ESGC 2025 - Presentations

DAY 1 - TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER

9:30 - 10:00: OPENING OF ESGC 2025

• David Post, President, Energy Storage Europe
• Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, Energy Storage Europe

10:00 - 10:30: KEYNOTE SPEECH (No slides)

• Dan Jorgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Commission

10:30 - 10:50: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND COOPERATION (No slides)

Perspectives of the EU, USA, and Canada

• Emily Burlinghaus, Director of Energy Storage Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Solar Energy Industries Association
• Justin Rangooni, President and CEO, Energy Storage Canada
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, EASE

11:20 - 12:10: FLEXIBILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

What to expect from the EU’s methodology for setting energy storage targets and its national roll-out?

• Christos Kolokathis, Team Leader on Flexibility and Resilience, European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
• Kristof De Vos, Manager Flexibility Studies, Elia Group
• Georg Thomassen, Scientific Officer, Joint Research Center, European Commission
• Moderator: Aurélien Ballagny, Senior Policy Officer, EASE

12:10 - 13:10: STATE AID FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEPLOYMENT

How will the new framework enable fresh support schemes and capacity mechanisms?

• Julia Majewska, Case Handler, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
• Emma Menegatti, Research Associate, Florence School of Regulation
• David Post, Head of Energy Storage Solutions, ENEL
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, EASE

14:20 - 15:30: A COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY ELECTRIFICATION: THE ROLE OF STORAGE (No slides)

• Lukasz Kolinski, Director Green Transition and Energy System Integration, DG ENER, European Commission
• Marion Labatut, European Affairs Director, EDF
• Moderator: Antoine Koen, Cleantech Analyst, Future Cleantech Architects

16:00 - 17:00: STATE AID MANUFACTURING

What support can manufacturers expect from the EU institutions?

• Luca Taranto, Case Handler, DG Competition, European Commission
• Joan Gonzalez Fabra, R&I Policy Officer, Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA)
• Sofía Riaño, Project Adviser for Innovation Fund, European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
• Moderator: Aurélien Ballagny, Senior Policy Officer, EASE

17:00 - 18:00: THE ELECTRICITY GRID PACKAGE

What changes are expected in network charges, grid connections, and permitting?

• Manuel Galvez, Vice-Convenor of the Policy and Communications Group, ENTSO-E
• Lars Stephan, Director Marketing, Policy and Public Affairs, Fluence
• Torsten Knop, Chair of DSO Entity Expert Group Distributed Flexibility, E. On
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, EASE

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER

09:35 - 09:50: KEYNOTE SPEECH - THE EUROPEAN ENERGY STORAGE INVENTORY

• Maria Isabel Gonzalez Cuenca, Project Officer, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

09:50 - 10:50: INERTIA AND GRID CONGESTION: HOW SHOULD YOU READY YOUR PROJECT?

Will new legislation emerge - and how can you access these revenue streams?

• Nicolas Omont, Vice-President of Operations, Artelys, and author of the European Commission report on Assessment of Policy Options for Securing Inertia
• Juan Giner Folqués, Grid Connection Specialist, ENTSO-E
• Marlon Thies, Specialist, Energy Markets & Balancing Reserve Concepts, Amprion
• Cécile Musialski, Energy Policy Manager, Tesla
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, Energy Storage Europe

11:20 - 12:30: HOW TO MANAGE MERCHANT RISK?

With negative prices and high renewables, how should you structure your revenues and contract?

• Augustin Levassort, Senior Research Analyst, Aurora Energy Research
• Chris Wu, Managing Director, Cubenergy
• Lars Löhle, Chief Commercial Officer, Entrix
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, Energy Storage Europe

12:30 - 13:30: THE 2025 ROUTE-TO-MARKET FOR LDES

When is long-duration storage already profitable - and how will the market evolve?

• Paula Rey Garcia, Head of Unit, DG Energy, European Commission
• Mike Vasconcelos Tocchetti, Head of Business Development Europe, EnergyDome
• Marcel Eijgelaar, Principal Researcher, Group R&D, DNV
• Moderator: Cillian Totterdell, Policy Manager, Form Energy

14:45 - 15:55: STAND-ALONE VS. HYBRID ES + RES VS. HYBRID ESS + ESS: WHAT TO GO FOR?

What's the most attractive model now, and how might it shift?

• Pawel Jamrozek, Sales and Marketing Director CEE, RelyEZ Energy Group
• Reto Kaspar, Head of Project Development Batteries, Axpo Energy
• Simon Sinsel, Global Head of BEES Sales, Siemens Energy
• Moderator: Silvestros Vlachapoulos, Energy Storage Research Manager, LCP Delta

16:25 - 17:20: THE NEW BATTERY REGULATION AND SAFETY: WHAT TO EXPECT?

With new safety rules coming, how should manufacturers and developers prepare?

• Ewout Deurwaarder, Policy Officer, DG Grow, European Commission
• Natalia Lebedeva, Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
• Jason Shores, Senior Manager of Application Engineering, Hithium
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, EASE

17:25 - 18:15: WHY CYBERSECURITY MATTERS FOR YOUR PROJECTS: RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS

How to navigate current rules - and what ESS incidents stand out?

• Michaela Kollau, Policy Officer, European Commission 
• Maarten Hoeve, Director Technology, European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) 
• Aakash Sharma, Product Certification Manager, Sungrow
• Stéphane Alaimo, Head of Digital Product Developments, Saft 
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, EASE

9:45 - 11:00: THE LUXEMBOURGISH LANDSCAPE FOR ENERGY STORAGE

Presentation of the Luxembourgish energy framework: What is changing? What are the new opportunities?

• Simeon Hagspiel, Government Commissioner for Energy, Luxembourg Ministry of Energy 
• Claude Hornik, Head of Energy Department, Institut Luxembourgeois de régulation
• Nicolas Back, Head of Innovation, Creos Luxembourg
• Laure Metz, Business Development Specialist, Enovos
• Moderator: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, Energy Storage Europe 

11:30 - 12:30: HOW TO MAKE PROJECTS BANKABLE IN BENELUX?

What are the market drivers? Where the value creation comes from in Benelux?

• Jean-Paul Harreman, Director, Montel Analytics
• Eryk Masiak, Structurer Commodity and Flexibility, ENECO
• Koen Broess, Chief Technology Officer, Catalise Energy
• Liam Armstrong, Senior Sales Expert, enspired
• Moderator: Marija Maisch, Energy Storage News Director, PV Magazine Group