Evening Networking Cocktail Reception for early arriving delegates and speakers
8:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00
Welcome Speech
OPENING SESSION:
9:15
The Energy Transition In Central & Eastern Europe: Trends, Risks And The Road To 2030
Oliver Metcalfe
Head of Europe
BloombergNEF
KEYNOTE:
9:45
BUILDING A COMPETITIVE NET-ZERO FUTURE FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Jan Dusik
Deputy Director-General for Climate Action
European Commission
PANEL DISCUSSION:
10:00
Navigating Security, Affordability, and the Green Mandate
The Central and Eastern European region stands at the crossroads of today’s energy transition, where energy security, affordability, and sustainability must be balanced under increasing geopolitical and economic pressure. Policymakers and energy leaders will examine the tough trade-offs shaping the region’s energy future.
Cristian Bușoi
Secretary of State
Ministry of Energy of Romania
Jan Dusik
Deputy Director-General for Climate Action
European Commission
Michał Łęski
Deputy Director Renewable Energy Sources Department
Ministry of Climate and Environment Poland
Akos Losz
Lead Gas Analyst
International Energy Agency
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Moderator:
Oliver Metcalfe
Head of Europe
BloombergNEF
Speaker:
Cristian Bușoi
Secretary of State
Ministry of Energy of Romania
Speaker:
Dennis Hesseling
Head of Gas, Coal & Power Markets Division
International Energy Agency
Speaker:
Jan Dusik
Deputy Director-General for Climate Action
European Commission
Speaker:
Akos Losz
Lead Gas Analyst
International Energy Agency
10:45
Coffee Break
SESSION:
11:15
TURNING NET ZERO INTO NET VALUE
Zoltan Aldott
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
MOL Group
Jose de Barros
Chief Decarbonization Officer
Lummus Technology
Milan Kamaryt
PPA Origination
Rezolv Energy
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Keynote:
Unlocking ROI in Green Energy Investments
Zoltan Aldott
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
MOL Group
Speaker:
Net Profit with Net Zero
Jose de Barros
Chief Decarbonization Officer
Lummus Technology
Speaker:
From CO2 Avoided to € Value Created
Milan Kamaryt
PPA Origination
Rezolv Energy
PANEL DISCUSSION:
12:15
Accelerating Green Projects In Central & Eastern Europe: From Policy & Finance To Execution
The 2026 mandate for industrial decarbonization has set the pace, but the "boots-on-the-ground" reality in Central & Eastern Europe remains a complex web. This panel brings together CEE’s major operators, financiers, and regulators to dissect the specific friction points preventing projects from reaching full execution.
Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan
Managing Director
ILF Consulting Engineers
Razvan Popescu
CEO
Romgaz
Hrvoje Šimović
Management Board Member
INA Grupa
Adina Andreescu
Principal Banker
EBRD
Ionut Cristian Ciubotaru
CEO
ELECTROCENTRALE BORZESTI
Edward van Kersbergen
CEO
Mazarine Energy
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Moderator:
Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan
Managing Director
ILF Consulting Engineers
Discussion members:
Razvan Popescu
CEO
Romgaz
Hrvoje Šimović
Management Board Member
INA Grupa
13:00
Networking Lunch Break
HIGHLIGHT PRESENTATION:
14:00
SCALING OFFSHORE WIND IN THE BLACK SEA
Anton Assfoura
Green Energy Project Manager
Black Sea Oil & Gas
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Speaker:
RoPower SMR Project Roadmap
Roxana Tompea
Director of Investment
NuclearElectrica
Speaker:
CEE’s Nuclear Renaissance: From Strategy to Industrial Power
Anton Assfoura
Green Energy Project Manager
Black Sea Oil & Gas
SESSION:
14:20
FINANCING AND BUILDING CEE'S FIRST SMR
Michal Kouklík
Head of SMR Financing
ČEZ, a. s.
Krzysztof Dominiczak
Vice President of the Management Board
SGE
PANEL DISCUSSION:
15:00
Nuclear in Action: Driving Industrial Decarbonisation in CEE
This panel brings together major CEE project owners, global nuclear advocates, and industrial offtakers to define the blueprint for a nuclear-powered Central & Eastern Europe.
Krzysztof Dominiczak
Vice President of the Management Board
SGE
Alina Arsani
Head of Energy Systems Programme
EPG
Michal Kouklík
Head of SMR Financing
ČEZ, a. s.
Bogdan Termegan
General Manager
NuclearelectricaServ
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Moderator
Iustinian Captariu
Managing Partner
Kinstellar
Discussion members:
Alina Arsani
Head of Energy Systems Programme
EPG
Michal Kouklík
Head of SMR Financing
ČEZ, a. s.
Bogdan Termegan
General Manager
NuclearelectricaServ
15:30
Coffee Break
SESSION:
16:00
GEOTHERMAL FOR HEATING & INDUSTRY: THE UNDERRATED CEE OPPORTUNITY
Alexandru Ciocan
Senior Researcher
Energy Policy Group
Sara Albares
Regional Manager
Clean Air Task Force
Muhammad Ajmal Mumtaz
Head of Department - Geothermal Energy
OMV Petrom
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Presentation:
What Is Needed to Unlock the Full Potential of Next-Generation Geothermal in CEE?
Alexandru Ciocan
Senior Researcher
Energy Policy Group
Sara Albares
Regional Manager
Clean Air Task Force
Presentation:
Building a Geothermal Portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe.
Muhammad Ajmal Mumtaz
Head of Department - Geothermal Energy
OMV Petrom
SESSION:
16:45
Digitalisation Of Energy Assets: Blockchain, Ai & The Energy Transition
• Tokenisation of Hard Commodities: A Step Toward the Energy Future
• AI & Operational Efficiency in the Transition
Solomon Gagunashvili
CEO
Endex Energy
Moresh Wankhede
Director, Emerging Tech Strategy
AVEVA
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Speaker:
Tokenisation of Hard Commodities: A Step Toward the Energy Future
Solomon Gagunashvili
CEO
Endex Energy
Speaker:
AI & Operational Efficiency in the Transition
Moresh Wankhede
Director, Emerging Tech Strategy
AVEVA
DISCUSSION PANEL:
17:30
AI as a Catalyst for CEE’s Energy Transition
As AI adoption grows across Central & Eastern Europe, the region has a unique opportunity to modernize its energy infrastructure. This session moves beyond the digital hype to examine how AI is being deployed as a core tool for operational resilience. Panellists will discuss successes, operational challenges, and lessons learned.
Bogdan LEU
Chairman
CIGRE NGN Romania
Adrian-Valentin Boicea
Associate Professor
National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Radu Brașoveanu
Director, Digital Solutions
PPC Romania
Iben Furst Frimann-Dahl
Partner
Rystad Energy
Moresh Wankhede
Director, Emerging Tech Strategy
AVEVA
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Moderator:
Moresh Wankhede
Director, Emerging Tech Strategy
AVEVA
18:00
End of Day 1
18:30-21:30
Evening Gala Reception
START-UP COMPETITION:
8:30
Net Zero Rising Stars Competition
Five leading decarbonisation innovators present their projects and solutions. Funders will rank the projects based on innovation, business viability, and measurable climate impact. The session culminates in the announcement of the top project and direct connections for immediate funding discussions.
Mircea Valentin Cârlan, Director General of the General Directorate for Investments, Ministry of Energy Romania
Mircea Valentin Cârlan
Director General of the General Directorate for Investments
Ministry of Energy Romania
10:30
Coffee Break
SESSION:
11:00
SAF DEVELOPMENTS IN CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
• Techno-Economic Screening of Bioethanol and SAF Pathways
• Building SAF Capacity in CEE: Repurposing Infrastructure and Securing Regional Feedstocks
• Presentation - Lessons from SAF projects across CEE
• Boosting SAF in Europe: From Concept to Execution - Paride De Angeli, Project Manager, Wood
Marco Verna
Head of Market Downstream Consulting & System
Technip Energies
Natália Olahová
Business Development Manager
ILF Consulting
Paride De Angeli
Project Manager
Wood
Doru Avramescu
CEO
Roserv Green Energy
David Zeilinger
Director of Strategic Programs
OMV petrom
Iulian Harpa
Managing Partner
HiM Public Affairs
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Speaker:
Techno-Economic Screening of Bioethanol and SAF Pathways
Marco Verna
Head of Market Downstream Consulting & System
Technip Energies
Speaker:
Presentation - Lessons from SAF projects across CEE
Natália Olahová
Business Development Manager
ILF Consulting
Speaker:
Building SAF Capacity in CEE: Repurposing Infrastructure and Securing Regional Feedstocks
Doru Avramescu
CEO
Roserv Green Energy
Speaker:
Topic TBC
Paride De Angeli
Project Manager
Wood
David Zeilinger
Director of Strategic Programs
OMV petrom
Moderator
Iulian Harpa
Managing Partner
HiM Public Affairs
HIGHLIGHT PRESENTATION:
12:00
UNLOCKING GREEN ENERGY INVESTMENT IN CEE THROUGH PPAS
Valentina Ivan
Partner Energy
Policy Lab
12:30
Networking Lunch Break
SESSION:
13:30
Decarbonising Hard-to-Abate Clusters
This session highlights the region’s "Lighthouse" projects alongside the next generation of capture and storage technologies.
Johan Dekeyser
Senior Business Development Manager, Large Projects
TotalEnergies
Dr. Pantelis Vogiatzis
CCS Commercial Lead
EnEarth S.A.
Ryan Morrison
Head of New Energy Europe
SLB
Majid M Faskhoodi
CCS Global BDM
SLB
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Speaker:
Prinos CO₂ Storage: Advancing CCUS in Southern Europe
Dr. Pantelis Vogiatzis
CCS Commercial Lead
EnEarth S.A.
Speaker:
Carbon Capture Strategies for EU Refineries
Johan Dekeyser
Senior Business Development Manager, Large Projects
TotalEnergies
Speaker:
End-to-End Integration: Unlocking CO2 Storage in Central and Eastern Europe
Ryan Morrison
Head of New Energy Europe
SLB
Moderator:
Majid M Faskhoodi
CCS Global BDM
SLB
PANEL DISCUSSION:
14:30
Scaling CCUS: Bridging the Project-Policy-Finance Gap in CEE
• Examine the key hurdles and enabling factors for widespread CCS deployment across CEE.
• Explore the essential roadmap and near-term actions to scale CCS from the demonstration phase to a significant climate mitigation tool across the region.
• What mechanisms can policymakers introduce to match the pace of EU funding?•
How to address the social acceptance challenge?
Ionut Sorin Banciu
Vice President
ANRPMSG
Luminița Gabriela Horga
Head of Clean Economy
Energy Policy Group
Adrian I. Porfir
Program Director CCUS
Holcim Romania
Majid M Faskhoodi
CCS Global BDM
SLB
Stefano Miriello
EU Deputy Director
Carbon Capture and Storage Association
Matthew Buckley
Lead Consultant, Process, Chemicals & Clean Energy
Wood Group
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Moderator:
Majid M Faskhoodi
CCS Global BDM
SLB
Speaker:
Ionut Sorin Banciu
Vice President
ANRPMSG
Speaker:
Luminița Gabriela Horga
Head of Clean Economy
Energy Policy Group
Speaker:
Adrian I. Porfir
Program Director CCUS
Holcim Romania
15:00
Coffee Break
SESSION:
15:30
BUILDING TOMORROW’S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Nicolas Pothier
Senior Director, Energy Project & Climate Finance
FTI consulting
Roxana Suciu
Director, Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change
KPMG Romania
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Presentation:
Innovative Financing Models for CEE’s Grid and Interconnectors Expansion
Nicolas Pothier
Senior Director, Energy Project & Climate Finance
FTI consulting
Presentation:
Climate-Proofing CEE Energy: From Climate Risk Assessment to Infrastructure Resilience
Roxana Suciu
Director, Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change
KPMG Romania
Presentation:
Accelerating Execution through the EU Grids Package
PANEL DISCUSSION:
16:15
Enabling a Reliable Net-Zero Ready Grid in CEE
As the CEE region accelerates its energy transition, the grid has become the critical enabler for industrial growth and energy security. This panel unites stakeholders to discuss a collaborative path forward for modernising the regional backbone.
George Agafitei
Director of Regulatory & Institutional Affairs
PPC Romania
Charles Esser
Secretary General
E.DSO - European Distribution System Operators
Vladimir Kubecek
Head of Strategy Management and Business Development Department
ČEPS, a.s.
Florin Stanciu
Head of Corporate Finance
Transelectrica
Istvan Pocs
Director
MMESZ
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Moderator:
Roxana Suciu
Director, Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change
