The Caucasus Edition under the title “The 1st Renewable Energy Caucasus Forum” was successfully held under the Official Patronage of the Delegation of the European Union to Azerbaijan on September 7, 2010 at The Landmark Hotel in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Facilitator: Elen Meder, President, EVRA International, Inc., USA & CEO, Academy for European Management, Germany

Keynote Speakers, amoung others:

Roland Kobia, Ambassador, Head of the European Union Delegation to Azerbaijan

Daniel Matthews, Managing Partner, Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited, President of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Azerbaijan

Ramiz Aliyev, Head of Ecological Projects Management Department, SOCAR State Oil Company of Azerbaijan

Professor Dr Aflatun Hasanov, Deputy Chief Ecological Department, SOCAR State Oil Company of Azerbaijan

Adam Swartzman, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group

Michael Andres, Director Sector Coordination South Caucasus Energy/Transport, KfW Bankengruppe

Fariz O. Mammadov, Head of Project Appraisal and Analysis Division Investment Department, AzerEnerji

Stepan Shakhno, Project Manager, RWE Power AG

Űmit N.Bashdash, Country Manager, BASF Caspian