2027 Agenda

21–22 April 2027 · Amsterdam

2027 Agenda at a glance

Day 1

09:15

Forging a resilient energy systemInvestor breakfast (invite only)Podcasts

10:55

Flexibility workshopFirst-timers’ mixer

11:25

CybersecurityCustomer strategyGeneration mixTradingGrid innovationRoundtable (invite only)Podcasts

13:10

Flexibility exchangeSenior Leaders’ Lunch (invite only)

14:20

The future of flexibilityDER gatheringAI

15:00

B2B energyBaseload generationAsset managementStorageFlexibilityAI workshopPodcasts

16:30

Securing the future of European energyRoundtable (invite only)Flexibility

17:45

Day One Finale: Closing celebration

Day 2

09:30

Energy in the era of AIFuture Leaders SocialPodcasts

11:00

Women in Energy Brunch

11:30

Roundtable (invite only)

11:50

Home Energy Management SystemsField operationsData centresTradingRenewables x The Grid workshopPodcasts

13:10

Market design meetupSenior Leaders’ Lunch (invite only)

13:50

Beyond the bubblePolicy & regulationDutch energy workshopInfrastructure

14:15

Electric vehiclesThe grid of the futureThe gas transitionTransformative approachesPodcasts

15:30

Closing: Towards an affordable transition

2027 Key themes

Top European energy executives chart the path to energy independence and system resilience.

Building a resilient energy system

Towards a robust and resilient energy ecosystem: board-level speakers from top European energy retailers, networks, and generators share their perspectives.

Preparing for increased electricity demand

Data centres, energy in the age of AI, EVs, electrifying industry: our speakers dive into what's needed to build a clean, stable and secure energy system as electrification increases.

Grid modernisation

Designing the renewable-ready grid: what's required? Learn from senior speakers at leading European TSOs & DSOs about cybersecurity, asset management, and digitalising field operations.

The future energy mix

Where does a shifting political climate leave the energy transition? How can 24/7 clean power be achieved? Our speakers deliver crucial updates across nuclear, wind, solar & geothermal.

Understanding the modern energy customer

Efficient, personalised, cheaper: how can real value be delivered? Our retail stage covers every key topic from HEMS, B2B energy, CX in the AI era, and scaling DERs.

Delivering European energy security

"Energy decarbonisation is energy security": the definition of energy security has changed, so how must Europe react? Don't miss our session on strategic interdependencies, embedding resilience, cybersecurity, & digital sovereignty.

Towards a fully flexible system

Building Europe's flexibility market: what will a fully mature market look like? Top speakers discuss infrastructure, incentives, integration and more.

Transforming energy trading

What does flexibility trading look like? Is power trading ready for the data centre boom? Don't miss our dedicated sessions on market risks and the impact of market volatility on European power trading.

Full agenda

Blue Stage - Forging a resilient energy system

08.50 - 09.05

Welcome

09.05 - 09.25

Interview

The first electro-powered continent: inside Europe's electrification plan

Electrification is central to Europe’s energy future (cleaner, cheaper and more secure), and the Electrification Action Plan is the roadmap for getting there. It aims to lift electricity from under a quarter of Europe’s energy use today towards 46% by 2040. David Livingston leads a conversation on what it takes to turn that ambition into reality. The session looks at what the plan asks of retailers, grids, generators, traders and investors. It also covers how electrification strengthens Europe’s competitiveness and security, and why the clean option is still too often priced and permitted like a cost.

David Livingston

Chief Strategy Officer

Galvanize

09.25 - 09.45

Keynote

Cindy Kroon

Chief Commercial Officer

Vattenfall

09.45 - 10.05

Keynote

New tech, new models, new operational vision: the future of energy management

10.05 - 10.25

Keynote

Embedding resilience across the landscape: developing an energy strategy

Antje Kanngiesser

Chief Executive Officer

Alpiq

10.25 - 10.55

Leaders' Forum

Towards a robust and resilient energy ecosystem: charting the course

Discuss how energy security and affordability can be delivered without compromise
Explore what surging AI and data centre power demands mean for grid resilience
Assess how resilient the energy system is against the growing impacts of climate change
Examine how resilience is defined across players: how can these views align into one shared strategy?

Basil Scarsella

Chief Executive Officer

UK Power Networks

Maja de Vibe

Senior Vice President, New Business and Ownership

Statkraft

Antje Kanngiesser

Chief Executive Officer

Alpiq

The Studio - Podcasts

10.05 - 10.15

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.25 - 10.35

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.45 - 10.55

Podcast Episode

View from the UK: what Britain’s energy transition means for Europe

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Invite-Only Space - Investor breakfast

10.05 - 11.05

Energy Investors’ Exchange

An invite-only breakfast for investors, funds and the energy companies raising capital. Swap views on where money is flowing in the transition, which assets and business models are proving bankable, and who you should be talking to over the next two days.

10.10 - 10.15

Welcome

10.15 - 11.05

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Compare where you are deploying capital now, and which parts of the transition you are stepping back from
Share how policy and market uncertainty are changing your return expectations and deal structures
Debate which bottlenecks, from grid connections to supply chains, are holding back investable pipeline

The Meetup Space - First-timers’ mixer

10.55 - 11.25

Networking

First-timers’ mixer

New to the Summit? Start here. Meet fellow first-time attendees and the Future of Utilities team, pick up tips for making the most of the two days, and head into the main programme with familiar faces already in your network.

11.00 - 11.05

Welcome and scene setter

11.05 - 11.25

Networking

Workshop Stage - Flexibility Workshop

10.55 - 12.10

Workshop

Building a fully flexible future

11.00 - 11.05

Welcome

11.05 - 11.25

Presentation

Mirjam Davidson

Adviseur Public Affairs

Essent

11.25 - 11.55

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Examine how Europe’s flexibility markets are evolving: is a common model emerging?
Discuss who in the value chain is capturing the value from flexibility today: does this match who’s taking the risk?
Explore why monetising flexibility still feels unsolved, even as it becomes core

11.55 - 12.10

Group feedback

Blue Stage - Cybersecurity

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

The cybersecurity imperative: maintaining grid security

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

Defending the grid edge from bad actors

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

Quantum security: the next frontier

12.20 - 12.50

Panel Discussion

Delivering resilience: cybersecurity in a connected world

Uncover how organisations are bridging OT and IT cybersecurity as energy systems become increasingly connected
Analyse the disaster-recovery plan for a quantum-computing breach: what steps must be taken?
Explore what the “right” level of intelligence looks like from a cybersecurity perspective, and how to build it safely

Red Stage - Customer strategy

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

Understanding the modern customer

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

Efficiency, prediction, personalisation: leveraging AI in energy retail

Senior Representative, Kraken

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

AI, data and the digitalisation of home heating

12.20 - 12.40

Fireside chat

Retrofitting the city: energy efficiency in homes never built for it

Explore how energy efficiency can be delivered in urban buildings where space and stakeholders make for constraints
Uncover unique opportunities in city retrofits: from community energy to recycling waste heat

12.40 - 13.00

Fireside chat

Beyond early adopters: home energy that works for everyone

Discover how home energy services can be made accessible beyond early adopters
Examine how engagement strategies must adapt across demographics to drive uptake

Sandra van Maarseveen

Director B2C Energy Retail

Eneco

Antonio Manuel Cuevas García

Global Innovation Product Lead

Iberdrola

Purple Stage - Generation mix

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

Where does a shifting political climate leave the energy transition?

Simon Weiher

Transformation Project Manager

Axpo

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

2027 generation outlook: where is capital flowing in the energy transition?

Senior Representative, Siemens Energy

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

Financing round-the-clock renewable power

Bekir Sami Acar

Managing Director

Claritas Investments

12.20 - 13.00

Panel Discussion

The race for 24/7 clean power

Discuss the key infrastructural changes needed to equip the grid for increasing renewable penetration
Explore the impact of data centre demand on the energy mix
Assess whether Europe’s climate targets are still achievable on current timelines

Senior representative, ENGIE UK

Rafael Solís

Government & Public Affairs Europe Director

EDP

Simon Stanton

Director - Partnerships & Transactions

RWE

Yellow Stage - Trading

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

How is trading evolving in response to new market developments?

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

Next steps in flexibility trading: scaling the system

Senior Representative, Kraken

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

Is power trading ready for the data centre boom?

12.20 - 13.00

Panel Discussion

Trading strategy in an era of volatility

Discuss how traders are converting market volatility into reproducible, scalable strategies
Assess what needs to align before flexibility and decentralised assets can be traded at scale
Examine the skills and tech needed to remain competitive as electrification and renewables reshape market structure

Simon Monk

Head - Flexibility and Structured Transactions

EnBW

Innovation Stage - Grid innovation

11.25 - 11.30

Welcome

Max Ter Horst

Managing Partner

Rockstart

11.30 - 11.40

Pitch

Unlock the power of demand-side flexibility

Senior representative, Tilt Energy

11.40 - 11.50

Pitch

11.50 - 12.00

Pitch

12.00 - 12.10

Pitch

12.10 - 12.20

Pitch

12.20 - 12.30

Pitch

12.40 - 13.00

Panel Discussion

What makes grid innovation investable?

Examine where investors see the strongest returns in grid technology today
Discuss what it takes to move grid innovations from DSO pilot to procurement at scale: who carries the risk in between?

Terhi Vapola

Founder & Managing Partner, Kauffman Fellow

Greencode Ventures

The Studio - Podcasts

11.50 - 12.00

Podcast Episode

Energy security in a riskier world: cyber threats, supply shocks and resilience

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

12.10 - 12.20

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

12.40 - 12.50

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Invite-Only Space - Roundtable

11.30 - 12.30

Finding capacity on a full grid

Compare where you are finding hidden capacity on your own networks, and which tools are delivering real headroom
Share what is working with flexible and non-firm connections, and where they are falling short
Debate how TSOs and DSOs around the table can manage congestion across the boundary rather than at it

The Meetup Space - Flexibility exchange

13.10 - 13.50

Networking

Flexibility ecosystem mixer

For everyone working in flexibility, from network operators and suppliers to aggregators, platform providers and investors. Meet the people building Europe’s flexibility markets and find the partners, customers and peers worth continuing the conversation with.

13.15 - 13.20

Welcome

13.20 - 13.50

Networking

Invite-Only Space - Senior Leaders’ Lunch

13.10 - 14.25

The energy transition leadership agenda

Blue Stage - The future of flexibility

14.20 - 14.35

Keynote

Building Europe's flexibility market: infrastructure, incentives, integration

Alex Schoch

Global Head of Flexibility

Octopus Energy Group

14.35 - 14.55

Keynote

Coordinating grids, customers and markets: the flexible energy transition

The Studio - AI

14.20 - 14.40

Studio Panel

AI in the control room

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Where is AI already making operational decisions on your network, and where is it only advising?
What has to be true before a control room trusts an AI recommendation?
How do you keep AI safe and secure when it touches operational technology?
What do you need from technology partners to move faster?

The Meetup Space - DER gathering

14.20 - 14.55

Networking

DER ecosystem mixer

For those working across distributed energy, from DSOs and suppliers to VPP operators, manufacturers and installers. Connect with the companies turning solar, batteries, EVs and heat pumps into grid assets, and find the partners to scale with.

14.25 - 14.30

Welcome

14.30 - 14.55

Networking

Blue Stage - B2B energy

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Turning complexity into product: building energy propositions across fragmented markets

Tim Wiersma

Information Security Officer

Scholt Energy

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

How data turns utilities into energy partners

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

Behind the meter, ahead of the curve: turning B2B assets into flexible value

Frédéric Lefort

B2B Executive Committee Member

ENGIE

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Ensuring resilience and sustainability for commercial customers

Examine how energy companies can partner with industry to turn plant and electricity usage into a flexible asset
Discuss the role of renewable gases in powering industrial clusters and district heating
Assess how Energy-Transition-as-a-Service models can move from pilot to scaled deployment

Simon Weiher

Transformation Project Manager

Axpo

Red Stage - Baseload generation

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Next steps in nuclear development: accelerating deployment

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

De-risking nuclear investment: driving confidence in nuclear energy

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

Drill, baby, drill… for geothermal energy

Sanjeev Kumar

Policy Director

EGEC Geothermal

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Reliability, flexibility, inertia: the case for diversified firm power

Explore the role firm power plays in a diversified energy mix: how should investment be prioritised?
Assess how realistic new nuclear capacity, including SMRs, is by 2035
Uncover the potential of emerging firm power sources like biomethane: how can they scale?

Jessica Johnson

Communications and Advocacy Director

Nuclear Europe

Purple Stage - Asset management

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Leading an ageing asset base through its most demanding decade yet

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

Capacity management across the network: solutions for a congested grid

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

Harmonising the portfolio: standardising multi-market operations

Clym Stock-Williams

Head of Operational Excellence

Vattenfall

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Preparing energy infrastructure for every future

Examine the implications of more frequent start/stop cycles on generation equipment lifespan
Uncover how TSOs and DSOs are approaching replace-vs-repurpose decisions for ageing assets
Discuss how DSOs can define a clear strategy for grid investment

Yellow Stage - Storage

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Optimising battery performance through digital management

Aysegul Tchere

VP Digitalisation Energy Management

Statkraft

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

The future of LDES

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

BESS in Germany: navigating challenges and opportunities

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Storage at scale: building Europe’s roadmap

Discover what’s driving energy storage deployment in Europe
Assess storage and renewable collocation: is this becoming the default model?
Uncover which forms of LDES are commercially deployable now vs ten years out

Stefan Sewckow

Chief Commercial Officer – Energy Markets

BKW

Christian Barba

Director of Energy Storage for Europe and LatAm

EDP

Innovation Stage - Flexibility

15.00 - 15.05

Welcome

Koen Hooning

Associate Partner

SHIFT Invest

15.05 - 15.15

Pitch

Unlock your next generation of energy products

Senior representative, Podero

15.15 - 15.25

Pitch

15.25 - 15.35

Pitch

15.35 - 15.45

Pitch

15.45 - 15.55

Pitch

15.55 - 16.05

Pitch

16.05 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Backing flexibility: what makes it investable at scale?

Examine which flexibility business models investors are backing today, from aggregation platforms to behind-the-meter assets
Discuss how revenue stacking and market uncertainty are shaping valuations: what would de-risk the next round?

The Studio - Podcasts

15.20 - 15.30

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

15.40 - 15.50

Podcast Episode

Decarbonising heavy industry: what energy companies can offer industrial customers

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

16.00 - 16.10

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Workshop Stage - AI workshop

15.00 - 16.15

Workshop

Embedding AI across an enterprise

15.05 - 15.10

Welcome

15.10 - 15.30

Presentation

15.30 - 16.00

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Discuss what it takes to move AI from a purchased tool to end-to-end adoption across an organisation
Explore the AI literacy gap holding teams back: what would it take to close it?
Think about where AI is needed across a workflow; and where it isn’t

16.00 - 16.15

Group feedback

Blue Stage - Securing the future of European energy

16.30 - 16.45

Keynote

Markets, mandates and security: lessons from a petro-state in transition

Canada is a petro-state under pressure. As it pulls away from its biggest neighbour, it is sending oil to new markets in Asia while electrifying at home and rebuilding its EV supply chain from scratch. Its choices are increasingly shaped by new partnerships with Europe, and security has moved to the centre of energy policy. When markets and mandates pull in different directions, which levers actually deliver security, lower emissions and cheap, reliable power?

Tom Rand

Managing Partner

ArcTern Ventures

16.45 - 17.05

Fireside chat

Digital sovereignty: the new energy security

Explore how much weight sovereignty has now over performance and cost: how might that picture change?
Assess the practicalities of designing a resilient multicloud strategy for Europe’s CNI

17.05 - 17.40

Panel Discussion

“Energy decarbonisation is energy security”: mapping European resilience

Examine why decarbonisation is being reframed as energy security: how far does this framing hold?
Assess whether new nuclear capacity is realistic by 2035
Uncover where Europe’s next energy vulnerability is hiding: supply chains, cyber risk, or foreign dependence?

Sven Bontenbal

Director of Brand & Strategy

Vattenfall

Francesca Bodini

Policy Advisor

Eurogas

The Studio - Flexibility

16.40 - 17.00

Studio Panel

Flexibility as grid infrastructure

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

How much of your network planning now assumes flexibility instead of new build?
What makes flexibility reliable enough to defer reinforcement?
What is holding back participation: price, products, technology or trust?
What do you need from aggregators and platform providers to scale?

Invite-Only Space - Roundtable

16.40 - 17.40

Where retail margin comes from now

Compare where your retail margin is coming from now: tariffs, devices, services or flexibility
Share what it really costs you to serve a household that generates, stores and trades its own power
Swap notes on what is keeping your customers loyal when switching takes minutes

Day One Finale: Closing celebration

17.45 - 17.50

Welcome

17.50 - 18.05

Keynote

Reception Keynote

18.10 - 18.30

Networking

The Exchange

Hosted networking, designed to expand your circle. Meet three new people through a series of short, facilitated introductions, before continuing the conversation over drinks.

18.30 - 20.00

Networking

Continue the conversation

Drinks and networking throughout the exhibition hall.

Blue Stage - Energy in the era of AI

09.30 - 09.50

Keynote

Charting the next stage of digital transformation in energy

09.50 - 10.10

Keynote

Cloud computing in energy: resolving IT security, costs and infrastructure challenges

10.10 - 10.30

Fireside chat

Shaping a culture of innovation in energy

Interrogate the gap between leadership confidence in AI and employee readiness to use it: what’s driving the disconnect?
Discuss how to deploy AI alongside legacy infrastructure: how can CNI resilience and reliability be maintained?

10.30 - 11.00

Leaders' Forum

A power system for and with AI: mapping the future of energy

Explore where AI is making a real difference across the power landscape and where the limits currently lie
Examine the power demands caused by AI and data centres: what will it take to meet them?
Will AI have transformed the power system 10 years from now, or just optimised around the edges?

Aysegul Tchere

VP Digitalisation Energy Management

Statkraft

Alejandro Sánchez Alarcón

Chief Data Officer

Naturgy Renewables

The Studio - Podcasts

10.10 - 10.20

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.30 - 10.40

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.50 - 11.00

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

The Meetup Space - Future Leaders Social

09.50 - 10.30

Networking

Future Leaders Forum

For rising talent and early-career professionals across the energy sector. Meet the peers who will be shaping the industry alongside you, share what is working in your roles, and build a network that will grow with your career.

09.55 - 10.00

Welcome

10.00 - 10.30

Networking

Blue Stage - Home Energy Management Systems

11.50 - 12.10

Keynote

Next Gen Home: are fully automated homes the future?

Sebastian Schmieder

Vice President Partnering, E.ON Deutschland

E.ON

12.10 - 12.30

Keynote

Unlocking agile and scalable home energy products

12.30 - 13.10

Panel Discussion

Scaling distributed energy: the infrastructure challenge

Examine what infrastructure needs to look like to support DERs at scale
Assess the potential of VPPs and V2X to turn decentralised assets into scalable infrastructure
Explore what financing and business models will unlock mass-market DER adoption

Tom Pakenham

Director HEMS & Flex

Centrica

Red Stage - Field operations

11.50 - 12.10

Keynote

Transforming field management

12.10 - 12.30

Keynote

Rethinking digital tools for operations teams

12.30 - 13.10

Panel Discussion

Generating maximum efficiency in field operations

Explore the new challenges field teams are facing – from rising customer expectations to ageing infrastructure
Discuss where technology can increase efficiency among field teams
Assess how flexible resources can be unlocked from the field and implemented

Senior Representative, Kraken

Purple Stage - Data centres

11.50 - 12.10

Keynote

Building data centres without waiting for grid connections

Irene Di Martino

President, Chief Energy Infrastructure Officer

Vector Datacentres

12.10 - 12.30

Fireside chat

Data centres as a source of flexibility: examining the potential

Karthik Subramanian

Analyst

Lux Research

12.30 - 12.50

Keynote

Plugging in the AI boom: how utilities and data centres can plan capacity together

12.50 - 13.10

Fireside chat

Data centre-renewable co-location: how can the energy industry help?

Examine data centre co-location with renewables: what are the options? What are hyperscalers betting on?
Discuss the potential for data centres to become flexible grid assets, and the practicalities involved
Explore use cases for recycling data centre heat waste – how can these be scaled?

Workshop Stage - Renewables x The Grid workshop

11.50 - 13.00

Workshop

Integrating renewables and the grid

11.55 - 12.00

Welcome

12.00 - 12.10

Presentation

12.10 - 12.40

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Survey what permitting, interconnection and supply chain constraints mean for integrating renewables at pace
Discuss the role storage assets should play in grid modernisation
Analyse the opportunity AI presents for grid management amidst competing tensions

12.40 - 12.55

Group feedback

Innovation Stage - Trading

11.50 - 12.00

Pitch

12.00 - 12.10

Pitch

12.10 - 12.20

Pitch

12.20 - 12.30

Pitch

12.30 - 12.40

Pitch

12.40 - 12.50

Pitch

The Studio - Podcasts

12.30 - 12.40

Podcast Episode

Charging ahead: making EV flexibility work for networks and drivers

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

12.50 - 13.00

Podcast Episode

Heat networks at scale: making district heating work for Europe’s cities

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Invite-Only Space - Roundtable

11.30 - 12.30

Where AI pays back

Compare which of your AI investments have moved a P&L line, and how you are proving it to your board
Share the real barriers you have hit moving from pilot to production, and how you are clearing them
Debate where you are comfortable using AI in critical infrastructure, and where you are not yet

The Meetup Space - Market design meetup

13.10 - 13.40

Networking

Regulation recharge

For those working in policy, regulatory affairs and market design, from network operators and suppliers to regulators and industry bodies. Compare notes on the rules reshaping Europe’s energy markets and meet the people navigating them.

13.15 - 13.20

Welcome

13.20 - 13.40

Networking

Invite-Only Space - Senior Leaders’ Lunch

13.10 - 14.25

The energy transition leadership agenda

Blue Stage - Beyond the bubble

13.50 - 14.10

Keynote

When the bubble bursts: learnings from the hydrogen hype cycle

Benjamin Dennhardt

Business Development Low Carbon Molecules

EnBW

The Studio - Infrastructure

13.50 - 14.10

Studio Panel

Built for the last century: hardening ageing energy networks against storms, failures and cyber attacks

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Where are your energy networks most exposed today: extreme weather, cyber attacks or ageing assets?
Which monitoring and edge investments have made the biggest difference to outages and response times?
How do you secure operational technology as more assets are connected?
How do you make the case for resilience spending to regulators and boards?

Yellow Stage - Policy & regulation

14.00 - 14.05

Welcome

14.05 - 14.20

Keynote

Don’t reopen the rulebook: why Europe’s market design must stay stable

14.20 - 14.35

Keynote

Where the market rules go next: the regulator’s view

14.35 - 15.05

Panel Discussion

Getting the incentives right: is Europe’s market design fit for a clean power system?

Discuss whether marginal pricing still works when bills are the political flashpoint
Assess how long-term contracts, CfDs and capacity mechanisms should sit alongside short-term markets
Examine the signals needed for flexibility, storage and grid location: tariffs, locational pricing and connection rules

15.05 - 15.25

Fireside chat

Price signals for the grid: tariffs, locational signals and connection rules

Discuss how network tariffs and locational signals can steer new demand, generation and storage to where the grid can take it
Assess what fairer, faster connection rules look like as queues grow across Europe

Workshop Stage - Dutch energy

14.00 - 15.05

Workshop

Dutch energy workshop

14.05 - 14.10

Welcome

14.10 - 14.20

Presentation

14.20 - 14.50

Moderated discussion

Discussion

14.50 - 15.05

Group feedback

Blue Stage - Electric Vehicles

14.15 - 14.30

Keynote

From parked cars to grid assets: the EV power potential

14.30 - 14.50

Keynote

Building new business models from EV data

14.50 - 15.05

Case Study

V2G at commercial scale: scaling from pilot to mass market

15.05 - 15.15

Case Study

The EV adoption journey: the view from the kitchen table

Drawing on home visits with customers making the switch to electric, this session offers insight into the EV adoption journey – before, during and after purchase.

Join this session to learn:

What earns customer trust – and what loses it
What converts customers – and what campaigns get wrong
What customers want after the sale

Ben Traviss

EV Transition Expert

Agenda | Future of Utilities: Energy Transition Summit

Red Stage - The grid of the future

14.15 - 14.35

Keynote

Planning networks for electrification: how can Europe’s grid keep pace?

14.35 - 14.55

Keynote

Developing a digital twin for flexible grid management

14.55 - 15.10

Keynote

The fast lane: solar, storage and grid pressure in Southeast Europe

Ilko Iliev

Chief Executive Officer

Renewable Market Watch

15.10 - 15.30

Fireside chat

Powering the European energy future: the road to grid expansion and stability

Explore the most urgent priorities for tackling grid congestion as demand and generation grow
Discover how the connections process can be sped up without compromising grid reliability
Discuss the rise of cross-border infrastructure: what have the successes looked like so far? What more can be done?

Attila Kiss

Senior Vice President Energy Networks Europe

E.ON

Mihkel Härm

Chief Executive Officer

Elektrilevi OÜ

Purple Stage - The gas transition

14.15 - 14.35

Keynote

The regulation is the market: what it will take to scale renewable gas in Europe

Tatiana Demeusy

Senior Manager, Renewable Gases

EnBW

14.35 - 14.55

Keynote

Gas in transition: translating consumption data into investment signals

14.55 - 15.25

Panel Discussion

Guaranteeing security of supply: is gas Europe’s best insurance policy?

Examine the honest medium-term role of gas in a high-renewable grid: are renewable gases the answer?
Discuss what regulatory frameworks would make biomethane bankable at scale
Assess the case for CCS in the system: are the projected timelines realistic?

Alexandra Tudoroiu-Lakavice

Head of Policy

COGEN Europe

Matthew Nunn

Commercial Director

Uniper

Francesca Bodini

Policy Advisor

Eurogas

Innovation Stage - Transformative approaches

14.15 - 14.25

Presentation

14.25 - 14.35

Presentation

14.35 - 14.55

Presentation

14.55 - 15.05

Presentation

15.05 - 15.20

Presentation

Resilience is the new security: making adaptation visible, measurable, bankable

Sebastian Rath

Managing Director

Lighthouse Bay Solutions

The Studio - Podcasts

14.25 - 14.35

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

14.45 - 14.55

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

15.05 - 15.15

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Closing Session: Towards an affordable transition

15.30 - 16.00

Panel Discussion

Delivering an affordable transition: bridging the gap between ambition and execution

Examine how affordability must be defined within the context of the energy transition
Assess the projects that must be prioritised and funded first: what are the trade-offs involved?
Explore what policy frameworks are needed to ensure vulnerable consumers aren’t left behind

16.00 - 16.10

Closing remarks

Blue Stage - Forging a resilient energy system

08.50 - 09.05

Welcome

09.05 - 09.25

Interview

The first electro-powered continent: inside Europe's electrification plan

David Livingston

Chief Strategy Officer

Galvanize

09.25 - 09.45

Keynote

Cindy Kroon

Chief Commercial Officer

Vattenfall

09.45 - 10.05

Keynote

New tech, new models, new operational vision: the future of energy management

10.05 - 10.25

Keynote

Embedding resilience across the landscape: developing an energy strategy

Antje Kanngiesser

Chief Executive Officer

Alpiq

10.25 - 10.55

Leaders' Forum

Towards a robust and resilient energy ecosystem: charting the course

Discuss how energy security and affordability can be delivered without compromise
Explore what surging AI and data centre power demands mean for grid resilience
Assess how resilient the energy system is against the growing impacts of climate change
Examine how resilience is defined across players: how can these views align into one shared strategy?

Basil Scarsella

Chief Executive Officer

UK Power Networks

Maja de Vibe

Senior Vice President, New Business and Ownership

Statkraft

Antje Kanngiesser

Chief Executive Officer

Alpiq

The Studio - Podcasts

10.05 - 10.15

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.25 - 10.35

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.45 - 10.55

Podcast Episode

View from the UK: what Britain’s energy transition means for Europe

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Invite-Only Space - Investor breakfast

10.05 - 11.05

Energy Investors’ Exchange

10.10 - 10.15

Welcome

10.15 - 11.05

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Compare where you are deploying capital now, and which parts of the transition you are stepping back from
Share how policy and market uncertainty are changing your return expectations and deal structures
Debate which bottlenecks, from grid connections to supply chains, are holding back investable pipeline

The Meetup Space - First-timers’ mixer

10.55 - 11.25

Networking

First-timers’ mixer

11.00 - 11.05

Welcome and scene setter

11.05 - 11.25

Networking

Workshop Stage - Flexibility Workshop

10.55 - 12.10

Workshop

Building a fully flexible future

11.00 - 11.05

Welcome

11.05 - 11.25

Presentation

Mirjam Davidson

Adviseur Public Affairs

Essent

11.25 - 11.55

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Examine how Europe’s flexibility markets are evolving: is a common model emerging?
Discuss who in the value chain is capturing the value from flexibility today: does this match who’s taking the risk?
Explore why monetising flexibility still feels unsolved, even as it becomes core

11.55 - 12.10

Group feedback

Blue Stage - Cybersecurity

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

The cybersecurity imperative: maintaining grid security

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

Defending the grid edge from bad actors

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

Quantum security: the next frontier

12.20 - 12.50

Panel Discussion

Delivering resilience: cybersecurity in a connected world

Uncover how organisations are bridging OT and IT cybersecurity as energy systems become increasingly connected
Analyse the disaster-recovery plan for a quantum-computing breach: what steps must be taken?
Explore what the “right” level of intelligence looks like from a cybersecurity perspective, and how to build it safely

Red Stage - Customer strategy

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

Understanding the modern customer

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

Efficiency, prediction, personalisation: leveraging AI in energy retail

Senior Representative, Kraken

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

AI, data and the digitalisation of home heating

12.20 - 12.40

Fireside chat

Retrofitting the city: energy efficiency in homes never built for it

Explore how energy efficiency can be delivered in urban buildings where space and stakeholders make for constraints
Uncover unique opportunities in city retrofits: from community energy to recycling waste heat

12.40 - 13.00

Fireside chat

Beyond early adopters: home energy that works for everyone

Discover how home energy services can be made accessible beyond early adopters
Examine how engagement strategies must adapt across demographics to drive uptake

Sandra van Maarseveen

Director B2C Energy Retail

Eneco

Antonio Manuel Cuevas García

Global Innovation Product Lead

Iberdrola

Purple Stage - Generation mix

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

Where does a shifting political climate leave the energy transition?

Simon Weiher

Transformation Project Manager

Axpo

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

2027 generation outlook: where is capital flowing in the energy transition?

Senior Representative, Siemens Energy

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

Financing round-the-clock renewable power

Bekir Sami Acar

Managing Director

Claritas Investments

12.20 - 13.00

Panel Discussion

The race for 24/7 clean power

Discuss the key infrastructural changes needed to equip the grid for increasing renewable penetration
Explore the impact of data centre demand on the energy mix
Assess whether Europe’s climate targets are still achievable on current timelines

Senior representative, ENGIE UK

Rafael Solís

Government & Public Affairs Europe Director

EDP

Simon Stanton

Director - Partnerships & Transactions

RWE

Yellow Stage - Trading

11.30 - 11.45

Keynote

How is trading evolving in response to new market developments?

11.45 - 12.05

Keynote

Next steps in flexibility trading: scaling the system

Senior Representative, Kraken

12.05 - 12.20

Case Study

Is power trading ready for the data centre boom?

12.20 - 13.00

Panel Discussion

Trading strategy in an era of volatility

Discuss how traders are converting market volatility into reproducible, scalable strategies
Assess what needs to align before flexibility and decentralised assets can be traded at scale
Examine the skills and tech needed to remain competitive as electrification and renewables reshape market structure

Simon Monk

Head - Flexibility and Structured Transactions

EnBW

Innovation Stage - Grid innovation

11.25 - 11.30

Welcome

Max Ter Horst

Managing Partner

Rockstart

11.30 - 11.40

Pitch

Unlock the power of demand-side flexibility

Senior representative, Tilt Energy

11.40 - 11.50

Pitch

11.50 - 12.00

Pitch

12.00 - 12.10

Pitch

12.10 - 12.20

Pitch

12.20 - 12.30

Pitch

12.40 - 13.00

Panel Discussion

What makes grid innovation investable?

Examine where investors see the strongest returns in grid technology today
Discuss what it takes to move grid innovations from DSO pilot to procurement at scale: who carries the risk in between?

Terhi Vapola

Founder & Managing Partner, Kauffman Fellow

Greencode Ventures

The Studio - Podcasts

11.50 - 12.00

Podcast Episode

Energy security in a riskier world: cyber threats, supply shocks and resilience

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

12.10 - 12.20

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

12.40 - 12.50

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Invite-Only Space - Roundtable

11.30 - 12.30

Finding capacity on a full grid

Compare where you are finding hidden capacity on your own networks, and which tools are delivering real headroom
Share what is working with flexible and non-firm connections, and where they are falling short
Debate how TSOs and DSOs around the table can manage congestion across the boundary rather than at it

The Meetup Space - Flexibility exchange

13.10 - 13.50

Networking

Flexibility ecosystem mixer

13.15 - 13.20

Welcome

13.20 - 13.50

Networking

Invite-Only Space - Senior Leaders’ Lunch

13.10 - 14.25

The energy transition leadership agenda

Blue Stage - The future of flexibility

14.20 - 14.35

Keynote

Building Europe's flexibility market: infrastructure, incentives, integration

Alex Schoch

Global Head of Flexibility

Octopus Energy Group

14.35 - 14.55

Keynote

Coordinating grids, customers and markets: the flexible energy transition

The Studio - AI

14.20 - 14.40

Studio Panel

AI in the control room

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Where is AI already making operational decisions on your network, and where is it only advising?
What has to be true before a control room trusts an AI recommendation?
How do you keep AI safe and secure when it touches operational technology?
What do you need from technology partners to move faster?

The Meetup Space - DER gathering

14.20 - 14.55

Networking

DER ecosystem mixer

14.25 - 14.30

Welcome

14.30 - 14.55

Networking

Blue Stage - B2B energy

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Turning complexity into product: building energy propositions across fragmented markets

Tim Wiersma

Information Security Officer

Scholt Energy

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

How data turns utilities into energy partners

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

Behind the meter, ahead of the curve: turning B2B assets into flexible value

Frédéric Lefort

B2B Executive Committee Member

ENGIE

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Ensuring resilience and sustainability for commercial customers

Examine how energy companies can partner with industry to turn plant and electricity usage into a flexible asset
Discuss the role of renewable gases in powering industrial clusters and district heating
Assess how Energy-Transition-as-a-Service models can move from pilot to scaled deployment

Simon Weiher

Transformation Project Manager

Axpo

Red Stage - Baseload generation

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Next steps in nuclear development: accelerating deployment

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

De-risking nuclear investment: driving confidence in nuclear energy

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

Drill, baby, drill… for geothermal energy

Sanjeev Kumar

Policy Director

EGEC Geothermal

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Reliability, flexibility, inertia: the case for diversified firm power

Explore the role firm power plays in a diversified energy mix: how should investment be prioritised?
Assess how realistic new nuclear capacity, including SMRs, is by 2035
Uncover the potential of emerging firm power sources like biomethane: how can they scale?

Jessica Johnson

Communications and Advocacy Director

Nuclear Europe

Purple Stage - Asset management

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Leading an ageing asset base through its most demanding decade yet

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

Capacity management across the network: solutions for a congested grid

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

Harmonising the portfolio: standardising multi-market operations

Clym Stock-Williams

Head of Operational Excellence

Vattenfall

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Preparing energy infrastructure for every future

Examine the implications of more frequent start/stop cycles on generation equipment lifespan
Uncover how TSOs and DSOs are approaching replace-vs-repurpose decisions for ageing assets
Discuss how DSOs can define a clear strategy for grid investment

Yellow Stage - Storage

15.00 - 15.20

Keynote

Optimising battery performance through digital management

Aysegul Tchere

VP Digitalisation Energy Management

Statkraft

15.20 - 15.40

Keynote

The future of LDES

15.40 - 15.55

Case Study

BESS in Germany: navigating challenges and opportunities

15.55 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Storage at scale: building Europe’s roadmap

Discover what’s driving energy storage deployment in Europe
Assess storage and renewable collocation: is this becoming the default model?
Uncover which forms of LDES are commercially deployable now vs ten years out

Stefan Sewckow

Chief Commercial Officer – Energy Markets

BKW

Christian Barba

Director of Energy Storage for Europe and LatAm

EDP

Innovation Stage - Flexibility

15.00 - 15.05

Welcome

Koen Hooning

Associate Partner

SHIFT Invest

15.05 - 15.15

Pitch

Unlock your next generation of energy products

Senior representative, Podero

15.15 - 15.25

Pitch

15.25 - 15.35

Pitch

15.35 - 15.45

Pitch

15.45 - 15.55

Pitch

15.55 - 16.05

Pitch

16.05 - 16.25

Panel Discussion

Backing flexibility: what makes it investable at scale?

Examine which flexibility business models investors are backing today, from aggregation platforms to behind-the-meter assets
Discuss how revenue stacking and market uncertainty are shaping valuations: what would de-risk the next round?

The Studio - Podcasts

15.20 - 15.30

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

15.40 - 15.50

Podcast Episode

Decarbonising heavy industry: what energy companies can offer industrial customers

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

16.00 - 16.10

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Workshop Stage - AI workshop

15.00 - 16.15

Workshop

Embedding AI across an enterprise

15.05 - 15.10

Welcome

15.10 - 15.30

Presentation

15.30 - 16.00

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Discuss what it takes to move AI from a purchased tool to end-to-end adoption across an organisation
Explore the AI literacy gap holding teams back: what would it take to close it?
Think about where AI is needed across a workflow; and where it isn’t

16.00 - 16.15

Group feedback

Blue Stage - Securing the future of European energy

16.30 - 16.45

Keynote

Markets, mandates and security: lessons from a petro-state in transition

Tom Rand

Managing Partner

ArcTern Ventures

16.45 - 17.05

Fireside chat

Digital sovereignty: the new energy security

Explore how much weight sovereignty has now over performance and cost: how might that picture change?
Assess the practicalities of designing a resilient multicloud strategy for Europe’s CNI

17.05 - 17.40

Panel Discussion

“Energy decarbonisation is energy security”: mapping European resilience

Examine why decarbonisation is being reframed as energy security: how far does this framing hold?
Assess whether new nuclear capacity is realistic by 2035
Uncover where Europe’s next energy vulnerability is hiding: supply chains, cyber risk, or foreign dependence?

Sven Bontenbal

Director of Brand & Strategy

Vattenfall

Francesca Bodini

Policy Advisor

Eurogas

The Studio - Flexibility

16.40 - 17.00

Studio Panel

Flexibility as grid infrastructure

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

How much of your network planning now assumes flexibility instead of new build?
What makes flexibility reliable enough to defer reinforcement?
What is holding back participation: price, products, technology or trust?
What do you need from aggregators and platform providers to scale?

Invite-Only Space - Roundtable

16.40 - 17.40

Where retail margin comes from now

Compare where your retail margin is coming from now: tariffs, devices, services or flexibility
Share what it really costs you to serve a household that generates, stores and trades its own power
Swap notes on what is keeping your customers loyal when switching takes minutes

Day One Finale: Closing celebration

17.45 - 17.50

Welcome

17.50 - 18.05

Keynote

Reception Keynote

18.10 - 18.30

Networking

The Exchange

Hosted networking, designed to expand your circle. Meet three new people through a series of short, facilitated introductions, before continuing the conversation over drinks.

18.30 - 20.00

Networking

Continue the conversation

Drinks and networking throughout the exhibition hall.

Blue Stage - Energy in the era of AI

09.30 - 09.50

Keynote

Charting the next stage of digital transformation in energy

09.50 - 10.10

Keynote

Cloud computing in energy: resolving IT security, costs and infrastructure challenges

10.10 - 10.30

Fireside chat

Shaping a culture of innovation in energy

Interrogate the gap between leadership confidence in AI and employee readiness to use it: what’s driving the disconnect?
Discuss how to deploy AI alongside legacy infrastructure: how can CNI resilience and reliability be maintained?

10.30 - 11.00

Leaders' Forum

A power system for and with AI: mapping the future of energy

Explore where AI is making a real difference across the power landscape and where the limits currently lie
Examine the power demands caused by AI and data centres: what will it take to meet them?
Will AI have transformed the power system 10 years from now, or just optimised around the edges?

Aysegul Tchere

VP Digitalisation Energy Management

Statkraft

Alejandro Sánchez Alarcón

Chief Data Officer

Naturgy Renewables

The Studio - Podcasts

10.10 - 10.20

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.30 - 10.40

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

10.50 - 11.00

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

The Meetup Space - Future Leaders Social

09.50 - 10.30

Networking

Future Leaders Forum

09.55 - 10.00

Welcome

10.00 - 10.30

Networking

Blue Stage - Home Energy Management Systems

11.50 - 12.10

Keynote

Next Gen Home: are fully automated homes the future?

Sebastian Schmieder

Vice President Partnering, E.ON Deutschland

E.ON

12.10 - 12.30

Keynote

Unlocking agile and scalable home energy products

12.30 - 13.10

Panel Discussion

Scaling distributed energy: the infrastructure challenge

Examine what infrastructure needs to look like to support DERs at scale
Assess the potential of VPPs and V2X to turn decentralised assets into scalable infrastructure
Explore what financing and business models will unlock mass-market DER adoption

Tom Pakenham

Director HEMS & Flex

Centrica

Red Stage - Field operations

11.50 - 12.10

Keynote

Transforming field management

12.10 - 12.30

Keynote

Rethinking digital tools for operations teams

12.30 - 13.10

Panel Discussion

Generating maximum efficiency in field operations

Explore the new challenges field teams are facing – from rising customer expectations to ageing infrastructure
Discuss where technology can increase efficiency among field teams
Assess how flexible resources can be unlocked from the field and implemented

Senior Representative, Kraken

Purple Stage - Data centres

11.50 - 12.10

Keynote

Building data centres without waiting for grid connections

Irene Di Martino

President, Chief Energy Infrastructure Officer

Vector Datacentres

12.10 - 12.30

Fireside chat

Data centres as a source of flexibility: examining the potential

Karthik Subramanian

Analyst

Lux Research

12.30 - 12.50

Keynote

Plugging in the AI boom: how utilities and data centres can plan capacity together

12.50 - 13.10

Fireside chat

Data centre-renewable co-location: how can the energy industry help?

Examine data centre co-location with renewables: what are the options? What are hyperscalers betting on?
Discuss the potential for data centres to become flexible grid assets, and the practicalities involved
Explore use cases for recycling data centre heat waste – how can these be scaled?

Workshop Stage - Renewables x The Grid workshop

11.50 - 13.00

Workshop

Integrating renewables and the grid

11.55 - 12.00

Welcome

12.00 - 12.10

Presentation

12.10 - 12.40

Moderated discussion

Discussion

Survey what permitting, interconnection and supply chain constraints mean for integrating renewables at pace
Discuss the role storage assets should play in grid modernisation
Analyse the opportunity AI presents for grid management amidst competing tensions

12.40 - 12.55

Group feedback

Innovation Stage - Trading

11.50 - 12.00

Pitch

12.00 - 12.10

Pitch

12.10 - 12.20

Pitch

12.20 - 12.30

Pitch

12.30 - 12.40

Pitch

12.40 - 12.50

Pitch

The Studio - Podcasts

12.30 - 12.40

Podcast Episode

Charging ahead: making EV flexibility work for networks and drivers

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

12.50 - 13.00

Podcast Episode

Heat networks at scale: making district heating work for Europe’s cities

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Invite-Only Space - Roundtable

11.30 - 12.30

Where AI pays back

Compare which of your AI investments have moved a P&L line, and how you are proving it to your board
Share the real barriers you have hit moving from pilot to production, and how you are clearing them
Debate where you are comfortable using AI in critical infrastructure, and where you are not yet

The Meetup Space - Market design meetup

13.10 - 13.40

Networking

Regulation recharge

13.15 - 13.20

Welcome

13.20 - 13.40

Networking

Invite-Only Space - Senior Leaders’ Lunch

13.10 - 14.25

The energy transition leadership agenda

Blue Stage - Beyond the bubble

13.50 - 14.10

Keynote

When the bubble bursts: learnings from the hydrogen hype cycle

Benjamin Dennhardt

Business Development Low Carbon Molecules

EnBW

The Studio - Infrastructure

13.50 - 14.10

Studio Panel

Built for the last century: hardening ageing energy networks against storms, failures and cyber attacks

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Where are your energy networks most exposed today: extreme weather, cyber attacks or ageing assets?
Which monitoring and edge investments have made the biggest difference to outages and response times?
How do you secure operational technology as more assets are connected?
How do you make the case for resilience spending to regulators and boards?

Yellow Stage - Policy & regulation

14.00 - 14.05

Welcome

14.05 - 14.20

Keynote

Don’t reopen the rulebook: why Europe’s market design must stay stable

14.20 - 14.35

Keynote

Where the market rules go next: the regulator’s view

14.35 - 15.05

Panel Discussion

Getting the incentives right: is Europe’s market design fit for a clean power system?

Discuss whether marginal pricing still works when bills are the political flashpoint
Assess how long-term contracts, CfDs and capacity mechanisms should sit alongside short-term markets
Examine the signals needed for flexibility, storage and grid location: tariffs, locational pricing and connection rules

15.05 - 15.25

Fireside chat

Price signals for the grid: tariffs, locational signals and connection rules

Discuss how network tariffs and locational signals can steer new demand, generation and storage to where the grid can take it
Assess what fairer, faster connection rules look like as queues grow across Europe

Workshop Stage - Dutch energy

14.00 - 15.05

Workshop

Dutch energy workshop

14.05 - 14.10

Welcome

14.10 - 14.20

Presentation

14.20 - 14.50

Moderated discussion

Discussion

14.50 - 15.05

Group feedback

Blue Stage - Electric Vehicles

14.15 - 14.30

Keynote

From parked cars to grid assets: the EV power potential

14.30 - 14.50

Keynote

Building new business models from EV data

14.50 - 15.05

Case Study

V2G at commercial scale: scaling from pilot to mass market

15.05 - 15.15

Case Study

The EV adoption journey: the view from the kitchen table

Drawing on home visits with customers making the switch to electric, this session offers insight into the EV adoption journey – before, during and after purchase.

Join this session to learn:

What earns customer trust – and what loses it
What converts customers – and what campaigns get wrong
What customers want after the sale

Ben Traviss

EV Transition Expert

Agenda | Future of Utilities: Energy Transition Summit

Red Stage - The grid of the future

14.15 - 14.35

Keynote

Planning networks for electrification: how can Europe’s grid keep pace?

14.35 - 14.55

Keynote

Developing a digital twin for flexible grid management

14.55 - 15.10

Keynote

The fast lane: solar, storage and grid pressure in Southeast Europe

Ilko Iliev

Chief Executive Officer

Renewable Market Watch

15.10 - 15.30

Fireside chat

Powering the European energy future: the road to grid expansion and stability

Explore the most urgent priorities for tackling grid congestion as demand and generation grow
Discover how the connections process can be sped up without compromising grid reliability
Discuss the rise of cross-border infrastructure: what have the successes looked like so far? What more can be done?

Attila Kiss

Senior Vice President Energy Networks Europe

E.ON

Mihkel Härm

Chief Executive Officer

Elektrilevi OÜ

Purple Stage - The gas transition

14.15 - 14.35

Keynote

The regulation is the market: what it will take to scale renewable gas in Europe

Tatiana Demeusy

Senior Manager, Renewable Gases

EnBW

14.35 - 14.55

Keynote

Gas in transition: translating consumption data into investment signals

14.55 - 15.25

Panel Discussion

Guaranteeing security of supply: is gas Europe’s best insurance policy?

Examine the honest medium-term role of gas in a high-renewable grid: are renewable gases the answer?
Discuss what regulatory frameworks would make biomethane bankable at scale
Assess the case for CCS in the system: are the projected timelines realistic?

Alexandra Tudoroiu-Lakavice

Head of Policy

COGEN Europe

Matthew Nunn

Commercial Director

Uniper

Francesca Bodini

Policy Advisor

Eurogas

Innovation Stage - Transformative approaches

14.15 - 14.25

Presentation

14.25 - 14.35

Presentation

14.35 - 14.55

Presentation

14.55 - 15.05

Presentation

15.05 - 15.20

Presentation

Resilience is the new security: making adaptation visible, measurable, bankable

Sebastian Rath

Managing Director

Lighthouse Bay Solutions

The Studio - Podcasts

14.25 - 14.35

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

14.45 - 14.55

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

15.05 - 15.15

Podcast Episode

Podcast

Filmed live in The Studio + broadcasted post-Summit to the wider Future of Utilities community.

Closing Session: Towards an affordable transition

15.30 - 16.00

Panel Discussion

Delivering an affordable transition: bridging the gap between ambition and execution

Examine how affordability must be defined within the context of the energy transition
Assess the projects that must be prioritised and funded first: what are the trade-offs involved?
Explore what policy frameworks are needed to ensure vulnerable consumers aren’t left behind

16.00 - 16.10