Chairman of the morning sessions: Dr. Amit Mor, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting and Senior Lecturer, IDC Herzliya

The international, regional & Israeli energy sectors

• Global trends and their influence on energy sources and energy prices
• Regional cooperation in infrastructure for energy and water
• The commissioning of the Leviathan project
• Global warming and climate change – climate change in the Middle East and its implications

Opening lecture: Dr. Amit Mor, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting and Senior Lecturer, IDC Herzliya presentation

Keynote lecture: Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Energy presentation

Mr. George Hatfield, Vice President for Major Projects, Noble Energy presentation

Ms. Yael Ravia-Zadok, Ambassador, Deputy Director General, Head of Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs presentation

Prof. Yoav Yair, Dean, School of Sustainability, Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) presentation

• Investment of Israeli companies in developing oil & gas resources in the world
• Oil & Gas exploration in the east MED in the EEZs of Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus and Egypt
• Development plans of the Leviathan, Tamar and Karish-Tanin gas fields
• Natural gas for export and regional cooperation: will natural gas be exported to the Egyptian market and to liquefaction plants in Egypt?
• Will natural gas be exported to Europe?
• Will oil be explored offshore Israel?

Opening lecture: Mr. Gideon Tadmor, Chairman, Navitas Petroleum

Mr. Bini Zomer, VP Regional Affairs, Noble Energy

Mr. Liami Vaisman, CEO, Tamar Petroleum presentation

Mr. Waylon Fairbanks, Middle East Correspondent, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES)

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Mr. Pierre Vergerio, CEO IGI Poseidon; Executive Vice President, Gas Midstream, Energy Management & Optimization, Edison

Mr. Erez Halfon, Chairman, Europe Asia Pipeline Corporation (EAPC)

Mr. Yaniv Friedman, Deputy CEO, Delek Drilling presentation

Mr. Yossi Shazar, COO, Ratio Oil Exploration presentation

Mr. Itay Tagner, Special Envoy on Energy, the Israeli Foreign Ministry

• Financing investments in fuel exploration and energy infrastructure, will foreign investors come?
• What is the cost of raising capital for developing the energy sector?
• Valuation of gas reservoirs, power plants and energy infrastructure
• What do the analysts say about share prices of energy companies?

Chairman: Mr. Shimon Seroussi, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting presentation

Mr. Shai Levy, CEO, Ratio Finance

Mr. Yaniv Friedman, Deputy CEO, Delek Drilling

Mr. Noam Peleg, Project Finance & Infrastructure Manager, Deputy Corporate Sector Manager, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank presentation

Ms. Elah Alkalay, VP Business Development, I.B.I. Investment House; Chair of the board, I.B.I Mutual Funds

Ms. Bozena Gandelman, Analyst, Analyst IMS Investment Management, Analyst, Analyst IMS Investment Management

Mr. Antoine Halff, Chief Analyst, Kayrros & Director, Global Oil Markets Program, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy

• Industry preparedness for alternative means of transportation – fuel substitutes, electric car and autonomous car
• Heavy transportation driven by natural gas and electricity
• Developing public transportation fueled by electricity and compressed natural gas

Chairman: Mr. Israel Yaniv, Chairman of the board, Dor Alon Energy

Mr. Malachi Alper, CEO, Paz Ashdod Refinery

Dr. Ayelet Walter, Head of Technology and Academic Relations, Fuel Choice & Smart Mobility Initiative, Prime Minister Office

Mr. Gilad Dagan, VP Business Development, MCA Group, Vehicle Importer

Mr. Amit Zeev, CEO Dor Alon

Mr. Ilan Ben-David, CEO Chakratec

Dr. Charles Ellinas, CEO E-C Natural Hydrocarbons Company presentation

Ms. Gina Cohen, Natural Gas Lecturer and Consultant presentation

Chairman of the morning sessions: Dr. Amit Mor, Co-CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting and Senior Lecturer, IDC Herzliya

Challenges in developing the Israeli energy sector

Mr. Udi Adiri, Director General, Ministry of Energy

MP Adv. Orit Farkash Hacohen, Kachol-Lavan Party, Former Head of the Electricity Authority

Adv. Dan Hacohen, Partner & Head of Energy Department, Agmon & Co. Rosenberg Hacohen & Co.

Challenges in the development of the Electricity Sector

• Basket of fuel for power generation – natural gas, coal and renewable energy: what is the optimal mix?
• Will the reform in the electricity sector be implemented? And how will electricity trade be conducted?
• The future of IPPs, system administration and development of the electricity sector
• What steps should the regulators take to attract new players to the electricity sector in the fields of production and supply?
• What will reduce electricity tariffs?
• Will households be able to purchase electricity directly from suppliers?

Opening lecture: Dr. Assaf Eilat, Chairman of the Electricity Authority

Mr. Chen Herzog, Chief Economist & Partner, BDO Consulting

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Basket of fuel for power generation – natural gas, coal and renewable energy: what is the optimal mix?

Dr. Nurit Gal, Deputy General Director, Electricity & Regulation, Electricity Authority presentation

Ms. Dorit Davidovich Banet, Co-Founder & CEO, Eilat Eilot Renewable Energy

Mr. Giora Almogi, CEO, OPC Energy

Mr. Amir Foster, Director, Association of Oil & Gas Exploration Industries presentation

Dr. Nurit Gal, Deputy General Director, Electricity & Regulation, Electricity Authority

Mr. Nati Birenboim, CEO of the Association of Private Electricity Producers with Natural Gas

Mr. Adam Ben Yehuda, Project Finance Sector Manager, Corporate Division, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank

Mr. Gil Dotan, Head of National Dispatch Division, Israel Electric Corporation

• A shift to system operational scheme based on volume and diversification of gas sources
• How gas trading will be conducted and who will manage it?
• Who are the prospective players to participate in the trade?
• Will gas export and import utilize the market exchange and when such trade will be commenced?

Chairman: Adv. Zvi Nixon, Managing Partner, E. Landau Law Office

Opening lecture: Dr. Egbert Laege, Member of Executive Board of European Energy Exchange (EEX) and CEO of EEX Asia in Singapore presentation

Mr. Doron Liban, CEO, East MED Energy Exchange presentation

Mr. Jay Epstein, Manager of Commerce and Business Development

Mr. Shimshon Brokman, Head, Fuel Management Department, Israel Electric presentation

Ms. Sarah Hadar, Chief Economist, Natural Gas Authority, Ministry of Energy

• Macro impacts of gas export on the Israeli economy
• Onshore underground storage of natural gas
• What is causing the delay in development of the local natural gas market and development of the distribution system?
• Will new industries be established to use natural gas as raw material? – fertilizer, fuel and petrochemical industries?

Opening lectures

Dr. Ruslana Rachel Palatnik, Chair, Department of Economics and Management, Max Stern Yezreel Valley College

Dr. Christophe Rigollet, Geosciences Manager, CVA; Managing Director Geodenergies presentation

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Mr. Eitan Padan, Chairman, Israel Natural Gas Line (INGL) presentation

Mr. Gabi Bitton, Chairman, Energy Committee, Industrialist Association; CEO & Founding Partner Koys Technologies presentation

Mr. Moshe Spitzer, CEO Negev Natural Gas

• Renewable energy generation and energy storage – will PV and battery costs continue to fall?
• Is the target of constructing 6000 MW capacity of renewable energy sources in the upcoming decade viable? And why not setting a 10,000 MW target?
• Smart energy in Israel, decentralization of sources and means of production: PROSUMER – consumer as energy producer

Chairman: Mr. Eitan Parnas, Director, Green Energy Association of Israel

Mr. Elad Shaviv, CEO of the Israeli Smart Energy Association

Mr. Zafrir Yoeli, VP Business Development, Enlight Renewable Energy

Mr. Zohar Lavie, Statutory and Environmental Consultant

Mr. Tal Mund, CEO of CATL Representation & Distribution (Israel & Europe); Founding Partner ESE Energy Storage Solutions presentation

Mr. Yossi Sokoler, Head of Regulation Department, Electricity Authority presentation