4 th MULTINATIONAL ENERGY & VALUES CONFERENCE May 15-16, 2013 Presentation Schedule

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1 4 th MULTINATIONAL ENERGY & VALUES CONFERENCE May 15-16, 2013 Presentation Schedule Program Chair Paul Prabhaker Northern Illinois University Chicago, USA Program Co-Chairs Ozgur Arslan-Ayaydin Mehmet Baha Karan Harry Lepinske University of Illinois Hacettepe University Northern Illinois University Chicago, USA Ankara, Turkey Chicago, USA DAY 1: 8:30-9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Office of Sponsored Research Northern Illinois University Chicago, USA DAY 1: 9:00-9:30 AM Dr Denise Schoenbachler College Of Business, Northern Illinois University USA Dr Andre Dorsman Center for Energy & Values Issues (CEVI) Amsterdam, Netherlands REGISTRATION WELCOME DAY 1: DAY 1: 9:30-10:30 AM Technology of Energy Efficiency: Expert Panel 1.Dave Murphy, Availability and land resources for energy collection Northern iilinois University, USA 2. Pradip Majumdar Life cycle analysis of battery storage Northern iilinois University, USA 3. Tomoyuki Shibata, Human factors of exposure to fossil fuel and alternative energy conversions Northern iilinois University, USA 4. Chet Kolodziej, Performance of alternative energy sources for micro-grid integration Freedom Fields Renewable Energy, USA COFFEE BREAK NATURAL GAS ISSUES

2 Chair: Wim Westerman DAY 1: 11:00-11:30 AM TURKISH NATURAL GAS MARKET AND ITS LEGAL ASPECTS Cafer EMİNOĞLU, Assist. Prof., Dr.; Faculty of Law, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Turkey Discussant: Gorkem Yusuf Topcu DAY 1: 11:30-12:00 PM The Potential Shale Gas Resources and Future Aspects of Turkey Gorkem Yusuf Topcu, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey Discussant: Cafer Eminoglu DAY 1: 12:00 12:30 PM Opening up the Southern Gas Corridor and its implications for European energy security Dr. Nargiz Gurbanova, DCM/Economic Counselor Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States Discussant: Naila Aliyeva LUNCH 10 th Floor Hanquet Hall Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States Washington D.C. USA ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND INNOVATION IN ENERGY INDUSTRY Chair: Andre Dorsman DAY 1: 1:30 2:00 PM Innovation, Resources and Investment Strategies in the US Energy Sector Abol Jalilvand, Loyola University, Chicago Sung Min Kim, Loyola University, Chicago Discussant: James Thewissen DAY 1: 2:00 2:30 PM Resource Efficiency Gains and Green Growth Perspectives in Azerbaijan Naila Aliyeva, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin Discussant: Nargiz Gurbanova DAY 1: 2:30 3:00 PM Investment perspective on Environmental Performance: Energy Sector Firms Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin, University of Illinois, Chicago James Thewissen, University of Illinois, Chicago & K.U.Luven Discussant: Sung Min Kim

3 COFFEE BREAK EFFICIENCIES IN ENERGY INDUSTRY Chair: Hillary Till DAY 1: 3:30 4:00 PM Energy Investments in Turkey - Past Developments, Current Situation and the Prospects: A Legal Analysis Sedat Cal, Hacettepe University, Turkey Caglar Ozel, Hacettepe University, Turkey Burcu G. Ozcan, Hacettepe University, Turkey Discussant: Mehmet Baha Karan DAY 1: 4:00 4:30 PM Efficiency and Service Quality Analysis of the Turkish Natural Gas Distribution Companies Okan Yardimci, Energy Expert, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey Mehmet Baha Karan, Hacettepe University, Turkey Discussant: Caglar Ozel ADJOURN PRIVATE RECEPTION DAY 1: 5:00 6:30 PM 10 th Floor Banquet Hall Hon. Faith Yildiz Consul General Turkish Consulate in Chicago Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs PRIVATE MEETINGS

4 DAY 2 DAY 2: 8:30-9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Office of Sponsored Research Northern Illinois University Chicago, USA DAY 2: 9:00-9:10 AM Hon. Faith Yildiz Consul General Republic of Turkey Ministry of foreign affairs REGISTRATION WELCOME ENERGY MARKETS Chair: Mehmet Baha Karan DAY 2: 9:10-9:40 AM Hedging & Speculation: A Discussion on the Economic Role of Commodity Futures Markets Hillary Till Premia Capital Management, LLC Chicago, IL United States Discussant: Andre Dorsman DAY 2: 9:40-10:10 AM Forecast of Geopolitical Market Concentration Risk of Turkey's Crude Oil and Natural Gas Diversification Portfolio Inna Khagleeva, University of Illinois, Chicago Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin, University of Illinois, Chicago Discussant: Emir Otluoglu DAY 2: 10:10-10:40 AM THE IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE CHANGES ON INDUSTRY RETURNS: EVIDENCE FROM EMERGING ECONOMIES Emir OTLUOGLU, Istanbul University, School of Business Mehmet Hakan ŞENGÖZ, Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Çağlar Ozan GÖNÜLLÜ, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Discussant: Inna Khagleeva

5 COFFEE BREAK ENERGY STRATEGY Chair: Gorkem Yusuf Topcu DAY 2: 11:00-11:30 AM Renewable energy integration in European energy markets Nabi. Abudaldah, Gen Holding, The Netherlands André B. Dorsman, LMG Emerge and VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Geert Jan Franx, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Paul Pottuijt, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Discussant: Hillary Till DAY 2: 11:30-12:00 AM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF AZERBAIJAN ENERGY SECTOR E.Ramazanova *, T.Salavatov, F.Mammadov Geotechnological Problems of Oil, Gas and Chemistry * SRI Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, D. Aliyeva 227 Baku, Azerbaijan Discussant: Mehmet Erturk DAY 2: 12:00-12:30 PM The viability of Industrial Scale PV power plants in Turkey Mehmet Erturk, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey Discussant: E. Ramazonova LUNCH ENERGY MARKETS Chair: Mehmet Erturk DAY 2: 1:30-2:00 PM OPEC s Influence on Oil Stock returns Croese & Westerman, University of Groningen Discussant: Sedat Cal DAY 2: 2:00-2:30 PM Cost of Equity Estimation for Energy Network Utilities in Emerging Economies: A Comprehensive Review Mustafa Gozen, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey Discussant: Rauf Firat Yasar DAY 2: 2:30 3:00 PM The Potential Role of Turkish Oil Market in the Light of Regional Future Projects Rauf Firat Yasar, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey Discussant: Mustafa Gozen

6 COFFEE BREAK TOPICS IN ENERGY Chair: Ozgur Arslan-Ayaydin DAY 2: 3:30-3:50 PM BORON: a Clean Energy Source and Carrier Birgül Zümreoglu-KARAN Hacettepe University, Chemistry Department, Beytepe Campus, Ankara, Turkey DAY 2: 3:50-4:10 PM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND REAL GDP: A CASE STUDY Erdinc TELATAR DAY 2: 4:10 4:30 PM Renewable Energy in Indonesia: Local Economic Development, Money-Flows and Group Entrepreneurship Prof. Niek Verkruijsse, Prof. Bartjan Pennink and Prof Wim Westerman University of Groningen Dr. Zafer DEMİRCAN General Director, Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, General Directorate of Energy Affairs Turkey CLOSING COMMENTS PRIVATE RECEPTION PRIVATE MEETINGS