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| Monday, December 4th, 2017 |
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| 08.00-09.00 |
Gathering, registration, breakfast and exhibition tour |
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| 09.00-11.00 |
Opening plenary session: |
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Chairman: Dr. Amit Mor, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting and IDC Herzliya
The International, Regional & Israeli Energy Market – Business opportunities, strategic, economic, geopolitical and security challenges
- Global trends and their impact on energy sources and energy prices
- Israel and the International Energy Market
- Government policy in the Energy sector – Where to? Oil & gas exploration, natural gas & electricity sector development and renewable energy sources
Opening lecture: Dr. Amit Mor, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting and IDC Herzliya - presentation
Keynote opening lecture: Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Energy
Colonel Gintaras Bagdonas,Director of NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence, Vilnius, Lithuania - presentation
Mr. Bini Zomer, VP Regional Affairs, Noble Energy
Mr. Yossi Abu, CEO, Delek Drilling & Avner Oil & Gas - presentation
Mr. Yaron Daissy, Engineering Manager, Energean, Israel - presentation
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| Man/Woman of the Year in the Energy Sector Ceremony |
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| 11.30-12.30 |
Business Opportunities for Developing Oil and Natural Gas Resources |
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Development of Offshore Gas Fields, Renewal of Oil & Gas Exploration and Potential for New Discoveries
- Opening the Mediterranean to O&G exploration– What the Government proposal to O&G companies?
- Will international O&G companies participate in offshore exploration?
- What are the development plans of Leviathan, Karish-Tanin and Tamar fields? How will the Leviathan development be financed?
- Are there significant commercial oil deposits in the East MED?
Natural Gas Export and Regional Energy Cooperation
- How will gas export to Jordan be conducted and who will provide financial guarantees to the Jordanian National Electricity Company?
- Are there plans to export gas to the West Bank and Gaza?
- Will gas be exported to Turkey and if so what is the project scheme and when will it happen?
- Is it still likely that East Med gas be exported to Egypt for domestic use and for liquefaction in Shell’s and UFG/ENI idle LNG plants?
- Is export of East MED gas to Europe likely?
Mr. Oliver Simpson, Vice President – Commercial, Excelerate Energy, Houston - presentation
Adv. Renelle Joffe, Partner, Head of Energy group, Meitar Liquornike Geva Leshem Tal & Co, advocates - presentation
1 X 1 interview with Mr, Yigal Landau, CEO and Member of the Board of Ratio Oil Exploration Ltd.
Mr. Ron Adam, Special Envoy for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in conversation 1 X 1 with Dr. Stelios Himonas, General Director Ministry of Energy, Cyprus
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Investments Financing and Risk Management in the Energy Sector |
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- Investments finance in Oil and Gas Exploration and infrastructure development programs, what will be the share of foreign investors, the banks and the local stock market?
- What is the required investment for energy infrastructure and oil & gas developments in Israel?
- Will foreign investors, international banks and financial institutions be involved?
- Is there a need for Governmental involvement in financing the development of the Energy Sector and where?
- At what costs will capital be raised to develop the energy sector?
- What do analysts think about leading energy companies' stock prices?
- What do they think about the evolvement of oil and gas prices?
Chair: Mr. Shimon Seroussi, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting - presentation
Dr. Tani Zahavi, Partner, Meitar Liquornike Geva Leshem Tal & Co, Advocates
Mr. Itay Raphael Tabibzada, CEO of Ratio Petroleum
Mr. Guil Bashan, Principal Analyst and Director of Investor Relations, Delek Drilling
Ms. Ella Fried, Senior Analyst, Bank Leumi - presentation
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Concurrent Sessions |
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14.30-15.30
Fuel market - marketing margins and investment and development opportunities
- Are Oil companies a profitable business in Israel?
- Challenges and business opportunities in the Storage and transportation of crude oil and distillates
- Fuiling Devices - When will the Universal Fuiling Device be installed?
Chair: Mr. Israel Yaniv, Chairman of the board, Dor Alon Energy In Israel
Ms. Esther Eldan, CEO, Delek The Israel Fuel Corp - presentation
Mr. Eran Vaknin, CEO, Ten Petroleum - presentation
Mr. Shimon Azulay, Acting CEO, COO & Head of Oil Product Pipline, Petroleum & Energy Infrastructures
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Mr. Chen Bar-Yosef, Director, Oil and Gas Administration, Ministry of Energy
15.30-16.00
Energy and Environment
- How to develop energy sources and protect the environment?
- Should a power station be established near the city?
- Should a gas pipeline be built near a residential neighborhood?
Chair: Dr. Michael Mero, Journalist and Researcher of Social and Environmental affairs
Mr. Dror Boymel, Coordinator of Infrastructure and Marine Planning, Environmental protection department, The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
Adv. Amit Bracha, Executive Director, Adam Teva V'Din
16.00-17.00
What Will Be the Prices of Oil and Natural Gas?
- Changes and trends in the international prices
- Forecasts for regional and domestic prices
- Crude oil prices
- Oil derivatives prices
- Electricity tariffs
Dr. Charles Ellinas, CEO E-C Natural Hydrocarbons Company - presentation
Mr. Amir Foster, Head of Strategy & Research, Association of Oil & Gas Exploration Industries
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A Water-Energy Nexus for Middle East Stability and Cooperation
- EcoPeace Middle East and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung recently completed a study analyzing the economic, technical and geo-political feasibility of a regional Water-Renewable Energy Exchange between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.
- The session will bring together local and international experts and decision makers to discuss the findings of the study and the opportunities presented for regional cooperation.
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Gidon Bromberg - Israeli Director, EcoPeace Middle East.
Participants:
Amb. Ron Adam, Special Envoy for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Oded Fixler - Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Regional Cooperation.
MK Yael Faran Cohen - Zionist Union.
Amb. (ret) Oded Eran - Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies.
Nada Majdalani - Palestinian Director, EcoPeace Middle East
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| Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 |
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| 08-00-09.00 |
Gathering, registration and exhibition tour |
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| 09-00-11.15 |
Opening Plenary Session: |
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Chairman: Dr. Amit Mor, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting and IDC Herzliya
Smart Energy in Israel
Mr. Elad Shaviv, CEO of the Israeli Smart Energy Association
The Clean Energy Revolution
Mr. Yisrael Dancziger Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Dr. José Schulz, Head of Division for International Energy Policy, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin - presentation
Development of Infrastructures and Supervision of Monopolies in the Energy Sector
Development of the Electricity Sector and the Reform in the Electricity Sector
- Demand and supply forecasts for electricity and natural gas, and the granting of licenses for the production of private electricity
- IEC, IPPs, co-generation facilities, system administration and the energy trade model - How will the future of the electricity market look like? How will the competition in electricity production look like?
- Gas, coal and renewables: What is the impact of decommissioning IEC’ 4 old coal generating units on the competition in electricity generation?
- The reform in the electricity market – Will it be implemented and what will be its impact on the financial stability of IEC and IPPs?
- Charges of a tariff system on private electricity generation: Are they too expensive?
- Antitrust in the production of electricity: How many companies are going to be in Israel?
- Price forecasts for electricity and natural gas - Production, transmission and distribution rates
- The required investments in the transmission and distribution infrastructure
Opening lecture: Mr. Chen Herzog, Chief Economist & Partner, BDO Consulting Group - presentation
Keynote lecture: Dr. Assaf Eilat, Chairman of the Electricity Authority
1 X 1 interview with Major General (Res.) Yiftach Ron-Tal, Chairman of the Israel Electric Corporation
Mr. Amos Lasker, Chairman of the Association of Private Electricity Producers with Natural Gas
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Ms. Nurit Gal, VP, Electricity and Regulation, Electricity Authority
Mr. Eli Asulin, CEO, Dorad Energy
Adv. Anat Klein, Partner and Head of Energy & Infrastructure, GKH
Adv. Dror Strum, CEO of IEP, Former Antitrust Commissioner
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Development of the Domestic Natural Gas Market and Development of the Distribution System: From Agriculture to Petrochemicals |
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- Presentations of NG Distribution Companies: Planning vs. Implementation
- Is there enough capacity in high pressure transportation pipelines?
- Distribution companies: When will gas reach Kiryat-Shmona and Jerusalem?
- What are the impediments in developing the infrastructure?
- What should the Government do to expedite the completion of infrastructure?
- When will factories receive gas?
- Constructing marine and on-shore storage reservoirs– When will it happen and who will pay the costs?
- Business opportunities in infrastructure and marketing
Opening lecture: Mr. Yair Rubinstein, CEO, TMNG - presentation
Mr. Moshe Shpitzer, CEO, Negev Natural Gas
Mr. Arie Zauberman, CEO Merimon Natural Gas North & ROTEM Natural Gas
Mr. Gabriel Bitton, Chairman, Energy Committee of the Industrialist Association - presentation
Mr. Jay Epstein, Manager of Commerce and Business Development, Israel Natural Gas Lines - presentation
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Mr. Alexander Varshavsky, Director General, Natural Gas Authority, Ministry of Energy
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The Preparation of the Economy for Alternative Means of Transportation – CNG, Electric and Autonomous Vehicles |
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The Preparation of the Economy for Alternative Means of Transportation - CNG, Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
- Electric cars and autonomous vehicles – How the transportation scheme will work?
- What will be the purchase/rent models of of utilizing such vehicles?
- What will be the future transportation fuel mix and how will Gas Stations look like?
- Is it possible to convert half of the vehicles in Israel to natural gas propulsion technologies?
- CNG and LNG for heavy transport and private vehicles
- Electric vehicles and Hybrid vehicles - Can they compete with internal combustion engines without fiscal incentives? Shifting heavy Transportation to natural gas and electricity
Chair: Mr. Ya'akov Zalel, Journalist of Automotive and Automotive Technology - presentation
Opening lecture: Mr. David Sivan-Seroussi, Co-CEO, DS NITUV Systems Engineering & Management, Researcher at the Technion's Transportation Research Institute - presentation
Natural Gas for Transportation Forum
Mr. Tamir Raz, Founder and Chairman of the Israel Natural Gas Forum, Founder and CEO of GAS-MOBILE in the field of natural gas for transportation - presentation
Dr. Ofer Dressler, Director Manager, Haifa Bay Municipal Association for Enviromental Protection - presentation
Mr. Amir Zalzberg, Head of Transportation and Fuel Division, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Natural Gas for Transportation Forum
Mr. Dan Herman, Automotive Engineer, head of vehicle center at Afeka Academic College - presentation
Mr. Yosi Cohen, Director of Automotive Engineering and Equipment Division, Egged - presentation
Mr. Avi Cohen, Electornics engineer, Economics Division, Dan - presentation
Mr. Raphael Mozsynski, Founder & CEO, Blitz Electric Motors - presentation
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