12-13 MARCH 2025
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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12 Mar 2025
  1. Opening keynote: State of Play of the Green Deal Industrial Plan
    Speakers
    Vincent Berrutto
    Vincent Berrutto, Head of Unit Research, Innovation, Competitiveness, and Digitalisation - DG ENER, European Commission
  2. Panel: Decarbonising while safeguarding Industrial competitiveness in Europe
    How to get faster access to funding? What investments are needed? How to achieve a level playing field? Electricity supply-demand balance and the availability in the coming decades
    Chairperson
    Hans Grünfeld
    Hans Grünfeld, Managing Director - Royal VEMW
    Speakers
    Guido Janssen
    Guido Janssen, CEO - Nyrstar
    Caroline Kollau
    Caroline Kollau, Director Energy Market and Deputy DG Climate and Energy - Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy of the Netherlands
    Anne Bolle
    Anne Bolle, Vice President EU Affairs at Statkraft and Chair of the Working Group Industrial Competitiveness and Innovation - Eurelectric
    Vincent Berrutto
    Vincent Berrutto, Head of Unit Research, Innovation, Competitiveness, and Digitalisation - DG ENER, European Commission
    Robert Andrén
    Robert Andrén, Former Director General at the Swedish Energy Agency & Head of Strategy and Policy - Industrikraft
  3. Coffee Break
  4. The role of CCUS-based synthetic fuels in the decarbonization of industrial sectors
    Chairperson
    Stefano Miriello
    Stefano Miriello, Head of EU External Affairs - CCSA
    Speakers
    Giorgio Bonvicini
    Giorgio Bonvicini, Head of Sustainability and Carbon Reduction - RINA Consulting
  5. Panel: Roadmap for CCUS value chain
    • How to enable the required investments?
    • Are the current rules and regulations fit for purpose?
    • What are the developments regarding Capture, Transportation network & storage
    Chairperson
    Stefano Miriello
    Stefano Miriello, Head of EU External Affairs - CCSA
    Speakers
    Nicolas Peugniez
    Nicolas Peugniez, Head of strategy department - GRTgaz
    Hanne Rolén
    Hanne Rolén, Head of Communication & Sustainability - SLB Capturi
    Giorgio Bonvicini
    Giorgio Bonvicini, Head of Sustainability and Carbon Reduction - RINA Consulting
  6. Lunch
  7. Energy Efficiency: Where lie the opportunities?
    Where lie the opportunities and challenges in decarbonizing the energy portfolio?
    Chairperson
    Hans Korteweg
    Hans Korteweg, Managing Director - COGEN Europe
    Speakers
    Valentin Höhn
    Valentin Höhn, Energy manager, chemicals - SASOL
    Hendrik van Gils
    Hendrik van Gils, Energy Efficiency Lead - Tata Steel
    Nick Keramidas
    Nick Keramidas, General Manager, European Affairs & Regulatory Advocacy - METLEN Energy & Metals
    Franz Hörzenberger
    Franz Hörzenberger, co-chair of the SET Plan IWG Sustainable and Efficient Energy Use in Industry (IWG-Industry) and Global R&D - head of EU affairs - ArcelorMittal
    Martin Schichtel
    Martin Schichtel, Founder and CEO - Kraftblock
  8. How climate adaptation can be a catalyst for energy innovation
    Chairperson
    Tomaž Orešič
    Tomaž Orešič, Vice President - Resalta
    Speakers
    Laurent Courtois
    Laurent Courtois, Director Energy & Climate - Aluminium Dunkerque
  9. Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors with renewables
    Chairperson
    Tomaž Orešič
    Tomaž Orešič, Vice President - Resalta
    Speakers
    Luis Janeiro
    Luis Janeiro, Team lead - End use sectors - International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  10. Monetizing flexibility
    Chairperson
    Tomaž Orešič
    Tomaž Orešič, Vice President - Resalta
    Speakers
    Christoph Gardlo
    Christoph Gardlo, COO - ESFORIN
  11. Flexibility in Industry, a novel approach to unlock flex - Concrete use cases and savings
    Chairperson
    Tomaž Orešič
    Tomaž Orešič, Vice President - Resalta
    Speakers
    Jeroen Vanfraechem
    Jeroen Vanfraechem, Managing Director - Entras
  12. Coffee Break
  13. HYBRIT project update
    Is fossil-free steel production ready for industrialisation?
    Chairperson
    Ulla Pettersson
    Ulla Pettersson, Managing Consultant - E-for-Energy-Change
    Speakers
    Gunilla Hyllander
    Gunilla Hyllander, General Manager - Hybrit Development AB
    Per Enockson
    Per Enockson, Project Director - SSAB
    Ulf Spolander
    Ulf Spolander, Former GM at Hybrit and Senior business developer - LKAB
    Mikael Nordlander
    Mikael Nordlander, Director Industry Decarbonisation - Vattenfall
  14. Panel: Hydrogen strategies for Industry
    Chairperson
    Ulla Pettersson
    Ulla Pettersson, Managing Consultant - E-for-Energy-Change
    Speakers
    Dirk Rabelink
    Dirk Rabelink, CEO - ULC Energy
    Frits van der Velden
    Frits van der Velden, Manager, Business Development Hydrogen Storage - Gasunie
    Joost Sandberg
    Joost Sandberg, Chief Development Officer - HyCC
  15. Closing & Drinks reception
13 Mar 2025
  1. What happens if energy-intensive industry decides to leave North Western Europe?
    Key insights and potential implications of the results of a new study by 'Future Energy Leaders, the Netherlands'
    Chairperson
    Pierre Dechamps
    Pierre Dechamps, Senior Advisor - FTI Consulting EMEA, Energy Practice
  2. Taking the lead to identify opportunities in the market
    Chairperson
    Pierre Dechamps
    Pierre Dechamps, Senior Advisor - FTI Consulting EMEA, Energy Practice
    Speakers
    Laura Feleki
    Laura Feleki, Global Product Manager C&I - Kraken Tech
  3. Panel: How to make use of the internal market?
    Chairperson
    Pierre Dechamps
    Pierre Dechamps, Senior Advisor - FTI Consulting EMEA, Energy Practice
    Speakers
    Martin Fourdrignier
    Martin Fourdrignier, Energy regulatory & industry decarbonisation - ArcelorMittal
    Benoît Esnault
    Benoît Esnault, head of unit Interconnections & European regulation - CRE (French Energy Regulatory Commission)
    Fabien Roques
    Fabien Roques, Executive Vice President & Head of Energy Practice - Compass Lexecon
    Laura Feleki
    Laura Feleki, Global Product Manager C&I - Kraken Tech
  4. Coffee Break
  5. Innovating energy procurement through flexibility
    Chairperson
    Arjan Geveke
    Arjan Geveke, Director - The Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG)
    Speakers
    Philip Eyckmans
    Philip Eyckmans, Global Category Manager Energy - Nyrstar
    Cristian-Renato Boruntea
    Cristian-Renato Boruntea, Energy and Decarbonization Manager - Tessenderlo Group
  6. Panel: Corporate Energy procurement strategies
    PPA trends for European Industry How to optimize purpose-driven procurement in the overall energy procurement strategy? What are the benefits of 24/7 matching of Carbon Free Energy (CFE)?
    Chairperson
    Arjan Geveke
    Arjan Geveke, Director - The Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG)
    Speakers
    Johan Hospers
    Johan Hospers, Director energy - Nobian Industrial Chemicals
    Adina Georgescu
    Adina Georgescu, Energy & Climate Change Director - Eurometaux
    Giovanni Scomparin
    Giovanni Scomparin, Advisor Corporate Energy Sourcing - Eurelectric
    Silvia Messa
    Silvia Messa, Head of Analysis - Volue
    Brian Denvir
    Brian Denvir, Senior Lead, Energy Markets, EMEA - Google
  7. Lunch
  8. Energy-as-a-Service: a zero CAPEX financing solution for industrial decarbonisation
    Chairperson
    Nicolas de Warren
    Nicolas de Warren, President - UNIDEN
    Speakers
    Rémi Cuer
    Rémi Cuer, Investment and Business Development Director - KYOTHERM
  9. Energy Price Drivers
    The outlooks for wholesale Power & gas prices on the long and medium term
    Chairperson
    Nicolas de Warren
    Nicolas de Warren, President - UNIDEN
    Speakers
    Gerben Hieminga
    Gerben Hieminga, Senior Economist Energy Markets & Energy Transition - ING
  10. A One-Stop-Shop for European Industrials
    Chairperson
    Nicolas de Warren
    Nicolas de Warren, President - UNIDEN
    Speakers
    Sunny Tiwana
    Sunny Tiwana, CEO UK - Energy One
  11. Interactive session: Project GALILEO - Unlocking flexibility for a stronger industry
    Discover lessons learned from Tessenderlo Group, Nyrstar, Entras, Tiense Suikerraffinaderij, LCL Data Centers and Aperam Stainless Steel Belgium What are the insights from concrete industrial cases fr …
    Chairperson
    Helena Gerard
    Helena Gerard, Senior Researcher - EnergyVille/VITO
    Speakers
    Cristian-Renato Boruntea
    Cristian-Renato Boruntea, Energy and Decarbonization Manager - Tessenderlo Group
    Philip Eyckmans
    Philip Eyckmans, Global Category Manager Energy - Nyrstar
    Annelies Delnooz
    Annelies Delnooz, Projectmanager - EnergyVille/VITO
    Kris Kessels
    Kris Kessels, Researcher Energy Markets - EnergyVille/VITO
    Jeroen Vanfraechem
    Jeroen Vanfraechem, Managing Director - Entras
    Bart Van Camp
    Bart Van Camp, Project Manager - Tiense Suikerraffinaderij
    Representative of
    Representative of - Aperam Stainless Steel Belgium
  12. Closing drinks

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