The document provides information about several investment conferences and forums focused on energy and infrastructure projects in emerging markets. It includes details about the Turkey Energy Forum in Istanbul on October 13-14, 2015 which will discuss investment opportunities in the Turkish energy sector. It also provides information about the 8th Annual Balkan Energy Finance Forum in Belgrade on October 20-21, 2015 which will address issues related to energy projects and renewable energy development in the Balkan region. Contact information is given for the event organizers at EEL Events to obtain further details or register for the conferences.

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20158 BALKAN ENERGY
FINANCE FORUM 2015
Investments in light of the emerging security of supply
20 - 21 October 2015
Metropol Palace Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia
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Economic Analyst
DG for Energy at EU
SHANE WOODROFFE
Partner
EnerCap Capital Partners
Conferene Chairman:
ALEKSANDAR KOVACEVIC
Senior Economist, Oxford Institute for Energy , Studies
NENAD STEFANOVIC
Senior Expert for Electricity
AERS
BORKO RAICEVIC
Energy Efficiency Expert
Energy Community
Secretariat
DR ION LUNGU
President
AFEER
NEBOJSA ARSENIJEVIC
Senior Operations Officer
IFC
ANDREAS CHOLLET
Head of Project Development
International
WPD EuropeHANA-MURIEL SETTEBOUN
Senior Executive VP Business
Development & Finance
JK Group
WOLFGANG kROEPFL
Managing Director
Enso Hydro GmbH
JUSTUS VITNIUS
Vice President, Infrastructure
DEG Invest
THOMAS MITSCHKE
Component Leader
GIZ
PETR MACHEJ
Commercial & Business
Development Director
Abengoa
FRANCOIS DEBERGH
Regional Director for
the Balkan Region
Veolia
LOUIS BORGO
Senior Banker
Energy and Power
EBRD
LUKA KOMAZEC
Director
GGE Groupation Inc
MILOS MLADENOVIC
Managing Director
SEEPEX
DARKO JOVANOVIC
Partner
Karanovic & Nikolic
ILONA VARI
Head of EU Regulatory Affairs
MOL GROUP
DRAGAN VLAISAVLJEVIC
Executive Director
EPS
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The Balkan Energy Finance Forum has been launched to provide an platform for energy executives to discuss the future of the Balkan
Energy Market. Main discussions will tackle issues on bankability of energy and renewable energy projects as well as risks and
challenges associated with their development. Through utilising real-life case studies from across the energy sector, we’ll also be
looking at how energy stakeholders can incorporate sustainable strategies and solutions into their new projects in order to maximise
their profits from their energy investment.
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Energy leaders speaking include
Why attend?
Where leading energy developers, financiers & investors meet to discuss
potential projects, market trends and strategies for growth
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ICIS
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Confirmed Speakers Include
Huseyin Arslan
Chairman
YDA
Marco Rosso
Business Dev’t Director
Meridiam Infrastructure
Levent Kirazoglu
Manager
Garanti Bank
Tylor Hartwell
AsstGeneral Manager
SMBC
Manuel Ravara Cary
Partner
TIIC
Mr Metin Genc
Deputy General Manager
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Health
Jean-Patrick Marquet
Country Director
EBRD
Robert Bartlett
Executive Director
Mitsubishi UFJ
Hanno Vogels
Vice President
Bosch Security Systems
Serdar Gucar
VP & MD
Hill International
Kerim Kemahli
CFO
Nurol Holding
Gideon Tilburgs
Investment Director
John Laing
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Simultane Çeviriler
İngilizce-Türkçe
Türkçe-İngilizce
Simultanious Translation
Turkish-English
English-Turkish
PPP in Turkey
25-26 November 2015, Mövenpick Hotel, Ankara, Turkey
25-26 Kasım 2015 tarihlerinde Mövenpick Hotel, Ankara, Turkiye
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Confirmed Speakers Include
Huseyin Arslan
Chairman
YDA
Marco Rosso
Business Dev’t Director
Meridiam Infrastructure
Levent Kirazoglu
Manager
Garanti Bank
Tylor Hartwell
AsstGeneral Manager
SMBC
Manuel Ravara Cary
Partner
TIIC
Mr Metin Genc
Deputy General Manager
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Health
Jean-Patrick Marquet
Country Director
EBRD
Robert Bartlett
Executive Director
The Bank of Tokyo-
Mitsubishi UFJ
Hanno Vogels
Vice President
Bosch Security Systems
Serdar Gucar
VP & MD
Hill International
Kerim Kemahli
CFO
Nurol Holding
Gideon Tilburgs
Investment Director
John Laing
Emrah Durusut
Principal Consultant
Element Energy
As a Senior Consultant, Emrah provides advice to national government agencies and private
companies to inform policy-making and strategic decision-making across different sectors
including energy efficiency, renewable energy, power, and Carbon Capture & Storage.
Emrah holds a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, where his research
focussed on the viability of wind energy in Turkey under the FiT scheme. Before joining
Element Energy, Emrah worked as a Field Manager at Aygaz, Koc Holding and he has
several years’ experience in the energy sector.
Speakers’ Biographies
Paul Constantinou has been with Trayport since September 2005 and currently heads sales to
the energy Exchange and OTC Broker community including the development of markets in new
territories. Over a near 20 year period before Trayport Paul worked for a number of the leading
suppliers of systems and services to the global financial and commodities markets. Mostly based
in Europe he has also had long term assignments in New York, Bahrain, Kuwait, Hong Kong,
Tokyo and Sydney. Trayport is a leading provider of energy trading solutions to Traders, Brokers
and Exchanges worldwide. We develop, deploy and support quality, resilient software for trading
in the asset class worldwide in cleared or OTC markets.
Paul Constantinou
Head of Market Development
Trayport
Graduated from Washington University in St.Louis-USA, as an Electric Engineer, and received
his Master’s degree in Engineering Management from University of Missouri. After assuming
positions in renewable energy project development and investment consultancy, he was the
Country Manager of the Turkish organization of AXPO, a leading Swiss asset-backed energy
trading company. From 2012-2015 he worked heading the Trading and Origination Business of
GDF Suez Turkey active in gas and power. He currently works as an independent senior
management consultant within the Energy industry
Serhat Uludag
Management Consultant
Murat Kirazli
Director
AKSA Enerji
Mr Kirazli has been the Energy Trading Director ofAKSAEnergy since October 2014. Prior to his
appointment, he was the Director of Energy Trading and Origination at Limak Energy. He holds
a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Bilkent University in 2008. He also has a
Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Middle East Technical University.
20158 BALKAN ENERGY
FINANCE FORUM 2015
Investments in light of the emerging security of supply
20 - 21 October 2015
Metropol Palace Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia
Simultan prevod
Srpski - Engleski
Engleski - Srpski
Simultaneous Translation
Serbian-English
English-Serbian
FORUM FINANSIRANJA
ENERGETIKE BALKANA
Osmi godišnji
Investiranje sa osvrtom na
intelligentinvest
m
entinemergingma
rkets
Events
BOOK NOW!!
SAVE £600 WITH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE RATE
TH
bezbednost dostave energije
20 - 21 October 2015
Metropol Palace Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia
SERBAN SCRIECIU
Economic Analyst
DG for Energy at EU
SHANE WOODROFFE
Partner
EnerCap Capital Partners
Conferene Chairman:
ALEKSANDAR KOVACEVIC
Senior Economist, Oxford Institute for Energy , Studies
NENAD STEFANOVIC
Senior Expert for Electricity
AERS
BORKO RAICEVIC
Energy Efficiency Expert
Energy Community
Secretariat
DR ION LUNGU
President
AFEER
NEBOJSA ARSENIJEVIC
Senior Operations Officer
IFC
ANDREAS CHOLLET
Head of Project Development
International
WPD Europe
HANA-MURIEL SETTEBOUN
Senior Executive VP Business
Development & Finance
JK Group
WOLFGANG kROEPFL
Managing Director
Enso Hydro GmbH
JUSTUS VITNIUS
Vice President, Infrastructure
DEG Invest
THOMAS MITSCHKE
Component Leader
GIZ
PETR MACHEJ
Commercial & Business
Development Director
Abengoa
FRANCOIS DEBERGH
Regional Director for
the Balkan Region
Veolia
LOUIS BORGO
Senior Banker
Energy and Power
EBRD
LUKA KOMAZEC
Director
GGE Groupation Inc
MILOS MLADENOVIC
Managing Director
SEEPEX
DARKO JOVANOVIC
Partner
Karanovic & Nikolic
ILONA VARI
Head of EU Regulatory Affairs
MOL GROUP
DRAGAN VLAISAVLJEVIC
Executive Director
EPS
Bronze Sponsors: Exhibitor: Organised by:
EEL Events
intelligent investment in
emerging markets
Events
The Balkan Energy Finance Forum has been launched to provide an platform for energy executives to discuss the future of the Balkan
Energy Market. Main discussions will tackle issues on bankability of energy and renewable energy projects as well as risks and
challenges associated with their development. Through utilising real-life case studies from across the energy sector, we’ll also be
looking at how energy stakeholders can incorporate sustainable strategies and solutions into their new projects in order to maximise
their profits from their energy investment.
Register now at www.eelevents.co.uk +44 (0) 207 275 8020 I delegate@eelevents.co.uk
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Energy leaders speaking include
Why attend?
Where leading energy developers, financiers & investors meet to discuss
potential projects, market trends and strategies for growth
IRINA PELTEGOVA
Deputy Editor, EDEM
ICIS
Birol Ergüven has been leading Limak Energy Group as CEO since 2011 to transform and
establish a vertically integrated energy company especially focusing in Turkey and Balkan region.
He is a BOD member at Hamitabat Electricty Production & Trade Co., Yenikoy Kemerkoy
Electricty Production & Trade Co., all CLK Electricity Retail Companies (four companies that
distributes one third of all electricity in Turkey). Limak Energy Europe in Bulgaria and LC Energy
Supply and Trading Company in Serbia. He also leads the establishment of Energy Traders
Association (ETD) since 2011 where he is founding board member and vice president. In
addition, he is also vice president of Energy Council in Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK)
and member of Energy Chamber in Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
(TOBB).
Birol Erguven
CEO
Limak Energy
David Tongue
Managing Director
IBS
David Tonge is Director of IBS Research and Consultancy, which he founded in 1985 and has over
30 years’ consulting experience for leading international companies in Turkey and Central Asia,
covering market analysis, strategic planning and policy, and market and regulatory development.
IBS has carried out over 250 projects in electricity and gas, and David has led the majority of these.
He has a particular speciality on gas marketing issues. David Tonge's involvement in the economy
and industry of Turkey spans over 30 years. He also has extensive international business and
financial experience. He was editor of IBS’s recent report Lignite, Hard Coal & Asphaltite in Turkey.

3. Speakers’ Biographies Programme
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15:00 Networking Coffee Break
15:30 Path Towards 100% Renewable Energy: The position of Turkey
Dr MURAT ONUK, Board Member, Eurosolar
15:50 Panel Discussion: HOW CAN SOLAR PROJECTS BE SUCCESSFULLY
IMPLEMENTED IN ACHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT?
• Solar energy potential vs actual installation in Turkey
• Regulatory and legal conditions including licensing process & uncertainty
regarding so-called “unlicensed” projects
• Inconsistency between feed-in tariff duration and financing duration
• Technical capacity to accommodate a larger volume of solar power into the
grid network
• Which conditions attract investors and what prevents them from expanding
investments?
Moderator: OMER KAYA, Sales Manager, Fronius
Panellists: GEERT DOOMS, International Business Dev’t Manager, Üçyel Enerji
FUPHAN CHOU, Senior Investmnent Officer, IFC
ERDEM SUEZER, Board Member, Li-DER
ERHAN CAKAR, Chairman, BFPEnerji
JACK LIU, Vice President,Abacus Renewable Ltd
16:50 Chairwoman Closing Remarks
Assist. Prof. Dr., Filiz KATMAN, Chair, EPPAM
Faculty Member, Department of Political Science&IR, Faculty of Economics andAdmin. Sci.
17:00 Evening Drink Reception
18:00 End of the Day 1
08:30 Registration open
09:00Chairman’s Introductory Remarks
ANDUVAPSERVETAKGUN, Managing Director, Statkraft Trading
09:10 Investing in non-renewable energy - coal fired power plants
MUZAFFER BASARAN, General Manager, World Energy Council, Turkish
National Committee
09:30 Panel Discussion: FUNDINGAND INVESTING IN NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROJECTS
• Financing options for Turkey non-renewable energy projects
• Critical issues in financing and managing risks for large - scale projects
• Key bankability requirements for energy projects in Turkey - how can projects
be made more attractive?
• Typical issues that make projects fail - review of past experience
• What existing barriers are there for power companies to implement their
investment plans?
• How to get a good ROI for energy projects?
• What is the appetite of local banks in financing power project? What is the
availability of funds?
Modearor: NUSRET COMERT, CEO, Damnus Energy & Investment Inc
Panellists: MUZAFFER BASARAN, General Manager, WEC
DAVID TONGE, Managing Director, IBS
ONUR BÜYÜKBOZKIRLI, Project Finance Manager, ICBC
HALE TUNABOYLU, Head of Project & Structured Finance,
Yapi Kredi
10:10 Panel Discussion - RECENT INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY INDUSTRYARBITRATION
• Recent legislative and other updates which facilitate effective dispute
resolution in Turkey
• Global Trends, Preferences and Innovations in Global EnergyArbitration
• Conflict management in overall and especially between the market players
and regulatory authorities
Modearor: MEHMET GÜN, Managing Partner, Gün + Partners
Panellists: MARK E.APPEL, Senior Vice President, International Centre for
Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
DENİZ REHAÖZİLHAN, Managing Counsel, BPPetrolleriA.Ş
11:00 Networking Coffee Break
GAS MARKET
DAY 2 (14th October 2015)
DAY 1 (13th October 2015)
TURKEY ENERGY MARKET - TRANSFORMINGAVISION INTOAREALITY
• Has this facilitated progression of the
market; what more needs to be done?
• How to create a policy environment which
encourages high-risk investments?
Gold Sponsor
INVESTMENT CHALLENGES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
08:30 Registration open
09:00Chairwoman’s introduction - Paradigm changes in Energy in the 21st Century
Assist. Prof. Dr., Filiz KATMAN, Chair, EPPAM
Faculty Member, Department of Political Science&IR, Faculty of Economics andAdmin. Sci.
09:30 Highlighting the key regulatory changes over the last 12 months
ALI OZAN KARADUMAN, SeniorAssociate, Gün + Partners
09:50 Moving towards a clean energy mix - opportunities for Turkey
ALPAY ÜNAL, President, Era Yatirim Holding
10:10 Panel Discussion: SETTINNG STRATEGIC OBJECTIVESAND SHAPING INVESTMENT
NEEDS FOR TURKEY ENERGY SECTOR
• Optimal energy mix in Turkey; its components and its future developments
• What is the real priority of Turkish energy sector?
• Turkey in the middle of the European energy game - turning challenges into
economic opportunities. Does the current situation effect the progress of energy
developments?
• Investment needs vs funding availability - have domestic investors and financial
institutions reached their financial limit to meet the demand for energy projects
• Foreign investors confidence - what kind of guarantees can investors expect?
Moderator:SUREYYAYUCEL OZDEN, Chairman, Energy Business Council, DEIK
Panellists: MARTIN EWALD, Head of Strategy, Allianz Global Investors
Assist. Prof. Dr., FILIZ KATMAN, Chair, EPPAM
Dr MESUTAVCI, Senior Energy Engineer, MWH Global
NUSRET COMERT, CEO, Damnus Energy & Investment, Inc.
11:00 Networking Coffee Break
11:30 Shah Deniz 2 investment and the Southern Gas Corridor
MURAT LECOMPTE, Director, BP
11:50 Panel Discussion: GAS IN TURKISH ECONOMY
• The big picture: geopolitics, demand and supply of oil and gas
• Capacity constraints and investment needs of natural gas system in Turkey
- what if these are not realised?
• How will the Turkish gas market develop over the next 10 years?
• Update on existing pipeline routes progress and what other potential projects
can we see in the future?
Moderator: LELAND RICE, Managing Editor, The Business Year
Panellists: MURAT LECOMPTE, Director, BP
KANAT EMIROGLU, Chairman, Global Energy (GIH)
ARIFAKTURK, Managing Director, NaturgazAS
12:40 Networking Lunch Break
14:00 Developing and building feasible renewable energy projects
MARCEL DESAI, CEO, EnBW
14:20 Panel Discussion: DEVELOPING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS:
WHAT DO INVESTORS WANT?
• Insight into the growing renewable energy markets: where are the opportunities?
• Financing mechanisms available for renewable energy projects
• How do investors view today’s regulatory and legislative environment?
• Specific risks related to financing renewable projects in Turkey
• Incentives needed to attract investment to renewable energy
Moderator: OLIVIABERNARD, Managing Director, Ferrostaal Capital
Panellists: YONCAERCUMEN, Senior Energy Engineer, TurSEFF
WINFRIED NAU, Director, DEG Invest
MARTIN EWALD, Head of Strategy, Allianz Global Investors
MARCEL DESAI, CEO, EnBW
SOLAR ENERGY
NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS: FINANCING – INVESTMENT – CONSTRUCTION
Winfried Nau is responsible for New Business in Turkey and the Middle East (based in
Istanbul), at DEG - The German Investment and Development Company, a bilateral
development finance institution, 100% owned by KfW. In 1991 he joined DEG, where he
worked in different regions such as Eastern and South Eastern Europe, the Middle East and
CentralAsia. Since January 2011 he is responsible for business origination in Turkey and the
Middle East. DEG provides long-term investment finance in all sectors, with a focus on
renewable energies, general manufacturing, and SME financing. The product range
comprises equity (direct and through funds), mezzanine financing and senior loans with
tenors of up to 18 years.
Winfried Nau
Director
DEG Invest
Erhan Cakar
Chairman
BFP Enerji AS
Erhan Cakar is the chairman and co-founder of the company, BFP Enerji AS, which offers
Engineering & Consultancy, contracting and operations & maintenance services for
renewable energy systems in Turkey including mainly PV and Wind Energy Systems. He is
the board member in an association in Turkey called EuroSolar, European Association for
Renewable Energy, currently active in 14 countries in the world. Our association is working
as Turkish NGO to promote the utilization of the renewable energy, mainly solar and wind
energy potential in Turkey.
Fuphan Chou
Senior Investment Officer
IFC
Fuphan Chou is a Senior Investment Officer in IFC's renewable energy practice. Fu joined
IFC in 2006, and helped grow IFC’s RE portfolio to ~2 GWs wind and ~1 GW solar today.
Her RE investment experience includes corporate and project debt, development and
construction equity, and mezzanine investments in wind, solar PV, geothermal, and hydro in
Latin America, Asia, and Europe. She has been based in Istanbul since 2011. Before IFC,
Fu worked at Deutsche Bank and Evolution Markets (an environmental brokerage house),
all in New York. Fu has a BA in Economics, an MBA, and a Masters in Environmental
Economics and Policy, all from Yale University.
Geert Dooms
International Business Development Manager
Ucyel Enerji
Geert Dooms is international business development manager within Ucyel. He is responsible
for the international clients interested in the Turkish renewable energy market. Geert has an
experience of 6 years in renewable energy in Turkey as country manager for 3E. He started
his career as project engineer in 2002 and was managing the wind energy development team
by 2008. Geert graduated in Physics from the Limburg University in Belgium and the
Technical University of Eindhoven.
Omer Kaya
Sales Manager
Fronius
In 1996 Omer Kaya, attended environmental engineering program at Middle East Technical
University in Ankara. In 2001, he went to U.S.A., then attented to Mechanical Engineering
program at Oklahoma State University. In 2010, after he came back from U.S.A, he started
his career at one of the energy service company inAnkara for short time.Then, he started his
career at Fronius Istanbul as a sales responsible. Since 2010, he is the officer ofAssociation
of Energy Engineers –Turkey Chapter. He is active member of Solar Energy Industry
Association of Turkey, also a board member of this association since May,2014
Dr. Onuk started his career in Siemens Turkey, which lasted for 15 years, holding several
positions. After leaving Siemens, Dr. Onuk was appointed as the founding General
Manager of Vestas Turkey, where he realized the establishment of the local organization
between 2007 and 2008. Later on, he worked as the President of Ağaoğlu Energy Group,
managing 13 independent power project companies holding a portfolio of 700 MW total
generation capacity of wind and hydro power plants. Dr. Onuk worked in ÅF Group, being
the Manager of Istanbul Office, concentrating on engineering and consultancy services for
thermal, hydroelectric and renewable power generation plants. Dr. Onuk currently works
as a freelance consultant in power generation industry, with a specialization on wind power
generation. management issues of the business.
Murat Onuk
Board Member
EuroSolar
Serhan Süzer
Member of the Board
LI-DER
H. Serhan Süzer graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1999 with a
Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Major in Finance and Concentration inAccounting. During
his career, Serhan has had responsibility for the asset management of the Ritz-Carlton,
Istanbul Hotel since the opening in October 2001 until 2006 and has managed Süzer
Group’s International Relations Department from 2003 until 2007. Between 2007-2009, he
played an active role in managing Suzer Group’s investment to establish a Coca Cola Plant
in Iraq for the first time in decades.He was an Executive Committee Member of the Istanbul
Convention and Visitors Bureau. Serhan served at theTurkish State Planning Organization
(DPT) Tourism Commission to form the Ninth Development Plan of the Republic of Turkey.
Jack Liu
Vice President
Abacus Renewable Ltd
Jack Liu is the Vice President of Abacus. Abacus is an USA IPP which focuses on solar
project investment. Over past 5 years, Abacus have been involved in developing and
building over than 120MW solar projects in Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Japan and China.
Jack Liu has a MBA (Masters of Business Administration) from the University of Cardiff in
2002.
Anduvap Servet Akgün is responsible for Statkraft’s trading and origination activities in Turkey
sinceApril 2012. Prior to this role, he was a Cross-Border power trader at Statkraft Trading GmbH,
Düsseldorf where he was covering around fifteen countries in Central-Western Europe. He is a
board member of Energy Traders’ Association of Turkey and guest lecturer at Koc and Sabancı
Universities.
Anduvap Servet Akgun
Managing Director
Statkraft
Following her experience as an Investment Banking Associate at Salomon Smith Barney in New
York between 2001-2003, joined Garanti Bank in Istanbul in December 2003 where she worked
as Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Investor Relations tillAugust
2006. InAugust 2006, joined Yapı Kredi as Head of Investor Relations to establish the IR practice
for the new bank that was formed through the merger of Yapı Kredi and Koçbank. Between 2009
- 20013, served as Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Planning at Yapı Kredi. She has been
appointed as Head of Project and Structured Finance in December 2013, a position which she is
currently assuming.
Hale Tunaboylu
Head of Project and Structured Finance
Yapi Kredi
Onur Büyükbozkirli
Project Finance Manager
ICBC
Having started his banking career at HSBC Corporate Banking Division, Onur Buyukbozkırlı has a
banking experience of 11 years. He later developed expertise in the field of project finance at Bank
Pozitif and worked for Denizbank Project Finance Team as a manager. Now he manages ICBC
Turkey Investment Project Finance Team. Mr. Buyukbozkırlı is mainly responsible for the financing
of infrastructure, energy and PPP projects, with a concentration on financing renewable energy
investments as well as CCGT’s and CFPP’s.
He is a Member of World Energy Council, Turkish National Committee. He is also a
member of TESAB . He was speaker in many national and international conferences. In
1975, he started his carrier in TEK General Management Power Plants Project and
Construction Department. He worked inAfsin Elbistan, Kemerkoy, Yenikoy and Soma Coal
Power Plants. In state utilities, he served as Engineer, Chief Engineer, Site Manager,
Deputy General Manager, General Manager, Board Member and Chairman of the Board.
In 2006, he retired from the state utility EUAS and started in Sabanci Holding as Energy
Group President Consultant. In 2012, he started in Hattat Holding as Power Plant
Investments Coordinator. Since 2013, he is the General Manager of TEYO Company.
Muzaffer Basaran
General Manager
World Energy Council,Turkish National Committee

4. Speakers’ Biographies
WORKING AGENDA - Day 2
11:30 Electricity generation in Turkey - status quo and future outlook
ARMANC EKINCI, Director for Strategy and Business Development, EnerjiSA
11:50 Investments in power generation capacity
- New power plants and efficiency improvement at existing plants
BIROL ERGUVEN, CEO, Limak Energy
12:10 Panel Discussion: POWERING UP THE ENERGY SECTOR & ENERGY TRADING
Moderator: ANDUVAPSERVETAKGUN, Managing Director, Statkraft Trading
Panellists: PAUL CONSTANTINOU, Head of Market Development , Trayport
SERHAT ULUDAG, Management Consultant
MURAT KIRAZLI, Director, AKSAEnerji
MUAMMER ÇAKIR, Head of Borsa Istanbul Derivatives Market
12:50 Energy Efficiency - the greatest untapped energy resourch
EMRAH DURUSUT, Principal Consultant, Element Energy
13:10 Energy Efficiency and Demand Response - Solutions to Growing Energy Demand
Dr MESUTAVCI, Senior Energy Engineer, TurSEFF
13:30 Chairman Closing Remarks
ANDUVAPSERVETAKGUN, Managing Director, Statkraft Trading
13:40 Networking Lunch Break
14:40 The end of the conference
ELECTRICITY SYSTEMAND INFRASTRUCTURE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Programme
Ali Ozan Karaduman
Senior Associate
Gün + Partners
Sureyya Yucel Ozden,
Chairman, Energy Business Council
DEIK
Speakers’ Biographies
Ozan is a senior associate in Corporate and M&A, Finance, Energy and Natural
Resources andTechnology, Media and Telecom Practice Groups of Gün + Partners. His
practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, banking & finance, preparation and
negotiation of contracts, as well as telecommunication and energy law. He is a graduate
of Galatasaray University in Istanbul, the president of Galatasaray University Alumni
Association and a member of Istanbul Bar Association
Mr Süreyya Yücel Özden has 47 years of experience in Turkey’s engineering and
industrial sectors. Mr. Özden currently serves as the Chief Advisor of the Board of
Directors of GAMA HOLDİNG A.Ş. He was the Undersecretary of the Ministry of
Transportation between 1997- 2000, Chairman of the Board and General Director of The
Turkish State Monopolies (TEKEL) from 1984 to 1991. He served as the Deputy
Undersecretary in the Ministry of Finance until 1992. Prior to joining to GAMA Endüstri
A.Ş. as the Planning and Investment Coordinator, he acted as the Chairman of the Board
and General Director of the Turkish Nitrogen Industries Corp. Mr Özden served, first, as
the General Secretary, between 2003-2005, for three years and then as the Chairman of
the Board of the Turkish National Committee of the WEC. Currently he is the Chairman
of the Energy Business Council of the DEİK which is a private sector institution affiliated
to the Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Stock Exchange.
Assistant Professor Dr Filiz Katman holds a BS in Economics (in English) from Istanbul
University, an MA in Political Science and International Relations (in English) from
Marmara University, a PhD in International Security and Terrorism from Turkish Military
Academy. Currently, Dr Katman is Executive Board President at the Energy Politics and
Markets Research Centre (EPPAM), Editor-in-Chief at EPPAM Policy Brief, and a Faculty
Member as Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International
Relations (in English) at Istanbul Aydin University. She is recipient of several awards and
scholarships in both the domestic and international arenas, and has published several
articles and books on energy policy and energy security, terrorism, security, political
violence, cyber threats, Kurdish politics, Syria and NATO.
Assist. Prof. Dr., Filiz KATMAN
Chair
EPPAM, Faculty Member, Department of Political Science
& IR, Faculty of Economics and Admin. Sci.
Martin Ewald,
Head of Strategy
Allianz Global Investors
Martin Ewald has more than 7 years of experience in Renewable Energy, investment
management, project finance and consulting. Martin joined Allianz SE/Allianz Climate
Solutions in 2007 as co-head of the investment team and investment manager. Since
2013, he has been head of strategy and supports the CIO in all strategic operations and
in the development of new investment vehicles. In the past, Martin worked at financial
institutions such as, among others, Dresdner Bank, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank in
the investment management sector as well as at IBM as a business consultant. Since
2010, he is a PhD candidate at the Technical University of Dresden. Martin holds a
Master’s degree in Science from the University of Exeter and a Master’s degree in
Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) from the University of Mannheim.
Nusret Comert
CEO
DAMNUS Energy and Investment
Comert has led the natural gas sector's liberalization process in Turkey and is the founder
and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shell Energy A.S., the first private
company importing and trading natural gas in Turkey. He has also led Shell's entry in deep
water exploration in the Mediterranean and West Black Sea as well as Shale Oil and Shale
Gas exploration in South East Turkey in partnership with TPAO, the national upstream
company. In Shell, Comert was an Exploration Leadership Team Member in Middle East
and North Africa; a Gas and Power Leadership Team Member in South East Europe.
Comert gained broad experience from the development of the Trans Caspian Gas Project,
gas and power production, storage, LNG and distribution projects and initiated the
Turkey-Greece Gas Pipeline Project, currently supplying gas to Greece via Turkey.
Comert held a BS degree (Mechanical Engineering) and an MBA, a Senior Advanced
Leadership Fellow at Harvard, member of TUSIAD, a former Chairman of PETFORM for
three terms, and Founding Member of the Board of Trustees and Deputy Chairman of
ENIVA, Energy and Climate Change Foundation; a member of Galatasaray Sports Club
and Harvard Club of New York City; a Grand Officier of Chaine des Rotisseurs.
Speakers’ Biographies
Murat LeCompte has over 25 years of experience in the energy and technology industries.
LeCompte was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and after spending his childhood years in both
Turkey and the U.S., he received his A.A. degree from Bogazici University in Istanbul, and
his B.A. from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. LeCompte worked in the
technology industry for 15 years, in professional services, consulting, and business
development, managing many large-scale projects in both the U.S. and Turkey. He led the
government relations, corporate affairs, and CSR initiatives for technology giants like Intel
Corporation in Turkey. Murat LeCompte moved to the energy industry in 2005, and
undertook roles in corporate communications and government affairs. He is currently the
Director of Communications for BP Turkey. In this role, LeCompte is responsible for
running BP’s corporate affairs, media relationships and corporate responsibility initiatives,
for multiple businesses in Turkey.
Murat LeCompte
Director
BP
Leland Rice
Managing Editor
The Business Year
Leland Rice is the Managing Editor of The Business Year, a leading international
publishing and research firm that specializes in annual business and investment
resources on national economies. As such Leland oversees TBY’s editorial operations in
23 countries worldwide. Prior to that he was Regional Editor for the Gulf, Regional Editor
for Africa, and Country Editor for Turkey, Mozambique, Mexico, and Colombia. Leland has
lived and worked in various editorial and research capacities through the Middle East,
Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia. Leland has moderated high-level panel discussions
on the role of the Omani private sector in achieving national economic objective in Muscat
in 2013 as well as on Dubai’s ambition to be the global capital of the Islamic economy in
Dubai in 2014. At the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2015 he spoke on the impact of
Baku, Azerbaijan’s hosting of the Inaugural European Games. He has spoken regarding
national economies at events co-organized by the Office of the President of Azerbaijan,
the Investment Promotion Centre of Mozambique (CPI), Dubai FDI, Ithraa (the
government department responsible for attracting inward investment into Oman and the
promotion of non-oil Omani exports), and the Manchester School of Business in Dubai.
Marcel Desai
CEO
EnBW Holding A.S
Olivia Bernard
Managing Director
Ferrostaal Capital
Arif Akturk
Managing Director
Naturgaz AS
As Chairman of Global Enerji, Kanat Emiroğlu heads up a portfolio of energy companies in
power generation, CNG, cogeneration and mining in Turkey. He was previously CEO of
British Gas Business in London leading $5bn+ business and 5000+ people. Mr. Emiroglu
also serves as a SeniorAdvisor to Boston Consulting Group around the world. He was the
chairman of “Turkey Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference’ for June 2014. He
Kanat Emiroglu
Chairman
Global Energy (GIH)
Mr. Arif Aktürk has BSc in Mechanical Engineering degree from Middle East Technical
University (METU), MBA in Engineering Management from City University-London,
Business School, Department of System Science. He acted engineer, manager, director,
managing director in various energy companies. He has 24 years experience in natural
gas market in Turkey. He is the top executive of a natural gas company in Turkey and also
member of the boards of two gas distribution companies in Turkey. He is also member of
the board of PETFORM (NGO in Petroleum and natural gas fields). He is the co-writer of
books called "Last 10 Years of Turkish Diplomacy" and “Perspectives on Energy Risk”. He
has been publishing articles various energy magazines.
Mr Desai has over 20 years experience within the Energy Sector. He is the CEO of EnBW
Holding AS and an Executive Board Member of Borusan EnBW Energy Joint Venture.
Since the day it was established, Borusan EnBW Energy strategically attaches priority and
importance to the renewable energy resources in its portfolio. It targets to be among the
most valuable energy companies in Turkey through putting into operation its new projects.
Ms Bernard started her career in energy trading and shipping at Mobil Oil Corporation (later
Exxon-Mobil) in 1995. At first a marine fuel oil trader, she later was in charge of the
development of the business in Africa and South America. In 1999, she joined Global
Advisors, a start-up commodities hedge fund, as CFO-COO and Partner in charge of both
the UK and US businesses. In 2008, she joined Massena Capital Partners, the Private
Equity arm of the Massena Group, dedicated to High Net Worth Wealth Management and
fund of family offices based in Paris and Geneva. Ms Bernard, as CFO of the Private Equity
business, was in charge of fund structuring in dual regulatory environment (France and
Luxembourg) and all compliance, internal controls and risk management issues of the
business. Since 2010, Ms Bernard has developed an independent practice bringing
renewable energy assets to both institutional and private investors. In 2013, she joined
Ferrostaal Capital in Hamburg, Germany as Managing Director. Ms Bernard graduated
from EMLYON in France in 1995 with a major in Corporate and Market Finance. She holds
Board positions in both for and not-for profit organisations.
Yonca, a local engineer working for TurSEFF, an EBRD credit line established in Turkey to
promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in SME since 2010. She is experienced in
technical, environmental and financial evaluation of small scale renewable energy projects.
An environmental engineer graduated from Yıldız Technical University, she worked as a
teaching and research assistant at Boğaziçi University while studying for her MSc and PhD
degrees. Having a strong interest in waste reduction in industry she is also an experienced
energy efficiency auditor in industry.
Yonca Ercumen
Senior Energy Engineer
TurSEFF
Mesut Avci,
Senior Energy Engineer
MWH Global
Mesut, a Senior Energy Engineer at MWH, is highly experienced in conducting on-site
energy assessments at small and medium-sized industrial facilities and preparing
corresponding formal reports. He also has broad experience in qualitative and quantitative
data collection and analysis strategies. Prior to joining MWH, he worked as anAssociate at
The Cadmus Group where he managed impact evaluation projects for several commercial
and industrial energy efficiency programs provided by various energy utility companies and
energy efficiency organizations throughout the United States. He also worked as the lead
energy engineer/consultant at the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment
Center where he led engineering teams to conduct on-site industrial energy assessments
in Florida and Puerto Rico, wrote formal reports for these energy assessments, and
coordinated energy related research at the center.
Armanc Ekinci
Director, Strategy and Business Development
Enerjisa
Armanc Ekinci has been the Head of Strategy and Business Development at Enerjisa for
over six years. He graduated from Widener University in 1995 with a Masters in Business
Administration (MBA). He also holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from
Istanbul Technical University.
Alpay Ünal
President
Era Yatirim Holding
Alpay Ünal completed his higher education in Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of
Economic and Administrative Sciences Department of Management. Afterwards, he
received training Oxford Language School and Shane Business School in England.
Ünal began to work as Prime Ministry Press and Public Relations Consultant and then
he was appointed as Ministry of Labor and Social Security Minister Consultant and
EPDK / Energy Market Regulatory Board President Consultant subsequently.