytenis Koryzna

Vytenis Koryzna

Managing Director of Enefit, UAB (Lithuania)
Giedrė Kurmė

Giedrė Kurmė

CEO of GET Baltic (Lithuania)
Program of Energy Forum 2019

Please note: the program might still be subject to some changes

08:00 – 08:30 REGISTRATION

08:30 – 08:45 WELCOMING REMARKS
                 Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania

08:45 – 09:50 ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TRENDS in energy sector

Speakers:

Global and regional energy sector trends: stone age ended not because of the lack of stones
 Žygimantas Mauricas, Chief Economist at Luminor Lietuva (Lithuania)

Global bioenergy status and Lithuania, as a recent success story
Remigijus Lapinskas, President of World Bioenergy Association (Lithuania)

Global trends in European energy sector
Einari Kisel, Senior Fellow, European Policies and Partnership Development, Regional Manager for World Energy Council (WEC) (Estonia)

Diversification of supply and security issues
Herkko Plit, President and CEO of Baltic Connector Oy (Finland)

Moderator:

Robert Juodka, Managing Partner at PRIMUS DERLING (Lithuania)

09:50 – 10:20 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

10:20 – 11:50 RENEWABLE ENERGY

Speakers:

Poland’s green technologies and the geopolitics of energy
Tomasz Jamróz, Counsellor, Economic Cooperation Department, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)

Is our region solar-friendly? From goals and policies to real implementation
Rūta Jakubauskienė, COO of I+D Energias Lietuva (Lithuania)

Cooperation of distributed and conventional power generation in Polish conditions
Wlodzimierz Ehrenhalt, President of Polish Renewable Energy Association (Poland)

The development of wind energy in Lithuania: challenges and risks to deal with
Linas Sabaliauskas, CEO (Country Manager) of Enefit Green (Lithuania)

Panel discussion

Moderator:

Robert Juodka, Managing Partner at PRIMUS DERLING (Lithuania)

11:50- 12:00 TECHNICAL BREAK

12:00 – 13:15 MARKET LIBERALIZATION as a driver of renewable and innovative solutions

Speakers:

Broad overview of household liberalisation practices in LV, EE, SE, FI
Janis Bethers, CEO of Enefit Latvia (Latvia)

Development of competitive retail energy markets across the Baltics
Uldis Mucinieks, Sales Director of Latvernergo (Latvia)

Household liberalisation market – legal issues
Tomas Venckus, Partner at PRIMUS DERLING (Lithuania)

Panel discussion

Moderator:

Vytenis Koryzna, Managing Director of Enefit, UAB (Lithuania)

13:15 – 14:30 LUNCH

14:30 – 16:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS

GAS

Speakers:

Changing gas market role in the environment of rising renewables
Vytautas Ruolia, Commercial Director of AB Amber Grid (Lithuania)

What does the future hold for LNG in the Baltic Sea region?
Arūnas Molis, Klaipėda LNG Director, Klaipėdos Nafta (Lithuania)

For the energy security and economy: “recruitment“ of cogeneration microturbines
Rokas Radvilavičius, Director of Sala Energy UAB (Lithuania)

The role of Polish gas exchange in the market integration process in the Baltic region
Piotr Zawistowski, President of the Management Board of Polish Power Exchange (Poland)

Panel discussion

Joined by Timo Tatar, Deputy Secretary General for Energy of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (Estonia)

Moderator:
               Giedrė Kurmė, CEO of GET Baltic (Lithuania)

ELECTRICITY

Speakers:

Synchronisation challenges ahead
Daivis Virbickas, CEO of Litgrid (Lithuania)

10 years of the BEMIP – achievements and the path ahead
Hando Sutter, CEO of Eesti Energia (Estonia)

Unity – is a challenge for the joint energy projects of the Baltic States
Virgilijus Poderys, Member of Lithuanian Seimas, Chairman of the Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development at Seimas (Lithuania)

Energy market deregulation and development in the Baltics
Dominykas Tučkus, Member of the Executive Board at Lietuvos Energija, CBDO, Business Development & Infrastructure Director (Lithuania)

EU-SysFlex: pan-European system with an efficient coordinated use of flexibilities
Kaja Trees, Chief Analyst at Elering AS (Estonia)

Panel discussion

Moderator:

Robert Juodka, Managing Partner at PRIMUS DERLING (Lithuania)

16:30 – 17:30 GLASS OF WINE AND NETWORKING

Accomodation

Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius is located in the very center of Vilnius Old Town, right on the Cathedral Square easy accessible to all tourists attractions within walking distance. The hotel offers special room rates for the participants of the Traditional and Renewable Energy Forum. For reservation please fill in the Hotel reservation form Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius_2019 and forward it to the hotel by email reservations.vilnius@kempinski.com.

Please note, special room rate offer ends on 2019-04-30.

Notice of filming and photography

Photographs and/or video will be taken at the event. By taking part in this event you grant the event organizers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for publicity. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases.