Conference Speakers

Savannah ALTVATER is Head of the Distribution & Markets Facilitation team at Eurelectric. In this role, she oversees the policy issues related to distribution networks and Eurelectric's business intelligence activities. She is engaged in different topics such as flexibility, digitalisation of the power system, planning and investment or grid integration of distributed energy resources. She holds a Master of European Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Europe's biggest energy storage system of 200 MW is ensuring security and stability of energy system of Lithuania on it's way to synchronization with European Grid. After completing the project of four battery parks Vitalijus Baranskas now is leading BESS engineer of the system. Vitalijus Baranskas has 20 years of experience in energy sector and was one of the main team members while building first of its kind battery parks system in Baltic states.

Matthew is Policy & Market Strategy Director at Piclo, responsible for analysing global electricity policy and entry into new markets. Piclo is the leading flexibility marketplace, supporting System Operators in the UK, the US, Australia and three European countries; and helping distributed energy resources access new markets and revenue. Matthew has a 20 year career in energy policy and programme delivery, both at Piclo and before that in the UK government. He holds an MSc in Energy Systems from Oxford University.

Isabel Bohn is Advisor for Flexibility at the German TSO TransnetBW GmbH. She has spent the last year working on the Network Code Demand Response Draft as well as several projects to promote the integration of EV into the electricity grid, especially regarding flexibility provision from bidirectionally chargeable EV.

Antonius Bronstering is Managing Director of Energy Hub Alliance and Chief Energy Management Services Officer at HagerEnergy GmbH. He is responsible for the E3/DC Energy Management Services and for business development of the Energy Hub Alliance. He has many years of experience in energy management and PV storage business where he is responsible for strategic development and business development.

Zackes is one of the most established moderators on the topic of sustainable economic transformation and the founder of Gewinne Zukunft - one the top 3 sustainability podcasts in the DACH region. He specializes in building bridges: between the disruptive startup ecosystem and established companies, between traditional industries and the economy of the future, between sustainability pioneers and those who aspire to be. Whether as a keynote speaker, in his interview podcast 'Gewinne Zukunft,' or as a moderator, his mission is always to help decision-makers courageously drive the transformation to a sustainable economy. With over 100 pioneer stories under his belt, he can offer a broad insight into the crucial knowledge, strategies, and tactics of trailblazers. You can listen to Gewinne Zukunft on any available Podcast-platform.

Isabella Caschetto is Product Manager at SMA Solar Technology AG, where she is responsible for CAMOPO.com - a commercial optimization software for Hybrid Power Plants. Her focus is on developing digital products and business models for energy market integration and optimized plant operation. She has deep exercise in energy market and energy management and formerly served as energy consultant for industrial customers supporting them in optimizing energy purchasing and usage.

Jenny Chase is an analyst with BloombergNEF's global Solar Insight Service. She joined BNEF mid-2005 and launched the Solar Insight Service in early 2006, and ran the team from Bloomberg's Zurich office until late 2022. She then stepped down from management and continues to write about and analyze the solar industry as part of the team. Jenny is the author of a book, Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon, published by World Scientific Publishing with a second edition new in 2024. She holds a BA in Physical Sciences and an MSci in Physics from the University of Cambridge, England, and breeds West of England geese. She is on Twitter as @solar_chase and Mastodon as @solar_chase@mastodon.green.

Andrew is the Strategic Portfolio Planner and Test Solution Architect for grid modernization at Keysight. Focusing on the overall energy transition, Andrew researches and synthesizes emerging trends in technology, global market dynamics, and evolving policies and regulatory frameworks to generate a deep understanding of the needs of the industry and to craft comprehensive roadmaps for addressing them. He works directly with industry leaders to define and develop test solutions for accelerating the creation of technologies for distributed energy resources (DER) and electric vehicle-grid integration. He also participates in various standard working groups and technical committees to help shape the future of DER and V2G. Andrew has over a decade of experience working with power and energy technologies in the utilities and tech sectors. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Carroll College, MT and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Montana State University focusing on advanced power systems, microgrids, and renewable energy integration.

Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the climate and energy field since 2003. He has managed the EASE office in Brussels as Secretary General since its establishment in September 2011. Since then, EASE has grown from the initial 13 founding members to over 70 and is still growing rapidly.

Graduated in Business Management from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Margarida Correia Pires began her career at Deloitte in the Corporate Finance department, where she was responsible for developing infrastructure projects and M&A. In 2018, she joined EDP and, since 2020, has been developing solar energy and electric mobility projects and solutions for the B2B and B2C segments.

Begoña Cubián (Iberdrola) studied Industrial Engineering (6 years degree) with a specialization in Energy at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain). She completed a specialization course in Fluid Mechanics at the École Central de Lille (France) as well as a master's degree in Energy Business at the Spanish Energy Club. After starting her career in 1998 in the automotive world (Renault, Ford), in 2000 she began working at Iberdrola. For 17 years she worked in Iberdrola's Nuclear Engineering Direction. In 2017 she became part of the Innovation and Sustainability Direction of Iberdrola S.A., in the Chairman Office, joining the team of New Initiatives - Sustainable Mobility. Her functions include: - Boosting innovative projects linked to sustainable mobility, - Carrying out prospective studies of the different mobility modes and technologies, with a focus on their impact on an electricity company and - Coordination of Iberdrola's global Sustainable Mobility Group, which integrates all internal organizations impacted by sustainable mobility development.

Baerte de Brey works at Stedin, a Dutch DSO. Responsible for analyzing the longterm effect of electric mobility on the electricity grids, Baerte helps building a sustainable business case around this transition. This includes vehicle2grids, solving regulatory barriers and cyber security. He graduated from Leiden University in 2001 with a law degree and received a MBA from Nyenrode Business University in 2006. On behalf of Stedin, he is one of the executive board members of ElaadNL. ElaadNL is a collaboration of the Dutch DSO's and the knowledge and innovation centre in the field of (smart) charging infrastructure. As an expert for the European Commission he sometimes reviews collective European programs concerning EV interoperability and smart charging.

- Mission: Electrify everything (that can be electrified) with clean and renewable energy. - Bruce Douglas has 25 years' international experience in the promotion of renewable energy and electrification. - He is currently CEO of the Global Renewables Alliance, the single voice for the international renewable energy industry, representing wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, storage and green hydrogen. - Previously he has held the following positions: Director of Communications and Business at Eurelectric, Deputy CEO of SolarPower Europe, Coordinator of the RE-Source Platform - the European alliance for corporate sourcing of renewable energy, founding Chairman of the Global Solar Council (GSC), Chief Operating Officer at WindEurope for 10 years, founding Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Managing Director of FLiDAR, an offshore wind company. - He has a Master degree in renewable energy systems technology and is fluent in English and French.

Dr. Sjoerd Doumen, as the Consultant Energy Markets at ENTRNCE International, is instrumental in driving the innovation and research of their peer-to-peer trading platform and the implementation of pilot projects. His expertise in (future) energy markets is acquired through his current position at a company that paves the way for peer-to-peer trading in the Netherlands and his completion of a PhD on the requirements and recommendations for local electricity market deployment.

Katharina Eickelberg is the Senior Vice President Global Communication & Sustainability at SMA Solar Technology AG, a leading global specialist in photovoltaic system technology. She is responsible for Communication, Brand, Public Affairs and Sustainability. Additionally, Katharina is a director on the board of Solar Power Europe. Before joining SMA, Katharina held different positions in the energy sector, most recently as Head of Business Communication at Swedish utility Vattenfall and member of the supervisory board of GASAG AG. Besides driving communication and sustainability at SMA, she concentrates on topics such as Leadership and Diversity & Inclusion. Katharina lives in Hannover with her two sons.

Markus Elsässer studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart. He worked for a German manufacturer of solar thermal systems before he founded several companies all in the field of renewable energies. Markus Elsässer is the founder and CEO of the company Solar Promotion GmbH, an internationally operating exhibition company with a focus on renewable energy, energy storage technologies, electric transportation and energy efficiency. In 1991 he founded Intersolar, the world´s leading exhibition series for the solar industry with events spanning four continents. In 2014 the ees (electrical energy storage) exhibition was started, which has become Europe's largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems. In 2018 he founded The smarter E, an innovation hub for events and topics driving the new energy world: renewable energies, decentralization, digitalization and electric transportation. Solar Promotion has currently 50+ employees in Germany and has representation offices in 14 countries.

As Optimisation and Analytics Lead at Octopus Energy Group, Michael brings together optimisation design, market access and customer propositions to harness flexibility from domestic and commercial assets, at scale. Example products include Octopus Zero Bill Homes and Power Pack, both guaranteeing customers pay nothing to consume energy, covering entire homes and EV charging respectively. Michael holds a PhD in flexibility from distributed energy resources from Imperial College London.

Jozsef Farkas, Managing Partner at P3 group, is responsible for the software & energy domains at P3 group, a leading technology consultancy. With more than ten years of experience, he is an expert in smart charging infrastructure, standardization, and digitization within the energy sector. In his capacity, he spearheads the development and implementation of cutting-edge software solutions tailored to meet client needs, driving notable advancements in both the e-mobility and energy markets.

Franz-Josef Feilmeier studied business administration at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology and subsequently worked for various companies in the commercial vehicle and renewable energy sectors, including in China. In 2011, he founded FENECON GmbH, a manufacturer of home, commercial and industrial storage systems and energy management solutions, of which he is still the main shareholder and CEO. Awards such as the 'EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023' with the sustainability and audience award, as Top100 'Innovator of the Year 2023' or several The smarter E Awards underline the innovation orientation of the company with over 300 employees and production sites in Germany and soon in the USA. In terms of industry and energy policy, Franz-Josef Feilmeier is active in various IHK and DIHK committees, as well as the German Solar Association and other associations, in order to stand up for the vision of a '100% energy-positive world'.

Marcus Fendt studied Industrial Engineering in Munich. Before joining The Mobility House in 2010, he held several management positions in the automotive and energy industry. As CSO and Managing Director at The Mobility House he is responsible for sales, international business development and marketing. Together with leading car manufacturers, utilities, fleet operators and e-mobility providers he realized partnerships and projects in the areas of smart charging solutions for electric vehicles and the underlying business models that arise out of the merge of the automotive and energy sector like V2G.

José Ferrari Careto spent most of his professional career in the Telecommunications sector, as a Board Member and Director of several companies. He first joined the EDP Group in 2003 as Board Member of companies in the gas sector, having left in 2006 to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Communications Regulatory Authority - ANACOM - for about 6 years. He returned to the EDP Group in 2012, as Member of the Board of Directors in several Business Units, Director of the Corporate Marketing and Customer Department and Director of the Digital Global Unit, where he led EDP Group's Digital and IT transformation program. He is currently CEO of the Portuguese Distribution System Operator, E-REDES, Chairman of EDP Redes España and Global Head of the Distribution Business of EDP Group.

Carmen Gimeno is the Secretary General of GEODE, the European association representing the interests of 1200 private and public energy companies for both electricity and gas in 14 European countries. She is also a Managing Partner at Verdia Legal in Barcelona, where she has been working since 1995. Her expertise in energy law is built upon over 20 years of experience in this field. Ms Gimeno holds a Law degree from the University of Barcelona (1992). In 1993, she became a Member of the Bar Association of Barcelona. In the same year, she earned a postgraduate degree in Business Management Techniques at the Business Studies School of the University of Barcelona. She also studied Political Science and Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and completed a study period within an Erasmus Programme at Ruprecht-Karls Universität in Heidelberg, Germany, specialising in International and Community Law (1990-1991).

Adrian Gonzalez is a passionate energy transition professional, with background in electrical and industrial engineering, and holds an Executive MBA on the energy sector. He has become a power system expert by working +10 years in electricity transmission, firstly in the Spanish TSO, REE, and later for the European Network of the Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), and several years as innovation and renewable energy consultant. Adrian works within the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, as Programme Officer on Innovation and End-use sectors, where he contributes to promote accelerated deployment of renewable energy through systemic innovation.

Christopher works as Data Scientist at The Mobility House to generate a clearer visibility over the flexibility assets such as charging stations and vehicles connected through the backend in the portfolio. In parallel, Christopher continues his work as a scientist with the ISEA Institute, RWTH Aachen University. Christopher's research focusses on applying machine learning and big data algorithms on public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Key questions are how the existing infrastructure can best be used, how future expansion is best placed, and how electric vehicles can positively interact with the electricity grid. Through the platform www.mobility-charts.de as well as appearances in various conferences, he is a leading voice on charging infrastructure usage in Germany. As part of electric mobility, he also focusses on buffer batteries and home energy storage systems. He has experience in the fields CAPEX/OPEX projection for power and gas grid assets, power grid and power market modelling, wind energy tenders, and renewable energy technology. He further has an extensive IT and programming background with projects completed in database management and back-end development.

Raphaël Héliot is Policy Manager at AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility. Within his work, he advocates for the promotion of legislative and non-legislative European initiatives which aim at supporting the deployment of e-mobility. He is also involved in several expert groups/ forums of the European Commission (EAFO, Sustainable Transport Forum, etc) where he leads the work on charging infrastructure's deployment, EV's roll out and more sectoral issues including fire safety, skills, grid and urban mobility. Prior to that, Raphaël Héliot has worked in consultancies on transport related topics.

As a senior associate in Berlin, Andreas Jahn focuses on issues relating to the German 'Energiewende', or energy transition, helping develop and advance regulatory options for a carbon-neutral power sector, including demand-side resources and tariff design. He also supports RAP's work throughout Europe. Jahn has extensive experience with power markets and regulation, as well as knowledge of the German national political arena. Prior to joining RAP, Jahn was responsible for all energy policy and regulatory matters as the director of regulatory affairs at lekker Energie, a German electricity and gas provider. Through his work as a senior expert for the Association of New Energy Suppliers, he gained valuable insight into political decision-making processes and legislative procedures. He was also a member of the Federal Ministry of Economics' task force on legislation to implement grid regulation in Germany. Andreas Jahn has extensive knowledge of the technical, environmental, and political aspects of energy markets through his degree in environmental science from Leeuwarden (Netherlands) and Bingen (Germany). In addition to his native German, Andreas speaks fluent English and advanced Spanish.

Klemens Kaar is the Development Director for Corre Energy in Germany. He leads the development of large scale power storage projects and partnerships. Klemens has over 15 years of experience in the energy sector where he first had engineering and management roles in international refinery upgrade projects. He then joined renewable energy major Orsted, where he developed offshore wind farms and built a PtX business in UK and Germany and developed first industrial scale green hydrogen projects and partnerships for over 5 years before joining Corre Energy.

Torsten Knop spent his whole career in the utility industry. After a brief period working for an industry association he joined the RWE Group (today E.ON) in 1999. Here he was mostly focused on public affairs issues concerning transmission and distribution grids. With the start of formal regulation in Germany in 2005 he moved to regulatory affairs and is currently responsible for European Regulation at E.ON SE. He is an economist by qualification.

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Jochen Kreusel is Senior Vice President of Hitachi Energy, Zurich, and Global Head of Market Innovation. He studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Germany), where he was also granted his doctorate. From 1994 to 2020 he worked with ABB, where he held managing positions in marketing and technology. Jochen Kreusel is President of T&D Europe and member of the Supervisory Committee of VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies. He is member of several committees of the European Commission and the German government on aspects of the future development of power systems. Moreover, he is honorary professor at RWTH Aachen University, where he is teaching power economics in liberalized electricity markets.

Jan Kula is a Business Development Expert in CEZ Distribuce, a Distribution System Operator in the Czech Republic. He is responsible for reshaping company's strategy towards clean energy and Smart Grid Technologies. His expertise encompasses power engineering, EV charging stations infrastructure and Digitalization. Additionally, he serves as the vice-chair of the E.DSO Technology & Knowledge Sharing Committee and is a member of Eurelectric and the EU DSO Entity.

Johannes Linder is Director of System Design & Innovation at BELECTRIC, one of the leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar power plants in Europe. His department calculates the basis for a large number of design and technology decisions - including for new photovoltaic applications such as agrivoltaic or hybrid systems. Before joining BELECTRIC in 2013 as an International Project Manager delivering utility scale projects in Europe, Australia and India, Johannes Linder worked for several start-up-companies and developers in the industry and was a certified PV expert by TÜV Rheinland.

As a born and raised 'Rotterdammer', I value a hands-on mentality. With this mentality and a solid background in energy, I strive to bridge the gap between EV owners, complex energy markets and the IoT space. I get out of bed every morning to increase the use of sustainable energy, reduce the costs of driving an EV and improve the efficient use of the grid by creating an unrivalled smart charging experience.

Sebastian Mahlow, Managing Director of ison GmbH with almost 20 years of experience in the energy transition. After building up the electricity and biogas portfolio at LichtBlick SE, he went on to connect over 1,000 mini-CHPs to create Germany's first virtual power plant at residential level. Most recently, he launched the energy-as-a-service business at LichtBlick and founded the company ison in 2022 to leverage flexibility potentials for prosumers.

Daniel Maré Dias is a skilled Sales Manager based in Lisbon, Portugal, with around 15 years of experience in the areas of the energy transition , digitalization and sustainability . Holding a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from IST (Lisbon) and a Postgraduation in Sales Management from INDEG ISCTE Executive Education (Lisbon), Daniel began his professional journey in Czech Republic in the area of renewable energies . In 2013 Daniel joined Siemens in Portugal, where he has actively contributed for significant sales and business growth in the energy automation and grid software areas . Presently Daniel is spearheading next generation initiatives in the areas of microgrids, grid software and electric mobility, actively shaping the future of sustainable energy transition.

Bruno Moedim is a Segment Owner at Kempower. He is responsible for energy solutions in charging hubs where he helps with the strategic direction of the energy management offering, particularly focusing on maximizing the usage of electric mobility assets to clients.

Dr. Thomas Müller is co-founder and CTO of SPiNE GmbH. He is responsible for technical implementation of the SPiNE local and cloud software stack. He formerly served as Technology Lead and Product Manager in various companies in the energy sector, including coneva GmbH (a 100% subsidiary of SMA AG) and Vattenfall. He has deep technological expertise on all levels of energy flex, from steering local flexible assets like electric vehicles and heatpumps and storages, to forecasting and optimization, aggregation and pooling within virtual power plants, and finally energy market integration including FCR, Day-Ahead and Intraday markets.

Manuel Navarro, an engineer at Siemens, specializes in bringing together renewable energy and smart grid solutions for EV charging . He spearheaded a project implementing on-premise smart power distribution and management for 200 EV chargers, optimizing energy consumption. His expertise integrates renewable generation and storage, enabling efficient charging schedules based on vehicle utilization patterns and grid constraints. With a focus on E-Mobility Power System Integration, he brings valuable experience to EM-Power Europe, aligning with his commitment to advancing sustainable energy solutions.

Alexandre Neto is Sales Manager for Americas and Iberia for the Microgrids and Renewable Integration portfolio at Siemens. He has deep international experience in innovation in the energy industry and has been working on energy management for more than 15 years. Since his engineering studies at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal, he has developed a strong passion for renewable energy generation. Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to devising innovative solutions that enhance the flexibility of electric systems, allowing them to seamlessly integrate more renewable energy sources in a reliable manner.

José Queirós de Almeida - CEO Greenvolt Communities. Founder and CEO of Greenvolt Comunidades (Greenvolt Group), national and international leader in solutions for Energy Communities and Collective Self-Consumption of Energy. More than 20 years of international experience in renewable energy (Greenvolt Comunidades, Ideatest, Eesti Energia, EDP Energias de Portugal, OMIP/MIBEL), in different markets (Portugal, Spain, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania), including Distributed Solar, Electric Mobility, Energy Efficiency, IoT Platforms, etc.. Degree and postgraduate degree in Business Law (Coimbra University). MBA from LisboaMBA/UCLA Anderson Management School. DBA (PhD) from Nottingham Trent University in Management.

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Mr. Kyle Ryan is a Senior Solar Engineer of RWE Renewables. He is responsible for coordinating project engineering activities and expertise during Development, Construction and Operation of solar photovoltaic plants, in Europe and Australia. He is also responsible for creating and maintaining specifications and processes to ensure quality and best practice in solar photovoltaic projects, across the international team. He has actively contributed to solar photovoltaic growth for the company, especially in the United Kingdom and Spain. He is now also the solar lead for hybrid plant design.

Marcel Schepers is product manager for flexibility marketing within EnBW Trading and the virtual power plant of EnBW and in this role responsible for the battery marketing business and offered range of services. He has deep expertise and insights about the flexibility markets, especially in Germany. Before he joined EnBW Trading, he formerly served as a consultant for the German energy industry and was part at the generation department of EnBW where he was involved in the development of large-scale battery projects.

Dr Frank Schlichting is the CEO of Kiwigrid. He studied applied physics at TH-Darmstadt and the University of California at Berkeley. After graduating, he moved to TU-Berlin, where he earned a doctorate in engineering. Parallel to his studies, Frank worked as a software developer at DaimlerChrysler InterServices. After completing his career in science he was involved in the development of the Volkswagen Autostadt as Head of Technology Development and Knowledge Management. Following positions at Atmel Semiconductors and the high-tech start-up Nanotron Technologies, in 2014 Frank became CEO/CTO at Solare Datensysteme in the field of renewable energies, leading on management, product development and internationalization for 6 years. In 2020 he became the CEO of Kiwigrid.

Laurent Schmitt has joined dcbel early January 2022 as CEO of Dcbel Europe as well as head of Utility vertical while funding Digital4Grids. He has been working for the last 25 years through the Automation, IT and Digitisation of the Power Industry. Before joining Dcbel, he was the Secretary General of ENTSO-E for the past 4 years and Global Smart Grid Strategy Leader at General Electric Grid Solutions. Laurent worked in Europe, the United States and Asia, on all sectors of the electricity value chain from power generation controls, intro trading and market, Grid management as well as DER integration and Microgrid community. Laurent has contributed to several strategic committees in CIGRE, IEC, EPRI and is now the Chair of the Digital Committee of SmartEn (the European association for Demand Side Flexibility). He has several times been named among the most influential people of the European Smart Grid industry and is very active through is LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. Laurent is French national, strong believer in the need to accelerate the Energy System transformation towards Prosumers to reach netzero ambitions by 2050. He graduated in Power System Engineering from Supélec in Paris and holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD, France.

Alex Schoch has over 15 years worth of experience in growing and scaling transformative sustainable businesses. Most notably having held various leadership roles at Tesla across both the automotive and energy businesses. From leading expansion of the European business in preparation for the introduction of the Model S across 10 markets, established the EMEA Energy business, and leading Global Business Operations of the Energy business. At Octopus Energy, he leads the Global Flexibility and Low Carbon Tech Programmes teams focused on developing and bringing to market the next generation products and underlying technologies spanning from utility scale generation and to consumer demand. As transport and heat continue to rapidly decarbonise, helping shape consumer electricity demand to match variable renewable electricity will be a critical factor in ensuring the success of the transition.

Nicolas Sommer is Co-founder und Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the startup Urbio, a spinoff of EPFL. In addition to his engineering master at EPFL and ETHZ, he holds an executive MBA in business development and entrepreneurship from HEC Geneva and has 10 years' experience in the renewable energy industry, working both for utilities and energy consulting companies. As Chief Commercial Officer, he is relentless when it comes to ensuring the success of Urbio customers and detecting new market opportunities.

'Energy cells' built the Europe's biggest energy storage system of 200 MW. Four battery parks system is now providing isolated mode power reserve for Lithuania's TSO and insuring safety and stability of Lithuania's energy system. Rimvydas Štilinis has 25 years of experience in energy sector and also was the main lead of this 'Energy Cells' project.

Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade is CEO of EDP, a global leader in renewables, networks and client solutions, with operations across Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. More than 85% of the energy produced by EDP comes from renewable sources, and the goal is to be all-green by 2030. Miguel accumulates more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector. He spent the early part of his career in Investment Banking and has been a leader at EDP since 2000, from several transactions and investments that laid the foundation for EDP Renewables, to CEO of EDP Spain, CEO of EDP's supply business in Portugal and Board Member of EDP Distribution. After being the CFO of EDP, Miguel became CEO of EDP and EDP Renewables in January 2021.

Grid Leader with 32+ years of international experience in Power Grid sector covering, transmission & distribution including the latest technological resources employed in today's grid to meet the energy transition with renewable resources. Sankara holds 17 International Granted patents. He is very active member of Cigre, PSRC WG committees. Sankara has authored and presented 70+ combined conference papers and Journals over the last 20 years.

Laurent Talbot is Head of Energy Storage Germany at Statkraft, based in Düsseldorf. The Energy Storage teams develops battery storage systems for the German market, both stand-alone and co-located. Laurent led the feasibility study for Project Zerbst, Statkraft's first hybrid PV-BESS project in Germany, which was awarded a CfD at the Bundesnetzagentur's 'Innovation Auction'. He joined Statkraft in 2017 to set up the market access and PPA business for French PV & Wind project developers. Prior to Statkraft, he held business development, sales and origination roles in market access, PV modules manufacturing and sustainability strategy, in Germany, the UK and Spain. He is passionate about accelerating the energy transition through innovation, and is a member of the Steering Committee of the German-French Office for the Energy Transition (DFBEW/OFATE). Laurent studied international business in France and in the US, and holds an MBA from the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin.

Dimitrios Tzelepis, with degrees in BEng, MSc, and PhD, is a leading expert in power system control, protection, and automation. As co-founder and CTO of SMPnet, he is committed to digitalizing power grids and leads its technology strategy. His instrumental role in shaping intelligent, software-defined electrical grids has led to the creation of the Omega suite, a state-of-the-art, virtualization-ready grid management platform that provides adaptive optimization and real-time control of power grids. Dimitrios impacts the global energy sector through his involvement in technical committees. He has authored over 70 publications and driven advancements in power grids, including developing Grid Codes in various regions and pioneering projects, patents, and prototypes for the industry.

Ing. Rick van Beek is Energy Consultant for Dutch DSO's and member of the expert panel of EU DSO Entity - EG Data & Interoperability. He is involved in introducing the energy data exchange framework in the Netherlands and development of EU Implementing Regulations on energy data interoperability and processes. He has extensive experience in development and implementation of energy market processes, with an explicit focus on customer data control.

Howard Wenger currently serves as President of Nextracker, Inc., a leading provider of solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and distributed generation projects. An accomplished solar industry business leader and executive spanning 35 years, Wenger brings global commercial and operations management expertise to Nextracker from his prior leadership roles, including president and board member of Solaria Corporation, president and chief executive officer of SunPower Corporation Systems, and executive vice president at PowerLight Corporation. Howard Wenger is passionate about enabling a clean all-electric future powered by a 100% renewable grid and distributed generation. He has worked for more than 35 years in the solar and utility power field, including executive and board member positions - from start-ups to leading multi-billion-dollar public companies. Mr. Wenger founded Wenger Ventures in 2017, an active clean power venture capital fund which has invested in over twenty companies and clean energy funds. During his career, Wenger has led and scaled companies, driven the establishment of public policies to mainstream solar including the first net metering law in the US and first rebate incentive program for grid-connected photovoltaics (California, 1994), and written software programs and tools that are still used today to design and engineer solar power systems. He has authored or co-authored over 75 technical papers and reports principally in the solar power field, most of which have been published and in the public domain. Wenger earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Other Experience: Solaria Corporation as investor and advisor since 2017; board director 2019-2022; and served a 1-year assignment as President. Solaria merged with Complete Solar November 2022 to form Complete Solaria (NASDAQ : CSLR). SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR), section 16 executive officer for 10 years, including president and CEO of SunPower Systems Corporation, with global responsibility for the company's residential, commercial, and utility power plant businesses. SunPower (and PowerLight) grew from $20 million to over $3 billion in revenue with over 10,000 employees during Wenger's tenure. PowerLight Corporation, executive vice president and board director. PowerLight was a global leading commercial and large-scale solar power company when it was acquired by SunPower in 2007 for over $300 million. Management positions at Pacific Gas & Electric Company of San Francisco, AstroPower Corporation (acquired by GE) and Pacific Energy Group, a company he co-founded and operated with Tom Hoff (see cleanpower.com).

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Wittwer is the Director of the Business Area "System Integration" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, where he leads program management initiatives. He also holds an honorary professorship at the Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Freiburg. With expertise in System Integration for Renewable Energy Systems, Smart Grids, and Distributed Energy Systems, his research is pivotal in advancing initiatives such as the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Integrated Energy Systems (CINES).