MEF Energy Forum 2022
Socially Just and Democratic Energy Transition in Times of Energy Crisis
AGENDA
June 29 – July 1, 2022
Hotel Inex Olgica, Ohrid
June 29 – July 1, 2022
Hotel Inex Olgica, Ohrid
Remarks by:
Agim Selami
Executive Director, ZIP Institute
Fatmir Bytyqi
Deputy Prime Minister, Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
HE Kate Marie Byrnes
Ambassador, US Embassy to North Macedonia
HE David Geer
Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to North Macedonia
Moderator:
Ali Aslan
Journalist and Event moderator
Keynote Address:
Jennifer Granholm
Secretary of Energy, United States Secretary of Energy
(pre-recorded video)
Kadri Simson
Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
(pre-recorded video)
Artur Lorkowski
Director, Energy Community Secretariat
Dr. Heinz Hetmeier
Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
Panelists:
Kreshnik Bekteshi
Minister of Economy, Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
Staša Košarac
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zoran Lakicevic
State Secretary, Ministry of Mining and Energy, Republic of Serbia
Belinda Balluku
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Republic of Albania
Artane Rizvanolli
Minister of Economy, Republic of Kosovo
Alexandra Sdoukou
Secretary General for Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry for the Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic
Fatmir Bytyqi
Deputy Prime Minister, Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
George Papandreou
Former Prime Minister of Greece
Ali Aslan
International Journalist and Event moderator
Moderator:
Goran Svilanović
Abkons, Country Manager Serbia, Montenegro, BiH
Keynote Address:
Marko Bislimoski
President, Energy Regulatory Commission, North Macedonia
Panelists:
Vasko Kovachevski
General Director, AD ESM
Nikola Stamenov
Vice President, CWP Global, Serbia
Rozeta Karova
Senior Energy Lawyer, Energy Community Secretariat
Stefan Peter
General Manager, EVN Macedonia
Zoran Obradovic
Executive Director, WPD Adria, Croatia
Filip Ivanovski
Managing Director, Pakomak
Moderator:
Eirini Vantaraki
CEO, Greek House Davos, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Keynote Address:
Gergely Molnar
Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency, Paris
Panelists:
Maria Rita Galli
CEO, DESFA, Greece
Nikola Delev
Acting Director, Strategic Planning and Development, Bulgartransgaz EAD, Bulgaria
Petar Šainović
Managing Director, Siemens Energy
Bajram Rexhepi
Director, National Energy Resources, North Macedonia
Redi Basha
CEO, Abkons, Albania
Karlo Jadanić
Manager, PwC Croatia Advisory Ltd
Moderator:
Gorjan Jovanovski
Eco Activist, Co-founder, AirCare
Presentation of the project EU4ET Covenant of Mayors in the Western Balkans and Turkey:
Sibylle Strahl
Fund Manager, GIZ, ORF ETC
(online)
Dubravka Bosnjak
Regional Project Manager GIZ, ORF ETC
Keynote Address on EU Best Practices in Multi-Level Governance:
Mike Mannaart
Executive Secretary and Principal Adviser, Association of municipalities Netherlands and Belgium (KIMO)
(online)
Panelists:
Teodora Grncharova
State Counsellor on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
Dushica Perishic
Executive Director, Association of Units of Local Self-government Units (ZELS)
Maja Morachanin
Member of the Parliament, North Macedonia
Vedad Suljic
Project Manager, Regional Education and Information Center for Sustainable Development in South-East Europe, BiH
Miodrag Gluščević
Programme Director for Sector for Urban Development, Environment and Communal Services, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, Serbia
Elena Gavrilova
Country Coordinator, GIZ ORF ETC
Moderator:
Aleksandra Nakjeva Ruzhin
Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance of North Macedonia
Panelists:
Christian Milhan
Sector Economist, Project Directorate, Energy Department, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
Jonathan S. Saiger
Senior Operations Advisor – Energy, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Washington DC
Filip Drapak
Advisor, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Alvin Alicevic
Member of the Management Board, Sparkasse Bank AD Skopje
Emilija Spirovska
CEO, ProCredit Bank, North Macedonia
Moderator:
Olimpija H. Zaevska
CEO, Elson Solutions, Lecturer at Copenhagen Business School
Keynote Address:
Robert E. Wheeler (Ret.)
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Information Infrastructure Capabilities for the Secretary of Defense of the US
Panelists:
Mike Stone
Global Managing Director, Public Sector, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, IBM
Miltiadis Zervas
Consultant, ENERVIS, Germany
Angel Angjushev
Technical Manager, Green Machines, North Macedonia
Magnus Asbjornsson
CEO, Reykjavik Geothermal, Iceland
Cristian Pirvulescu
CEO, Enevo Group
Nina Dusper
Managing Director Balkans, Hitachi Energy, Croatia
Moderator:
Ivana Vuchkova
Program Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, North Macedonia
Keynote address:
Alexandru Albu
Head of Operations, EU Delegation to North Macedonia
Panelists:
Markos Sofroniou
Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM)
Faruk Serdarevic
Regional Representative, USAID Connect for Growth Project
Nargis Nehan
Former Minister of Mines and Petroleum in Afghanistan
Sonja Risteska
Project Manager Southeast Europe, Agora Energiewende, Germany
Dirk Buschle
Deputy Director, Energy Community Secretariat
Frosina Antonovska
Climate Action Network Europe, Energy and Climate Policy Officer for the Western Balkans