Friday, October 12, 2007

9.30 h Official opening of the day programme

in the conference hall of Hotel Bergs

Introduction and presentation of the schedule Prof. Dr. Bernd Romeike Member of the Management Board of GLC Glücksburg Consulting AG, Hamburg/Rostock

9.45 h Introductory speech

Conditions of the renewable energy market in Latvia

Daina Ebersteina

Deputy Director of the Department of Energy in the Ministry of Economics, Riga

KEY SPEAKERS PRESENTING THE MARKET POTENTIALS AND PROJECTS:

10.30 h Bioethanol production in Lithuania – a best practice example

Arturas Listavicius

Chairman of the Board of BIOFUTURE AB, Vice-President of MG Baltic, Vilnius

11.00 h Biodiesel production in Latvia – best practice example SIA BIO-VENTA

Girts Fišers

CEO SIA BIO-VENTA, Ventspils

11.30 h Bioethanol in Europe - projects and trends seen by leading plant and components producer Frings Austria

Dr. Werner Koschuh

Head of Technology of Frings Austria Gesellschaft mbH, Graz

12.00 h Short coffee break

II. Biogas

12.30 h The European biogas market – trends and technologies seen by the market leader

Markus Meyr

Head of Marketing and Investor Relations of Schmack Biogas AG, Schwandorf

13.00 h Biogas in Latvia – best practice example Getlini

Dr.Sc.Ing. Aleksandrs Cars

Power Engineering Department manager of Getlini EKO SIA, Riga

13.30 h Lunch Break in the restaurant of Hotel Bergs

Networking in the Exhibition Area

III. Windenergy

15.00 h The wind energy sector in Estonia – best practice example presented by the leading wind energy park developer 4Energia

Martin Kruus

CEO of 4Energia, Tallinn

15.30 h The future of wind energy in Europe

Dr. Carsten Corino

Head of Business Development of REpower Systems AG, Hamburg

15.30 h Short coffee break

IV. Energy management

16.00 h Wood-Fired Heat and CHP plants

Kalle Küngas

Adviser, AS Masiner AG, Tallinn

16.30 h New energies in Lithuania – the success story of Dalkia/Veolia

Jean Sacreste

CEO of Dalkia Lithuania

17.00 h Banking facilities for foreign new energy investments in Latvia

Raimo Smukais

Head of Corporate Department of DnB NORD Banka, Riga

17.30 h Project Consultancy and Financial Consultancy by GLC Glücksburg Consulting AG

Christian Hinck

Consultant Renewable Energy, GLC Glücksburg Consulting AG, Hamburg

18.00 h Get-Together in the networking area

19.45 h Meeting in the hotel lobby of Hotel Bergs

Guided walk to the restaurant

Elegant dinner at the restaurant Charleston, Blaumana Iela 38/40, Phone: +371 7770572

Gourmet and cultural specialities, open bar

Dinner Speakers Valdis Bisters Director of Climate and Renewable Energy Department of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Latvia, Riga

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Errors and changes of the programme provided.

Programme status October 2007