23rd to 25th January 2007, Hotel InterContinental, Berlin

14th Handelsblatt Annual Energy Conference 2007

Dr Naji Abi-Aad, Media & Research Strategist, Board of Directors‘ Department, Qatar PetroleumDr Ulf Böge, President, Federal Cartel OfficeDr Werner Brinker, President, The German Electricity Association VDEW e.V. Prof. Dr Ulrich Büdenbender, Head Department for Civil Law, Energy Law and Labour Law, Technical University of DresdenHerbert Dombrowsky, Chairman of the Board, N-ERGIE AGMichael G. Feist, President, The German Association of Gas and Water Industry BGW e.V,Michael Hegel, Managing Director, Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaADr Walter Hohlefelder, Member of the Board, E.ON Energie AGDr. Klaus-Ewald Holst, Charmain of the Management Board, VNG Verbundnetz Gas AGDr Jürgen Kroneberg, Member of the Board, RWE Energy AGDr Johannes F. Lambertz, Member of the Board, RWE Power AGUlrich Mössner, Managing Director, Bayerngas GmbHUlrich Schmack, Member of the Board, Schmack Biogas AGProf Dr Dieter Schmitt, Professor of Energy Studies, University of Duisburg-EssenDr Rolf Martin Schmitz, Chairman of the Board, RheinEnergie AGDr Stephan Scholtissek, Country Group Managing Partner, Accenture Austria, Switzerland, GermanyDr Heinz Jürgen Schürmann, HandelsblattDr Dr E.h. Volker Schwich, Chairman, The German Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers VIK e.V.Prof Dr Fritz Vahrenholt, CEO, Repower Systems AGJohannes van Bergen, CEO, Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall, Schwäbisch Hall Gerhard Widder, President, The German Association of Public Utilities VKU e.V.Manfred Wiegand, Global Utilities Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG

Sponsored by:

Dr Naji Abi-Aad, Media & Research Strategist, Board of Directors‘ Department, Qatar Petroleum

Dr Wulf H. Bernotat, Chairman of the Board, E.ON AG

Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister of the Envi-ronment, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Preser-vation and Reactor Safety

Michael Glos, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology

Matthias Kurth, President, Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways

Pierre Lederer, Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Board, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission

Dr Rainer Seele, Member of the Board, Wintershall AG

Paul Simons, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities, U.S. Department of State

Jake Ulrich, Managing Director Centrica Energy, Executive Director Centrica plc, Centrica plc.

Dr Jochen Weise, Chairman of the Board, E.ON Ruhrgas AG

Jan Zilius, Chairman of the Board, RWE Power AG

The Energy Meeting Point with more than 1.000 high ranking delegates.

All facts, no frills.

Program

Strategies for a sustainable secure, economical and environmentally friendly energy supply

Tuesday, 23rd January 2007

8.45 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.Reception with tea and coffee, distribution of conference documentation

9.30 a.m. to 9.45 a.m.Opening of the conference by the Conference convenorsProf Dr Dieter Schmitt, Professor of Energy Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen Dr Heinz Jürgen Schürmann, Handelsblatt, Dusseldorf Bernd Ziesemer, editor-in-chief, Handelsblatt, Dusseldorf

9.45 a.m. to 10.15 a.m.Keynote Speech 1Energy perspectives and most important fields of activity in the energy policy

Michael Glos, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology, Berlin

10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Discussion of keynote speech

10.30 a.m. to 11.15 a.m.Break with tea and coffee

11.15 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.Keynote Speech 2Strategies for a sustainable secure, economical and environmentally friendly energy supply

Dr Wulf H. Bernotat, Chairman of the Board, E.ON AG, Dusseldorf

11.45 a.m. to 12.00 a.m.Discussion of keynote speech

12.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.Aperitif followed by lunch

Prof Dr Dieter Schmitt

Dr Heinz Jürgen Schürmann

Bernd Ziesemer

Michael Glos

Dr Wulf H. Bernotat

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1.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.Keynote Speech 3Regulation – taking stock before incentive-based regulation will take over– Experiences with the regulation of costs – Structure of incentive-based regulation – Open issues

Matthias Kurth, President, Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway, Bonn

2.00 p.m. to 3.15 p.m.Discussion Session ARegulation – taking stock before incentive-based regulation will take overMatthias Kurth, President, Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway, Bonn Dr Werner Brinker, President, VDEW e.V., Berlin Michael G. Feist, President, BGW e.V., Berlin Dr Dr E.h. Volker Schwich, Chairman, VIK e.V., Essen Gerhard Widder, President, VKU e.V., Cologne

3.15 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Break with tea and coffee

4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.Discussion Session BShould abuse prevention control be redefined?– Sphere of competence and limits of cartel control – Will the ever more European market set new standards for cartel control? – Is the German cartel law outdated? – Growth and national and international champions a „must“ Dr Ulf Böge, President, Federal Cartel Office, Bonn Prof Dr Ulrich Büdenbender, Head Department for Civil Law, Energy Law and Labour Law, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden Dr Klaus-Ewald Holst, Charmain of the Management Board, VNG Verbundnetz Gas AG, Leipzig Dr Jürgen Kroneberg, Member of the Board, RWE Energy AG, Dortmund

5.00 p.m. to 5.45 p.m. Discussion of Session B

5.45 p.m.End of first day of the Conference and drinks reception

6.30 p.m.Departure of the buses for dinner hosted by

Enjoy an evening with exellent food and stimulating conversation with more than 700 conference participants and speakers.

Regulation and incentive-based regulation

Matthias Kurth

Dr Werner Brinker

Michael G. Feist

Dr Dr E.h. Volker Schwich

Gerhard Widder

Dr Ulf Böge

Prof Dr Ulrich Büdenbender

Dr Klaus-Ewald Holst

Dr Jürgen Kroneberg

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Program

Wednesday, 24th January 2007

9.00 a.m. to 9.15 a.m. Welcome by convenorsProf Dr Dieter Schmitt and Dr Heinz Jürgen Schürmann

9.15 a.m. to 9.45 a.m. Keynote Speech 4Does the European energy market require a common energy and competition policy?

Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission, Brussels

9.45 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. Discussion of keynote speech

10.15 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Break with tea and coffee

11.00 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Discussion Session CAre we in for a new wave of consolidation and concentration in the European energy market? – Strategies of European major players – Utilities active at a European scale and their relation to municipal utilities – The future of multi-utilities in view of the increasing globalisation and regulation – Looking back - how successful were mergers in the past? Johannes van Bergen, CEO, Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall, Schwäbisch Hall Pierre Lederer, Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Board, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe Dr Stephan Scholtissek, Country Group Managing Partner, Accenture Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Kronberg/Frankfurt am MainJake Ulrich, Managing Director Centrica Energy, Executive Director Centrica plc, Centrica plc, London Manfred Wiegand, Global Utilities Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG, Essen

12.15 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. Discussion of Session C

1.00 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Aperitif followed by lunch

2.30 p.m. to 3.15 p.m. Discussion Session DCan size guarantee success? – Will the big swallow the smaller or the fast swallow slower ones? – Do different types of cooperation present a real alternative? – What role do financial investors play in the development of large and

powerful companies? Herbert Dombrowsky, Chairman of the Board, N-Ergie AG, Nuernberg Michael Hegel, Managing Director, Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA, Cologne Dr Rolf Martin Schmitz, Chairman of the Board, RheinEnergie AG, Cologne

Consolidation and concentration

Prof. Dr. Dieter Schmitt

Dr. Heinz Jürgen Schürmann

Andris Piebalgs

Johannes van Bergen

Pierre Lederer

Dr Stephan Scholtissek

Jake Ulrich

Manfred Wiegand

Herbert Dombrowsky

Michael Hegel

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3.15 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. Discussion of Session D

3.45 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Break with tea and coffee

4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Discussion Session EGas procurement today– Will new pipelines increase market liquidity?– Implications of LNG on gas procurement and gas prices Dr. Naji Abi-Aad, Media & Research Strategist, Board of Directors‘ Department, Qatar Petroleum, Doha, QatarUlrich Mössner, Managing Director, Bayerngas GmbH, Munich Dr Rainer Seele, Member of the Board, Wintershall AG, Kassel Dr Jochen Weise, Chairman of the Board, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Essen

5.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Discussion of Session E

6.00 p.m.Cocktail reception on invitation by

Thursday, 25th January 2007

8.45 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. Welcome by the convenorsProf Dr Dieter Schmitt and Dr Heinz Jürgen Schürmann

9.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. Discussion Session FPower generation alternatives excluding nuclear power – Critical assessment of the alternatives to nuclear energy – CO2 free power generation – The future of renewables and the contribution they can make – Influence on security of supply – Influence of CO2 emissions trading on power generation – Reducing the dependence on imports – Decentralised power generation through co-generation, fuel cell and biogas Dr Walter Hohlefelder, Member of the Board, E.ON Energie AG, Munich Dr Johannes F. Lambertz, Member of the Board, RWE Power AG, Essen Ulrich Schmack, Member of the Board, Schmack Biogas AG, Schwandorf Prof. Dr Fritz Vahrenholt, CEO, Repower Systems AG, Hamburg

Gas procurement today

Ulrich Mössner

Dr Naji Abi-Aad

Dr Rainer Seele

Dr Jochen Weise

Prof Dr Dieter Schmitt

Dr Heinz Jürgen Schürmann

Dr Walter Hohlefelder

Dr Johannes F. Lambertz

Ulrich Schmack

Prof Dr Fritz Vahrenholt

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Program

Power generation alternatives excluding nuclear power

Thursday, 25th January 2007

10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Discussion of Session F

10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Break with tea and coffee 11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Keynote Speech 5How can we protect our climate without jeopardising industrial Germany?

Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister of the Environment, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Preservation and Reactor Safety, Berlin

11.30 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. Keynote Speech 6Security of supply and climate protection – a contradiction!?

Jan Zilius, Chairman of the Board, RWE Power AG, Dortmund

12.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Keynote Speech 7Trans-Atlantic Collaboration for a More Secure and Sustainable Energy Future

Paul Simons, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities, U.S. Department of State, Washington

12.30 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. Discussion of the keynote speeches

1.15 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. End of conference with lunch for all delegates

Translation Service:Simultaneous translation will be offered on all 2 ½ days: German to English and English to German.

Sigmar Gabriel

Jan Zilius

Paul Simons

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Sponsors and Exhibitors

– ABB AG

– Accenture

– ALSTOM Power AG

– Atel Energie AG

– A/V/E GmbH

– Barfeld & Partner GmbH

– BHF-BANK

– Capgemini Deutschland GmbH

– Cegelec AT GmbH & Co. KG

– Convergence Utility Consultants

– CURSOR Software AG

– Deutsche Messe AG

– Deutsche Post AG

– Electrabel Deutschland AG

– E.ON IS

– EOS (Energie Ouest Suisse)

– EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG

– EUROFORUM Deutschland GmbH

– evu zählwerk Abrechnungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH

– Handelsblatt GmbH

– Hitachi Power Europe GmbH

– IBM Deutschland GmbH

– ITVT GmbH

– KEMA Consulting GmbH

– KRIOS Consulting GmbH & Co. KG

– LogicaCMG GmbH & Co. KG

– NEUTRASOFT GmbH & Co. KG

– PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG

– regiocom GmbH

– rhenag Rheinische Energie Aktiengesellschaft

– rku.it GmbH

– SAG GmbH

– SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG

– Schleupen AG

– Schmack Biogas AG

– Siemens AG

– SIV.AG

– SNT Deutschland GmbH

– SOPTIM AG

– Steria Mummert Consulting AG

– trend:research GmbH

– T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH

– Viz Risk Management

– VNG-Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft

– WINGAS GmbH

Information material at the conference will be presented by– THERON Business

Consulting GmbH

Sponsors and Exhibitors

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phone: +49 (0)211.9686–3434e-mail: daniela.marbach@euroforum.com

Exhibitors

Sponsor of the Fruit Juices Sponsor of the Delegate Bags

Main Sponsors

Sponsor of the Cocktail Reception at the Second Conference Day

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