Energy Security and Geopolitics Conference

April 23, 2024 • 10:45 am – 4:30 pm EDT
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Join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change program and the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at CSIS HQ, for the 2024 Energy Security and Geopolitics Conference. This year’s conference will feature a keynote from The Honorable Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources and Mr. Georgios Stassis, Chairman and CEO of the Public Power Corporation S.A. The conference will begin at 10:45 AM and conclude at 4:30 PM EST.  

The conference will convene senior leaders from government, private sector, and think tank communities. Speakers will reflect on the last two years of policy developments in Europe related to energy security, specifically how energy policy is informing and shaping geopolitical decisions, and vice versa. 

The conference will be held at CSIS headquarters and streamed virtually. Further details on the schedule, participants, and registration will be updated below in the leadup to the conference in April. All attendees must register through the link below. 

This event is made possible by the generous support of the Public Power Corporation S.A. 

Agenda


Keynote Address and Opening Remarks

10:45 am

Speakers: 

The Honorable Geoffrey R. Pyatt, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State  

Mr. Georgios Stassis, Chairman and CEO of Public Power Corporation S.A. 

Post-Crisis Energy Geopolitics

11:00 am

Speakers: 

Samer Mosis, Head of Fundamentals, EnergyAspects 

Alexandros Paterakis, Deputy CEO, Public Power Corporation S.A. 

Amy Myers Jaffe, Research Professor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University 

Moderator:  

Joseph Majkut, Director, CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program 

Lunch

12:00 pm

Building Energy Security – New Tools and Policies

1:00 pm

Speakers: 

Andrei Covatariu, Energy Advisor to the Chairman & CEO, Public Power Corporation S.A.  

Emily Holland, Assistant Professor, Russia Maritime Studies Institute, United States Naval War College

Ben McWilliams, Affiliate Fellow, Bruegel

Moderator:  

Cy McGeady, Fellow, CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program 

Where is Europe Headed? Energy, Geopolitics, and Ukraine

2:15 pm

Speakers: 

Ian Lesser, Vice President, GMF South & Executive Director, Brussels Office, German Marshall Fund 

Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations & Professor of International Affairs, Georgetown University 

Anna Mikulska, Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses

Moderator:  

Max Bergmann, Director, CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies  

What is the New Definition of Energy Security?

3:30 pm

Speakers: 

Elena Giannakopoulou, Chief Strategy Officer, Public Power Corporation S.A.   

Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer, GE Vernova 

Andrew Wills, Senior Vice President, Federal Affairs, Invenergy

Moderator:  

Joseph Majkut, Director, CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program 

Closing Remarks

4:30 pm

Contact Information

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Max Bergmann
Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
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Joseph Majkut
Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program