“Energy without Frontiers: Market Liberalisation and the Challenges for Regulation, Competition and the Security of Supply”, Athens, May 22, 2008

Lykourezos Law Offices

organised with great success an International Energy Conference under the title:

“Energy without Frontiers: Market Liberalisation and the Challenges for Regulation, Competition and the Security of Supply”

Grande Bretagne Hotel, 22 May 2008

The conference focused on the current prospects of full market liberalisation and on the conditions that are necessary for further developing competition and attracting private investments. The conference also dealt with the current developments in the Greek and regional energy markets which, after persistent failures to open up to competition over the past few years, show signs of prompting substantial investment activity.

The Greek Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Petros Doukas made the welcome speech, while in the afternoon

the Former German Chancellor Mr. Gerhard Schröder
and the Greek Minister of Development Mr. Christos Folias addressed the keynote speeches of the Conference.

Alexandros Lykourezos’ Opening Speech

S P E A K E R S
(in alphabetical order)

Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General for Energy, Directorate General for Energy and Transport, European Commission – Brussels
Dr. Panagiotis Chaviaropoulos, Director of Renewable Energy Sources Division, CRES (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources)
Professor Michael Caramanis, Chairman of RAE (Regulatory Authority for Energy)
Manthos Kallios, Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, PPC Renewables SA
Dr. Evangelos Lekatsas, Chairman of Board of Directors of HTSO (Hellenic Transmission System Operator)
Rafael Miranda, President of EURELECTRIC (Union of the European Electricity Industry)
Raphael Moissis, President of NESC (National Energy Strategic Council)
Konstantinos Mousouroulis, Secretary General of Ministry of Development
George Peristeris, CEO of TERNA SA
Dr. Martha Roggenkamp, Professor of Energy Law at the University of Groningen
Mathieu Savaris, ES Executive Commercial Counsel GE Energy
* Click on the speaker’s name to view the presentation

Speaker’s Curriculum Vitae

Conference Programme
Participation Form

The Conference was organized by:

Symeon G. Tsomokos S.A.
Karneadou 9, 106 75 Athens
Tel. +30-210-7289000