"Energy for Europe – looking beyond 2020" debate

Start/Stop Date:
17 Sep 2015
Organiser:
REPSOL
Venue:
Bibliothèque Solvay, brussels, Belgium
Focus Areas:
Energy policy, resource access, competitiveness
Type of Event:
Conference

This half-day event will focus on the long-term future of Europe’s energy policy paying special attention to resource access and competitiveness. Is the EU ready to face increasingly pressing energy challenges coming up in the next few decades? What are the most critical factors to watch for beyond our borders? Can European companies continue to compete in such a globalised market? These are some of the questions speakers from the European Parliament, European Commission, EU Presidency, agencies and think tanks will address.

There will be two panel debates on the following topics:

The geopolitics of energy: Can Europe safeguard viable and stable access to resources?
Strengthening a competitive and resilient European energy sector.
The event will be moderated by Jacki Davies, journalists and Senior Adviser to the European Policy Centre.

Please find below the final programme. Visit www.energyforeuropebeyond2020.eu to register. Alternatively, you can write to event@energyforeuropebeyond2020.eu

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

08:30 – 09:00 Registration and coffee

09:00 – 09:10 Welcoming introduction by Chairman of Repsol, Mr Antonio Brufau.

09:10 – 09:30 Keynote speech by EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Mr Miguel Arias Cañete.

PANEL DEBATE: 09:30 – 11:00 The geopolitics of energy: Can Europe safeguard viable and stable access to resources?

Mr. Elmar Brok, MEP: Chairman AFET Committee, European Parliament
Ms. Mechthild Wörsdorfer: Director, Directorate A Energy Policy, Directorate General for Energy (DG ENER), European Commission
Mr. Daniel Levy: Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Ms. Luisa Santos: Director, Business Europe
11:00 – 11:20 Break

PANEL DEBATE: 11:20 – 12:50 Strengthening a competitive and resilient European energy sector

Mr. Daniel Calleja: Director General, Directorate General for Environment (DG ENV), European Commission
Mr. Dominique Ristori: Director General, Directorate General for Energy (DG ENR), European Commission
Mr. John Cooper: Secretary General, Fuels Europe
Mr. Christian Egenhofer: Senior Fellow, Head of the Energy and Climate Programme, Director of the Energy Climate House, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
12:50 – 13:00 Conclusions

13:00 – 14:30 Networking lunch for all participants