Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Lidia Esther Aviles
CEO & Founder
AELSTONE; Ambassador, EU Climate Pact
Catharina Belfrage Sahlstrand
Chief Commercial Officer
CorPower Ocean
Jérôme Bilodeau
Head of Analysis
International Energy Agency
Eugenia Bonifazi
Associate Director, Energy and Carbon Policy
WSP/Ricardo
Enrico Chesta
Environmental and Aerospace Applications Coordinator
CERN
Leopold Coppieters
Co-Founder & President
Skysun
Colm Devine
Global Vice Chair – Sustainability
EY
Prof. Christof Devriendt
Professor of Structural Integrity Monitoring
Vrije Universiteit Brussel / Free University Brussels; Co-Founder of OWI-lab and Co-Founder of 24SEA
Kristina Eisfeld
Project Manager
Energy Poverty Advisory Hub
Merlijn Erbuer
Director Grid Solutions Belgium
Virya Energy
Matt Ersin
Senior Director
Fastned
Rachel Fletcher
Global Head of Policy and Regulation
Octopus Energy
Corinna Grajetzky
Director for European Affairs
ENGIE
Bernard Gustin
Chief Executive Officer
Elia Group
MEP Martin Hojsik
Renew, Member of the ENVI Committee and the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis, Vice-President of the European Parliament
European Parliament
Katie McGinty
Chief Sustainability Officer
Johnson Controls
Tom Howes
DG ENER, European Commission
Ismini Kyriazopoulou
Head of Division for Energy Networks
European Investment Bank
Christophe Yvetot
UNIDO Representative to the EU and Head of the UNIDO Brussels Office
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Andrew Lever
Global Director of Energy Transition
Carbon Trust
Davey Meelker
Director, ATELIER (Amsterdam Bilbao Citizen Driven Smart Cities) Project
City of Amsterdam
Maarten Messagie
Professor
Vrije Universiteit Brussel / Free University Brussels
Melanie Nakagawa
Corporate Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer
Microsoft
Tadhg O’Briain
acting Head of Unit, Consumers, Local Initiatives, Just Transition
DG ENER, European Commission
Megan Richards
Senior Advisor
Rud Pedersen
Colin Seward
Chief Sustainability Officer
Cisco
Stefan Van Laer
Senior Climate Transition Developer
Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Erika Velazquez
Head of Market Development – Europe
Hitachi Energy
Pieterjan Verhaeghen
Co-Founder & CEO
Bolt Energie
Leena Ylä-Mononen
Executive Director
European Environment Agency
Theme Partners
Agenda
10:00am – 10:05amWelcome and Setting the Scene
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10:05am – 10:15amOpening Keynote
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10:15am – 11:15amSession 1: AI, Infrastructure and Europe’s Energy Future
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11:15am – 11:45amNetworking Break
11:45am – 12:05pmMorning Keynotes
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Fireside Chat
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12:05pm – 12:55pmSession 2: Future-Proofing Europe’s Grid
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Strategic Exchange: Powering Europe’s Energy Future
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Grid flexibility - How Skysun batteries manage the balancing act
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12:50pm – 1:50pmNetworking Lunch
1:50pm – 2:10pmAfternoon Keynote Session
Clean Energy and Industry: Europe’s Transition in a Global Context
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2:10pm – 3:05pmSession 3: Europe’s clean energy mix
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From Fundamental Physics to Clean Energy Systems
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Unlocking Europe’s clean energy mix: addressing the real-world barriers to delivery
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Offshore Energy
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3:05pm – 3:35pmNetworking Break
3:35pm – 4:30pmSession 4: Who Benefits from the Energy Transition?
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The Societal and Economic Impact of the Energy Transition
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Energy Poverty Advisory Hub: Spotlight on digitalisation and energy poverty
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Interactive Leadership Panel
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Solutions Showcase
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