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Second Kosovo Green Festival

“The BUSINESS of Energy”

September 19-21, 2017

Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina

Event Objectives

● Promote the business of energy, and consequent job creation

● Stimulate needed legal/regulatory improvements for the green business environment

● Expand public awareness of the benefits of adopting green technologies, and supporting

environmental sustainability

Detailed Agenda

Day 1-part 1: Tuesday, September 19

Green Festival Opening

Subject Timing Description

Opening Ceremony of

Green Festival

10:00 – 10:30 Brikena Mucolli, Moderator

Remarks:

● Greg Delawie, U.S. Ambassador

● Fatos Mulla, Program Officer, Embassy of

Sweden, Pristina

● Petrit Selimi, National Coordinator, Millennium

Challenge Kosovo Office / Office of PM

● Ilir Aliu, CEO, ProCredit Bank

Ribbon Cutting 10:30-10:35 Mike De La Rosa, Deputy Mission Director, USAID

Kosovo; Fatos Mulla, Program Officer, Embassy of

Sweden Pristina; Ilri Aliu, CEO, Procredit Bank

VIP Tour of the Fair 10:35 – 11:20 Green Festival – Green Pavilion

Day 2-part 1: Wednesday, September 20

Green Forum Day 2: Solar, part 1


Solar photovoltaic

trends:

Price, Technology &

Storage

09:45 - 10:40

Including 10

min discussion

Moderator: Lulzim Syla, Chairman of Board, KIMERK-

Cluster of Metal Industry and Energy Efficiency in

Kosovo

● Stuart Brannigan, Managing Director, AEG,

Today and Tomorrow: A glimpse into the Future

of solar photovoltaic

● Przemyslaw Chodura, Renewables & storage

grid integration expert, DNV GL, Energy storage

on renewable systems

● Michael Taylor, Senior Analyst - Renewable Cost

Status and Outlook, International Renewable

Energy Agency (IRENA), Assessment of the cost-

competitive RE potential in SEE , Skype

Solar Photovoltaic

Support schemes:

Europe best practices

and Kosova case

10:55 –11:50

Including 10

min discussion

Moderator: Krenar Bujupi, Energy expert

● Thomas Doring, Policy Analyst on Technology

and Market trends, Solarpower Europe, Actual

Solar Photovoltaic Support Schemes in Europe

● Ymer Fejzullahu, ERO, Head of department for

pricing and tariffs, Support Schemes for Solar

Photovoltaic in Kosovo

● Ardian Berisha, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID

Repower Kosovo, Harmonizing, Streamlining

and Expediting the Kosovo RES Legal and

Regulatory Framework

Coffee Break 11:50– 12:15

Day 2-part 2: Wednesday, September 20

Green Forum Day 2: Recycling


Short Presentations:

Our recycling success

stories

13:15 – 14:00

(10 min each,

Astrit Nixha 20

min)

Moderator: Arian Zeka, Executive Director, American

Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo

● Ariel Shaban, Chief Business Development Officer, KIVO, Closed Loop

● Astrit Nixha, Owner, Anarch, Reconstruction of a

building with recycled materials

● Lekë Zherka, Project Coordinator, BONEVET, 3d

printers


Recycling and Civil Society 14:15 – 14:30 ● Elias Messinas, ECOWEEK, Waste Recycling and Public Awareness on Environmental Sustainability (Skype)

Panel Discussion:

The Business of Waste

Recycling and green jobs

opportunities in Kosovo

14:30 – 15:10 Moderator: Arian Zeka, Executive Director, American

Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo

● Enver Tahiri, Ministry of Environment and Spatial

Planning, where does Kosovo stand on waste

recycling market and government policies

● Shpend Ahmeti, Mayor, Municipality of

Prishtina, Dardania Reciklon

● Kai Hofman,GIZ, supply chain development,

waste separation at source

● Pezana Rexha, Executive Director, Pana -

Recycling architecture firm

General Discussion 15:10– 15:20 Question and Answer Session with the audience

Day 3: Thursday, September 21

Green Forum Day 3: Solar - part 2


Financing Renewable

Energy Project

09:45 - 10:35 Moderator: Trim Ternava, Energy Expert

● Thomas Doring, Policy Analyst on Technology and

Market trends, Solarpower Europe, Solar

bankability

● Besim Islami, Energy expert, Project Financing

● Renewable energy projects license owners,

Difficulties to find financing for development of RE

Project


Green Forum Day 3: Energy Efficiency


Promote energy efficiency

in buildings

Energy efficiency in

buildings, Sustainable

investments, Kosovo

Energy Efficiency Action

Plan and Law

10:45 – 12:00 Moderator: Pellumb Gjinolli, Renewable and Energy

Efficiency expert

● Petrit Selimi, National Coordinator, Millennium

Challenge Kosovo Office / Office of PM

● Sarah Olmstead, Country Team Lead, Millennium

Challenge Cooperation / USA

● Fatos Aliu, Head of planning, Kosovo Agency for

Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency on

National/Municipal context

● Blerim Lutolli, Researcher, social housing

● Petrit Ahmeti, Researcher, heating consumption

● Bashkim Dyla, Energy Engineer, Msc in

Sustainable Building, Criteria for Efficient

Buildings

General Discussion 12:00 – 12:15 Question and Answer Session with the audience


3. ESCO MODEL

13:00 - 14:00 Moderator: Trim Ternava, Energy Expert

● Darije Josic, Chief Finance Officer, SENSE ESCO

Ltd., Esco Model

● Lovre Ristevski, Banking Relationship Manager,

Crimson Capital, Financing Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, the Success of WebSEFF II and

the New EBRD Western Balkans Green Energy

Financing Facility (GEFF)

● Avni Sfishta, Project manager (Kosovo Energy

Efficiency Project), GIZ GmbH, Legislation and

opportunities for energy service market in Kosovo

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