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Israel Energy & Business Convention 2013
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
08.00 – 09.00 Gathering, registration and breakfast at exhibition hall
Moderator: Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, Eco Energy, Financial & Strategic Consulting
09.00 – 11.30 Opening Plenary Session: Energy and Natural Gas Market Development – Strategy, Economics, Geopolitics & Security
Opening lectures
Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, Eco Energy, Financial & Strategic Consulting
Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Intelligence
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Major-General (Ret.) Yossi Peled, CEO, Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co. (EAPC), Former Minister
Mr. Gideon Tadmor, CEO, Avner Oil & Gas and Chairman, Delek Drilling
Mr. Eldad Weiss, Founder and Chairman, Paradigm
Mr. Ed Scott, Chief Operating Officer, Excelerate Energy, USA
Man/Woman of the Year Award ceremony
Exploration and production of oil and natural gas – the challenges ahead
  • The development of the Tamar and the Leviathan natural gas fields – and what next? Will the impetus of gas exploration continue?
  • Will there be competition in the supply of gas?
  • What is the likelihood of discovering significant quantities of conventional oil in Israel?
Mr. Alexander Varshavsky, Petroleum Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources, Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy & Water
Mr. Lawson Freeman, Vice President of Eastern Mediterranean, Noble Energy
Mr. Alessandro Agostini, Business Development Manager, Edison International, Italy
Mr. Yigal Landau, CEO, Ratio Oil Exploration
Mr. Ohad Marani, CEO, ILDC Energy
Mr. Ron Maor, CEO, Modiin Energy
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break at the exhibition hall
12.00 – 13.20 Development of the Natural Gas Sector – risks and impediments
  • How to release the bottleneck in the transmission of gas to shore?
  • Additional entry points – who will develop the required infrastructure?
  • Gas treatment facilities – should they be terrestrial or marine? Where and when the Infrastructure will be built?
  • How to protect the gas facilities?
  • How to cope with environmental risks?
Mr. Shuki Stern, Director, Natural Gas Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water
Mr. Udi Adiri, Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Uri Aldubi, Chairman, Association of Oil & Gas Industries in Israel
Mr. Yair Rubinstein, CEO, TMNG
Mr. Rani Idan, Mayor, Emek Hefer Regional council; Resistance Campaign Headquarter
Mr. Dror Boymal, Infrastructure and Sea Planning Coordinator, Society of Preservation of Nature
Ms. Maya Jacobs, Managing Director, ZALUL Environment Association
Vice Admiral (Ret.) Eliezer (Eli) Marom, Former Commander in Chief, Israel Navy
13.20 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 14.45 What to do with the gas taxation income? The “Wealth Fund”- National Sovereign Fund
Dr. Adi Brender, Head Macro Economics and Policy Division, Research Dept., Bank of Israel
14.45 – 17.30 Regional cooperation and natural gas export options
Session A: Export of LNG or gas in pipelines to countries in the region
  • Is natural gas export to Turkey possible?
  • Will natural gas from Israel compete with supply of Azeri gas to Turkey and Europe?
  • Will it be possible to export natural gas to Jordan and Egypt?
Ambassador Matthew Bryza, Board Member, Turcas Petrol; Director, International Center for Defense Studies, Turkey
Mr. Gerry Peereboom, Director, LNG Development, Noble Energy Eastern Mediterranean
Mr. Elshad Nassirov, Vice President for Investments and Marketing, SOCAR, Azerbaijan
Adv. Renelle Joffe, Head of Energy Practice, Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal
Mr. Yossi Abu, CEO, Delek Drilling
Dr. Alon Liel, Former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ronen Hadash, Director, Amiram Management
Mr. Tarek Awad, CEO, Progas and a Regional Entrepreneur
Session B: Natural gas liquefaction in Cyprus or export of gas in pipelines to Greece and Europe?
  • Will Cyprus become a regional hub for natural gas liquefaction
  • Is it techno-economically viable to export natural gas in pipeline via Crete and Greece to Europe ?
  • Will natural gas be exported to China and India in the east or to Europe in the west?
Adv. James Moriarty, Partner, Locke Lord LLP, USA
Dr. Charles Ellinas, Executive President, Cyprus National Hydrocarbons Company, Cyprus
Mr. George Chrisian Pelaghias, Executive Director, European Rim Policy & Investment Council (EPRIC), Cyprus
Mr. Harry Sachinis, Chairman & CEO, DEPA, Public Gas Corporation of Greece
Dr. Eran Lerman, Deputy National Security Advisor, Prime Minister Office
Mr. Shuki Stern, Director, Natural Gas Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water
Mr. Yaniv Fridman, VP Strategy, Avner Oil & Gas
17:30 End of first day
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
08.00 – 09.00 Gathering, registration and breakfast at exhibition hall
09.00 – 10.40 Opening plenary session: Transition to natural gas in industry, transmission, distribution and marketing – plans and impediments
Session A: Transmission and distribution of natural gas and the construction of an Ammonia plant in the Negev
  • Gas transmission - when the gas will arrive to Jerusalem and when the major mainland pipe be completed?
  • Onshore natural gas storage - what is required to promote the project ?
  • Natural gas distribution companies: when will the gas reach the industrial zones? Are the clients converting their systems to gas?
  • Will there be enough gas to the industrial sector? Is there competition in marketing?
  • CNG for industry – Is this interim solution economically viable?
Opening lecture: Mr. David Leffler, Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Chair: Mr. Joseph I. Paritzky, Energy & Infrastructure entrepreneur, former Minister of National Infrastructure & Energy
Mr. Shlomo Kersner, VP Engineering, Israel Natural Gas Lined Ltd. (INGL)
Mr. Constantine Blyuz, Deputy Director, Natural Gas Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water
Mr. Eyal Henkin, CEO, Supergas
Adv. Alon Gellert, Senior Partner, Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal
Session B: Marketing of natural gas to consumers and gas-related industries
  • Will methanol and fertilizer plants be constructed in Israel?
  • Hi tech and natural gas: can the `start up nation` model be applied to the gas sector?
  • Natural gas marketing: Is the competition between marketers lead to efficiency?
  • How do small and medium consumers prepare themselves to the arrival of natural gas?
Mr. Guy Silberman, CEO, Delek Gas, Delek the Israel Fuel Corporation
Mr. Shai Ezra, CEO, Dor Alon gas
Adv. Nadav Olgan, Erdinast, Ben Nathan & Co., Advocates
Mr. Gil Shaki, Senior Director, Energy and Cleantech, Office of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy
10.40 – 11.10 Coffee break at the exhibition hall
11.10 – 12.20 Natural gas for transportation
  • Is it possible to convert half of the vehicles in Israel to natural gas propulsion?
  • CNG for heavy transport and private vehicles
  • What are the regulatory barriers for converting vehicles to natural gas?
Chair: Dr. Braha Halaf, Senior Manager Oil Replacement, Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water
Mr. Avi Ben Assayag, CEO, Delek Israel
Dr. Luca Iori, President, NGV Gas, Italy
Ms. Nadège Leclercq, Director, Market Development, EMEA, Westport
Mr. Eyal Rosner, Chairman and Director of Administration, Fuel Choices Initiative, Prime Minister's Office
12.20 – 13.10 Fuel sector economy
  • How will gas stations look like in the future?
  • Which transportation fuels be utilized?
  • Universal fueling devices – will they enhance competition in the sector and reduce fuel prices?
  • Will the competition in the fuel sector yield price reduction to consumers?
Chair: Dr. Lea Carmel Goren, Energy Innovation and Business Development
Mr. Chen Bar-Yosef, Director, Oil and Gas Management, Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy & Water
Mr. Danni Ben-Ner, CEO, Ten Petroleum Company
Mr. Israel Yaniv, CEO, Dor Alon Energy
Dr. Anat Bonshtien, Technology and Regulation Manager, Fuel Choices Initiative, Prime Minister Office
13.10 – 14.20 Lunch
14.20 – 15.10 Analysts discussion
  • Finance and investments in energy projects
  • Panel of leading analysts reviewing energy companies that are traded in Israel's stock exchange
Chair: Mr. Shimon Seroussi, Director, Eco Energy, Strategic & Financial Consulting
Opening remarks: Mr. Yarom Ariav, Chairman, Lavi Capital
Ms. Ella Fried, Senior Analyst, Leumi Capital Markets
Mr. Gil Bashan, Energy Analyst, Research Department. IBI
Mr. Yoav Burgan, Research Department, Sell Side, UBS Investment Bank
Mr. Eran Unger, Energy analyst ,Migdal Capital Markets
15.10-16.00 Renewable energy and natural gas: an energy vision to Israel
Session A: Conversion of coal-fired power plants to natural gas - is it worthwhile and in which technology?
Mr. Itzhak Balmas, VP Engineering Project & Generation, IEC
Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Head of Environment Cluster, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion; Director, Natural Resource & Environmental Research, University of Haifa
Session B: where does the wind blow?
  • What is needed to realize the existing potential for constructing wind turbine farms in Israel?
  • Will the new tariffs enable the establishment of new wind farms?
One-on-one: Mr. Eitan Parnas, CEO, The Association of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in a discussion with Mr. Oded Agmon, Head of Regulation Division, Public Utility Authority – Electricity.
Session C: The energy sector in 2050 – sustainable energy and a vision for Israel
  • “Energy [r]evolution – towards sustainable energy in Israel”: Greenpeace report
  • “Zero carbon emissions in Israel” – a vision to the energy market in 2040: Israel Energy Forum report
Ms. Hila Krupsky, Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace Mediterranean
Ms. Yael Cohen Paran, Executive Director, Israel Energy Forum.
16.00 – 17.20 Closing Plenary Session: the future electricity market - competition and regulation
  • The ‘mini reform’ in the electricity sector – will it be implemented?
  • What should be done to recover IEC from its financial crisis?
  • Will electricity tariffs be reduced with the shift to cheap natural gas in power generation?
  • IEC, IPPs, cogeneration facilities and system operator - how will the future electricity sector look like?
  • Will Israel be connected with a high voltage grid to Cyprus and Europe?
General (Ret.) Yiftach Ron Tal, Chairman, IEC - 1X1 discussion with Dr. Amit Mor
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Chair: Adv. Moshe Shachal, M. Shachal Law Office, Former Minister of energy & Infrastructure
Dr. Yehuda Niv, Commissioner, Electricity Management, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water
Mr. David (Miko ) Zarfati, National Committee Workers Chairman, IEC
Mr. Oren Helman, Vice President, Government Relations, Regulatory Affairs and Communication, IEC
Mr. Oded Agmon, Head of Regulation Division, Public Authority - Electricity
Adv. Uri Noy, Senior Partner, Erdinast Ben Nathan & Co., Advocates
Mr. Giora Almogi, CEO, OPC Rotem IPP
Mr. Doron Set, Chairman, Dalia Power Energies
17:20 Concluding remarks
17:30 Convention adjourn
The program is subject to changes * Foreign speakers will speak in English * Simultaneous translation Hebrew - English, English – Hebrew, will be provided

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