2014 EPRG Spring Seminar

The Future(s) of European Utilities

EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2014 Spring Seminar with FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon. EPRG hosted delegates to a dinner at Churchill College on 15 May followed by a full-day seminar at Memorial Court, Clare College.

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Programme

15 May 2014

Keynote speaker

Pierre Noël (IISS) – Fuelling the Next Dragons: Energy Policy Challenges in South East Asia

16 May 2014

Session 1: Climate policy, clean technologies support and the EU 2030 targets

Chaired by Boaz Moselle (FTI-CL Energy)

• Michael Pollitt (EPRG) – Why and How to Subsidise Energy R&D?
• Dora Grunwald (FTI-CL Energy) – Impact of the EU ETS Exemptions on Economic Competitiveness

Session 2: Smart meter implications for retail markets

Chaired by David Newbery (EPRG)

• David Reiner and Musiliu Oseni (EPRG) – EPRG Public Opinion Survey: Smart Energy: Attitudes and Behaviours
• Alaric Marsden (FTI-CL Energy) – The Potential Impact of Smart Meters on the Retail Market

Session 3: Capacity remuneration mechanisms – cross border effects and integration

Chaired by Michael Pollitt (EPRG)

• Fabien Roques (FTI-CL Energy) – Coordinating European Capacity Mechanisms: Which Way Forward?
• David Newbery (EPRG) – Capacity Mechanisms: Investment in Interconnectors and Cross-border Effects

Session 4: The future of the European gas industry

Chaired by Jason Mann (FTI-CL Energy)

• Brendan Devlin (DG ENERGY)
• Boaz Moselle (FTI-CL Energy)
• Stephen Rose (RWE)
• Pierre Noël (IISS)

Photos from the event