Juhan Parts

Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Republic of Estonia

Mr Parts has previously served as the Prime Minister of Estonia, as well as other state positions such as Member of Parliament, Deputy Chancellor of the Ministry of Justice etc. Minister Parts will be addressing the importance of oil shale in Estonia’s energy mix and its national development strategies.

Edward Lucas

Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for The Economist.

Mr Lucas has been covering the region for more than 20 years. From 1992 to 1994, he was the managing editor of The Baltic Independent, a weekly English-language newspaper published in Tallinn. He recently published his first book, The New Cold War. He has a thorough understanding of the economy and energy sphere of the region, including the impact of oil shale development and will be speaking on the significance of oil shale in energy independence.

Klaus Brendow

Senior Adviser, World Energy Council

Dr Brendow is the former Central and Eastern European Regional Coordinator of World Energy Council, acting as Senior Adviser of WEC since 2003, focusing on carbon capture and storage, the climate-energy-water nexus and coal. Dr Brendow has also worked as Director of Energy Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva. He will be speaking on oil shale as an asset in the global energy context.