DAY 1, Monday, June 11th

18:30 – 20:30 Welcoming reception hosted by Ambassador Bailey (at the Bleakheads House)

Remarks by Mr John Mizroch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

08:30 – 9:30 Registration and welcome coffee (Gold Hall, 3rd floor)

09:30 – 09:35 Welcoming word: Dr Aleksandrs Lebedevs, Representative of the Baltic Economic Forum

09:35 - 09:45 Opening address: H.E. Mrs Catherine Todd Bailey, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia

09:45 – 11:15

Session 1. Strategic development of energy sector in the Baltic States

Special Guest: Mr Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission

"The Baltic States in the Context of the New European Union Energy Policy"

Session Moderator: Dr Ojars Kehris, President, Economists Association 2010; Former Minister of Economy of Latvia

H.E. Mr Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of Latvia

H.E. Mr Gediminas Kirkilas, Prime Minister of Lithuania

H.E. Mr Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia

H.E. Mr C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union

"Energy Policy in the European Union"

Questions and answers

11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break (Gold Hall, 3rd floor)

11:15 - 11:45 Press-Conference (for media only), Press Center, near to the Big Hall, 3rd floor

Language: English/Latvian

Participants:

H.E. Mr Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of Latvia

H.E. Mr Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia

Mr Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission

H.E. Mr C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union

Mr Deividas Matulionis, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

11:45 – 13:15

Session 2. Creating the optimum energy mix for the Baltic energy market

Session Moderator: Dr Uldis Osis, President, Konsorts; Former Minister of Finance of Latvia

Mr Ugis Sarma, Head of Energy Department, Ministry of Economics of Latvia

"Optimum Energy Mix, Latvian View"

Mr Einari Kisel, Director of the Energy Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia

"Opportunities and Challenges from Estonian Perspective"

H.E. Mr C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union

"The U.S. Approach to Energy Security and Climate Change"

Mr Anicetas Ignotas, Undersecretary, Ministry of Economy of Lithuania

"Creating the Optimum Energy Mix for the Baltic Energy Market"

Mr Pekka Huhtaniemi, Undersecretary of State: External Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

"Energy Mix in Finland and other Nordic Countries"

Mr Ivars Zarins, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Latvia

"Future Energy Mix, Practical Outlook"

Questions and answers

13:15 – 14:30 Buffet Lunch (White Hall, 2nd floor). Sponsored by Vitol Services

Address by: Mr Jeffrey Dellapina, Head of Corporate Finance, Vitol Services

14:30 – 15:45

Session 3. Clean Energy for Tomorrow

Session Moderator: Dr Roberts Zile, Member of the European Parliament

Mr John Mizroch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

"Energy Solutions that lead to New Prosperity "Clean Energy Technologies for Today and Tomorrow - Renewables"

Dr James Lyons, Global Research Chief Engineer, Corporate Research and Development Department, General Electric

"Renewable Energy for the 21st Century"

Mr Alexander Sasha Kelberg, Director and General Manager, Groglass; Investment Manager, New Century Holdings

"Solving the Energy Crisis and Global Warming is Profitable"

Mr Anders Dahl, Head of Nordic Wind Power, Wind Energy, Vattenfall

"Vattenfall Wind Power Ambition"

Questions and answers

15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break (Gold Hall, 3rd floor)

16:15 – 17:30

Session 4. Energy Efficiency and Conservation: New Technologies

Session Moderator: Mr Jerry Wirth, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia

Prof. Juris Ekmanis, President, Latvian Academy of Sciences

"Energy Efficiency Perspective - Challenging Latvia"

Mr Valdis Bisters, Director of Climate and Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Environment of Latvia

"Challenging Climate Change: Energy Efficiency Perspective"

Mr John Mizroch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

"Energy Solutions that lead to New Prosperity "Clean Energy Technologies for Today and Tomorrow - Energy Efficiency"

Dr Karl Bergman, Vice President, Research and Development Department, Vattenfall

"Energy Conservation through Efficient Production "

Mr Jiri Schaffer, Area Sales Manager, General Electric

"Cogeneration with GE Jenbacher Engines (natural gas, biogas and special gas applications)"

Questions and answers

18:00 - 19:15 Forum Official Reception hosted by H.E. Mr Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of Latvia (at the Small Guild, Old Riga Town)

DAY 3, Wednesday, June 13th - Riga Latvian Society House, Big Hall