Background:

Session 1: DISTRICT HEATING AS A NATIONAL PRIORITY

Opening Speeches

• William C. Ramsay, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Martin Pecina, Czech Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
• Anicetas Ignotas, Lithuanian Secretary of the Minister of Economy
• Felix Virlan, Moldovan Deputy Minister of Energy (presentation in English | Russian | paper)
• Aleksandre Sivak, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Energy (represented by Sergey Melekhovets, Deputy Director of Belenergo)
• M. Evans, Senior Administrator, International Energy Agency

Moderator: Jan Pouček, Director of the Department for Energy Saving and Support of Renewable Energy Sources, Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade

Session 2: COMPETITION AND COMPETITIVENESS

• Inga Thorup Madsen, President, Metropolitan Copenhagen Heating Transmission
Company: “Energy Sector Liberalization: Challenges for Large District Heating Systems”
• Josef Snítilý, Energy Section, Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade: “Competitiveness of District Heating in the Czech Republic: Trends and Policies”
• Erik Larsson, Swedish District Heating Association: “Open Competition for Heating: Opportunities and Challenges for DH”
• Lubka Georgieva, Head of District Heating Department, Bulgarian Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources: “Competitiveness of District Heating in Bulgaria: Role of Policy, Regulation and Private Sector Involvement”

Moderator: Jari Kostama, Manager, Finnish DH Association

Session 3: TARIFFS AND REGULATION

• Witold Cherubin, Advisor to the President, Polish Energy Regulatory Authority: “Polish Heat Tariff Regulations: Balancing Consumer Protection, Efficiency and Cost Recovery” (paper)
• Luboš Pavlas, CEO, Prague District Heating Company and Chairman of the Czech District Heating Association: “A Company Perspective on District Heating Regulations: Customer Satisfaction and the Obligation to Serve”
• Marina Melnikova, Head of Structural Policy Department, Russian Ministry of Energy: “Heat Supply in Russia: Current Status and Outlook under the Russian Energy Strategy” (paper)

Moderator: Jiří Zeman, Deputy Director of the Czech Centre for Energy Efficiency SEVEn

Session 4: SUPPLY AND DEMAND

• Robin Wiltshire, Building Research Establishment and Chairman of the Implementing Agreement on District Heating, Cooling and CHP: “Implementing Agreement on District
Heating and Cooling: An Opportunity for Collaboration?”
• Igor Bashmakov, Executive Director, Russian Centre for Energy Efficiency (CENEf): “District Heating Capacity and Demand in Russia: Policy Approaches for Improvement” (paper)
• Ira Birnbaum, Team Leader for Energy Efficiency and Global Climate Change, USAID: “Balancing Heat Supply and Demand in South East Europe and the Role of International Assistance”
• György Sigmond, Senior Advisor, Budapest District Heating Works Co. Ltd: “District Heating Supply and Demand in Hungary: A Policy Perspective”

Moderator: Sergey Katyshev, Adviser to the President, Kazakh Grid Operating Company

Session 5: OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

• Jiří Zeman, Deputy Director of the Czech Center for Energy Efficiency SEVEn: "Overview of DH-CAN Project. Development of Ownership Structures in District Heating"
• Andreas Greim, Director for Baltics and CIS, Dalkia: “Public-Private Partnership in DH: Concerns, Achievements and Possibility of Improvement”
• Ivo Slavotínek, General Director of MVV Energie CZ: “Policies to Stimulate Performance: A Private Sector View”

Moderator: Gordon Duffus, Division Head, Non-Member Countries Office, International Energy
Agency

Session 6: ENVIRONMENT, COGENERATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• Norela Constantinescu, Project Coordinator, Euroheat & Power: “CHP Directive: Possible Impact on the Accession Countries”
• Yuri Shulga, Head, Ukrainian State Committee of Ukraine for Energy Conservation: “Capturing the Benefits of District Heating through Ukrainian Energy Efficiency Policy” (paper)
• Lars-Arvid Brischke, German Energy Agency (DENA) “German Cogeneration Policy and its Impact on District Heating”
• Dagnija Blumberga, Head of Department of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University: "The European Emissions Trading Scheme: How it Affects District Heating"

Moderator: Mark Spurr, Legislative Director, International District Energy Association

Session 7: DISTRICT HEATING AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION

• William Ramsay, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency: “District Heating in Energy Policy”
• Viktor Semenov, General Director, Energy Industry Research and Development Institute VNIPIEnergoprom, Director of Russian Heat Association and Sergey Mikhailov, Head, Department of State Energy Supervision, Licensing and Energy Efficiency (Gosenergonadzor), Russian Ministry of Energy: “Russian Strategy for Heating Sector Development”
• Zbigniew Kamienski, Deputy Director of the Department of Energy Security, Polish Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy: “District Heating in Polish Legislation: Progress and Remaining Challenges”
• Anicetas Ignotas, Lithuanian Secretary of the Minister of Economy “ Lithuanian Legal and Regulatory Framework for District Heating”

Moderator: Robin Wiltshire, Technologies Team Leader, Building Research Establishment

Session 8: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: WHERE SHOULD GOVERNMENTS GO FROM HERE?

This session was designed for open discussion, so there were no formal presentations.

Moderator: M. Evans, Senior Administrator, International Energy Agency