AGENDA

Watts the Future?

October 29-30, Bucharest, NORD Events Center
DAY 1 / 29.10 – CROSS-ENERGY SECTOR
Shining the Spotlight on the Industry, Trends and Technologies​
8:30
WELCOME COFFEE
9:00
OPENING SPEECH – RWEA & RPIA
9:10
KEYNOTE SPEECH: MARCEL CIOLACU, PRIME MINISTER OF ROMANIA (TBC)
9:20
1-on-1 Sebastian Burduja, Minister of Energy
Moderator: Andra Timu, Journalist at Bloomberg
9:35
1-on-1 Her Excellency, Mrs. Kathleen Kavalec, The United States Ambassador to Romania
Moderator: Andra Timu, Journalist at Bloomberg
9:50
1-on-1 Her Excellency, Mrs. Anna Hällerman, Sweden Ambassador to Romania
Moderator: Andra Timu, Journalist at Bloomberg
10:00
PANEL I – SHIFT: ENERGY – Unlocking the Potential of Electrification: Driving Renewable Investments Amid Uncertainty.

Moderator: Andra Timu, Journalist at Bloomberg

Giles Dickson, CEO WindEurope
Dries Acke, Deputy CEO SolarPower Europe
Cristina Prună, Vice President, Committee for Industries and Services, Parliament of Romania
Adrian Dugulan, CEO PPC Renewables
Jens Pinderup, Vice President Sales Eastern Europe, Vestas
11:00
PANEL II – GRID: Ensuring Stability and Reliability Amidst Rising Renewable Energy Penetration While Safeguarding the Consumer

Moderator: Giles Dickson, WindEurope

George Niculescu, President ANRE
Ștefăniță Munteanu, General Director Transelectrica (tbc)
Alfredo Parres, Senior Vice President, Head of Renewables at Hitachi Energy
Volker Raffel, CEO E.ON Romania
Daniela Dărăban, Executive Director ACUE
12:00
PANEL III – INVESTMENTS: Rebalancing Energy Investments for a Secure, Affordable Transition from Fossil Fuels

Moderator: Andra Timu, Journalist at Bloomberg

Teodora Preoteasa, Secretary of State, Ministry of European Investments and Projects
Dr. Dan-Virgil Pascu, Vice President of the Competition Council
Radu Căprău, Member of OMV Petrom Executive Board, responsible for Refining & Marketing
Nicolas Richard, CEO ENGIE Romania
Lăcrămioara Diaconu-Pințea, Country Manager OX2
Dinu Bumbăcea, Vice President AmCham Romania, Partner PwC Romania
13:00
LUNCH
DAY 2 / 30.10 – CROSS – ECONOMIC SECTORS
Shining the Reality: From Energy Consumer to large Prosumer; From polluting industries to smart business
8:30
WELCOME COFFEE
9:00
OPENING SPEECH – RWEA & RPIA
9:10
KEYNOTE SPEECH EUROPEAN COMMISSION
9:30
PANEL I – SHIFT: INDUSTRY – Driving Business Competitiveness through Renewables: Energy’s Role in Economic Growth by 2030

Moderator: Adina Andreescu, EBRD

Alexandra Bocșe, State Adviser on Climate and Sustainability, Presidential Administration of Romania
Virgil Popescu, MEP, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Alexandre Affre, Deputy Director General, BusinessEurope
Emanuele Manigrassi, Climate and Energy Director at European Aluminium
Norbert Dwenger, Head of Eastern Europe Region & New Markets at NORDEX Group
10:30
1-on-1 Joachim Saalmueller, Head of User Support and Climate Services Division at EUMETSAT

Moderator: Mihnea Cătuți, EPG

10:45
PANEL II – PROSUMER ON THE RISE: Transitioning from Large Consumers to Large Prosumers and Energy Islands

Moderator: Mihnea Cătuți, EPG

Dan Drăgan, State Secretary, Ministry of Energy
Viorel Alicuș, General Manager, ANRE
Valeriu Binig, Director of Regulations and Antitrust, PPC
Eugen Butoarcă, General Director Distribuție Oltenia
Andrei Manea, Executive Director RPIA
Matej Kruspan, Chief Commercial Officer, Rezolv Energy
Claudiu Butacu, Cofounder EFdeN & energiaTa
12:00
PANEL III – FROM PROVIDER TO BENEFICIARY: How the Technology sector is a Key Stakeholder in the Renewables – AI | Cybersecurity | Data Center Operations | Digitalization

Moderator: Mihnea Cătuți, EPG,

Bogdan Ivan, Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (TBC)
Liviu Gavrilă, Vice President RWEA
Șerban Popescu, Director, Sales Engineering, UiPath
Vlad Bodea, Co-founder and CA Member Bento; member ANIS
Vladimir Ester, Chief Technical Officer Cluster Power
13:00
LUNCH

WORKSHOPS

13:30
SUPPORTED BY AFEER
NAVIGATING THE ENERGY MARKET: Current Prices, Trends, and Market Instruments (PPA, GO)

Moderator: Liviu Gavrilă, Vice President RWEA

Laurențiu Urluescu, President of AFEER
Aurel Mindrican, Board Member of AFEER
Tanja Tevdovska, Senior Structured Products and PPA Trader, GEN-I
POWERED BY PPC
NEXT IN ENERGY FINANCE – State Aid vs. Capital Markets (in light of the Draghi & Letta Reports)

Moderator: Paul Șerbănescu, Head of Subsidized Finance PPC Energy

Luminița Tatarici, Senior economist, Financial Stability Division, NBR
Varinia Radu, Partner and Deputy Head of EPC, CEE | Head of Energy and Projects, Romania | Head of Oil & Gas, CEE, CMS
Laurențiu Dinu, Managing Partner, EU Advisors
Lucian Mircescu, Institutional Affairs Specialist, PPC Romania
Valeriu Binig, Director of Regulations and Antitrust, PPC Romania
14:30
POWERED BY MONSSON
THE FUTURE OF ENERGY STORAGE: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities. Case study on successful integration of storage systems with renewable energy projects – The Hybrid Park Mireasa

Moderator: Roxana Caliminte, Strategic Advisor to the President of ANRE

Sebastian Enache, Head of M&A Monsson
Vicențiu Ciobanu, CEO Prime Batteries Technology
Mihaela Popescu, Head of ESS Asset Management Monsson
SUPPORTED BY RPIA CLOSING THE LOOP: Innovative Recycling Solutions for Renewable Energy Systems

Moderator: Irene Mihai, Policy Officer at RPIA

Daniela Blazejova, Project Coordinator, Solar Power Europe
Carlos Escudero, Head of European Affairs, IFE & Coordinator of RETRIEVE
Duygu Yilmaz, Researcher, Environmental Industrial Process, IFE & Technical Coordinator of RETRIEVE
Rune Søndenå, Senior Scientist, Department of Solar Energy, IFE & Technical Coordinator of RETRIEVE
13:30
POWERED BY OX2
Renewable transactions in Romania – from project to implementation

Moderator: Lăcrămioara Diaconu-Pințea, Country Manager OX2 Romania

Varinia Radu, CMS, Partner, Deputy Head of EPC, CEE | Head of Energy and Projects, Romania CMS
Manuela Trisnevschi, Head of Energy & utilities, BCR
Cristian Vețeanu, Director, Strategy & Transactions, Ernst & Young Andreea Mladin, Senior Transaction Manager OX2
SUPPORTED BY ACUE
HOW DO WE SHIFT – Bringing Energy Producers Closer to Consumers for an Effective Energy Transition

Moderator: Mihai Nicuț, Editor In Chief at economica.net

Cristina Păun, Deputy Director of Federation of Associations of Energy Utility Companies (ACUE)
Valeriu Binig, Regulatory and Antitrust Director PPC Romania
Liviu Gavrilă, Vice-president RWEA
Liviu Tănase, Vice-president of PSC
Frank Hajdinjak, Vice-president of Romanian Energy Center (CRE)
14:30
SUPPORTED BY RWEA
Offshore and Onshore Wind and Beyond: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain and Creating Local Jobs

Moderator: Marta Sturzeanu, Policy Officer at RWEA

Sean Whittaker, Co-lead of Offshore Wind Development Program, World Bank
Oana Ijdelea, Managing Partner, Ijdelea & Associates
Taras Kachmarchuk, Director Sales Southeast Europe Vestas