Programme

The 2013 conference programme will gather decision makers to discuss the future of the Water and Power sectors in the KSA, the integration of Renewable Energies and look into the nexus between the two in order to create Energy Efficient solutions.

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Day 1 - Monday 20th May

Time

Title

Speaker

09:00 - 09:15	Opening Speech	Senior Representative -, Ministry of Water & Electricity, KSA
09:15 - 10:40	KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Developments & Opportunities in the Power and Water Sectors in the KSA	H.E. Loay Al Musallam CEO, National Water Company (NWC) Fouad Al Sherebi Executive VP of Generation, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) Ahmad O. Al-Khowaiter Chief Engineer, Saudi Aramco Nasser Al-Qahtani Vice Governor Regulatory Affairs, ECRA (Electricity Cogeneration Regulatory Authority)
10:40 - 10:50	Questions & Answers
10:50 - 11:10	Networking Coffee Break
11:10 - 11:30	ECRA Study: Smart grid and smart meters outlook and strategy for Saudi Arabia (Chairman: Fouad Al Sherebi, Executive VP Generation, SEC)	Engr. Fayez Al-Jabri Director General of Technical Affairs, ECRA
11:30 - 12:35	Panel discussion: Enabling innovation and technology (Chairman: Fouad Al Sherebi, Executive VP Generation, SEC)	Dr. Maher Chebbo Vice President, Head of EMEA Energy and Utilities Sector, SAP Bander Allaf Senior Manager, Business Development, ACWA Power International Dr. Floris Schulze Managing Director Middle East, CESI
12:35 - 12:45	Questions & Answers
12:45 - 13:45	Networking Lunch & Prayer
13:45 - 14:05	Keynote: Development of RES, Energy Efficiency and Cogeneration (Chairman: Dr. Habib Ibrahim Abualhamayel, Director, CoRE-RE, KFUPM)	Dr. CostasTheofylaktos President of the Hellenic Association of Cogeneration of Heat & power, Board of Directors of COGEN Europe (EU-GCC Clean Energy Network)
14:05 - 15:00	Electricity Generation: Panel Discussion: Deployment of Renewable & Nuclear Energy (Chairman: Dr. Habib Ibrahim Abualhamayel, Director, CoRE-RE, KFUPM)	Abhay Bhargava Head - Energy & Power Systems practice – MENA, Frost & Sullivan John Traynor Senior Consultant on Electricity Integration, ESB International (EU-GCC Clean Energy Network) Wail Bamhair Researcher, K.A.CARE Dr. CostasTheofylaktos President of the Hellenic Association of Cogeneration of Heat & power, Board of Directors of COGEN Europe (EU-GCC Clean Energy Network)
15:00 - 15:20	K.A. CARE's Renewable Resource Monitoring & Mapping Project (Chairman: Dr. Habib Ibrahim Abualhamayel, Director, CoRE-RE, KFUPM)	Wail Bamhair Researcher, K.A.CARE
15:20 - 15:30	Questions & Answers
15:30 - 15:45	Networking Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:05	Solar Energy Projects: Local value creation through solar energy in Saudi Arabia (Chairman: Dr. Thiemo Gropp, Director, DESERTEC)	Richard Sowter Senior Advisor, Apricum
16:05 - 16:25	Solar Energy Projects: Case Study - KAUST: 2MW Roof Top PV (Chairman: Bander Allaf, Senior Manager, Business Development, ACWA POWER)	Tamer Shahin Solar Technology Engineer, KAUST
16:25 - 16:45	Solar Energy Projects: WORLD’S LARGEST, 25MWth IN RIYADH FOR PNUW, & POTENTIAL FOR MORE	Ennis Rimawi Chairman, Millenium Energy Industries
16:45 - 16:55	Questions & Answers
16:55 - 17:00	CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1