On July 2-3, the Valdai Discussion Club and Azerbaijan’s Center of Analysis of International Relations will hold an international conference titled “Global Energy and International Political Risks”. The event, which will be attended by Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Parviz Shahbazov, marks the beginning of cooperation between the two think tanks.
Programme of the International Conference of the Azerbaijan’s Center of Analysis of International Relations and the Valdai Discussion Club
“Global Energy and International Political Risks”
July 2 – 3, 2020
July 2, Thursday (open for broadcast and the media)
10:00 – 10:20 Organizers’ opening remarks:
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Andey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support Valdai Discussion Club
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Farid Shafiyev, Chairman of the Center of Analysis of International Relations (Azerbaijan)
10:20 – 12:00 Expert session. World Energy Markets Amid World Order Transformation
Implementation of large-scale projects in the sphere of production, transportation, and processing of energy resources takes decades. But even a perfect project is not immune from unexpected moments. Price environment and development of technologies can change drastically under the impact of political factors. We live in an era of major global changes. The world order is crumbling, and contours of a new one are rather vague. The transition from one model of the world order to another can be ridden with conflict. The global political shifts will inevitably influence the world energy sector. The key question is when exactly the world order transformation can morph into an acute crisis and what can be done to keep costs down for the energy sector and the global economy as a whole.
Presentation of the Valdai Club report “Political Risks in Global Energy: From “Resource Nationalism” to “Molecules of Freedom” and Climate Weapons " is scheduled to take place during the session.
Speakers (in the alphabetical order):
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Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, BP Vice President for Communications & Advocacy in the Middle East and Caspian
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Shafi Aldamer, Chairman of the Department of Global & Social Studies at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
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Esmira Jafarova, Board Member of the Center of Analysis of International Relations (Azerbaijan)
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Alexander Rahr, Research Director of the German-Russian Forum
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Konstantin Simonov, Director General of the National Energy Security Fund
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Ivan Timofeev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Director of Programmes of the Russian International Affairs Council
Moderator:
- Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Foundation for Developemnt and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club
12:00 – 12:30 Q&A session with media participation
12:30 – 13:10 Speeches by high-ranking guests of the conference::
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Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
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Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
13:10 – 13:25 Questions from the moderator to high-ranking guests
July 3, Friday (closed format)
10:00 – 12:00 Special session. Russia-Azerbaijan Relations: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects of Mutually Beneficial Partnership
Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan are one of successful examples of equal and mutually beneficial partnership in the post-Soviet space. Moscow and Baku have been able to avoid major differences, to develop efficient mechanisms of interaction and to achieve impressive results in the spheres of military-technical, energy and humanitarian cooperation. Both countries are facing a number of common challenges and threats. What is the future of Russia-Azerbaijan bilateral relations? What spheres will serve as the drivers of growth? What “homework” needs to be done by the two countries to advance their relations? How will the bilateral cooperation be influenced by the factor of new generations?
Speakers (in the alphabetical order):
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Tofiq Abbasov, Senior Advisor at the Baku International Multiculturalism Center, AZTV Political Analyst
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Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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Anastasia Lavrina, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Community in Azerbaijan, Presenter/Commentator, CBC TV
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Sergey Markedonov, Senior Research Fellow of the Euro-Atlantic Security Center at the MGIMO University
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Stanislav Pritchin, Senior Research Fellow of the Center for post-Soviet Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO)
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Aleksandr Pankin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
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Nizami Safarov, Member of Milli Majlis; Head of the Working Group on Azerbaijani-Russian Inter-Parliamentary Relations
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Pavel Sorokin, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
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Samir Veliev, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Moderator:
- Farid Shafiyev, Chairman of the Center of Analysis of International Relations (Azerbaijan)
12:00 – 12:10 Round-up and closing
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Andey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support Valdai Discussion Club
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Farid Shafiyev, Chairman of the Center of Analysis of International Relations (Azerbaijan)
