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• Günther H. Oettinger,
  EU Commissioner for Energy.
• Philip Lowe,
  Director General, European Commission, DG ENER.
• Dr R. Mitterlehner,
  Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth, Austria
• Mr Nikolaus Berlakovich,
  Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria.
• Dr Heinz Ossenbrink,
  Joint Research Centre,European Commission.
• Silvia Vivarelli,
  Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, European Commission.
• Birger Lauersen,
  President, Euroheat and Power.
• Lara Mertens,
  AEBIOM.

Country Profile - Austria

• Austria's strong position on energy technologies.
• Austria's renewable energy programme

Nuclear Power

• Safety.
• Decommissioning.
• New technologies for power plants.

Bioenergy

• Sustainability of bioenergy.
• The potential of bioenergy in agriculture.
• The European perspective : bioenergy technologies.
• Liquid and gaseous from biomass.

District heating

• The role of biomass in renewable district heating.
• R&D on biomass conversion technologies for electricity and heating.

Smart Grids

• Future energy landscape.
• Implementing smart grids for cities and homes.
• Improving network automation with advanced monitoring and control.

Offshore Wind

• Industry developments in France.