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Preliminary program of the conference ________________________________________________________ In Search for Security of Energy Supply of EU Member States on the Common Electricity Market The conference is held under the auspices of the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra and in association with the Ministry for Industry and Trade and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ostrava Hotel Atom Friday, 30th January 2009 9:00 Welcome speeches Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic 9:15 Session 1: Adequacy of electricity supply capacities as a prerequisite for reliable functioning of the internal electricity market in Europe Chairman: Tomáš Hüner, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Mid-term and long-term vision of the European Commission for the energy sector and tools for its implementation Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Energy - Are there mechanisms in place ensuring the adequacy of electricity supplies? What is the optimum energy mix for the EU to achieve security of supply and environmental objectives? A view of the European Commission. Electricity generation and transmission and secure supply of sources- the main pillars of energy security Waldemar Pawlak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economy, Poland - Development of new crossborder lines inside and outside the EU. Optimal utilization of domestic sources. 10:00 Coffee break / press conference 10:35 The role of Member States in fulfilling the EU energy strategy 1 Preliminary program of the conference ________________________________________________________ Pierre Fontaine, Director of Electrical Systems and Renewable Sources, Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Planning and Development, France - Tools that Member States use to ensure adequacy of electricity supply. EU strategy vs. specifics of Member States. Existing barriers to investments in new energy sources Alan Svoboda, Chief Sales Officer, ČEZ, Czech Republic Development of nuclear energy and security of energy supply in the EU Ralf Güldner, Vice Chairman of Board of Management, E.ON Kernkraft GmbH 11:30 Discussion 12:00 Working lunch 13:00 Session 2: Transmission infrastructure as a cornerstone of the internal electricity market Chairman: Georges de Montravel, UCTE System Strategy WG, RTE, France Experience with coordination of operations and development of transmission systems on the integrated market in Scandinavia Maud Olofsson, Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Sweden Coordinated development of the UCTE network and binding rules of transmission system operation Klaus Kleinekorte, CEO of RWE TSO, Chairman of the UCTE Working group Operation & Security - Common network codes. Changes in management of the UCTE network stemming from integration of the European electricity market. Accelerating and simplifying the development of new infrastructure Vladimír Tošovský, Chairman of the Board and CEO, ČEPS, Czech Republic - Permitting procedures. Financing investments in trans-European networks. Single European tariff. 2 Preliminary program of the conference 14:20 ________________________________________________________ Discussion 14:40 Coffee break 15:00 Session 3: Institutional prerequisites for functioning of the internal electricity market: ENTSO-E, ACER and binding technical rules Chairman: Miroslav Vrba, Executive Director, ČEPS, Czech Republic Powers and organization of ACER and the role of national regulators on the internal market Lord John Mogg, President of ERGEG - Role of ACER in relation to the European Commission and ENTSO-E. Powers of ACER and its connection to national regulators. Current situation in the energy sector from a competition perspective Philip Lowe, Director General of the Commission's Directorate General for Competition - Ownership unbundling and its implementation. Further barriers to competition on the electricity market. The role of the Czech regulator on the electricity market Josef Fiřt, Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Office, Czech Republic Establishment of ENTSO-E and its activities Daniel Dobbeni, President of ETSO - Internal organization and the relationship among TSOs in ENTSO-E. Regional structures and groups of TSOs in ENTSO-E. 16:00 Discussion 16:20 Energy Security as a key topic of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union Martin Říman, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 16:40 Czech Republic’s view of the internal electricity market; formulation of conclusions and recommendations of the conference Miroslav Vrba, Executive Director, ČEPS, Czech Republic 3 Preliminary program of the conference 17:00 ________________________________________________________ Conclusion, press conference Interpretation provided 4