Conference program
Day
One-18th February
Inauguration
Session: 21st Century; Big Powers and the Energy Issues
08:00-10:30
Islamic Republic of Irans National Anthem
Recitation of Verses from the Holy Quran
Welcoming Address by the Conference Chairman
Hamid Chitchian, Vice Minister of Power, Iran
Renewable Energies: Roles of Iran and China
Liu Zhentang,
Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China, Tehran
Iran-China Relations and the World's Recent
Developments
Hossein Sadegh
Abedin, Secretary of the High Council of Iran's Free Trade &
Industrial
Zones (IFTIZ), Iran
Iran & China Experiences in Free Trade Zones
Gholamreza Manouchehri, Managing Director, PetroPars Co.,
Iran
PetroPars and Iran-China Energy Cooperation
Break
10:30-11:00
Session Two: Iran-China Economic Relations; Focus on Energy
Issues
11:00-12:30
Chairman: Mohammad Hossein Adeli, Chairman of Economic
Trends Institute, Iran
Speakers: Mahmoud Vaezi,
Member of the Board of Directors of NICO., Iran
Iran-China: Energy Security-Persian Gulf Security
Cai Xiyuan,
Vice President, Sinopec, China
Expansion of China-Iran Oil & Gas Cooperation for
Mutual Benefits & Win-Win Situation
Narsi Ghorban,
Director of Research, International Institute for Caspian
Studies, Iran
Iran & China; Opportunities in Oil & Gas Business
Lunch
12:30-16:00
Session Three:
The 21st Century and New Energies
16:00-17:30
Chairman: Mohammad Homayoun Sadr Lahidjani, Deputy for
Planning & Development of PetroPars, Iran
Speakers:
Wu Lei, Professor of International Relations, Yunnan
Province University, China
Iran and Its Strategic Role in China's Energy Security
James Walsh,
Principal Research Scientist, Security Studies Program,
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), USA
Nuclear Energy: The World Demand & Supply
Timo
Hellenberg, Chairman of the Hellenberg Corp., Finland
European Union and Energy: From Passive Receiver
towards Proactive Broker
Ali Asghar
Zareie, President of the International Institute for Energy
Studies (IIES), Iran
Iran & China Cooperation Opportunities
Mohammad Javad
Omidvarnia, Senior Researcher of the International Institute
for Caspian Studies, Iran
Chinas Policy on Diversifying Its Energy Supplies:
Implications for Iran
Q & A
17:30-18:00
Day
Two-19th February
Session Four:
Iran-China: Means of Energy Transportation
09:00-10:30
Chairman: Ali Madjedi, Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Iran
Speakers: Rokneddin Javadi, General Manager of
National Iranian Gas Exports Co.(NIGEC), Iran
Irans Gas Exports and Its Market Opportunities in
China
Mohammad Souri,
Chairman and Managing Director, National Iranian Tanker Co.,
Iran
NITC as the Topmost Tanker Operator of the Region
Pierre Shammas,
President of the APS Energy Group, Lebanon
The A to Z in LNG Business: The Challenges & Rewards
for Iran & China
Seyed
Mahdi Hosseini, Vice Chairman of Sadra Group, Iran
Iran and China, the two sides of the coin
Asadollah Maleknejad, Former Advisor to the Managing
Director of NIGEC, Iran
Project risks and Mitigation in International Pipelines
Break
10:30-11:00
Session Five:
Recent Global Trends & Impacts on the Oil & Gas Market
11:00-12:30
Chairman: Pierre Shammas, President of the APS Energy Group,
Lebanon
Speakers: Yves Merer, Chairman, Shell
Development Iran BV.
Shell Activities & Experiences in China: Opportunities
for learning and Cooperation
Bijan
Khajehpour, Managing Director of Azar Energy, Iran
Irans Strategic Considerations in its East-ward
Foreign Policy Orientation
Farshad
Tehrani, Director of Alfa Development and Engineering AS,
Norway
Bilateral National Energy Agreement Iran/China and
Challenges and Opportunities for "Iranian Content"
Lunch
12:30-16:00
Session Six: Iran-China Relationship: Asian Identity
16:00-17:30
Chairman: Sohrab Shahabi, Deputy Secretary General, Economic
Cooperation Organization(ECO)
Speakers:
Fereidun Verdinejad, Member of the Scientific Board of
Tehran University & Former Ambassador of Iran to Beijing
Chinas Growth Pattern
Ali
Khorram, Deputy for International Affairs of the High
Council of Iran's Free Trade & Industrial Zones (IFTIZ),
Iran
Asian Identity: An Incentive for Cooperation between
China, Iran and India
Pari Namazie,
Managing Director of Atieh Roshan, Iran
Where East meets East: Cross Cultural Opportunities and
Challenges between China and Iran
Closing
Session: The Dawn of Strategic Cooperation between Iran and
China
17:30-18:30
Ali Akbar
Velayati, Advisor to The Eminent Supreme Leader of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran and China:
The New Season for Cooperation
Conclusion Remarks by Abbas Maleki, General Manager,
PetroPars Institute for Oil & Gas
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