Speakers
The Organisation Committee is pleased to announce the conference is continuing to gather momentum with renowned speakers confirmed for the 2015 conference.
Keynote speakers
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Xavier Bettel
Luxembourg Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media, Minister for Religious Affairs
More21 September
- Opening session
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Étienne Schneider
Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister for Internal Security, Minister for Defence
More22 September
- Closing session
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Carlos Moedas
Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation
More21 September
- Opening session
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Miguel Arias Cañete
Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy
More22 September
- Closing session
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Claude Turmes
Member of the European Parliament, ITRE
More21 September
- Opening session
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Dominique Ristori
Director General, Directorate General Energy, European Commission
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
Moderators and speakers
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Tom Eischen
Director General of the General Directorate for Energy and Government Commissioner for Energy of the Ministry of the Economy of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
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Professor Catherine Mitchell
University of Exeter
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
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Leszek Drogosz
Director Infrastructure Department, city of Warsaw
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
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Christoph Podewils
Director of Communications, Agora Energiewende
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
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Robert Spicer
CEO vyzVoice
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
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Phillipe Rosier
President Acetow Global Business Unit, Solvay
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
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Antonio Vidigal
CEO EDP Inovação
More21 September
- Session 1 – Accelerating the energy system transformation
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Giovanni De Santi
Director Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
More21 September
- Session 2 – Towards a competitive European energy technology sector
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Diego Pavia
Chief Executive Officer, KIC-InnoEnergy
More21 September
- Session 2 – Towards a competitive European energy technology sector
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Dr. Klaus Willnow
Director Innovation Cooperations, Siemens
More21 September
- Session 2 – Towards a competitive European energy technology sector
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Hervé Bernard
Chairperson EERA
More21 September
- Session 2 – Towards a competitive European energy technology sector
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Professor Torbjørn Digernes
Chair of the EUA-EPUE (European University Association - European Platform of Universities in Energy Research & Education)
More21 September
- Session 2 – Towards a competitive European energy technology sector
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Michel Lebrun
Committee of the Regions
More22 September
- Session 3 – Participation of the consumer in the energy transition
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Monika Štajnarovà
Senior Economic Officer BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation
More22 September
- Session 3 – Participation of the consumer in the energy transition
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Matthieu Mounier
Vice-President Prosumer Business, Schneider Electric
More22 September
- Session 3 – Participation of the consumer in the energy transition
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Franziska Mohaupt
Environmental Engineer
More22 September
- Session 3 – Participation of the consumer in the energy transition
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Thierry Lagoda
Mayor, city of Beckerich, Luxembourg
More22 September
- Session 3 – Participation of the consumer in the energy transition
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Magda Kopczynska
Director, Mobility and Transport, European Commission
More22 September
- Session 4 – Sustainable energy for transport – and the link to the strategic transport research and innovation agenda
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Frédéric Malefant
General Manager EV Business Development, Renault
More22 September
- Session 4 – Sustainable energy for transport – and the link to the strategic transport research and innovation agenda
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Piero Cavigliasso
Director of institutional relations and public funding, Biochemtex
More22 September
- Session 4 – Sustainable energy for transport – and the link to the strategic transport research and innovation agenda
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Fabio Ferrari
Coordinator H2 Mobility France
More22 September
- Session 4 – Sustainable energy for transport – and the link to the strategic transport research and innovation agenda
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Eric-Philippe Vinesse
Senior Vice President - Research and Development Michelin
More22 September
- Session 4 – Sustainable energy for transport – and the link to the strategic transport research and innovation agenda
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Romain Hansen
Director Technology Projects, Goodyear worldwide
More22 September
- Session 4 – Sustainable energy for transport – and the link to the strategic transport research and innovation agenda
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Marie Donnelly
Director, Directorate General Energy, European Commission
More22 September
- Session 5 – Efficient energy systems
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Katharina Krell
Managing Director, Greenovate Europe
More22 September
- Session 5 – Efficient energy systems
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Dr. Mukund Bhagwat
Corporate Energy Affairs, Aurubis Belgium
More22 September
- Session 5 – Efficient energy systems
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Monica Frassoni
President of the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE)
More22 September
- Session 5 – Efficient energy systems
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Jasper van den Munckhof
Manager EnergieSprong
More22 September
- Session 5 – Efficient energy systems
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Jean-François Gagné
Head of Energy Technology Policy Division, International Energy Agency
More22 September
- Session 5 – Efficient energy systems
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András Siegler
Director, Directorate General Research and Innovation, European Commission
More22 September
- Session 6 – Being the world leader in developing the next generation of renewable energy technologies
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Torben Hvid Larsen
Chief Technical Officer, MHI-Vestas
More22 September
- Session 6 – Being the world leader in developing the next generation of renewable energy technologies
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Professor Eicke Weber
Fraunhofer ISE / President of EUREC
More22 September
- Session 6 – Being the world leader in developing the next generation of renewable energy technologies
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Anna Carolina Tortora
Head of Innovation and development – Terna Storage
More22 September
- Session 6 – Being the world leader in developing the next generation of renewable energy technologies
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Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba
Co-founder and Advisor to the Executive Committee, solairedirect
More22 September
- Session 6 – Being the world leader in developing the next generation of renewable energy technologies
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Miklos Antics
Managing Director GPC IP / GEOFLUID
More22 September
- Session 6 – Being the world leader in developing the next generation of renewable energy technologies
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Gerassimos Thomas
Deputy Director General, Directorate General Energy, European Commission
More22 September
- Session 7 – Financing challenges, possibilities and synergies between financing instruments
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Nicholas Jennett
Director of the European Investment Bank’s New Products and Special Transactions Department
More22 September
- Session 7 – Financing challenges, possibilities and synergies between financing instruments
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Carlos Pimenta
President of the Supervisory Board of SICAR NovEnergia Holding Company
More22 September
- Session 7 – Financing challenges, possibilities and synergies between financing instruments
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Malgorzata Mika-Bryska
Deputy Director in Energy Department in Ministry of Economy of Poland
22 September
- Session 7 – Financing challenges, possibilities and synergies between financing instruments
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Dr Tome Anticic
Director general of Rudjer Boskovic Institute
More22 September
- Session 7 – Financing challenges, possibilities and synergies between financing instruments
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Gilbert Théato
Master of ceremony, Director My Energy G.I.E.
More21 September
- Opening session
22 September
- Closing session