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DAY 1:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 (10:00 - 12:00 EET)

THE FUTURE OF GAS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CENTRAL, EAST AND SOUTHEAST EUROPE

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The European Green Deal brings many new opportunities for sustainable investment in the energy sector. The Modernisation Fund, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund are key financial instruments through which the Central and East European countries will be able to finance their transition to clean energy sources and the required infrastructure.
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The panel will address the decarbonization paths that are cost effective for the energy sector, in general, and the gas sector, in particular, the potential for sector integration, the challenges of securing a just transition for the carbon-intensive regions, the adequate protection of vulnerable consumers, and the overall issue of economic competitiveness.
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Recent EU strategies – Hydrogen Strategy, Energy System Integration Strategy, and the Industrial Strategy – embedded in the European Green Deal are framing a bold vision of climate neutrality by 2050 and a broad policy approach to that sets both constraints and openings for the natural gas sector.

10:00 - 10:10

Conference opening and layout of RIGC 2020:

- Radu Dudău, EPG Director

10:10- 10:25

OPENING SPEECH

10:25 – 10:40

Q&As

10:40 - 11:40

PANEL DISCUSSION

11:40 - 12:00

Q&As

10:10- 10:25

OPENING SPEECH: The Future of Natural Gas in Romania and Southeast Europe

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Dan Drăgan

State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment

State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment

10:40 - 11:40

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

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Victor Grigorescu

independent energy consultant, former Energy Minister

Panelists:

Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyńsk

Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyńsk

Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland

Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
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Apostolos Gotsias

Member of the Board, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Greece

Member of the Board, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Greece
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Zhecho Stankov

Deputy Minister of Energy, Energy Ministry, Bulgaria

Deputy Minister of Energy, Energy Ministry, Bulgaria
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Andreas Goldthau

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam

Main sponsor and partner:

Oil and Gas Employers’ Federation

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