| Israel Energy & Business Convention 2014 |
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*The program is updating on the conference sites
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| 08.00 – 09.00 |
Gathering, breakfast and visit to the exhibition |
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| Chairman: Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, Eco Energy, Financial & Strategic Consulting |
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| 09.00 – 11.00 |
Opening plenum: Israel and the international energy economy and the implications of Protective Edge operation – strategic, geopolitical and economics targets |
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| Opening lecture: Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, Eco Energy, Financial & Strategic Consulting - presentation |
| Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro, United States ambassador to Israel
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| Dr. Eran Lerman, Deputy National Security Advisor, Prime Minister Office
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| Mr. Ozdil Nami, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
| Mr. Gideon Tadmor, Delek Drilling Chairman and Avner Oil CEO
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| Exploration and production of oil and natural gas – challenges and obstacles |
- Development of Tamar SW and Leviathan fields – and what next?
- Oil and gas explorations in the region – will the exploration momentum in Israel continue?
- What is the likelihood of discovering significant quantities of conventional oil offshore and onshore Israel?
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| Mr. Alexander Varshavsky, Petroleum Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water Resources |
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| Mr. Bini Zomer, CEO, Noble Energy Israel - presentation
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| Mr. Ron Maor, CEO, Modiin Energy - presentation |
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| 11.00 – 11.30 |
Coffee break and visit to the exhibition |
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| 11.30 – 13.30 |
Regional cooperation and natural gas export possibilities – globalization and new markets |
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| Mr. Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy & Coordinator, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
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- Can Israeli gas export serve as a foundation for strengthening stability and peace in the region?
- Will Israel export gas to Egypt?
- Will it be possible to export gas to the Palestinian Authority and Jordan?
- Will gas export to Turkey be possible?
- FLNG - will Israel be among the world pioneers in setting up floating LNG technologies?
- Will Cyprus become a regional LNG and natural gas export hub?
- Natural gas supply routes to and prices in Europe and Turkey
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| Mr. Ben Wetherall, Head of Gas, ICIS, London - presentation
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| Mr. Ed Scott, COO, Excelerate Energy, Texas - presentation
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| Mr. Adam G. Hedayat, Vice President, Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa, Sea NG Corporation, Calgary - presentation
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| Adv. Renelle Joffe, Head of Energy Practice, Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal
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Mr. Niv Sarne, Manager Business Development, Noble Energy - presentation |
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| Professor Toula Onoufriou, President, Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company - presentation
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| Mr. Nusret Comert, Chairman, DAMNUS Energy & Investment, Istanbul
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| Mr. Yigal Landau, CEO, Ratio Oil Exploration
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| Mr. Yossi Abu, CEO, Delek Drilling - presentation
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| Dr. Nimrod Novik, CEO, NN-DC, former Adviser to the Prime Minister
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| 14.30 – 15.20 |
Development of the natural gas economy – competition and supervision |
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- Will there be competition in gas supply?
- Should gas prices be regulated or controlled?
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| Dr. David Tadmor, Managing Partner, Tadmor & Co.
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| Ms. Orna Hozman - Bechor, Director General Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water Resources
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| Professor David Gilo, Director-General, Israel Antitrust Authority
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| Adv. Orit Farkash - HaCohen, Chairperson of the Electricity Authority |
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| MK Shelly Yacimovich, Labor Party |
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| 15.20 – 16.10 |
Development of the natural gas economy – risks and opportunities |
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- Bottlenecks in developing the gas economy: do we face a shortage in natural gas?
- Risk management in the energy economy?
- How to protect the gas infrastructures?
- How to prepare for environmental hazards?
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| Mr. Uri Aldubi, Chairman, Association of Oil & Gas Industries in Israel - presentation
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| Adv. Noa Yayon, Legal Advisor SPNI
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| Adv. Tommer Mayraz, Zalul Consultant
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| Mr. Yair Rubinstein, CEO, TMNG - presentation |
| Captain Retired (Navy) Yaron Zur, Strategic Consultant, Naval Intelligence Expert, former Head of Production & Analysis Department, Israel Naval Intelligence - presentation |
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| 16.10 – 17.15 |
Natural gas as a feedstock for industry – fuels, fertilizers and petrochemicals |
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- Production of methanol, ammonia, fertilizers and the development of a petrochemical industry - is it possible in Israel?
- Will natural gas based methanol, ethanol, gasoline and diesel be produced in Israel?
- What is the status of the tender for constructing the Ammonia plant in the Negev?
- How to cope with the natural gas pricing issue?
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| Moderator: Dr. Lea Carmel Goren, Energy Innovation and Business Development
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| Opening Presentation: Mr. Uwe Zwiefelhofer, Global Market Development, Linde AG - presentation
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| Mr. David Leffler, Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection - presentation
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| Mr. Doron Abrahahmi, Director ,Environment and Sustainable Development ,Ministry of Economy
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| Mr. Nahum Yehoshua, Chief Economist, Fuel and LPG Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources
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| Mr. Saar Shafir, Deputy Director, Fuel Choices Initiative, Prime Minister's Office
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| 17.15 – 19.15 |
Dutch Gas Business Drinks |
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| Network event for leading companies in the Israeli and Dutch gas industries, organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. (Private event by invitation only). Hall DOTAN SHARON |
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| Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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| 08.00 – 09.00 |
Gathering, breakfast and visit to the exhibition |
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| 09.00 – 10.30 |
Opening plenum: Israeli technology & innovation as a value creator in the O&G industry |
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- Natural gas as a leverage for developing elite technology
- Technological developments in the exploration and production, communication, water and security fields
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| Moderator: Mr. Gil Shaki, Senior Director, Energy and Cleantech, Office of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy
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| Dr. John Walsh, Director of Technology, Cetco Energy Services, USA
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| Mr. Ole Paulsen, SVP strategy & operations, Front End Spectrum, Aker Solutions, Norway
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| Mr. Eldad Weiss, Founder, Paradigm
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| Dr. Nathan Weiss, Senior Scientist, Elta Systems / IAI
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| Mr. David Waxman, Chairman of Water Industries, former Chairman, Nirosoft (RWL Water Israel), former CEO, IDE
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| Mr. Yoav Mor, Product Marketing Manager, Ceragon Networks
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| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee break and visit to the exhibition |
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| 11.00 – 12.00 |
Transition to natural gas in the industry and agricultural sectors: transmission, distribution and marketing – plans and impediments |
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- Gas transmission – when will the gas arrive in Jerusalem and the onshore route be completed?
- Natural gas onshore storage infrastructure – what is required to advance storage projects?
- Why industries are not yet connected to the infrastructure?
- CNG for the industry – is it economically viable?
- Natural gas - a possible growth engine to the agricultural sector
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| Moderator: Adv. Alon Gellert, Senior Partner, Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal
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| Mr. Constantine Blyuz, Deputy Director, Natural Gas Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water Resources
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| Mr. Jay Epstein, Manager of Commerce and Business Development, Israel Natural Gas Lines - presentation
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| Mr. Moshe Spitzer, CEO, Negev Natural Gas Ltd. - presentation
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| Mr. Eli Abramov, Executive VP - Global Operations, Adama
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| Mr. Shai Ezra, CEO, Dor Alon Gas
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| 12.00 – 12.20 |
The energy sector under the magnifying glass – lecture from the State Comptroller |
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| Mr. Josef H. Shapira, Judge (Ret.), State Comptroller and Ombudsman Of Israel |
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| 12.20 – 13.20 |
Natural gas and alternative fuels for transportation |
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- What will the future fuel basket for transportation be and what will the fuel station look like?
- Is it possible to convert half of the Israeli vehicle fleet to operate on natural gas-based technologies?
- CNG for heavy transportation and private vehicles
- Regulatory obstacles for converting the vehicle inventory to natural gas technologies
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| Moderator: Dr. Anat Bonshtien, Technology and Regulation Manager, Fuel Choices Initiative, Prime Minister’s Office
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| Mr. Israel Yaniv, CEO, Dor Alon Energy
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| Mr. Chen Bar-Yosef, Director, Oil and Gas Management, Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy & Water Resources
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| Mr. Guy Silberman, CEO, Delek Gas, Delek the Israel Fuel Corporation |
| Mr. Jonathan Gadish, Founder & CEO, Car2Go - presentation
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| 14.30 – 14.40 |
Corporate responsibility in the energy sector |
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| Adv. Anat Moseinco, Director, Members and Sustainability, MAALA-Business for Social Responsibility |
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| 14.40 – 15.50 |
Energy project finance and analysts forecasts on value of energy companies |
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- Assessments and forecasts of investments and financing of energy projects
- What do analysts say about share prices of leading energy companies?
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| Moderator: Mr. Shimon Seroussi, Director, Eco Energy, Strategic & Financial Consulting - presentation
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| Ms. Ella Fried, Senior Analyst, Leumi Capital Markets
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| Mr. Guil Bashan, Senior Analyst, Israel Brokerage & Investments – IBI |
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Mr. Eran Yunger, Senior Analyst, Meitav Dash Brokerage |
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| 15.50 – 17.20 |
Closing plenum: The future of power economy – competition, private power, and regulatory plans |
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- IEC, IPPs, cogeneration facilities and System Operator - what will the future power market look like?
- Power market reform - will it take place?
- Are electricity prices expected to drop and by how much?
- Gas versus coal in power generation
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| Major General (Res.). Yiftach Ron-Tal, Chairman of the IEC, Board of Directors– One-on-one discussion with Dr. Amit Mor |
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| Adv. Moshe Shachal, M. Shachal Law Office, Former Minister of Energy & Infrastructure
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| Dr. Yehuda Niv, Commissioner, Electricity Administration, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water Resources
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| Mr. Yakov (Yasha) Hain, Senior Executive Vice President, IEC
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| Ms. Nurit Gal, Director, Electricity and Regulation Division, Public Utility Authority
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| Mr. Itai Eiges, Executive Director, Forum of Natural Gas Powered Independent Power Producers (IPPs)
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| 17.20 – 17.30 |
Energy vision for Israel and closing remarks |
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| 17.30 |
Conference adjourned |
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* The program is subject to changes
* Foreign speakers will speak in English
* Simultaneous translation Hebrew - English, English - Hebrew, will be available
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