Energy security
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Plenary
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in englischer SpracheWhich strategies should the EU pursue to diversify its energy sources? What can be done to reduce its vulnerability to potential supply shocks? What are the opportunities and challenges of large infrastructure projects such as the Nabucco pipeline? Will the development of a joint EU energy policy based on an integrated common market enable the EU to act in a more coherent way globally?
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Dr. Arno GASTEIGER
Chief Executive Officer and Spokesman, Salzburg AG
| 1965-1970 | Study of law, University of Innsbruck, Dr. iur. |
| 1971 | Department of Immigration, Canberra, Australia |
| 1972 | Board of Trade, Salzburg |
| 1977 | Newspaper "Salzburger Nachrichten" |
| 1979 | Broadcast station "ORF" |
| 1984-1989 | Department Manager in the Govenment of Salzburg |
| 1989 | Vice Governor of "Land Salzburg" |
| 2000 | Spokesman of the board of "SAFE" |
| since 2000 | Spokesman of "Salzburg AG" Salzburg Incorporated for energy, traffic and telecommunications |
Mag. Dr. Gerhard MANGOTT
Professor für Politikwissenschaften, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
| Studies in Political Science, History and Slavonics at the Universities of Innsbruck and Salzburg with a special focus on Comparative Political Science (political systems of Eastern Europe and the USSR) and International Relations | |
| 1991-2008 | Permanent and Senior Research Fellow on Eastern Europe and the former USSR at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP) in Vienna |
| since 1995 | Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna |
| since 2003 | Professor of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck |
| since 2009 | Scientific Adviser on Post-Soviet Affairs for the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP) in Vienna |
| Faculty Head of Studies at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology |
Dr. Gerhard SABATHIL
Director for Strategy, Coordination and Analysis, DG External Relations, European Commission, Brussels
| 1973-1979 | Study of economics and history at Munich University |
| 1979-1982 | Assistant Professor at the Institute for Infrastructure of Munich University |
| 1981 | PhD in Economics in Munich, Research Scholar at the Centre of Public Choice of Professor Buchanan, Virginia State University, USA |
| 1982-1984 | Head of Unit, Regional & Sectoral Economic Policy at the German Federation of Chambers of Commerce (DIHK), Bonn |
| 1984-1987 | European Commission, DG Competition - State Aids, Brussels |
| 1987-1989 | Member of the Cabinet of Vice-President Narjes |
| 1989-1992 | Assistant of the Director General for Budget |
| 1992-1996 | Counsellor for Politics, Economy & Press Affairs in the Delegation of the European Commission for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and OSCE in Prague |
| 1996-1998 | Deputy Head of Unit for Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia in Brussels |
| since 1996 | Visiting professor at the Prague Economic University |
| 1998-2000 | Head of Unit for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FR Yugoslavia, FYROMacedonia |
| 2000-2004 | Ambassador of the European Commission to Norway and Iceland in Oslo |
| 2004-2008 | Head of the Representation of the European Commission to Germany in Berlin |
| since 2008 | Director for Strategy, Coordination and Analysis in DG External Relations of the European Commission in Brussels |
Mag. Renaud VAN DER ELST
Legal and EU Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Wellbury Infrastrukturberatungsgesellschaft, Vienna
| 1986-1991 | Lic.Iur. in Economic and Social Law, Université Catholique de Louvain and Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Belgium |
| 1991-1992 | Postgraduate degree in European Business Administration, South Bank University, London |
| 1992-1993 | Analyst, Holding Development Unit: Market research and relations with international investors, B.G.A. (soft capital regional agency for the Aachen area), Germany |
| 1993 | Administrator, Treuhandanstalt (former privatisation agency for East Germany), Berlin |
| 1994-1999 | Audit Supervisor/Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Brussels |
| 1999-2003 | Investment Manager, Fortis Private Equity, Brussels |
| 2003-2004 | Master in European Law, Institut d Etudes Européennes, Brussels |
| 2004-2005 | Board Director, MAC Telecom (wireless telecommunication), Brussels |
| 2006-2008 | Infrastructure Expert, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Brussels |
Eva KOMAREK
Editor-In-Chief, WirtschaftsBlatt, Vienna
| 1996-2000 | Editor, Newspaper Department Finance, WirtschaftsBlatt, Vienna |
| 2000-2005 | Bureau Chief, Correspondents Austria, Dow Jones International and Wall Street Journal, Vienna |
| since 1996 | Head of Department, Art Market, WirtschaftsBlatt, Vienna |
| 2006-2010 | Senior Correspondent, Reuters, Vienna |
| 2011-2013 | Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of Department, News, WirtschaftsBlatt, Vienna |
| since 2013 | Editor-in-Chief, WirtschaftsBlatt, Vienna |
