Ben Voorhorst (President, ENTSO-E)

Christian Buchel (Chair, EDSO for Smart Grids)

Zhecho Stankov (Deputy Minister of Energy, Bulgarian Ministry of Energy)

Sami Andoura (Team Leader of sustainable development, EPSC, European Commission)

Introduced by street interviews.

Kick-off: From today to 2050 – Smart Network for Energy Transition Platform view Konstantin Staschus (Vice-Chair, ETIP SNET) and Nikos Hatziargyriou (President, ETIP SNET; Chairman of the Board & CEO, HEDNO)

Presentation by Michael Walsh (Managing Director Europe, SmartWires), followed by panel discussion with:

Garrett Blaney (Chairman BoR, ACER; President, CEER), Monika De Volder (Senior Economic Officer, BEUC), Frauke Thies (Executive Director, smartEn), Kristian Ruby (Secretary General, EURELECTRIC) & Michael Walsh (Managing Director Europe, SmartWires)

Moderated by Adam Malik (Founder & CEO, Engerati)

Closing and invitation to split for the parallel sessions by Remy Denos (Policy Officer, DG ENER, European Commission): Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme: preparing new low carbon technologies and services for EU future energy networks

Presentation of 4 innovative projects followed by panel discussion

Interflex - Christian Dumbs (Senior Consultant, Enedis)

MONICA - Daniel Morales Wagner (CTO, Ingelectus)

SmartNet - Gianluigi Migliavacca (Project Manager, Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE SpA)

SHAR-Q - Juan Rico (Deputy Head of Energy Sector, Atos Research and Innovation)

Moderated by Yannick Jacquemart (Vice-Chair of the Research and Development Committee, ENTSO-E)

Presentation of 4 innovative projects followed by panel discussion

H2FUTURE - Ronald Engelmair (Expert Control Reserves & Analyst, APG)

USEF - Herman Bontius (Consultant, Alliander)

GOFLEX - Alexander von Jagwitz (Head of Research and Innovation, B.A.U.M. Consult)

REstable - Andrea Michiorri (Associate Professor, MINES ParisTech)

Jointly moderated by Jesus Fernandez Lopez (Chairman of the Executive Board and Director, EDP HC Energia) and Norela Constantinescu (R&D Team Lead, ENTSO-E)

“IEA Energy Outlook” presented by Yasmine Arsalane (Energy Analyst, IEA) followed by presentation by Olivier Devolder (Head of Energy group, N-SIDE) and panel discussion with:

Yasmine Arsalane (Energy Analyst, IEA), Eddy Hartog (Head of Smart Mobility and Living, DG CNECT), Didier Schmitt (Committee Member, Joint European Disruptive Initiative), Peter Vermaat (Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Enexis) & Olivier Devolder (Head of Energy group, N-SIDE)

Moderated by: Per-Olof Granstrom (Director, Energy, CERRE)

João Torres (Vice-chairman, EDSO for Smart Grids)

Bente Hagem (Chair of the Board, ENTSO-E)

Patrick Child (Deputy Director General DG Research, European Commission)

Pannel discussion with:

Mark Van Stiphout (Deputy Head of Unit for Innovation, DG ENER, European Commission), Robert Heiliger (Business Development Energy networks, E.ON), Guido Guida (Chair of the Research, Development and Innovation Committee, ENTSO-E), Luciano Martini (Co-lead, Mission Innovation), Nils Rokke (Chairman, European Energy Research Alliance)

Moderated by Sonja van Renssen (Co-Founder & editor, Energy Post)

Closing and invitation to split for the parallel sessions by Mark Van Stiphout (Deputy Head of Unit for Innovation, DG ENER, European Commission)

Panel discussion with external speaker and 4 innovation projects

Angus Paxton (Principal, Pöyry Management Consulting)

Flexiciency - Christina Svalstedt (Senior Business Developer, Vattenfall)

InteGRIDy - Juan Rico (Deputy Head of Energy Sector, Atos Research & Innovation)

TDX-assist - Gareth Taylor (Professor, Smart Power Networks Theme Lead, Institute of Energy Futures – Brunel University London)

SUCCESS - Catalin Chimirel (Technical Director, CRE)

Jointly moderated by Joachim Schneider (Bereichsvorstand Technology & Operations (G&I), Innogy SE; Vice-Chair, EDSO for Smart Grids) & Cristina Gomez Simon (Senior R&D & Innovation Advisor, ENTSO-E)

Panel discussion with external speaker + 4 innovative projects

Berfu Ünal (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Groningen)

InteGrid - Pedro Godinho Matos (Business Development Manager, EDP Distribuição)

RESERVE - Mihai Paun (Vice-President EU Programmes and Projects Manager, CRE)

Estfeed - Kaija Valdmaa (Project Manager, Elering)

PEAKapp - Valeriya Azarova (Research Fellow, Energy Institut, Johannes Kepler University)

Jointly moderated by Paulo Libano Monteiro (Director Technology & Innovation, EDP Distribuição; Vice-Chair EDSO Technology Committee) & Guido Guida (Chair of the Research, Development and Innovation Committee, ENTSO-E)

Diego Pavia (Co-founder and CEO, InnoEnergy), Bruno Lajoie (Co-founder, Tomorrow); Arjan Wargers (Manager Innovation and Development Electric Mobility, E-laad.nl)

Moderated by Leonardo Meeus (Professor, Vlerick Business School and Florence School of Regulation)

Power Networks Europe 2018 Award Susanne Nies (Strategy & Communications Manager, ENTSO-E) and Pierre Mallet (Director R&D and Innovation, Enedis)

“Joint ENEL-JRC report on Isernia Smart grid project” presented by Piotr Szymanski (Director, Joint Research Centre, European Commission)

Chandu Visweswariah (President and Chief Executive Officer, Utopus Insights), Paul Durrant (Renewable Energy Innovation - Strategy and Engagement Lead, IRENA), Reji Kumar Pillai (President, India Smart Grid Forum), Mark Mcgranaghan (Director, EPRI), Piotr Szymanski (Director, Joint Research Centre, European Commission)

Moderated by Swetha RaviKumar Bhagwat (Head of Global Relations, FSR)

Presentation of 10 innovation points by Laurent Schmitt (Secretary General, ENTSO-E) and Roberto Zangrandi (Secretary General, EDSO for Smart Grids)

Answer to the 10 innovation points by European Commission’s ETIP SNET responsible Remy Denos (Policy Officer, DG ENER, European Commission)