October, 2009
On Friday, 30 October 2009, the ELG held the First Biennal Energy Event at the Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay (near Paris – Vallée de Chevreuse – France).
PLENARY SESSION (Orangerie Haras)
Chair: Welcome Speech by Thierry Lauriol, the President of the Energy Law Group
- Speech by Ambassador André Mernier, General Secretary of the Energy Charter Secretariat
- Introduction of themes to be discussed in the afternoon workshop sessions
WORKSHOP 1: ENERGY SECTOR – CONTRACTUAL ISSUES
- Rapporteur for morning plenary session: Marc Grüninger, Switzerland
- Panel leader: Thorsten Mäger, Germany
- Moderator: Rui Oliveira Neves, Portugal
- Rapporteur for afternoon plenary session: Christopher Dempsey, France
WORKSHOP 2: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES – RENEWABLES AND NUCLEAR
- Rapporteur for morning plenary session: Jan-Erik Svensson, Denmark
- Panel leader: Juan Ignacio Gonzalez Ruiz, Spain
- Moderator: Marina Kolia, Greece
- Rapporteur for afternoon plenary session: Imbi Jürgen, Estonia
WORKSHOP 3: ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- Rapporteur for morning plenary session: Jakob Falkman, Sweden
- Panel leader: Stephen Shergold, United Kingdom
- Moderator: Ivars Slokenbergs, Latvia
- Rapporteur for afternoon plenary session: Krzysztof Cichocki, Poland
WORKSHOP 4: ENERGY TRADING
- Rapporteur for morning plenary session: Odd-Harald Wasenden, Norway
- Panel leader: Alex McLean, Ireland
- Moderator: Gabriela Cacerea, Romania
- Rapporteur for afternoon plenary session: Odd-Harald Wasenden, Norway
WORKSHOP 5: EUROPEAN UNION THIRD LIBERALISATION PACKAGE
- Rapporteur for morning plenary session: Thomas Starlinger, Austria
- Panel leader: Erik Pijnacker Hordijk, Netherlands
- Moderator: Rino Caiazzo, Italy
- Rapporteur for afternoon plenary session: Damien Verhoeven, Belgium
WORKSHOP 6 : GAS SUPPLY IN EUROPE
- Rapporteur for morning plenary session: Nývlt Lukáš, Czech Republic
- Panel leader: Christoffer Charpentier, Finland
- Moderator: Dovile Greblikiene, Lithuania
- Rapporteur for afternoon plenary session: Milan Pandev, Bulgaria