Global Energy Debates and the East Mediterranean Monday 16 November 2015 Chateau Status, Nicosia Co-organised by PROGRAMME 08:30 – 09:00 Registration 09:00 - 11:00 Understanding the shifting global energy landscape: trends, pressures and drivers Chair: Hubert Faustmann, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Cyprus and University of Nicosia John Roberts, Atlantic Council & Methinks Ltd – Shifts in global energy production and consumption and changing patterns of oil and gas trade Mehmet Mustafaoglu, TransGlobal Financial Corporation – Energy mix evolution: rising share of renewables, unconventional fossil fuels, and gas Laury Haytayan, Natural Resource Governance Institute MENA Senior Regional Associate, Beirut – Sine qua non: Transparency, social responsibility and accountability as security stabilizers Rafael Jiménez-Aybar, International Secretariat, GLOBE International AISBL – Current debates in energy and climate change: the Paris climate talks 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 13:30 Europe’s energy relations Chair: Harry Tzimitras, PRIO Cyprus Centre & Atlantic Council Gareth Winrow, University of Oxford – The European energy landscape, Zuzanna Nowak, Polish Institute of International Affairs – Russia’s energy politics Ana Stanic, E&A Law, London – Legal aspects of EU-Russia relations, David Jalilvand, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin – The return of Iran from the cold Efgan Niftiyev, Caspian Strategy Institute – Turkey: could it emerge as a European gas hub? 13:30 – 15:00 Lunch 15:00 - 16:15 Panel discussion on East Mediterranean gas developments and options for regional cooperation: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon Chair: Harry Tzimitras, PRIO Cyprus Centre & Atlantic Council Charles Ellinas, e-CNHC – Cyprus Natural Hydrocarbons Company Adel Abdel Ghafar, Brookings Institution & Qatar University Elai Rettig, School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa Gary Lakes, Energy Program at European Rim Policy and Investment Council 16:15 – 16:30 Conclusions .