1. agenda day 1: Tuesday, 9 April 2013
7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:55 a.m. Opening Remarks: John Royall, President and CEO, Gulf Publishing Company
Welcoming Remarks: Nicos Anastasiades, President, Republic of Cyprus (invited)
9–10 a.m. Session One: The Impact of the New Energy Resource
Government of Cyprus: Constantinos Xichilos, Deputy Director of Energy Services, Ministry of Commerce,
Industry and Tourism, Cyprus
Government of Israel: Joseph I. Paritzky, Former Minister of Energy and National Infrastructure, Ministry of Energy
and Water Resources, Israel
Noble Energy, Inc.: Charles D. Davidson, Chairman and CEO
10–10:30 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
10:30 a.m.–12:40 p.m. Session Two: Resource Potential
Session Chair: Marios Tsiakkis, Secretary General, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Regional Seismic Data Analysis: Pramod Kulkarni, Editor, World Oil
Cyprus Natural Gas, Changing the Picture: Development, Infrastructure and Opportunity: Costas Ioannou,
Executive Chairman, Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA), Cyprus
Israel Reserves and Production Forecast: Robin C. Mann, Partner, Energy and Resource Advisory Services, AJM Deloitte
The Regulatory Regime for Exploration and Exploitation of Hydrocarbons in Cyprus: Marcos Georgiades, Partner,
Georgiades & Pelides LLC
Offshore Regulations: EU Perspective: John Jude Gallagher, Director - Offshore Technology Business Development, ABS
Offshore Regulations: Israel Perspective: Uri Aldubi, Chairman, Association of Oil and Gas Exploration Industries, Israel
12:40–1:40 p.m. LUNCH Presentation: Stavros Spanos, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Partnerships,
Hyperion Systems Engineering Group
1:40–2:40 p.m. Session Three: The Market for New Resources
Session Chair: Andy Varoshiotis, President, Cyprus Oil & Gas Association
Managing the Risk of Establishing a Safe and Reliable Design Basis for Natural Gas
Mega Projects: Richard Whitehead, Director, Manchester Advisory Services, Det Norske Veritas S.A.
Regional Potential and Future Projections: Chris Barton, Sr. Vice President, Oil and Gas Business
Development, KBR, Inc.
From Offshore Gas Fields to Consumption—How to Monetize Resources Effectively: Andrea Fibbi, Manager - Plant
Design and System Engineering, GE Oil and Gas Turbomachinery
2:40–3:20 p.m. COFFEE BREAK
3:20–4:40 p.m. Session Four: International Impact
Session Chair: Dr. Jennifer Coolidge, Executive Director, CMX Caspian & Gulf Consultants Limited
LNG Pricing—The End of Oil Indexation: Adi Karev, Global Head, Oil & Gas, Deloitte Worldwide: Adi Karev,
Global Head, Oil & Gas, Deloitte Worldwide
Panel Discussion: The Impact of the New Energy Resource
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Coolidge, Executive Director, CMX Caspian & Gulf Consultants Limited
Panelists: Rony Halman, Founder and Chairman, Israel Opportunity Oil & Gas/C.O. Cyprus Opportunity Energy
Public Company Ltd.; Philip Hagyard, Senior VP, Gas Monetization, Technip; Wafik Beydoun, President and CEO,
Total E&P Research & Technology USA, LLC
Panel Discussion: The Outlook for the Oil and Gas Industry in 2013: Martin Layfield, Vice President, Gas Consulting,
GL Noble Denton
4:40 p.m. Closing Remarks: John Royall, President and CEO, Gulf Publishing Company
7–9 p.m. GALA DINNER: Sponsored by Deloitte, Ltd.
Introduction by: Nicos Papakyriacou, Partner in charge of Nicosia Office, Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services, Deloitte, Ltd.
Keynote: Charles D. Davidson, Chairman and CEO, Noble Energy, Inc.

2. agenda day 2: Wednesday, 10 April 2013
7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:55 a.m. Opening Remarks: Pramod Kulkarni, Editor, World Oil
9–11 a.m. Session Five: Infrastructure Developments
Session Chair: Adrienne Blume, Process Editor, Hydrocarbon Processing
TBD Presentation: Simon Johnson, Vice President, Marketing-Europe, Africa and Middle East, Noble Corporation
Cyprus as an Energy Hub: George Papanastasiou, Managing Director, VTT Vasiliko Ltd.
FLNG Outlook & Development Plans: Victor Alessandrini, FLNG Business Development Manager, Offshore Business
Unit, Technip
Pipelines—Bridging the Gap: Uri Nooteboom, President, INTECSEA
Poseidon Submarine Fiber Optic Networkz: Vital Infrastructure for the Deepwater Eastern Mediterranean:
Jim Byous, President, Ocean Specialists, Inc
Tamar Manifold: John Pierson, Sales Manager-Caspian, Mediterranean and North Africa, FMC Technologies
Subsea Construction in a typical Deep Water Gas Development in the Mediterranean Sea: Jean-Piere Corbel,
Eastern Mediterranean Subsea Commercial Manager, Technip
TBD Presentation: Daniel Wright, Strategic Development Manager, GE Oil & Gas
11–11:30 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Session Six: A Cypriot View
Session Chair: Costas N. Papanicolas, President, The Cyprus Institute
View of Future Developments for Cyprus: Dr. Symeon Kassianides, CEO, Hyperion Systems Engineering Group
The Value of Natural Gas Resources for Cyprus—MIT-CyI study: A Scoping Report: Dr. Nestor Fylaktos, Post-Doctoral
Fellow- Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute
Panel Discussion: Infrastructure Requirements
Moderator: Solon Kassinis, Executive Vice President, Cyprus National Hydrocarbons Company
Panelists: Panos Papanastasiou, Professor, Dean of the Engineering School, University of Cyprus; George Chr.
Pelaghias, Pelaghias LLC, Executive Director and Program Coordinator, European Rim Policy and Investment Council
(ERPIC); Theo Kontou, Engineering Manager, Ranhill Worley Parsons; Dr. George Pamboridis, Managing Partner,
Pamboridis Advocates and Legal Advisors LLC
12:45–1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45–3:30 p.m. Session Seven: Israel Perspective
Session Chair: Joseph I. Paritzky, Former Minister of Energy and National Infrastructure, Ministry of Energy and
Water Resources, Israel
Infrastructure for Development of Israel’s Natural Gas Sector: Jay Epstein, Business Development Manager, Israel
Natural Gas Lines Ltd.
Open fuel policy: Natural Gas & its Derivatives, Methanol and DME, as Alternative Fuels for Transportation:
Gil Dankner, Chairman, Dor Chemicals Ltd.
3:30–4 p.m. COFFEE BREAK
4–5 p.m. Session Eight: The Future of the Eastern Mediterranean
Session Chair: Pramod Kulkarni, Editor, World Oil
The Future of the Eastern Mediterranean: A Cyprus Perspective: Dr. Charles Ellinas, CEO, Cyprus National
Hydrocarbons Company
TBD Presentation: Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, Eco Energy Ltd. Financial and Strategic Consulting, Israel
5 p.m. Closing Remarks: John Royall, President and CEO, Gulf Publishing Company