A sister organisation to the Widnsor Energy Group is Access for Women in Energy, chaired by Lady Judge of the UKAEA and directed by Dr Carole Nakhle of Surrey University.   The group will be holding a dinner discussion that looks at developments in gas markets ranging from the mega South Hook project to the possible use of gas to liquid as a green fuel for aviation. It will be hosted by the Qatar ambassador at his residence later this month.

WEG ANNUAL CONSULTATION

WINDSOR  CASTLE

Co-Chair: Lord Howell of Guildford; Sir Graham Boyce Director: Paul Tempest Advisory Panel: Dr Subroto (Jakarta), Ghayth Armanazi (London), Arne Walther (Riyadh); Robert Ebel (Washington); Dr Wang Tao (Beijing); Tatsuo Masuda; (Tokyo); Robert Priddle (Paris)

Summary

The WEG Annual 2008 Consultations and Seminar will take place by invitation at St George’s House, Windsor Castle, from Friday, 7 March to Sunday, 9 March 2008. Main sessions and the Ambassadors’ Dinner will be in the Vicars’ Hall. The Ambassadors’ Briefing will be in the Picture Gallery in the Middle Ward  The main theme is Global Energy Security with panel discussions on Paying for Climate Change, New Nuclear Options, Geopolitics of the Gulf, Pacific Rim Energy Competition and Developing New Energy Reserves.  The programme comprises:

Friday, 7 March 2008

15.00 hrs: Registration in St George’s House

16.00  Tea

17.00 Welcome in Vicars’ Hall

 A Global Overview

Lord Howell, Joint Chairman of the Windsor Energy Group

Market Responses - Christof Ruehl, Chief Economist, BP;

The bankers’ view of energy – Royal Bank of Scotland (speaker tbc)

19.00  Informal Drinks in St George’s House

19.30        Supper in St George’s House

22.00 Tour of St George’s Chapel with the Warden of St George’s House, Andrew Carter CMG

Saturday  8  March 2008

08.00  Breakfast

09.00  Energy Nationalism chaired by Professor Tatsuo Masuda ,adviser to the chairman of JAPEX, Tokyo

10.30  Coffee

11.00  Pacific Rim Competition

12.30  Lunch in St George’s House

14.00  The Geopolitics of the Gulf,

Chaired by Sir Graham Boyce, co-chairman of WEG and chair of Lehman Brothers Middle East Board

Brig. James Ellery, Director, Aegis International

Ghayth Armanazi, director of WEG;

Ambassador Arne Walther, former head of the International Energy Forum, Riyadh

1500 The Dash for Nuclear – Is It Realistic

Chaired Lady Judge, chair of the UKAEA

Lord Oxburgh, former head of Imperial College and chairman of Shell

Dr Jack Caravelli, former member of US National Security Council

1630     Tea break

17.0         Ambassadorial Briefing  - Summary –Dr Herman Franssen, New York;  John Robert, Platts  and Paul Tempest, director WEG, comments by Ambassador Arne Walther and Sir Graham Boyce

1900     Drinks reception

1930 Ambassadors’ Dinner

Hosted by Lord Howell with a vote of thanks by the Kuwait Ambassador HE Khaled Duwaisan, Dean of the Court of St James

Sunday, 9 March 2008

Energy - New Options

09.00  The High North Dr Carole Nakhle, Surrey University

09.30  The Alternative Energy Frontier – Dr Elizabeth Marshall, ex-World Bank

10.00   New Gas Options - Mehmet Ogutcu, adviser to the chairman BG Group

10.30   Coffee

11.00    The New Presidency – Changes in US Energy Policy?

John Easton, Director, Edison Institute, Washington DC

Jonathan Clark, US Government policy analyst. Washington DC       

Herman Franssen, New York;

12.15   Final Conclusions - Paul Tempest, Ian Walker and John Roberts.

13.00  Farewell - buffet lunch in St George’s and dispersal (optional tours of the Castle).

AMBASSADORS  CONFIRMED  TO DATE (05 FEB 08)

AZERBAIJAN; BAHRAIN; CHINA; EGYPT; HUNGARY; INDONESIA; KUWAIT; NORWAY; OMAN; POLAND; QATAR, RUSSIA; SAUDI ARABIA; SINGAPORE; SYRIA