The Critical Energy Hub: The Emerging role of Greece as a Major Transit State in the East-West Hydrocarbon Corridor

Organized under the auspices of the Minister of Development, this session will concentrate on recent developments regarding the routing or major interstate export pipelines via Hellenic soil. Special emphasis will be given on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline as well as the South Stream and TGI (Poseidon Project) gas pipelines.

• Moderator: Chrysa Liagou, Journalist

•  Elsa Loverdou, Special Secretary for International Energy Policy, Ministry of Development

• Tom Countryman, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Athens

• Michael I. Savva, Minister-Counselor, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Athens

• Lyubomir Denchev, Managing Director, Bulgargaz

• Christos Dimas, General Manager, HELPE S.A. - THRAKI S.A. / Trans Balkan Pipeline Oil Company

• Konstantinos E. Maroulis, General Manager, DESFA (Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator)