The Conference Will Explore:

Delivering Europe's low carbon revolution — Are we on track?
Demand, price and policy — Wait-and-see on big-ticket high-risk items
Key power market presentations — Latest developments, upcoming challenges — The Netherlands, Germany, UK and France
Understanding EU utility performance — Value destruction set to continue?
The regulatory landscape — Where is policy helping, where is it hindering?
Filling the funding void — The threat of under-investment
Technology focus: renewables, new nuclear, gas, coal, and CCS progress
European grid infrastructure and market design
Contestable, open markets — State of play

Audience

The 2011 event was attended by over 120+ senior-level delegates, including utility officials, project developers, regulators and government officials, service providers, investors, academics, NGOs, lawyers and, consultants.

This Year, We Have the Following Industry Leaders Confirmed:

Jan Taschenberger, Head of Generation Strategy, EON
Dr. Frank-Detlef Drake, Vice President Corporate Research & Development RWE
Kevin Welch, Corporate Vice President Strategy Europe, GDF Suez
Gunnar Lundberg, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Vattenfall
Antonio Scala, Head of Industrial Development, Generation & Energy Management, Enel
Philip Lowe, Director-General, DG Energy, European Commission
Laszlo Varro, Head of Gas, Coal and Power Markets Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Konstantin Staschus, Secretary-General, ENTSO-E
Juha Kekkonen, Executive Vice President, Fingrid Oyj
Peter Plug, Chair, Electricity Working Group, ACER/CEER; Director, Office of Energy Regulation and Transport Regulation, Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa)
Pierre Bernhard, Head of Business Development, ELIA
Allan Baker, Global Head of Power Project Finance, Société Générale
Dr. Per Lekander, Managing Director, Head of Utilities Research, UBS
Dr. John McElroy, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, RWE npower
Dr. Susanne Nies, Head of Unit Energy Policy and Generation, Eurelectric
Dr. Franz Bauer, Head of Fossil-fired Power Plants, VGB PowerTech e.V.
Peter Ramm, Technical Director, Advanced Power
Dr. Christian Nabe, Head of Power Systems and Markets, Ecofys
Dr. Olaf Heil, Director, Hydro Power & New Technologies, RWE Innogy
Dr. Andy Read, Capture Director, ROAD Project, E.ON Benelux
José A. López, Vice President European Utilities, HSBC
Trevor Sikorski, Director, Carbon Markets and Environmental Products Research, Barclays Capital
Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor, Power in Europe, Platts
David Jones, Editor, Renewable Energy Report, Platts

For more information about the conference, contact:

Stacey Knox
Tel: +44-20-7176-6226
stacey_knox@platts.com