Highlights of the Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program

Day 1 :
MONDAY, 20 JULY, 2026
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
ACCELERATING LV DESIGN WITH AI-GENERATED STATIONS AND CABLE ASSIGNMENTS
Marij Rijkers
Stedin

Marij Rijkers

Stedin

  • Streamlining LV reinforcement by auto-proposing station sites as demand and DERs surge
  • Generating cable assignments with standards-aligned algorithms to replace manual redesign
  • Balancing engineer judgement with interactive automation for faster, better design decisions
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON AI FOR FASTER LOW-VOLTAGE NETWORK DESIGN
09:40 - 10:05
MICROGRID INTELLIGENCE FOR DER INTEGRATION IN WEAK GRIDS
James Hancock
Swanbarton Limited

James Hancock

Swanbarton Limited

  • Deploying microgrid intelligence across Nepal, Kenya, Zambia and Ukraine for high DER share
  • Delivering Nepal steel-factory hybrid control to cut HFO reliance and avoid outage shutdowns
  • Powering a Kenya hospital microgrid with solar, storage and loads plus battery-swap charging
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON MICROGRID INTELLIGENCE FOR WEAK GRIDS
10:10 - 10:35
EMPOWERING UTILITIES WITH RESILIENT SMART GRIDS THROUGH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Aaron Bandolin
TE Connectivity

Aaron Bandolin

TE Connectivity

  • Modernizing grids with visibility, automation, and secure connectivity from substation to feeder
  • Automating fault detection and location to cut outage duration and improve SAIDI and SAIFI
  • Predicting underground cable failures using partial discharge insights before breakdowns occur
  • Reinforcing critical connection points by pairing digital monitoring with field-proven hardening
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING RESILIENCE INTO MODERN GRIDS
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SMART GRIDS
11:30 - 11:55
THE FLEXIBILITY BOTTLENECK – WHY THE LAST MILE MUST BE THE FIRST BRAIN
Nathalie Viallix
Itron, Inc.

Nathalie Viallix

Itron, Inc.

  • Exposing how centralized architectures struggle with edge data growth and low-voltage limits
  • Shifting intelligence to distributed edge control for faster, local flexibility decisions
  • Reframing architecture, operations, and regulation to unlock autonomous grid-edge value
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON EDGE INTELLIGENCE FOR LOCAL FLEXIBILITY
12:00 - 12:25
DATA DIGITIZATION IN SUBSTATIONS USING MOBILE DEVICES AND GENERATIVE AI
Florian Fink
OMICRON

Florian Fink

OMICRON

  • Digitizing field photos and notes into structured asset data for engineering reuse
  • Extracting nameplates and panel states with multimodal GenAI on mobile, privacy-first
  • Safeguarding ownership via offline workflows, secure storage, and human validation for safety
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON PRIVACY-FIRST GENERATIVE AI FOR SUBSTATION FIELD DATA
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SMART GRIDS EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
SMART GRIDS: IS THE LAW READY?
Richard Power
Clyde & Co LLP

Richard Power

Clyde & Co LLP

  • Evaluating whether current regulation enables or blocks decentralised mini- and micro-grids
  • Interrogating smart contracts for peer-to-peer power trading under existing contract law
  • Proposing scalable legal responses to high-volume smart grid disputes, including AI justice
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON LEGAL READINESS FOR DECENTRALISED SMART GRIDS
14:00 - 14:25
ADVANCED DETECTION ENGINEERING FOR DIGITAL SUBSTATIONS
Gergo Gyebnar
Black Cell

Gergo Gyebnar

Black Cell

  • Introducing simulation-based detection engineering for IEC-104 and IEC-61850 substations
  • Detecting rogue devices, spoofed masters, and STOPDT floods via deep protocol inspection
  • Enhancing substation visibility using ML anomaly models on MMS and IEC-104 traffic
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON CYBER DETECTION IN DIGITAL SUBSTATIONS
14:30 - 15:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
15:00 - 15:30
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:30 - 15:55
PROTECTION CONCEPTS FOR RESILIENT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES
Stephan Kornprobst
DEHN SE

Stephan Kornprobst

DEHN SE

  • Investigating sources of overvoltages in modern grids and their impact on network stability
  • Illustrating proof-of-concept risks posed by overvoltages to sensitive secondary equipment
  • Defining coordinated protection concepts tailored for resilient and digital substation designs
15:55 - 16:00
Q&A SESSION ON OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION IN DIGITAL SUBSTATIONS
16:00 - 16:25
WHEN THEORY MEETS THREAT: SECURING EUROPE'S ENERGY GRID
Willem Westerhof
Bureau Veritas

Willem Westerhof

Bureau Veritas

  • Recounting near-miss hacks and real EU grid attacks, including Poland, to extract lessons learned
  • Unpacking vulnerabilities in solar inverters, DER integration and automation that can cascade
  • Linking assessment, monitoring and sector initiatives to move from compliance to resilience
16:25 - 16:30
Q&A SESSION ON REAL INCIDENTS AND RESILIENCE FOR EUROPEAN GRIDS
16:30 - 16:55
REAL-TIME PMU INTELLIGENCE FOR A MORE RESILIENT AND DER-READY GRID
Alice Maffezzoli
Zaphiro Technologies SA

Alice Maffezzoli

Zaphiro Technologies SA

  • Exploring how real-time PMU data overcomes SCADA limits amid fast DER-driven dynamics
  • Enabling proactive congestion control, outage reduction, and predictive maintenance decisions
  • Showcasing PMU-based indicators of instability, asset stress, and anomalies in practice
16:55 - 17:00
Q&A SESSION ON PMU INTELLIGENCE FOR DER-READY OPERATIONS
17:00 - 17:25
MAKING RENEWABLE OUTAGES PREDICTABLE: PROACTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Gautier Moulin
Aevy

Gautier Moulin

Aevy

  • Diagnosing reactive asset management practices that limit lifecycle insight and prevention planning
  • Revealing how contractual, maintenance, and lifecycle blind spots drive avoidable outages
  • Explaining the P50 performance gap caused by operational visibility issues rather than forecasts
17:25 - 17:30
Q&A SESSION ON REDUCING RENEWABLE OUTAGES THROUGH ASSET INSIGHT
17:30 - 18:30
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
Day 2 :
TUESDAY, 21 JULY, 2026
08:30 - 09:00
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
AI-POWERED TRANSMISSION LINE ROUTING WITH REMOTE SENSING
Priti Nahar
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Priti Nahar

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

  • Fusing hyperspectral and LiDAR data to automate land-cover maps for corridor planning tasks
  • Segmenting complex terrain at pixel level using hybrid CNN–R2U-Net for siting lines safely
  • Routing least-cost transmission paths with improved political optimization across constraints
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON AI ROUTING FOR FASTER, LOWER-IMPACT GRID BUILDOUT
09:40 - 10:05
NEW OPTIONS FOR CAPACITY EXPANSION USING MODERN FACTS SYSTEMS
Peter Birkner
House of Energy

Peter Birkner

House of Energy

  • Describing the paradigm shift from renewables, prosumers, and electrification on HV grid load flows
  • Detailing how modular SSSC-based FACTS systems enable controllable power flows in meshed grids
  • Presenting real-world examples alongside economic and regulatory frameworks for HV deployment
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON FACTS-BASED LOAD FLOW CONTROL IN HV NETWORKS
10:10 - 10:35
RENEWABLE CERTIFICATION WITH NATIONAL METERING: CCEE ORIGEN CASE
Vanessa Grunwald
CCEE

Vanessa Grunwald

CCEE

  • Embedding REC issuance in CCEE Origen by linking certificates directly to national metering
  • Assuring market trust by preventing double counting and enabling monthly-to-hourly granularity
  • Scaling beyond RECs to certify biogas and low-carbon hydrogen for domestic use and EU exports
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON METERED RENEWABLE CERTIFICATION AND MARKET TRUST
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:25
TWINUE - BUILDING THE DIGITAL TWIN OF THE EU POWER SYSTEM
Lóránt Dékány
TwinEU

Lóránt Dékány

TwinEU

  • Federating pan-European grid models into a concept digital twin for operators and planners
  • Developing eight demo-site local twins to improve planning, monitoring, control, and markets
  • Connecting diverse twins via a data-space connector to support optimisation and cyber-security
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON FEDERATED DIGITAL TWINS FOR EU GRID OPS
11:30 - 11:55
TURNING LARGE FLEXIBLE DEMAND INTO A GRID ASSET
Bipin Patel
Flexionics Energy AG

Bipin Patel

Flexionics Energy AG

  • Converting fast-acting data centre loads into frequency response, balancing, and congestion relief
  • Leveraging dispatchable demand to reduce curtailment and integrate more wind and solar capacity
  • Specifying controls, telemetry, optimisation, and market interfaces for scaling from pilots to fleets
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON DISPATCHABLE DEMAND AS A GRID RESOURCE
12:00 - 12:25
ENERGY COST OPTIMIZATION IN C&I WITH BTM STORAGE USING DAY-AHEAD FLEXIBILITY
Tobias Badelt
Exide Group

Tobias Badelt

Exide Group

  • Navigating German policy shifts shaping industrial flexibility and storage deployment
  • Designing lithium-ion BTM systems with optimal sizing and grid cost arbitrage strategies
  • Calculating break-even points through day-ahead price spreads and flexible grid charges
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON INDUSTRIAL BTM STORAGE AND GRID COST ARBITRAGE
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SMART GRIDS EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
GRID-FORMING CONVERTERS: STABILIZING THE GRID WITH 100% RENEWABLES
Mohammad Moradzadeh
Elia Grid International (EGI)

Mohammad Moradzadeh

Elia Grid International (EGI)

  • Clarifying grid-forming control and why it is essential for stable operation with 100% renewables
  • Surveying recent incidents, instability modes, and global programs accelerating grid-forming adoption
  • Tracking evolving grid codes that mandate grid-forming capabilities and shape compliance roadmaps
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON MAKING GRID-FORMING MANDATORY IN PRACTICE
14:00 - 14:25
TELECOMMUNICATION AS THE DIGITAL BACKBONE OF GRID MODERNIZATION
Nkosinathi Shongwe
National Transmission Company South Africa

Nkosinathi Shongwe

National Transmission Company South Africa

  • Showcasing telecom as prerequisite for NTCSA to integrate 30–50 GW renewables at scale
  • Synthesizing 2025–2026 projects proving low-latency comms enable visibility and automation
  • Profiling SCADA cutovers, virtual wheeling, and VPP dispatch via resilient digital platforms
  • Hardening converged grid networks using segmentation and redundancy under tight resources
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON TELECOM AS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF MODERN GRIDS
14:30 - 14:55
BEYOND SMART METERS: TURNING GRID EDGE INTELLIGENCE INTO VALUE
Michael Jary
Sense

Michael Jary

Sense

  • Reframing AMI 2.0 as distributed intelligence rather than centralized data collection
  • Orchestrating flexibility and dynamic capacity through deterministic real-time edge analytics
  • Applying APAC and Australian lessons to European DSO governance and architecture priorities
  • Prioritising data architecture and control determinism over AI hype for durable grid impact
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON FROM AMI 2.0 TO EDGE-DRIVEN GRID OUTCOMES
15:00 - 15:15
FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
15:15 - 15:30
CLOSING REMARKS

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