PANEL I

Weaving the European Energy Fabric

The entire European architecture is built on cooperation. This spirit also drives the energy sector, where technical, political, and economic collaboration between countries is vital. Europe shares the same interests, the same vision, and now the same stage at RIEC.

• Victor Negrescu – Vice-President of the European Parliament (online)
• Victor Grigorescu – Former Minister of Energy of Romania
• Andreas Guth – Secretary General, Eurogas
• Oana Ijdelea – Managing Partner – Ijdelea & Associates; Board Member – Black Sea Oil & Gas

Moderator: Daniel Apostol

PANEL II

The New Energy Fabric: Regional & National Perspectives & Insights

From a high-level perspective, the outlook on the energy sector is sharp. The insights of decision-makers and senior representatives from Ministries and Regulatory Authorities shape the horizon in which the national energy sector will rise.

Session I – Regional

• Bogdan Ivan – Minister of Energy of Romania
• Péter Szijjártó – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
• Sergiu Brașoveanu – Chief of Staff, Advisor to the Minister of Energy, Republic of Moldova
• Farhad Mammadov – General Director, Green Energy Corridor Power Company

Session II – National

• Cristian Bușoi – State Secretary Ministry of Energy
• Diana Buzoianu –  Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests
• Viorel Băltărețu – State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism
• Adriana Petcu – President, National Regulatory Authority for Mining, Petroleum and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide
• George Niculescu – President, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority

Moderator: Raluca Covrig

SPECIAL TALK (DEBATE)

Threads of Innovation: Policies Driving Energy Transition – RES: from production to storage

The first step for innovation is a policy that supports it. Although we often discuss obstacles, we are confident that RIEC will facilitate finding solutions and help locate the start lever for new technologies.

• Ionuț Ciubotaru – CEO, Electrocentrale Borzești
• Petru Rușeț – Managing Director, Siemens Energy
• Sebastian Enache – Business Development Manager, Monsson
• Zoltan Nagy-Bege – Energy Market Department Director, CIGA ENERGY
• Doru Avramescu – CEO, Roserv Green Energy
• Alexandra Bocșe – Director of Institutional and International Relations, Investment and Development Bank

Moderator: Radu Dudău

PANEL III

Threads of Stability: National Flagship Projects Impacting Energy Security

Romania has energy projects to be proud of and to trust in. Their creators join us on the RIEC stage to provide insight into how history is made in the energy sector.

• Christina Verchere – CEO, OMV Petrom
• Răzvan Popescu – CEO, Romgaz
• Ion Sterian – General Director, Transgaz
• Mark Beacom – CEO, Black Sea Oil & Gas

Moderator: Daniel Apostol

PANEL IV

Energy Weaving: Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration

We are united by geography, history, and, today, by energy. Representatives of the energy sector from Eastern and Central European countries meet in Bucharest to discuss how synergies make us stronger.

• István-Loránt Antal – President of the Committee on Energy, Energy Infrastructure, and Mineral Resources of the Romanian Senate
• Sándor Bende – President of the Committee on Industry of the Chamber of Deputies
• Leszek Wiwała – Director General, The Polish Petroleum Industry & Trade Organization
• Svetoslav Benchev –  Chairman, Bulgarian Petroleum and Gas Association
• Eugen Cozmulici – Policy Director, European Business Association Moldova

Moderator: Raluca Covrig