The 2nd Annual; Ukrainian Energy Forum; Developing a favourable investment climate to maximise the potential and diversity of the Ukrainian energy sector
1st – 3rd March 2011, Hotel Intercontinental, Kyiv, Ukraine

I am pleased to announce that we are relaunching our popular Ukrainian Energy Forum, which will take place on 1st - 3rd March 2011 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Kyiv .

Raising the level of investment in the energy sector is a key priority of the Ukrainian government and to this end it has published a comprehensive list of investment projects and has scheduled the privatisation of major stakes in several power generation and distribution companies.

Investors are well aware of the opportunities that exist in Ukraine’s energy sector and wish to see high levels of transparency and clear rules of the game. The Forum will serve as a timely and independent platform for dialogue between all interested players, including key government decision-makers, state companies and present and potential strategic investors.

For the full draft agenda, do visit the forum site at:
http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/EUC5e1hen/s1/BUO013-02514

2 days of the forum will focus primarily on Oil & Gas with 1 day dedicated to Electricity. The whole spectrum of the energy sector will be covered,
including: Ukraine as a vital European energy transportation hub; Reform of the domestic gas sector; Energy efficiency; Stimulating oil & gas E&P activity; Investment in the downstream sector; Development of Ukraine’s unconventional gas reserves; How to achieve genuine market liberalisation in the power sector; Development of renewable energy; Reform of the coal sector; Nuclear power and its role in Ukraine’s power mix and much more.

Key industry figures who have already confirmed their intention to speak
include:

- Yevhen Bakulin, Chairman of the Board, NAK Naftogaz of Ukraine
- Petro Omelyanovskiy, President, NAK Energy Company of Ukraine
- Mykola Martynenko, Chairman, Fuel & Energy Committee, Verkhovna Rada
- Patrick Van Daele, General Manager, Shell Ukraine E&P
- David Worrall, President & CEO, Transeuro Energy Corporation
- Garry Levesley, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, ContourGlobal
- Louis Borgo, Senior Banker, Power & Energy Utilities, EBRD
- Dr Simon Pirani, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
- Dr Yuri Kubrushko, General Director, IMEPOWER
- Dr James Bown, President, Vanco Prikerchenska
- Alfiya Jumayeva, Chief Executive Officer, AES Ukraine
- Dr Dan Preotescu, Manager, Network Development Planning & System Studies, Transelectrica
- Volodymyr Kochetkov-Sukach, Director, Green.En
- Robert Bensh, Chairman of the Board, Condor Exploration
- Oleksandr Chmirenko, Chief Executive Officer, Centrenergo
- Dr Volodymyr Ignashchenko, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection of Ukraine
- Ian Baron, Chief Executive Officer, Cadogan Petroleum
- Dr Mikhail Korchemkin, Managing Director, East European Gas Analysis

In addition, you can be sure that the forum programme will be full of those interactive and networking features that you consider an integral part of the Adam Smith experience. Do note that if you are interested in becoming a speaker and / or sponsor at the forum, simply reply to this email.

To register with significant discounts, please visit:
http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/EUC5e1ren/s1/BUO013-02514

I look forward to keeping you informed about preparations and, ultimately, to welcoming you to a timely and productive meeting of all the key players in the Ukrainian energy sector.