European Economic and Social Committee /
The Public Chamber of
the Russian Federation

Joint Workshop on Energy and Northern Dimension:

Facing Challenges and Finding Opportunities in the

Framework of EU-Russiarelations

Moscow, 29 June- 1 July2008

Agenda

29 June 2008

19.00Departure to the restaurant: meeting point hall of the hotel Meridien

19.15Welcome Dinner (Restaurant “Grand Havana Room” 2, Slavanskaya ploshad)

30 June 2008

Workshop

(7/1, Miusskaya ploshad, 125993,Public Chamber of Russia building, first floor, Council lounge)

8.30Departure of participants: meeting point hall of the hotel Meridien

9.00-9.30Registration and Welcome Coffee

9.30-10.00Introductory Session

  • Welcome Address by the Secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (PCRF), Dr. Evgeniy Velikhov
  • Address by President of Section for External Relations Mr Filip Hamro-Drotz on behalf of the President of the European Economic and Social Committee
  • Address by H.E. Marc Franco, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Russia

10.00-13.45First Session on Energy: International cooperation, production, transport, markets and networks connection

  • Co-chaired by Mr. Alexander Boyle, EESC Employees Group,

and by Dr. Evgeniy Velikhov, Secretary of the Public Chamber

Speakers:

  • Mr Ulrich Weins, Head of Energy Section of the Delegation of the European Commission to Russia
  • Mr. Togrul Bagirov, UN Expert on Global Energy, Executive Vice President of Moscow International Petroleum Club
  • Mr. Dan Medevnikov, magazine "Expert", Director of the Department of Innovation technology
  • Mr Ivan Voleš, Vice-President of the EESC Section for External Relations

11.00-11.30Coffee Break

11:30-13-45General debates

13.45-15.15Lunch (in the PublicChamber’s building)

15.15-18.00Second Session on Northern Dimension: new partnership, civil society involvement, infrastructures and environmental protection

Co-chaired byMs Mall Hellam, Member of the EESC Various Interests Group and by Mr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, Head of the Inter-Commission Working Groupon International Affairs of the Public Chamber

Speakers:

  • Mr. Pavel Sulyandziga, Representative of the PCRF, UN expert
  • Mr. Pilyasov, Head of theCentre of Development of the northern regions of the Minister of economic development and trade of the Russian Federation
  • Mr Filip Hamro Drotz, President of the EESC Section for External Relations

18.00transfer to the hotel

19.00Departure to the restaurant: meeting point hall of the hotel Meridien

19.30Dinneron Moscow river

1 July 2008

8.30Departure of participants: meeting point hall of the hotel Meridien

9.00-10.40Third Session on Cooperation between the EESCand the PCRF (functionning, structures, methods) in view of the EU-Russia strategic partnership in the context of globalised markets

Co-chaired byMr. Henri Malosse President of the EESC Employers Group and by Mr.Sergey KATIRINVice-Secretary of the PCRF

Other speakers:

  • Mr Filip Hamro Drotz, President of the EESC Section for External Relations
  • Mr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, Head of the Inter-Commission Working Groupon International Affairs of the Public Chamber

General Debate

10.40-11.00Conclusions remarks tabled by Mr. Velikhov and Mr Hamro Drotz

11.00End of the Workshop

11.00-11.30Transfer to the hotel

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