Last update: 28 November 2006

Palais des Nations - Room XXVI

	Morning 10:00 - 13:00	Afternoon 15:00 - 18:00
	Opening plenary   Item 1: Election of officers Item 2: Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Opening statement: Dirk J. Bruinsma, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD Introductory comments: Lakshmi Puri, Director, DITC, UNCTAD 1st informal meeting   Item 3: Participation of developing countries in new and dynamic sectors of world trade: Review of the energy sector The new energy economy and development: An overview Factors underlying oil price increases and volatility of energy prices High oil price and its impact on developing countries High oil price and its impact on development agenda. Speakers: Marian Radetzki, Professor, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden Nicolas Sarkis, President, The Arab Petroleum Research Center, France Paul Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; Adjunct Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA. Followed by: Discussion	2nd informal meeting   Item 3: (continued)   Dialogue between producers and consumers in the energy sector Energy mix for developing countries - adjusting to price changes and demand Energy and sustainable development: the role of the corporate sector and CSR Speakers: Saeid Sirajmir, International Energy Forum, Riyadh Hussein El Hag, Executive Director, African Energy Commission (AFREC), Algeria Olivier Giscard d´Estaing, INSEAD Foundation, France followed by:   Presentation: Eva Rehfuess, Head of Public Health and Environment Programme, WHO, Switzerland. (TBC) followed by:   Cocktail Reception: Escargot Bar, 3rd floor, E-Building
	3rd informal meeting   Item 3: (continued) Biofuels Markets: Trade, development and regulatory aspects of the biofuels option Biofuels and the new energy scenario Trade flows, tariff and non-tariff measures Subsidies, incentives and tax breaks in biofuels Introductory statement by Lakshmi Puri, Director, DITC, UNCTAD Speakers: Mauricio Tolmasquin, President, Energy Research Group, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil Corrado Clini, Director-General, Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, Italy Ron Steenblik, Director of Research, Global Subsidies Initiative, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Followed by: Discussion   Followed by:   Economic diversification, food security and the interlinkages between the agricultural and the energy sectors The short- and long-term implications for development of high commodity prices Competing uses of land and possible implications for food security Speakers: Alexander Muller, Assistant Director-General, Sustainable Development Department, FAO, Italy Andre Faaij, Associate Professor; Coordinator Research Energy Supply & System Studies, Copernicus Institute - Utrecht University, The Netherlands Daniel De La Torre Ugarte, Associate Director, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, The University of Tennessee, USA Followed by: Discussions	4th informal meeting   Item 3: (continued) Unlocking finance for biofuels and CDM projects Financing biofuels in developing countries: opportunities and obstacles The CDM option: How plausible is it for biofuels? Speakers: John Christensen, Director, UNEP-Risoe Center, Denmark Thierno Bocar Tall, Director of Strategic Planning and in charge of NEPAD and Cooperation, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, Toga François Falloux, Vice President, Eco-carbone, France Followed by: Discussions   Followed by:   The technological dimension of biofuels Present versus "second" and "third" generation biofuels: Risks and opportunities for developing countries Access to technology, IP protection and transfer of technology Speakers: Eric Larson, Research Engineer, Energy Technology Assessment/Energy Policy Analysis Group, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, USA Amilcar Guerreiro, Director, Energy Research Group, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil Lew Fulton, Program Officer, Sustainable Transport Division of GEF Coordination, UNEP
	5th informal meeting   Item 3: (continued) Oil and Gas in Africa and LDCs   Keynote Segment on Energy and Development   H.E. Felix Mutati, Minister of Energy and Water Development, Zambia H.E. Abdou Aziz Sow, Minster of Nepad, Senegal Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD   Followed by:   Meeting development goals with oil and gas production - Africa and LDCs Meeting the challenges of the resource curse: International experiences in managing the risks and realising the opportunities of oil and gas revenue management Options for investing revenue windfalls and meeting future development Local content as a development multiplier in the oil and gas industry Introductory statement by Lakshmi Puri, Director, DITC, UNCTAD Speakers: Paul Stevens, Professor of Petroleum Policy and Economics, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, UK Francois Casanova, CEO, Strategic Risk Management, France Victor Eromosele, General Manager Finance, Napims (NNPC), Nigeria. Followed by: Discussion	6th informal meeting   Item 3: (continued) Challenges facing oil and gas importers in Africa and LDCs   Impact of price increase on balance of payments Challenges in procurement supply systems Storage capacities Can refineries cope with demand for fuels? Opportunities for cooperation Speakers: H. E Felix Mutati, Minister of Energy Zambia Amadou Dioffo, CEO, SONIDEP, Niger Gary Still, Executive Director / Elitsa I. Georgieva, Manager Consulting Services, CITAC, UK Antonio Simões, Director, Energy Department, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil Followed by:   CLOSING PLENARY   Item 4: Adoption of the Report of the Meeting