Energy Diversification - A Way Towards Energy Security

Challenges of current geopolitical reality
Black Sea Submarine Cable – Modern Silk Road
Clean Energy Technologies – backbone of a carbon neutral world
Role of hydrocarbons in the energy mix and Cross border trading prospects

Laura Buckwell

Event Host, Moderator and Broadcast Journalist

Dubai-based, British national Laura Buckwell is a an industry event EMCEE, moderator and former TV news anchor. Throughout her time, Laura has interviewed many high profile CEO’s, personalities, entrepreneurs and government bodies.
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Romeo Mikautadze

First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Romeo Mikautadze, the First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, holds a prominent role overseeing the nation's energy policy, leveraging his extensive experience in the energy sector.

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Péter Szijjártó

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary

Born on 30th October, 1978 in Komárom.
Graduated from the Gergely Czuczor Benedictine High School of Győr in 1997, subsequently he conferred his degree in the faculty of Foreign Affairs at the University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration in 2002 in Budapest.

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Elnur Soltanov

Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Mr. Elnur Soltanov gained Bachelor and Master degrees in International Relations at the Middle East Technical University in Turkey during the period of 1995-2003.

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Hakob Vardanyan

Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Republic of Armenia

Mr. Vardanyan is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the energy policy. Since 2009 Hakob Vardanyan has held managerial positions in various Armenian and Foreign Organizations (Constant Development (Armenia), JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NY), Golden State Bank (CA), Tashir Group (Armenia), HVEN (Armenia), etc.).

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Lionel Rapaille

Director, EIB Global

Lionel Rapaille joined the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2008 as a loan officer covering operations in the Middle East and Eastern European countries. He became Head of the division covering public sector lending operations in the EU Eastern Neighbourhood and Central Asia in 2016. Later on, he was responsible for the division covering financial instruments, infrastructure and public sector operations in Baltic States and Poland.

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Patrick Avato

Regional Upstream Lead, Infrastructure, Europe at IFC - International Finance Corporation

Patrick Avato is IFC’s Regional Upstream Lead for Infrastructure in Europe and the Caucasus. He oversees IFC’s pre-investment and advisory business aimed at developing a pipeline of bankable transactions in energy, transport, utilities and telecoms across the region.

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