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Thursday 1 June 2006

17:00 – 18:30              Delegate check-in and registration

18:30 – 19:30              Drinks reception on board ferry boat to dinner location

19:30 – 00:00              Dinner, VOC-Ship

Friday 2 June 2006

09:00 – 09:30              Welcome and Introduction
Peter Terium, CEO - RWE Trading

Morning Session 1

09:30 – 10:50              Are market mechanisms working to facilitate competitive prices for power and gas?

09:30 – 09:50              Speaker One
Stefan Judisch, Managing Director - RWE Trading

09:50 – 10:10              Speaker Two
Paul Dawson, Director, Commodities Regulation - Barclays Capital

10:10 – 10:50              Open debate
Chaired by Graham Shuttleworth, Director – NERA Economic Consulting                                        

10:50 – 11:10              Coffee Break

Morning Session 2

11:10 – 12:30              Will emissions trading be a victim of its own success?

11:10 – 11:30              Speaker Three
Dr Peter Kreuzberg, Managing Director - RWE Trading

11:30 – 11:50              Speaker Four
Chris Rowland, Managing Director Utilities Research - DrKW

11:50 – 12:30              Open debate
Chaired by Graham Shuttleworth, Director – NERA Economic Consulting

12.30 – 13.30              Lunch

Afternoon Session 1

13:30 – 14:50              Can structural barriers to competitive power and gas markets across Europe be overcome?

13:30 – 13:50              Speaker Five
Dr Derek Taylor, Energy Advisor – European Commission

13:50 – 14:10              Speaker Six
Anne-Malorie Géron, Head of Markets - Eurelectric

14.10 – 14.50              Open debate
Chaired by Graham Shuttleworth, Director – NERA Economic Consulting

14.50 – 15:05              Coffee Break 

Afternoon Session 2

15:05 – 16:25              Can governments and regulators help create competitive markets?

15:05 – 15:25              Speaker Seven
Lars Kjoelbye, Head of Unit – Energy – DG Comp – European Commission

15:25 – 15:45              Speaker Eight
Ciara Ryan, Partner, Energy Markets - Deloitte

15:45 – 16:25              Open debate
Chaired by Graham Shuttleworth, Director – NERA Economic Consulting

16:25 – 16:40              Coffee Break 

Concluding Panel Discussion

16:40 – 17:25              Is there a future for competitive energy markets in Europe?
                                    Chaired by Graham Shuttleworth, Director – NERA Economic Consulting

Steve Smith, Managing Director Markets - Ofgem
Jeremy Nicholson, Director – Energy Intensive Users Group
Dr Anthony White, Head Advisory Team - Climate Change Capital
Dr Atle Christiansen, Director of Research - Point Carbon
Peter Styles, Member of the Board, Chairman Electricity Committee – EFET and Principal Consultant, Stratos European Policy

17:25 – 17:30              Closing Remarks
Peter Terium, CEO – RWE Trading