SESSION 1 – How to target net zero
Thursday, 27 January 2022: 09:30 — 13:00 CET
09:30 | Welcome | |
09:35 | Keynote – “Evaluating the European effort to take the lead on smart grids technologies” | Christian Buchel, Chair, E.DSO; Executive Board Member, Director for Customers, Markets and Territories, Enedis |
09:50 | Keynote – “Combining sustainability and grid development” | Antonio Cammisecra, Head, Enel Global Infrastructure and Networks |
10:05 | Reactions from the panel | Moderated by Roberto Zangrandi, Secretary General, E.DSO Japan: Ohsei Ikeda, Chief Engineer, Tokyo Electric Power Grid India: Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited Korea: Dr. Chang-Hoon Shin, Head of Distribution Lab, Kepco China: Yuwei Shang, Senior Engineer and Deputy Director of intelligent operation and maintenance technology research department, Center of Power Distribution Technology, China Electric Power Research Institute |
11:20 | Keynotes, panel and public debate | |
12:50 | Concluding Remarks – “Vision and support from the IEA” | Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeler, IEA |
SESSION 2 – Coupling resilience with grid modernization and expanding prosumers market
Thursday, 27 January 2022: 16:00 — 19:30 CET
16:00 | Welcome | |
16:05 | Keynote – ”A word from Europe” | Torsten Knop, Vice-Chair Policy and Regulation Committee, E.DSO; European Regulation, E.ON |
16:15 | Keynote – “The weight of resilience on the investments” | Kelly Speakes-Backman, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy |
16:25 | Keynote – “Combining mature and rapidly expanding grids in two continents” | Juan Rios, Global Planning and Regulation Director, Iberdrola Group |
16:35 | Reactions from the panel | Moderated by Mark McGranaghan, Fellow, EPRI North America: Lawrence Jones, Vice President, International Programs, Edison Electric Institute Vishal Patel, Principal Manager, Integrated System Analysis, Southern California Edison Paul Gogan, Director, WEC Energy Group Matt Ketschke, President, Con Edison South America: Ramon Castañeda, President, ADELAT José Ferrari Careto, Vice-Chair, E.DSO; CEO, E-Redes Alvaro Villasante, VP Business Management & Innovation, Grupo Energia Bogota (GEB) |
17:50 | Keynotes, panel and public debate | |
19:20 | Concluding Remarks – “Connecting the dots: where we stand now” | Kristian Ruby, Secretary General, Eurelectric |
SESSION 3 – Watching the Mediterranean coasts and southwards
Friday, 28 January 2022: 10:00 – 13:00 CET
10:00 | Welcome | |
10:05 | Recap of Sessions 1 & 2 | Roberto Zangrandi, Secretary General, E.DSO |
10:15 | Keynote – “Shaping the curve and fostering the largest need of distributed electricity” | Vincenzo Ranieri, President, EU DSO Entity |
10:25 | Keynote – “Challenges and opportunities for urban and peri-urban electricity provision” | Roberto Vigotti, Secretary General, RES for Africa |
10:35 | Reactions from the panel | Moderated by Claire Volkwyn, Head of Content, Vuka Group Kurt Dedekind, Planning Manager, ESKOM Durban South Africa: Monde Bala, Group Executive Distribution, ESKOM Claudio Pedretti, President, Alliance for Rural Electrification Morocco: Gunnar Lorenz, Energy Policy Consultant |
11:20 | Keynotes, panel and public debate | |
12:50 | Concluding Remarks | Domenico Rosa, Head of Unit Strategic Partnerships with Africa and with the ACP (INTPA.A.1), DG International Partnerships, European Commission |