LYSEBU - HOLMENKOLLEN NORWEA FINANCE SEMINAR 2013
Norwea has the pleasure of inviting you to the annual Norwea Finance Seminar on 30 and 31 January 2013 at Lysebu in Oslo, Norway. This will be an exclusive opportunity for European utilities and financial investors to meet the companies behind the most interesting wind power projects in Norway. Aside from meeting the projects, we have also hand picked distinguished political, financial and legal speakers. In short, where to invest and how to invest!
PROGRAM DAY 1 09.00-10.00 Registration and coffee 10.00-10.15 Welcome! Øyvind Isachsen, Norwea 10.15-10.35 Future development and capacity, tba, Statnett, Norwegian TSO 10.40-11.00 New Government - what then? Nikolai Astrup, The Conservative Party 11.05-11.25 Europe and Norway, Janos Herman, Delegation of the European Union to Norway 11.30-11.50 Norwegian licences, Per Sanderud, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate 11.50-12.00 The changing energy situation in Europe Implications for Norway, Kjell Eriksson, DNV KEMA 12.00-13-00 Lunch 13.05-13.25 Onshore wind power - a valued commodity in Norway, Anders Gaudestad, SAE Vind 13.30-13.50 Why inland wind in Norway? Mark Porter, E.ON 13.55-14.15 Mid-Scandinavia, Ståle Gjersvold, TrønderEnergi 14.20-14.35 Norwegian portfolio as we see it, Andreas Thon Aasheim, Norwea 14.40-15.05 Coffee break 15.10-15.30 Our approach: How we invest in wind farms, Luigi Pettinicchio, HgCapital 15.35-15.55 Why does the utility of Zurich invest in windpower in Norway? Philipp Wunnerlich, ewz 16.00-16.20 Sales process optimization, Peter Aa. Simonsen, Simonsen og Vogt & Viig 16.25-16.45 Why we haven t invested in wind energy. Yet! Per-Arne Torbjørnsdal, E-CO 16.50-17.05 Coffee break 17.10-17.30 How to finance windfarms in Norway today, and looking into the future, Lars Vikjord, Swedbank 17.35-17.55 The Norwegian economy in a global context, Erica Blomgren, SEB 17.55-18.00 Concluding remarks and introduction to day 2, Øyvind Isachsen, Norwea, Kjetil Hardeng, Haavind 18.00-19.00 Networking and drinks 19.00-23.00 Apéritif and five course dinner
PROGRAM DAY 2 08.30-09.20 Breakfast 09.30-09.40 Post day one thoughts; and introduction; Norway has the proved competence to make it happen, Øyvind Isachsen, Norwea 09.45-10.45 Contracts and legal issues; full presentation on what you need to go operational; (i) regulatory and concessions, (ii) all contracts and summary of key terms and issues; from land owners, construction, turbines and PPAs and direct agreements, (iii) also including how bankability needs to be reflected in all agreements (iv) structuring, in light of Basel and Solvency regime in motion, Kjetil Hardeng, Haavind 10.50-11.10 Valuation & Capital Structure Lars Ove Skorpen, Pareto Securities 11.15-11.25 Coffee break 11.30-11.50 Regulatory developments within the banking sector, Sigurd Kayser, DNB 11.55-12.15 Possibilities in the bond market, Geir Sørflaten, Pareto Securities 12.20-12.35 How to bank; brief intro, legal and commercial, Christopher A. Jensen, Haavind 12.40-13.00 The role of the Norwegian Trustee in the bond market, Jo Forfang, Norwegian Trustee 13.05-13.10 Final remarks, Øyvind Isachsen, Norwea 13.15-14.15 Lunch
SPEAKERS Øyvind Isachsen Rittmester Isachsen is the Managing Director of Norwea since 2007. He has a M.Sc in International Trade from Svenska Handelshögskolan in Helsinki. Andreas Thon Aasheim Aasheim is the Senior Finance Advisor of Norwea since 2010. He has a M.Sc. in finance from from Handelshøyskolen in Bergen. Nicolai Astrup Astrup has been a member of Parliment for the Conservative party since 2009. Astrup is a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment. János Herman Herman is Ambassador and leader of the European Union s delegation in Norway. Luigi Pettinicchio Joined HgCapital in 2008. Previously worked at Goldman Sachs and at McKinsey & Company. Worked on the acquisition and financing of the 44MW Ytterberg and 52MW Åmliden Swedish wind farms. Philipp Wunnerlich Business Development Manager at ewz in the department of Renewable Energy Asset Management. Working with market development and new investments in renewable energy. Per Sanderud Sanderud is the Director General of the Norwegian Water Eesources and Energy Directorate (NVE) since 2011. He has also been the President of the EFTA Surveillance Authority. Peter Aall Simonsen Simonsen is partner in Simonsen og Vogt & Viig. He is head of the Banking & Finance department. In addition he is working with energy law, especially in relation to projects.ts. Anders Gaudestad Gaudestad is the Managing Director of Statkraft Agder Energi Vind. He has extensive experience from developing renewable energy business and management consulting. Per-Arne Torbjørnsdal Torbjørnsdal is the Senior Vice President at E-CO Energi. Mark Porter Porter is the Chief Executive Officer of E.ON Wind Sweden. Lars Vikjord Vikjord is the Global Head of Energy Sector at Swedbank. Prior to joining Swedbank, Vikjord was Head of Corporates Norway in Royal Bank of Scotland. Ståle Gjersvold He is the new Chief Executive Officer in TrønderEnergi. He has held various leading positions in Statoil and other companies related to oil industry in Norway and abroad. Erica Blomgren Blomgren is the Chief Strategist of SEB in Norway. She is focusing on the Norwegian krone and interest rate markets in addition to a broader view on Scandinavian markets.
Lars Ove Skorpen Skorpen is the Director of Power and Renewable Energy of Pareto Securities. SPEAKERS Erik Skjelbred Skjelbred is the head of public affairs in Statnett, the Norwegian TSO. He has broad experience from 30 years in the energy industry Kjetil Hardeng Hardeng heads Haavind s corporate department. He does domestic and cross border M&A and JV, and has been involved in several wind energy projects in Norway. Jo Forfang Forfang is the legal director of Norweagian Trustee Christopher A. Jensen He is an associated partner in Haavind and specialized within the capital markets and M&A. He has extensive experience from crossborder transactions. Sigurd Kayser He is Senior Vice President in the Energy Division of DNB Bank with main focus on Power & Renewable business. He has more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry Geir Sørflaten Sorflaten is Partner in Pareto Securities with focus on fixed income and debt advisory. Kjell Eriksson Eriksson is responsible for development of DNV KEMA s services in Scandinavia. He has more than 25 years of international experience from oil, gas and energy. Norwea has the pleasure of inviting you to Registration For registration press here Contacts: Andreas T. Aasheim +47 9593 5890 Aasheim@norwea.no
ABOUT NORWEA The Norwegian Wind Energy Association (NORWEA) is the voice of the Norwegian wind and ocean energy industry. NORWEA has, since it was established in 2006, promoted the utilization of renewable energy from wind in Norway. We are ideally situated in the heart of Oslo ensuring close proximity to Norwegian decision makers. With approximately 130 members: developers, contractors, electricity providers, wind turbine manufacturers, component suppliers, research institutes, finance and insurance companies, lawyers, consultants and research institutions, NORWEA represents the entire value chain of the industry. We are the industry s key meeting place for wind and ocean energy academics, political discussions and industrial collaboration. NORWEAs lobbying helps create a suitable legal and financial framework within which members can successfully develop their businesses. NORWEA analyses, formulates and establishes policy positions together with the wind and ocean industry on key issues. NORWEA produces a large variety of information tools and manages campaigns aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of wind and ocean renewable energy, dispelling the myths about wind and ocean energy and providing easy access to credible information. NORWEA organizes numerous regular events: conferences, seminars and workshops, together with and for the industry. This makes NORWEA the most powerful and successfull network for wind and ocean energy in Norway. NORWEA - WIND WAVE TIDAL Wergelandsveien 23B NO-0167 Oslo tel. +47 4734 9348 post@norwea.no www.norwea.no www.vindinfo.no
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