Speakers

Laszlo Varro is Head of the Gas, Coal and Electricity Markets division of the International Energy Agency since March 2011. The division is responsible for covering gas and electricity markets, providing medium term outlooks for supply and demand fundamentals as well as policy analysis including market design and supply security policies. It publishes research papers and contributes on its field to a wide range of IEA publications. From June 2008 to March 2011 he was Director for Strategy Development, overseeing the portfolio development and strategic planning activities of MOL Group. Previously, as the Chief Economist of MOL Plc his role was to oversee energy economics in MOL and provide a professional support for executive decisions on a wide range of issues in macroeconomics and energy economics. Before joining MOL in March 2005, amongst other positions he was the Director of Price and Economic Analysis of the Hungarian Energy Office, the national regulator. Laszlo Varro earned a graduate Diploma in Economics at the University of Cambridge, UK after finishing his undergraduate studies at the Budapest University of Economics and the Colorado State University.