9th Baltic Economic Forum
Conference on Energy Efficiency and Renewables
3-4 November 2008
Reval Hotel Latvija, Hall Beta
DAY I (November 3)
9:00 - 10:00 Registration & Wake-up Coffee
10:00 - 10:05 Opening address by Ojārs Kehris, Dr., Member of the Baltic Economic Forum Organizing Committee; President, Economists Association 2010; Former Minister of Economics of Latvia
10:05 - 11:30 I Session
Moderator: Ojārs Kehris, President, Economists Association 2010
Anrijs Matīss, State Secretary, Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
Energy efficiency and renewables: challenges and opportunities
Einari Kisel, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication of Estonia
Impact of the planned EU energy and climate package to the Baltic energy market
Juris Ozoliņš, Special Adviser to EU, Cabinet of Commissioner for Energy
Comprehensive energy policy for renewables and conventional energy sources
Valdis Bisters, Director of Climate and Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Latvia
Climate change policy framework for low carbon economy
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:15 II Session
Moderator: Dr. Andris Sprūds, Professor, Riga Stradiņš University
Mario Nullmeier, Head of Representative Office for the Baltic States, E.ON Ruhrgas
E.ON - an innovative and combined approach for energy efficiency and climate change
Rod Christie, CEO for Eastern Europe region, General Electric
High efficiency energy generation, renewables and minimizing environmental impact
Dr. Peter Lund, Professor, Helsinki University of Technology
Experiences and future prospects on renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Nordic region
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch (Restaurant Esplanade, Reval Hotel Latvija 1st floor)
14:30 - 15:45 III Session
Moderator: Dr. Andra Ješinska, Head of International Department, Latvijas Gāze
Steven W. Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
Advanced gasification technology - sustainable help for energy independence
Sari Siitonen, Technology Manager, Gasum
Role of natural gas in energy efficiency improvement
Ivars Ščerbickis, Head of Incukalns Underground Gas Storage, Latvijas Gāze
Activities for increasing operation efficiency of Incukalns UGS
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:00 IV Session
Moderator: Oļegs Linkevičs, Manager, Research and Development Department, Latvenergo
Norbert Christl, Senior Project Manager and System Engineering Specialist, Siemens
Transmission solutions interconnecting large bulk power on/off-shore installations to the electrical power grids
Oļegs Linkevičs, Manager, Research and Development Department, Latvenergo
Regulations and practical experience with the tracking of electricity in Latvia
17:00 Evening cocktail
DAY II (November 4)
09:20 - 10:00 Wake-up Coffee
10:00 - 11:15 I Session
Moderator: Aina Bataraga, Member of the Board, Fortum Jelgava
Ivars Gaters, Vice Chairman, City Development Committee, Riga City Council; Chairman of the Management Board, Riga Energy Agency
Improving the energy efficiency. Role and activities of Riga Municipality
Jaakko Vaha-Piikkio, Vice President, Fortum Heat
Sustainable energy investments of Fortum in the Baltic countries
Pekka Haikonen, Development Manager, Paroc
Combating climate change. Passive building in the Nordic climate
11:15 - 11:50 Coffee Break
11:50 - 12:40 II Session
Moderator: Ansis Teteris, Deputy Head of Energy Department, Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
Andras Perenyi, Managing Director, Baltic region, and Vladimirs Polovinkins, Project and Service Director Baltic region, Schneider Electric
Energy efficient solutions by Schneider Electric
Bogdan Slek, PES Manager Poland and Baltics, Philips Lighting
Lighting a greener future
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch (Restaurant Esplanade, Reval Hotel Latvija 1st floor)
14:00 - 15:40 III Session
Moderator: Jerry Wirth, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia
Alexander Kelberg, Director and General Manager, Groglass
Baltic's role in the Solar Revolution
Dagnija Blumberga, Professor, Riga Technical University
Analysis of wood fuel flow in Latvia in 2007
Ebbing Osinga, Director, Host Energo
Wood fuelled co-generation Valka: "Investment study towards the implementation of wood fueled co-generation plant in Valka"
Martin Kruus, Chairman of the Board, 4energia
Role of wind energy in the Baltics
15:40 - 15:45 Close of the conference
Conference language: English
