The EM-Power Europe UTILITY KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE sessions are boardroom style discussion sessions without audience, exclusively organized for utilities (transmission and distribution system operators, renewable energy providers, retailers and aggregators).
They were an excellent opportunity to openly share challenges, ideas and solutions and network with peers from other (international) utilities.
The event was held in English.
We received registrations from various companies like Alliander, Anell, Cuerva, Elvia, ENEDIS, Energia, E.ON, E-REDES, ESB, Göthenburg Energi, Hedno, Iberdrola, Oesterreichs Energie, SODO, SSEN Transmission, SWM Infrastuktur, TenneT, TransnetBW and others, all having sent C-level as well high-level technical experts like Directors, Vice Presidents, Head of Department, Head of Innovation, Head of Cybersecurity, Network planning policy manger to the event.
Our expert interview with Elly Kreijkes about the contents of this side event can be found here.
In order to allow for in-depth discussions and optimize the exchange of information the number of participants per session was limited to 15. Participation was on a first come first serve basis.
If you wished to join this unique setting for in-depth dialogue to examine novel approaches in optimizing the smart grid, enhancing flexibility and integrating prosumers your contact was Elly Kreijkes via email.
The program offered three sessions on different topics,
| Data Interoperability to Enable Flexibility 10:00–11:30am Session Moderator: Paul de Wit, Senior Advisor Regulation, Alliander, Chair EU DSO Entity Expert Group on Data Interoperability Session Partner: EU DSO Entity |
| DSOs and the Digital Transformation 1:30–3:00pm Session Moderator: Carmen Gimeno, Secretary General, GEODE Session Partner: GEODE |
| Cybersecurity 4:00–5:30pm Session Moderator: Kurt Eder, Head of Information- and Datamanagement, SWM Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG; Member, Cybersecurity Group, EU DSO Entity Session Partner: EU DSO Entity |