Financial & Strategic Consulting
I s r a e l Bu s i n e s s a n d E n e r g y C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 1 0
S e c ur e a n d Cl e a n E n e r g y
October 18-19, 2010 Kfar Hamaccabiya Hotel, Ramat Gan, Israel
Monday, October 18, 2010
08:00 – 09:00 Gathering, registration and exhibition tour
09:00 – 11:00 Plenary Session: Safe and Clean Energy
Introduction Lectures:
D r . Am it M or, C EO, Ec o Ener gy
Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructures
Secure Energy Supply
H ost: D r. Am it M or , C EO , Ec o Ener gy
Mr. Yossi Maiman, President, Merhav Group and Chairman of Ampal
Mr. Lawson Freeman, Vice President of Eastern Mediterranean, Noble Energy
Mr. Gideon Tadmor, CEO, Delek Energy System s
Prof. Eugene Kendal, Head of National Economic Council, Prime Minister's
Office
Brigadier General (Res.) Effie Eitam, President, Gini Energy International,
former Minister of National Infrastructures
Brigadier General (Res.) Uzi Eilam, Senior Research Fellow, The Institute of
National Security Studies, former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission
Mr . Am o s L asker , CEO , Isr ael Elec tr ic Cor p. (IEC)
11:30 – 13:00 Plenary Session:
Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas: Israel and the World **
Introduction Lecture: MK Gilad Erdan, Minister of Environmental Protection
Host: Dr. Yossi Inbar, Director-General, Ministry of Environmental Protection
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Mr. Haim Shani, Director-General, Ministry of Finance
Ms. Eileen Claussen, President, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change,
W ashington D.C.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:25 Parallel Sessions A
The Israeli and international fuel
economy
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Changes in trade, distillation
and storage of fuel in
international markets
Reducing greenhouse gas
emissions – technologies and
smart grid **
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Strategies of streamlining
and saving – the
international experience
Oil and natural gas reserves from
oil shale
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Technologies for the production
of oil and natural gas
Policy and implementation of
Smart Grid
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The benefits and challenges for
the economy from oil shale
production
Obstacles to competition in the
fuel economy
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The fuel economy and the
environment
Speakers:
Speakers:
Opening presentation:
Mr. Tony Quinn, Director, Tankbank
International Pte
Chairman: Mr. Israel Yaniv, CEO,
Dor Alon Energy
Major-General (Res.) Amos Yaron,
CEO, Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co.
(EAPC)
Mr. Chen Bar-Yosef, Director of
Fuel Administration, the Ministry of
National Infrastructures
Mr. Tamir Polikar, Former CEO,
Sonol
Chairwoman: Ms. Shuli
Nezer, Director, Division
of Air Quality and
Climate Change
Mr. Richard Bradley,
Head, Energy Efficiency
and Environment
Division, International
Energy Agency (IEA(,
Paris
Mr. Franzjosef Schafhausen,
Deputy Director General,
Environment and Energy,
Federal Ministry of Environment,
Nature Conservation, Nuclear
Safety (BMU), Berlin
Mr. Louis de Bruin, Energy &
Utilities Solutions Leader
SouthWest Europe, IBM
Software Group, Amsterdam
Dr. Mark Feldman, CEO, Space
Time Insight (STI), USA
Mr. Bonny Shapira, Business
Development Manager, Energy
Management & Smart Grid,
Borderless Network – Europe,
CISCO Israel
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Oil shale – national energy
resource
Speakers:
Chairman: Dr. Shlomo Wald, chief
Scientist, Ministry of National
Infrastructure
Dr. Harold Vinegar, Chief Scientist,
Israel energy Initiative
Prof. Zeev Aizenshtat, Institute of
Chemistry, the Hebrew University,
Jerusalem
Dr. Yaakov Mimran, Director, Natural
Resources Licensing Administration,
Ministry of National Infrastructures
Response: Adv. Amit Bracha,
Director, Israel's Union for
Environmental Defense
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15:20 – 15:35 Break
15:35 – 17:00 Parallel Sessions B
Clean transportation: LPG, natural
gas and electricity
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Gasoline and diesel-powered
cars – the end of an era?
Reducing greenhouse gas
emissions: technologies and
energetic streamlining**
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Strategies for streamlining
and saving – the
international experience
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Hybrid car or electric car?
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LPG and natural gas-powered
vehicle
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Energetic streamlining:
Israel's policy
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Biological fuels for transportation
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Funding cleantech research
and development
Speakers:
MK Israel Katz, Minister of
Transportation*
Prof. Eran Sher, Ben Gurion
University*
Mr. Eli Misgav, CEO, Dor Alon Gas
Technologies
Mr. Guy Silberman, Vice President
Marketing, Delek N.G. Marketing and
Distribution
Dr. Dan Weinstock, Better Place
Mr. Udi Tamir, CEO, Gaspro
Engineer Avner Flor, Director, Motor
Vehicle Division, Ministry of
Transportation
Mr. Eran Yaacov, Vice President,
Planning and Economics, Israel Tax
Authority, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Avi Moshel, Deputy Head of Air
Quality and Climate Change Division,
Ministry of Environmental Protection
17:00 End of first day
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Speakers:
Chairman: Mr. Alex Kushnir,
Deputy Director-General, Water,
Energy and Infrastructures,
Ministry of National
Infrastructures*
Ms. Eileen Claussen, President
of the Pew Center on Global
Climate Change, Washington
D.C.
Mr. Zeev Gross, Head of
Resources Infrastructure
Management, Ministry of
National Infrastructures
Mr. Itay Zetelny, Cleantech
Leader, Ernst &Young
Mr. Omri Levin, CEO, Philips
Electronics (Israel)
Mr. Eliezer Tokman, CEO,
Siemens Israel
Investments and project funding in
the energy economy
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Funding of natural gas and
electricity infrastructures projects
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Funding renewable energy projects
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Raising funds through stock
exchange issuances for the public
and institutional investors
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The energy component in the
investment portfolios of public and
institutional investors'
Speakers:
Chairman: Mr. Yossi Zinger, CEO,
Granit Hacarmel
Ms. Irit Eluz, Vice President Finance,
Ampal
Ms. Miriam Gez, Customer Relations
Manager, Project Funding Team, Bank
Hapoalim
Mr. Itzik Tovi, Head of Infrastructure
Sector, Corporate Division, Bank Leumi
CPA Eitan Glazer, Partner, PWC
Kesselman & Kesselman*
Mr. Yossi Gvura, Vice President
Finance, Delek Energy Systems
Mr. Gil Shabtai, Deputy Accountant
General, Ministry of Finance*
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
08:00 – 09:00 Gathering, registration and exhibition tour
09:00 – 10:30 Plenary Session: Regional Cooperation in the Field of Energy
H ost: D r. Am it M or , C EO , Ec o Ener gy
Dr. Nimrod Novik, Senior VP, Merhav Group
Dr. Yoram Turbowitz , Chairm an, Delek Energy Syst em s
D r . Pierre Au d in et , Senior Energ y Ec onom is t, T he W orld Bank , W ashington, D .C.
Business executives and representatives of the countries in the region and
international organizations will attend the session
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
Israel – natural gas and oil superpower?
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Will the exploration momentum continue?
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Assessments of additional discoveries – is there a
market for Israeli gas discoveries?
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Are there export options for natural gas?
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Is LNG imports required?
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Is there a potential for commercial oil discoveries?
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Taxation and royalties considerations related to
investments in oil and gas exploration and
production
Speakers:
Chairman: Dr. Yaakov Mimran, Director, Natural
Resources Licensing Administration, Ministry of
National Infrastructures
Renewable energies in Israel – challenges and
obstacles
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Land policy for construction of solar power
stations and wind turbines
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Required tariffs and incentives
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The large tenders
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Will Israel reach the target of 10% power
generation by renewable energy by 2020?
Opening lecture: Mr. Shaul Zemach, DirectorGeneral, Ministry of National Infrastructures
Speakers:
Chairman: Prof. Yaakov Karni, The Weizmann
Institute
Mr. Moshe Bachar, Deputy CEO, Israel Electric Corp.
Mr. Ohad Marani, CEO, Hachshara Energy of
ILDC Group and chairman of Emanuel
partnership
Dr. Eli Ben-Dov, CEO, Afcon E.B Wind Energy
Adv. Renelle Joffe, Partner, Meitar Liquornik
Geva & Leshem Brandwein Law Firm
Mr. Efraim Shlain, Senior Director, Planning National
Infrastructure, Ministry of the Interior
Mr. Yossi Abo, Director, Trade and Regulation,
Delek Energy Systems
Mr. Oded Agmon, Public Utilities Authority –
Electricity*
CPA Shlomo Alfia, Managing Partner, Alfia &
Alfia c.p.a.
Mr. Nir Papay, Director, Environmental Protection
Division, The Society for Preservation of Nature
Mr. Tuvia Luskin, Givot Olam
Mr. Moty Kuperberg, Director Oil & Gas,
Dynamic Shipping
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Mr. Noam Ilan, Co-CEO, Eilat-Eilot Renewable
Energy
Senior Director
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12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Parallel Sessions B
Transmission, distribution and
marketing of natural gas
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Gas transmission – when will it
reach all power stations and large
consumers?
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Distribution tenders: when will the
gas reach the industrial areas?
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What is the model of contract with
the client?
Conversion of clients in industrial
and service sectors into natural
gas
Speakers:
Chairman: Adv. Moshe Shachal,
former Minister of Energy and
Infrastructures
Mr. Shmuel Turgeman, CEO, Israel
Natural Gas Lines
Adv. Uri Noy, Senior Partner, Erdinast
Ben Nathan & Co., Advocates
Mr. Ronen Hadash, CEO, Delek N.G.
Marketing and Distribution
Mr. Hagai Miller, Vice President
Finance and Business Development,
Supergas – an Israeli company for gas
distribution
15:00 – 15:10 Break
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Analysts discussion
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Panel of leading analysts
reviewing energy companies
that are traded in Israel's
stock exchange
Speakers:
Chairman: Mr. Shimon Seroussi,
Director, Eco Energy
Mr. Yoav Burgan, Head, Sell
Side Department, Poalim Sahar
The energy and water economy
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Energy – a leverage for the
development of the water
economy
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Energy and water tariffs
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Desalination, electricity and
natural gas
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Correct treatment of scale –
saving for water consumers,
the energy economy and for
clean environment
Mr. Gil Bashan, Analyst,
Research Department, IBI
Speakers:
Mr. Yaron Zer, Senior Analyst,
Clal Finance Brokerage
Chairman: Mr. Ido Rosolio, CEO,
Mekorot National Water Company
Mr. Eran Unger, Energy Analyst,
Migdal Capital Markets
Mr. Gilad Fernandes, Senior
Deputy for Economic Affairs to the
Director General
Mr. Tal Shirizly, Analyst, Psagot*
Mr. Alex Kushnir, Deputy DirectorGeneral, Water, Energy and
Infrastructures, Ministry of National
Infrastructures
Dr. Yigal Kadar, Manager,
Systems Engineering Energy,
Mekorot National Water Company
Mr. Shimon Radlich, CEO, Tamhil
Systems
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15:10 – 15:30 Plenary Session:
Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance
15:30 – 17:00 Plenary Session:
Israel's future electricity economy
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Fuel basket and development plans
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Structural chang e in the electricity econom y?
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Private power generation – a rising market?
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Electricity tariffs in Israel – where is it headed?
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IEC's financial stability – what is required?
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Is a revision needed in the regulation of the electricity sector?
H ost: D r. Am it M or, C EO , Ec o Ener gy
Mr . Am o s L asker , CEO , Isr ael Elec tr ic Cor por ation ( IEC)
Mr. Haran Levaot, Manager of Energy Sector, Budget Dept., Ministry of Finance
Dr. Yehuda Niv, Director, Electricity Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures
Adv. Moshe Shahal, former Minister of Energy and Infrastructures
Mr. Shraga Brosh, President, Manufacturers Association of Israel
Mr . Am n o n Sh ap ira , C hairm an, Public Utilities Author ity – Elec tr ic ity
Mr. John Besant-Jones, Principal Energy Economist, W orld Ba nk, W ashington, D.C.
17:00 Conference adjourned
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To be confirmed
** Session in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection
The program is subject to change
Simultaneous translation from Hebrew to English will be available
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