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• Marc Strauss, Senior Advisor, UfM
• Obaid Amrane, Member of the Board of Directors, MASEN
• Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group
• Jochen Homann, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany
• H.E. Dr. Hassan Younes, Minister of Electricity and Energy Egypt
• H.E. Dr. Eissa, Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Egypt

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Dii: Time to create an EU-MENA energy market

• Moderator: Dr. Wolfgang von Geldern, Former German State Secretary
• Khaled AbuBakr, CEO, TAQA Arabia and Coordinator, Middle East & Africa, International Gas Union
• Giuseppe de Beni, CEO, Italgen
• Paddy Padmanathan, CEO, ACWA Power International
• Paul van Son, CEO, Dii

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A.  How do CSP, PV and wind react under desert conditions?

• Moderator: Prof. Hans Müller-Steinhagen, Rector, Technical University Dresden
• Dr. Helmut Klug, General Manager, GL Garrad Hassan Germany
• Hansjörg Lerchenmüller, Senior VP Customer Group Solar Energy Business Unit, Soitec
• Paul Nava, Manager Business Development Solar, Flabeg
• Tom Pedersen, Director Wind Power, Middle East & Africa, Siemens
• Prof. Robert Pitz-Paal, Co-Director Institute for Solar Research, DLR/ German Aerospace Center
• Dr. Jürgen Reinert, Executive Vice President Power Plant Solutions, SMA

B. Long distance transmission solutions

• Moderator: Ana Aguado, CEO, Friends of the Supergrid
• Khalid Benhamou, Managing Director, Sahara Wind Inc.
• Raphael Görner, Head of Marketing & Sales Grid Systems Germany, ABB
• Antonio Iliceto, Manager Interconnections & Project Management Unit, International Development Division, Terna

C. Water scarcity: Conventional or solar desalination?

• Moderator: Thomas Altmann, Executive Vice President Power and Desalination, ILF
• Prof. Galal Osman, President, Egyptian Wind Energy Association
• David Power, Aqualia (FCC Group)

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A. Project development: Co-operation between MENA and the EU

• Moderator: Dr. Mario Ragwitz, Head of Business Unit Renewable Energies, Fraunhofer ISI
• Karim Asali, Technical Development Manager, Utility System Business Group, First Solar
• Christos Ghionis, International Business Development Manager, Terna Energy
• Dr. Olaf Heil, Director Hydro Power & New Applications,  RWE Innogy
• Thorsten Rauch, International Business Development, Abengoa Solar
  
• Dr. Andreas Wiese, Executive Director Energy Division, Lahmeyer International

B. Transmission system operators: Co-operation between MENA and the EU

• Moderator: Jakub Fijałkowski, Manager System Operations, ENTSO-E
• Dr. Michelangelo Celozzi, Head of North Africa development area, International Development Division, Terna 
• Dr. Albrecht Kaupp, Team Leader, MED-EMIP/ MEDRING
• Jean Kowal, Director General, Medgrid
• Rabah Touileb, Director of Strategy, Sonelgaz

C. How to integrate renewable energy into the markets?

• Moderator: Dr. Till Stenzel, COO, Nur Energie
• Laroussi Chebbi, Director General, STEG ER
• Dr. Hafez El-Salmawy, Managing Director, Egyptera
• Silvia Kreibiehl, Vice President, Deutsche Bank Group
• Dr. Dirk Uwer, Partner, Hengeler Müller
• Roberto Vigotti, Director Electricity Division, Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie and Senior Advisor PWC

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Private and public sector initiatives: How to encourage private and public
parties to invest in our common future?

• Moderator: Dr. Alaa Ezz, Executive Board Member, BusinessMed & Med Alliances
• Giuseppe de Beni, CEO, Italgen
• Volker Thomsen, Treasurer, World Wind Energy Association
• Eriks Atvars, Managing Director, Global Head of Power and Environment, Unicredit Group
• Dr. Silvia Pariente-David, Senior Energy Specialist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank
• Nobuhio Ikuro, Chief Representative, JICA
• Jean-Pierre Macelli, Director, Agence Francaise de Développement
• Wolfgang Reuss, Director, North Africa and Middle East, KfW Development Bank
• H.E. Marc Franco, EU Ambassador, Head of EC Delegation
• H.E. Mohamed Ibrahim El Twaijry, Deputy Secretary General for Economic Affairs, League of Arab States
• H.E. Fayza Abu El Naga, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Egypt

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Panel 1: Regulatory framework for desert energy projects in MENA

• Moderator: Michael Bock, Ambassador of Germany to Egypt
• Lakhdar Benmazouz, Director of New and Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Algerian Ministry of Energy and Mining
• Abdel Rahman Salah El Din, Executive Chairman, NREA
• Prof. Adel Khalil, Chair of Executive Committee, RCREEE
• Obaid Amrane, Member of the Board of Directors, MASEN

Panel 2: European regulatory support of desert power

• Moderator: Stephan Auer, Ambassador, Commissioner for Globalization, Energy and Climate Policy, German Federal Foreign Office
• Hans-Josef Fell, Member of the German Parliament and Energy Policy Speaker of the Green Party
• Philippe Lorec, Deputy Director General for Energy and Climate in the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy and Sustainable Development
• José Luis Mata Vigil-Escalera, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Studies Department, Red Eléctrica de España
• Dr. Angelika Niebler, MEP and member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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A. Job creation and industry development

• Moderator: Prof. George Mergos, Senior Advisor, Terna Energy
• Dr. Kilian Bälz, Partner, Amereller Legal Consultants
• Jamel Boujdaria, Economic counsellor, Chief Division in charge of economic affairs at the General Secretariat, Arab Maghreb Union
• Khaled El-Askari, Infrastructure Expert, Egypt Field Office, African Development Bank
• Benoît Richard, Director of Strategy, Saint-Gobain Solar
• Dr. Georgeta Vidican, Senior Researcher, German Development Institute

B. Knowledge transfer and capacity building

• Moderator: Prof. Louis Lemkow, Director of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and member of the advisory board of Dii
• Alexandre Chavarot, Head of Clean Energy Finance, Clinton Foundation
• Prof. Michael von Gagern, Professor of International Business, King Saud University Riyadh
• Dr. Hichem M'Saad, Executive Director, Volta PV & Solakta Solar
• Mouldi Miled, Executive Director, Desertec University Network
• Prof. Robert Pitz-Paal, Co-Director Institute for Solar Research, DLR/ German Aerospace Center

C. Environmental aspects: Contribution to sustainable energy and water supply

• Moderator: Gus Schellekens, Director Sustainability and Climate Change Team, PwC
• Maher Aziz Bedrous, Counsellor for Environmental Management and Studies Sector, Egyptian Electricity Holding Company 
• Lettemieke Mulder, Director NGO & Community Relations EMEA, First Solar
• Dr. Anthony Patt, Senior Research Scholar and leader of the Decisions and Governance research group, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

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• Chairman: Paul van Son, CEO, Dii
• Dr. Thiemo Gropp, Director, DESERTEC Foundation
• Mouldi Miled, Executive Director, DESERTEC University Network