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conference programme ”High-profile attendees from both the renewa DAY 1: MONDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 0730 Registration and coffee 0800 Exhibition opens 0850 Welcome and opening remarks Gerard Strahan, Managing Director, Euromoney Energy Events Chair: 0900-1030: Session 1 Policy keynotes As the renewable energy industry continues to mature and diversify, government policy and regulation remain the key drivers for investment and market development. The EU has set a target of 20% renewables in the European energy mix by 2020, and similar initiatives are being put in place around the world. The opening session will provide high-level insight into the policy initiatives that drive investment in renewable energy, and will set the scene and provide a context for subsequent sessions. Arthouros Zervos, President, European Renewable Energy Council KEY TOPICS ■ The role of policy as a driver for the renewable energy industry ■ UK renewable energy policy and implications of the 2007 Energy White Paper ■ The challenge of meeting EU 2020 targets for emissions and renewable energy ■ German Federal Government support for renewable energy projects ■ Renewable energy in the US: Domestic growth and impact on the world market ■ Moving towards a national carbon trading system in the US 1115-1245: Session 2 Investment, capital markets and M&A activity Chair: During 2006-07 the renewable energy industry has been characterised by a number of significant IPOs and M&A deals, with major utilities playing an increasingly active role. This session will provide an overview of this changing landscape, and will also examine the increasing interest in renewable energy from fund managers and the drivers for this interest. Michael Liebreich, Chairman and CEO, New Energy Finance KEY TOPICS ■ Overview of investment in renewables by technology, geography and finance type ■ Renewable energy M&A activity – landmark deals, sector trends and outlook ■ Recent renewable energy IPOs and trends in capital markets funding ■ Fund management considerations - drivers for including renewable energy as part of a sustainable investment portfolio ■ Should renewable energy be treated as a separate asset class ■ Impact of utility M&A activity on renewable energy companies Robert Mansley, Director, Investment Banking, Credit Suisse Read Gomm, Managing Director, Lexicon Partners Ronnie Lim, Morley Fund Management Sipko Schat, Member of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shai Weiss, Managing Partner, Virgin Fuels 1245 Networking lunch Claire Durkin, Head of Energy Markets Unit, Department of Trade and Industry Commissioner John Geesman, California Energy Commission Nick Hurd MP, Member of the Environmental Audit Committee Matthias Machnig, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany 1030 Extended networking break 4 ”The best opportunity for meeting and understanding the current state of play in this
le energy industry and the finance world” 1400-1530 Parallel Sessions 1400-1530: Parallel Session 3A Wind power: Global investment, supply chain and market trends Co-Chair: Evan Stergoulis, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams Co-Chair: Christian Kjaer, CEO, European Wind Energy Association ■ Wind market investment trends, outlook and deal pipeline ■ Can onshore wind be regarded as a mature market ■ Wind turbine supply chain constraints – Addressing inventory backlog to drive growth ■ What are the challenges of financing offshore wind and how can they be addressed ■ M&A deals and consolidation in the wind industry Max Ter Linden, Director Power & Utilities M&A Group, ABN AMRO Bank Per Hornung Pedersen, CEO, Suzlon Energy Ilkka Hakala, President & CEO, Moventas OR Chair: 1400-1530: Parallel Session 3B Biomass and biogas: Opportunities in new markets Guiliano Grassi, Secretary General, EU Biomass Industry Association ■ Market overview – Major players, investment and M&A trends, technologies and the potential for market growth ■ The role of the waste management industry in renewable energy generation ■ Current and future technologies in biomass, biogas, and energy from waste ■ Addressing the financing challenges for biogas projects Steve Hazelton, Director, Waste, Renewables and Clean Energy Group, Ernst & Young Frank Esslinger, Director, Ethos Partners Limited Ulrich Schmack, Managing Director, Schmack Biogas Barry J. Berman, CEO, AgriPower Senior Representative, Veolia Environmental Services 1530 Extended networking break 1615-1745: Parallel Session 4A Biofuels: Integrating energy and commodity markets ■ Outlook for the European biofuels industry and challenges for producers ■ Is there a genuine place for an independent biofuels industry between the agriculture and oil and gas sectors ■ Second generation biofuels – Pilot stage or rapid commercialisation ■ Strategies to address commodity risk for biofuels producers Anthony Doherty, Biofuels Business Development Director, Bioverda Philip New, President, BP Global Biofuels Josu Arlaban, Financial Director, Acciona OR 1615-1745: Parallel Session 4B Solar power: Global demand outlook and upstream constraints Chair: Ernesto Macías, Vice-president, European Photovoltaic Industry Association ■ Growth potential for the European solar PV industry ■ How are upstream constraints affecting manufacturers and how can they be addressed ■ Construction of large scale Solar PV facilities, reaching giga watt scale ■ Solar thermal power – Global market potential ■ Where is growth happening and what will be the next big market Andrew Marsden, Managing Director, GE Energy Financial Services Julien Maumont, Senior Project Manager, Energy, Dexia Credit Local Nikolaus Krane, COO, Conergy Marco Antonio Northland, General Manager Europe, SunPower 1800 CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION hosted by Conergy 1900 tel:+44 20 7779 8673 constantly changing market” 5
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