ZF Power Summit 2023
Romania, The Region, The Union: Key energy projects and trends that will redefine the European energy, oil and gas market
21-23 February, JW Marriott, Bucharest
Eastern European Time (UTC/GMT+2)
Day one, Tuesday, 21st February
The Regional Day: Key development directions and mandatory actions to tackle the European energy deficit
09:00-09:15 Opening speech from the hosts Cristian Hostiuc, editor in chief Ziarul Financiar, Roxana Petrescu, senior editor Ziarul Financiar
09:15-09:45 One on one with George-Sergiu Niculescu, secretary of state, Minister of Energy
09:45-10:15 One on one with Eric Stab, president & CEO ENGIE Romania
10:15-10:45 One on One with Christina Verchere, CEO OMV Petrom
10:45-11:15 One on one with Joe Philipsz, Head of the 3SIIF (The Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund), Amber Infrastructure
11:15-11:45 One on one with Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser to the Director General for Energy, European Commission
11:45-12:15 – One on one with Oana Ijdelea, managing partener IJDELEA & Asociaţii: Legal updates and challenges for new investments in energy
12:15-14:00 How will the top energy players fight against Romania’s energy deficit: Investment opportunities and major challenges
- Bogdan Badea, CEO Hidroelectrica
- Razvan Popescu, general manager Romgaz
- Cosmin Ghita, CEO Nuclearelectrica (tbc)
- Mark Beacom, CEO Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG)
- Monica Iancu, partner, Bondoc şi Asociaţii
- Joachim Steenstrup, Director, External Affairs and Strategy Eurowind Energy
14:00 – 15:30 Infrastructure development: How will the energy networks ensure the safety of supply and enable the energy transition?
- Volker Raffel, CEO E.ON Romania
- Ondrej Safar, CEO, CEZ Romania
- Alexandru Aurelian Chiriţă, CEO Electrica
- Gabriel Andronache, director general Transelectrica
- Marius Nicolae, Business Solutions Manager - Artificial Intelligence, SAS
- Lucian Enaru, Country General Manager Schneider Romania, Armenia & Moldova
15:30 Closing remarks
Day two, Wednesday, 22nd February
The Green Day: Renewables, the pillar of the energy transition. How difficult is the path?
09:00-09:05 Opening speech from the hosts Cristian Hostiuc, editor in chief Ziarul Financiar, Roxana Petrescu, senior editor Ziarul Financiar
09:05 – 10:40 Are renewables the easiest path for Romania and the UE to switch from the power deficit to availability of supply?
· Viorel Alicuş, director, ANRE
· Adrian Borotea, vicepresident RWEA
· Lăcrămioara Diaconu, country manager, OX2 Romania
· Matej Krušpán, Chief Commercial Officer Rezolv Energy
· Lauru Bădiţă, Country Manager Photon Energy Operations Romania
· Zsuzsa Bereschi, Senior Project Manager, Energy & Utilities, Horváth
· Andrei Ilaş, CEO NRGI.ai
· Alina Stancu Birsan, Partner at Filip & Company
10:40-11:00 One one One with Gabriela Cacerea, partner NNDKP, and Ruxandra Bologa, partner, NNDKP: Legal updates on developing renewables
11:00-11:15 One on one with Camelia Ene, country chairman and CEO MOL Romania. Next stop? Future of mobility
11:15 – 12:15 PPAs, CfDs, funds and banks: Which are the main opportunities and challenges for financing renewables
· Ciprian Glodeanu, general manager, AJ Renewables
· Roxana Mircea, managing partner, REI Finance
· Catalin Cepisca, senior director, Energy, Metals and Utilities Department, Raiffeisen Bank
· Radu Voinescu, managing partner, Sol Associates
· Cosmin Stăvaru, partner, Bondoc şi Asociaţii
· Radu Mustaţă, Sales Director, Marsh & McLennan Companies
12:15-13:00 Critical infrastructure: How will the power and gas systems change to enable the energy transition and safety of supply
· Bogdan Leu, Power Systems Expert Transelectrica and chairman of CIGRE NGN Romania
· Bogdan Simion, Data Analytics Advisor, Gas Infrastructure Europe
· Rares Hurghis, general manager FEL Romania
· Răzvan Calu-Vintilă, Business Development Manager, Huawei Romania
13:00 – 14:15 The prosumer, the rising star of the energy market: What role will the prosumer play in the new energy world?
· Andrei Antipa, vice-president Administraţia Fondului pentru Mediu
· Claudiu Butacu, president EFdeN
· Eugen Butoarca, chairman of the board, Distribuie Oltenia
· Andrei Ivan, managing director, 4ENVIGO
· Adrian Vintila, president, FEL Romania
14:15 – 15:15 European growth, local impact: How can the Romanian economy increase its benefits from the renewable energy development?
· Mirel Jarnea, business development mangager SEE, LONGi
· George Capatina, Sales Manager Romania & Bulgaria, Vestas
· Alexandra Floricică, Head of Green Energy, ProCredit Bank
· Bogdan Nicolae, fondator Swift Energy
15:15 Closing remarks
Day three, Thursday, 23rd February
The Industrial Revolution Day: How will the energy transition change the economies and how prepared is Romania for this growth opportunity?
09:15-09:30 Opening speech from the hosts Cristian Hostiuc, editor in chief Ziarul Financiar, Roxana Petrescu, senior editor Ziarul Financiar
09:30-10:00 One on one with Florin Spataru, minister of economy
10:00-11:00 The industrial transformation: How is the big industry adapting to the energy transition
· Ajay Aggarwal, president LIBERTY Steel Group Europa, Chairman of the Board LIBERTY Galaţi
· Corneliu Bodea, CEO Adrem
· Sorin Elisei, Leader of Energy and Sustainability Practices, Deloitte Romania
· Mihai Stănescu, Managing Associate, STOICA & Asociaţii
· Sebastian Staicu, Head of Sustainable Financing in BCR
11:00-12:00: Hydrogen, offshore wind, storage: How is Romania preparing to tap into the energy transition opportunities?
· Boris Korejtko, Director at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
· Petru Ruset, general manager, Siemens Energy
· Andrei Covatariu, energy & climate policy expert
· Zsuzsa Bereschi, Senior Project Manager, Energy & Utilities, Horváth
12:00-13:00 The growth opportunities and the risks the energy transition brings for Romania
· Teofil Muresan, Chairman, E-INFRA
· Gheorghe Manole, founder Eximprod
· Pavel Stan, Director of Innovation and Business Development, Simtel Team
· Bogdan Nichisoiu, Manager of Financial Analysis & Rating, COFACE Romania
· Andreea Mitirita, partner, PwC Romania, Energy Utilities & Resources Industry Leader
13:00 Closing remarks