Wednesday, April 04

09:00 – 10:30/ Welcome speeches and official opening ceremony

- Mr. Adel Kaoula, General Commissioner of the Energy Security Congress
- Pr. Osamu Motojima, General Director, ITER Organization
- His Excellency Mr. Urban Rusnák, Secretary General of Energy Charter
- Mrs. Gabrielle Marceau, Counsellor in the Legal Affairs Division - WTO and Associate Professor – Geneva University
- Mrs. Valérie Cerda, Head of the Energy department - City of Geneva
- Mr. Jean Christophe Füeg, Head of International Energy affairs, Federal Office of Energy – OFEN
- Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director General, United Nations Office at Geneva

10:30 – 12:30/ Energy Policy

Geopolitics of energy & Energy supply and demand
Chair Session: Mr. Kevin Rosner, Editor at Energy Security Journal
Co-Chair of Session: Mr. Steivan Defilla, Directorate for Trade and Transit, Energy Charter

10:30 – 10:50 / Dr. Noé Van Hulst, Director of the Energy Academy Europe
“Energy security has a different meaning depending on your perspective”

10:50 – 11:00 / Q & A

11:00 – 11:20 / Dr. Thierry Berthoud, Director of Energy and Climate – WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development)
“Energy security: a global sustainability perspective”

11:20 – 11:30 / Q & A

11:30 – 11:50 / Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh, Deputy Director Energy, Confederation of Indian Industry
“South Asia Energy Security: Challenges and Opportunities”

11:50 – 12:10 / Debate


12:10 – 14:00 / Lunch Break

Pre-program