Towards 21st Century Energy Systems in Central & Eastern Europe 
 
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.              Welcome Remarks

Amb. Richard Morningstar (Ret.), Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council

H.E. László Szabó, Ambassador, Embassy of Hungary; Representative of the Presidency, Visegrad Group
9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.          Towards 21st Century Energy Systems in Central & Eastern Europe 
Conversation between:
Amb. Richard Morningstar (Ret.), Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council

Maroš Šefčovič, Vice President, Energy Union, European Commission 
 

9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.          Coffee Break 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.          The Impact of the US’ Energy Agenda on Central and Eastern Europe 

Moderated by:
Dávid Korányi, Senior Fellow for Energy Diplomacy, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council

Participants:
H.E. Vaclav Bartuska, Ambassador-at-Largefor Energy Security, Czech Republic 

Barbara Dorić, Managing Director, Croatia LNG 

Amb. Dusan Matulay, Director General,  Economic Cooperation Section, Ministry of Foreign and European  Affairs of the Slovak Republic

Anita Orbán, Vice President, Tellurian, Inc. 

Sandra Oudkirk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, US Department of State

H.E. Pál Ságvári, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.          Coffee Break 

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.           Tackling the Challenges of Tomorrow: Innovation in Central and Eastern European Energy Systems

Moderated by: 
Melanie Kenderdine, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council 

Participants:
Marcin Roszkowski, President, The Jagiellonian Institute 

Ágnes Törőcsik, Program Director, REKK Foundation

 

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.           The Southern Gas Corridor and Central and Eastern European Energy Security
Conversation between: 
Amb. Richard Morningstar (Ret.), Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council

John Roberts, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council 

12:30 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.           Concluding Remarks

Amb. Richard Morningstar (Ret.), Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council

H.E. Pál Ságvári, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.            Networking Luncheon

Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrád Group on Monday, June 25, 2018 from 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for our "Towards 21st Century Energy Systems in Central & Eastern Europe" conference, which will feature discussion and debate on the strategic and policy implications of the Trump Administration’s energy agenda and its impact on the transatlantic relationship, with special attention paid to the Central and Eastern European region. 

Vice President of the European Commission for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič will kick off the conference with a discussion of pressing energy issues in Central and Eastern Europe, including CEE integration and Nord Stream II. Our expert panels will then discuss the impact of the US’ energy agenda on Central and Eastern Europe, innovation in Central and Eastern European energy systems, and the Southern Gas Corridor.
 

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The conference is open to press and on the record. 

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