Plenary

Joint Plenary Panel session

Wednesday 8 June: 14:00 –15:30
Gold Auditorium, MIC Plus, Level 1 Fiera Milano City

European Power Policy – Can our Industry Really Deliver?

Session open to all registered delegates

The time has come to confront one of the most important, and often avoided, questions facing the power sector. Can the power industry find strategic and technical solutions to achieve the outcomes demanded by energy policies emanating from Brussels? Can we afford to do so or are there better or more realistic alternatives?

Leading power industry professionals, including power generators and suppliers will give an open and frank assessment of the industry’s ability to meet energy and climate goals, challenging them where necessary.

Expect the discussion to include an appraisal of the ability of renewables to replace large amounts of conventional capacity, the prospects for carbon capture and storage, the role of nuclear power and the changing outlook for gas fired power generation. Other key factors that will be considered include the role of electric vehicles, increasing public resistance to new infrastructure, the changes required to the grid network and the impact of the economic climate on financing required investments – including new plant and refurbishments.

The panel is made up of power professionals involved in key decisions in utilities and suppliers and professional advisors. Details of the panel members are detailed below.

MODERATOR:
Stephen Sackur, International journalist and TV presenter

Stephen Sackur is identified around the world as the presenter of HARDtalk, the flagship current affairs interview programme aired on BBC World and the News Channel. Known for his combative style, his subjects have included the heads of NATO and OPEC, Shimon Peres, Gore Vidal and Richard Dawkins.

Stephen previously served in Brussels as the BBC’s Europe Correspondent, reporting on day to day stories from the major European institutions and across the continent. Before that he was Washington Correspondent, where his coverage and analysis of 9/11 won widespread acclaim. He has interviewed Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Ten years earlier it was Sackur who broke the story of the mass killing on the Basra road out of Kuwait, marking the end of the Gulf War. He was then posted to Cairo and Jerusalem as Middle East Correspondent, where he reported on the emergence of the Palestinian Authority.

PANELLISTS

	Silvio Bosetti General Manager EnergyLab Foundation Italy Born in Milan (Italy) in 1958, he graduated in 1982 at “Politecnico di Milano”, Master’s Degree in Mechanics Engineering. Widespread knowledge in the management of infrastructural investments, linked to the energetic range and to the services of public utilities. Currently He is General Manager of Energylab, a Foundation that groups the Lombardy regional government, AEM Foundation and Edison Foundation (created by energy companies A2A and Edison), the municipality of Milan, the University of Milan, the University of Bicocca, the Catholic University, Milan Polytechnic, Bocconi Economic University and the research centre ERSE. In the past, for 30 years, he has been Managing Director in different sectors, like energy industries, engineering Company, Local Utility Companies: natural gas distribution, power production, water services, district heating. He has been member and associate member in the main economic and technical Associations of the Energy Sector, particular in the range of natural gas and water services. He cooperates with Research Centres and he is an important speaker, known in the national and international world, in several Courses, Seminars and Conventions.
	Magued Eldaief Executive Director Energy Accounts GE Energy UK Magued Eldaief leads key Global accounts and Partner relationships that span a number of GE Energy businesses that include Power & Water, Energy Services & Oil & Gas. In addition to this responsibility he was also named as the Managing Director for GE Energy in the UK. Magued received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the American University in Cairo in 1987 and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. in 1992. From 1989 to 1994, he held several application and sales assignments in the US before moving to New Delhi in 1994 to lead GE Power Systems' activities in India. In 1998, Magued was named Region Executive & General Manager for the Africa/India/Middle East region, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2001 he moved to London as General Manager- GE Energy Services Europe and in early 2004, he was named as President and Region Executive Asia Pacific for GE Energy based in Singapore. He was named to his present position in June 2006 and is based in London.
	Paul Browning Vice President Thermal Products GE Power & Water USA Paul is the President and CEO of GE Energy’s Thermal Products business, overseeing the worldwide business plan and execution of GE’s Heavy Duty Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator and Controls, and Gasification product lines. The global Thermal Products team is responsible for design, sales, manufacturing, and installation of large scale electricity generating equipment. Paul’s organization is a part of the GE Power & Water business headquartered in Schenectady, NY. Paul was appointed to serve as a GE corporate vice president and company officer in May of 2010. Prior to his current position, Paul was most recently with Caterpillar Corp., as Managing Director, Caterpillar Motoren, based in Kiel, Germany where he was responsible for a global business in Caterpillar’s Marine & Petroleum Power division. He was previously the Vice President, Turbomachinery Products in Caterpillar’s Solar Turbines division based in San Diego, CA. Under Paul’s leadership, Solar Turbines delivered and introduced the 22MW Titan 250 gas turbine, a new line of mid-stream and upstream centrifugal gas compressors, and a new generation of low NOx combustion products. He previously worked in commercial, manufacturing, and technical roles with Solar Turbines. Paul began his professional career post college as a Research Engineer for eight years at the GE Research Center in Niskayuna, NY, including a role as a Program Manager for GE Power Systems. A native of Livonia, MI, Paul holds a BS degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS in Materials Engineering from Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute.
	Carlo Luzatto Co-General Manager Ansaldo Energia Italy Carlo Luzzatto joined Ansaldo Energia in September 2004 as Service Director, and was appointed Co-General Manager in September 2008. In between, in September 2006, he was also given the responsibility of the Marketing & Business Development Department. Between 1997 and 2004, he worked for General Electric, both in Europe and in the U.S., with various responsibilities ranging from Project Management to Merger & Acquisitions to General Management. For the last 25 years, he has operated in the Power Generation and Oil & Gas Industry, where he originally started in the Corporate R&D of Ansaldo in 1986 as R&D Engineer. In the ‘90s, he has also been serving as external evaluator of Energy R&D projects for the European Commission, and since then he has been Chairman, Lecturer and author of several paper at major Energy Conferences. Carlo is Chairman of the Board of Ansaldo Energy Service Group AG and former Chairman of the Board of AnsaldoThomassen NV.
	Chicco Testa Chairman Forum Nucleare Italiano Italy Chicco Testa is a Managing Director of Rothschild. He is member of the Board of Allianz, Chairman of the Board of Telit Communications PLC , Chairman of the Board of E.V.A.- Energie Valsabbia - a company developing renewable energies and Chairman at Forum Nucleare Italiano. He has been also Chairman Organising Committee 20th World Energy Congress hold in Rome on November 2007. From 1980 to 1987 he was National Secretary and than National President at Legambiente. From 1987 to 1994 he was elected to the Italian Parliament Chamber of Deputies, Commission for the Environment and the Territory. From 1994 to 1996 he was Chairman of the Board of ACEA and from 1996 to 2002 he was Chairman of the Board of Enel Spa, the most important Electrical Italian Company.
	Niels Bergh-Hansen Executive Vice President Dong Energy Denmark Niels Bergh-Hansen (b. 1948, M.Sc. Engineering) has been employed in the energy sector throughout his career and was appointed director for production and commerce when the Elsam power company was founded in 2000. He became the managing director for Elsam Kraft in 2004 and the CEO for Elsam in 2005. In these positions, Niels Bergh-Hansen has led the optimization and streamlining of Elsam’s power stations so they are now among the most efficiently run, most innovative and least polluting in the world. At DONG Energy, Niels Bergh-Hansen is responsible for the Group’s power producing activities including wind and thermal production.