Presentations and Publications by Dr Andrei Konoplyanik, Deputy Secretary General 2002-April 2008
Dr Andrei Konoplyanik was Deputy Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat in March 2002-April 2008. Dr. Konoplyanik is an energy economist by background (major professional areas - energy economics, energy and investment legislation, energy financing), and received his PhD (in 1978) and Dr. of Science (in 1995) in international energy economics from Moscow-based State University of Management. In the late 70s and through 80s he researched international energy issues in the Institute of World Economy & International Relations, USSR Academy of Sciences (IMEMO) and in 1990-91 in the USSR State Planning Committee (Gosplan). He served as Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy of Russia from 1991 to 1993 with particular responsibility for external economic relations and direct foreign investments.
In the mid-90s he worked as an executive director of the Russian Bank for Reconstruction and Development. From 1999 to early 2002 he was President of the Moscow-based Energy and Investment Policy and Project Financing Development Foundation and in that capacity, and as a non-staff Adviser to the Russian Ministry of Energy, has contributed to the drafting of the Russian Energy Strategy to 2020. From 1993 till 2002 he has worked as a non-staff Adviser to a number of Ministries in the Russian government and to the State Duma, where he headed the drafting group preparing legislation on Production Sharing Agreements.
Selected publications, articles and presentations by Dr Konoplyanik are available below.
Presentations and Publications