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1 BEIRUT ENERGY FORUM 4 TH EDITION SEPTEMBER 2013 LE ROYAL BEIRUT HOTEL - DBAYEH FROM finding solutions TO funding solutions

2 Agenda * Beirut Energy Forum 2013 * During the Vienna Energy Forum held in the city of Vienna, Austria on 28 May 2013, a number of high level speakers intervened in the opening session. In his speech, Mr. Suleiman J. Al-Herbish (Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development- OFID) mentioned that now is the time for moving from finding solutions to funding solutions. In sync with the motto raised by Mr. Al-Herbish, the Beirut Energy Forum 2013 will have this statement as its main theme: From Finding Solutions to Funding Solutions. THE AGENDA MIGHT WITNESS SOME CHANGES DURING THE EVENT

3 Day One REGISTRATION OF DELEGATES DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONGRESS BAGS OPENING CEREMONY Address of MR. ZIAD EL ZEIN, LCEC PR Coordinator, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) Address of MS. JAMILA MATAR, Head of the Energy Department, League of Arab States (LAS), Egypt Address of MR. ELIE BSAIBES, President, Order of Engineers and Architects (OEA), Lebanon Address of MR. ROBERT WATKINS, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme Lebanon (UNDP) Address of MS. ANGELINA EICHHORST, Head of the EU Delegation to Lebanon Address of the BEF 2013 Keynote Speaker Address of H.E. MR. GEBRAN BASSIL, Minister of Energy and Water DISTRIBUTION OF THE ENERGY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR 2013 AWARDS Energy Ambassador of the Year 2013 Award- Individual Energy Ambassador of the Year 2013 Award- Lebanese NGO/ Public Institution/ Not-for-Profit Energy Ambassador of the Year 2013 Award- Lebanese Private Company Energy Ambassador of the Year 2013 Award- Regional or International Individual or Company OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION AREA AND VISIT OF THE BOOTHS - COCKTAIL RECEPTION Session 1A ARAB FUTURE ENERGY INDEX (AFEX) MR. ASHRAF KRAIDY, Program manager, Technical Assistance, Senior Expert, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) Introduction to ARAB FUTURE ENERGY INDEX (AFEX) by DR. TAREQ EMTAIRAH, Executive Director, the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) AFEX Energy Efficiency by MS. NURZAT MYRSALIEVA, Policy Analyst, RCREEE AFEX Renewable Energy by MR. BRIT SAMBORSKY, Policy Analyst, RCREEE

4 PANELISTS: DR. TAREQ EMTAIRAH, Executive Director, the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) MS. JAMILA MATAR, Head of the Energy Department, League of Arab States (LAS), Egypt MS. ROLA MAJDALANI, Director, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division (SDPD), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Lebanon MR. NAJIB SAAB, Secretary General, AFED, Lebanon MR. KAREEM ABU ASALEH, Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), Germany [tbc] Session 1B FROM LARGE SCALE SYSTEM INTEGRATION TO SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER SOLUTIONS MR. ZAKARIA RAMMAL, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Energy and Water, Lebanon The Mediterranean Solar Plan: a Key Policy Tool for the Deployment of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in the Region by MS. TERESA RIBEIRO, Deputy Secretary General for Energy at the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Portugal/ Spain Superior Technology Accelerate Wind Development in Lebanon by MR. LIANG XUAN, Regional Development Manager, Goldwind International, China Modeling and Simulation of the European Power System Using Power Nodes: Assessing the Value of Flexibility for High Share Integration of Renewable in Europe by MR. FARID COMATY, Master Student, EEH Power Systems Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology- Zurich, Lebanon/ Switzerland CASA Batroun: Case Study on the Eco-friendly Renovation and Extension Building of a Family House by MS. MAYA KARKOUR, Co-Founder and Sustainability Consultant, EcoConsulting, Lebanon V.I.P. LUNCH (SPEAKERS AND DELEGATES) Session NATIONALLY APPROPRIATE MITIGATION ACTIONS - NAMA S: THE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL FOR LEBANON MS. ROLA KHAZEN, Senior Marketing and Communication Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Lebanon Introduction to NAMA s and the Role of the MED-ENEC Project by DR. KURT WIESEGART, Team Leader, MED-ENEC, Germany/Egypt

5 Selecting Priority NAMA s for Lebanon by MS. ROLA CHEIKH, UNFCCC Focal Point, Head of the Service of Environmental Technology, Ministry of Environment, Lebanon The Potential for NAMA s by MS. FRAUKE ROSER, Senior Consultant, Ecofys, Germany NETWORKING BREAK Session 3 - Special Session DOES THE START OF THE OIL ERA DECLARE THE END OF THE RENEWABLES ERA FOR LEBANON? DR. JOSEPH AL ASSAD, Professor, Université Saint-Esprit Kaslik (USEK), Advisor to the LCEC, Secretary General of the WEC Lebanon Committee, Lebanon Special Note by MR. ASSEM ABOU IBRAHIM, President, Petroleum Administration (PA), Lebanon Open discussion with the 6 members of the Petroleum Administration (PA) [Closing of the Day: lottery for attending delegates on the BEF 2013 Major Prize: international renewable energy/ energy efficiency training including travel and accommodation]

6 Day Two Session YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS COME TO AN END MR. ZIAD KHAYAT, UNDP Project Manager, the Lebanese Center for Water Management and Conservation (LCWMC), Lebanon Solar Water Heaters Market from 2009 to 2013 and the Way Beyond by MR. PIERRE EL KHOURY, UNDP Project Manager, Global Solar Water Heaters Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiative, LCEC Director, Lebanon UNDP CEDRO: A Closing Statement by DR. HASSAN HARAJLI, CEDRO Project Manager, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Lebanon Session 5A THE MASHREQ ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN SOLAR ENERGY MR. KARIM OSSEIRAN, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW), Lebanon The Promotion and Implementation of Innovative Technologies and Transfer of Know-How in the Solar Energy Field by MS. GEORGINA NARANJO, Manager, Solartys Internationalization, Spain Advancements Toward Improved PV Systems Connected to the Lebanese Electricity Grid by MR. XAVIER VALLVÉ, Director, Trama TecnoAmbiental, Spain Session 5B NEW INITIATIVES, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES MR. RAMZI ABI SAID, President, Lebanese Solar Energy Society (LSES), Member of Green Building Council (LGBC), Lebanon Upscaling Building Energy Efficiency in the Arab Region by MR. MONGI BIDA, First Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division, Energy Section, UN ESCWA, Tunisia/ Lebanon A Strategic Approach on Using Media to Foster the Culture of Energy Efficiency by DR. MARCEL SEYPPEL, MED-ENEC, Germany/ Egypt

7 Advance Your Career with the Professional Energy Manager Certification by MS. GUILENE AZZAM, Marketing Communication Manager, Schneider Electric, Lebanon COFFEE BREAK Session 6 SESSION FRANCOPHONE EN PARTENARIAT AVEC L AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE - AUF «TRANSFORMATION DES DÉCHETS EN ÉNERGIE» / «WASTE TRANSFORMATION INTO ENERGY» MOT D'OUVERTURE: SALWA NACOUZI, Directrice Régionale, Bureau Moyen-Orient de l'agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Liban MODÉRATEUR: EDMOND ABI-AAD, Professeur, Vice-Président chargé des relations avec les territoires, le monde industriel et économique, Université du Littoral Côte d Opale (ULCO), France [Tirage au sort de la session francophone de l AUF] PARTICIPANTS À LA TABLE RONDE: Intervention sur «La transformation des déchets organiques en biogaz pour la production d électricité : Étude de cas sur la région libanaise de Zahlé par MIRA SKAF, Doctorante Université de Balamand- Université du Littoral Côte d'opale, Liban Intervention sur «La production d'hydrogène via la valorisation de la biomasse par reformage catalytique de l'éthanol et du méthane par SAMER AOUAD, Enseignant chercheur, Faculté des sciences, Université de Balamand, Liban LINA ASSI, Ingénieur Agro-alimentaire, département des Études Techniques, Ministère de l'industrie, Liban SAMAR MALEK, Juriste, Département juridique, Ministère de l'environnement et Professeur de droit de l'environnement à l'université Saint-Joseph et à l'académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts, Liban DOMINIQUE SALAMEH, Enseignant chercheur, Faculté des sciences, Université Saint-Joseph et responsable du programme environnement d'arcenciel, Liban V.I.P. LUNCH (SPEAKERS AND DELEGATES) Session GREENING OF THE CONSTRUCTION LAW OF LEBANON DR. SAMIR TRABOULSI, University Professor and Energy Expert, Lebanon

8 Address of MR. ELIE BSAIBES, President, Order of Engineers and Architects (OEA), Lebanon Address of MR. ELIAS TAWIL, Director General, Department of Urban Planning, Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, Lebanon Session FINANCING TOOLS FOR GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS MR. RANI AL ACHKAR, LCEC Energy Engineer, Lebanon An Update Overview of the NEEREA National Financing Mechanism by MR. MAZEN HALAWI, Head of Subsidized Loans and Financing Programs Divisions, Financing Unit, Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL), Lebanon BLC Bank Role in Promoting Green Financing by MR. GEORGES BOU NAJEM, Head of Large Enterprises, BLC Bank, Lebanon Risk Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects by MR. WISSAM YAACOUB, Founder and President of Navitas Management, Risk Director at Nesma and Partners, Lebanon/ Saudi Arabia COFFEE BREAK Session 9 - Special Panel Discussion ENERGIZE! MS. LÉA HAKIM, Senior Economic Officer, UNDP Technical Assistance for Fiscal Reform and Management Project, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon Energize! by DR. JAMES WOUDHUYSEN, Professor of Forecasting and Innovation, Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom (UK) Panelists: DR. JAMES WOUDHUYSEN, Professor of Forecasting and Innovation, Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom (UK) DR. ALBRECHT KAUPP, Team Leader, GIZ, Germany DR. FOUAD MRAD, Professor, Executive Director, UN ESCWA Technology Center, Lebanon/ Jordan DR. TAREQ EMTAIRAH, Executive Director, the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), Jordan/ Egypt Session 10 - Closing Session A NEW JOURNEY STARTS...