High-level opening: The electrification of tomorrow's energy system

When: Tuesday, 25 April 2023, 10:45 - 11:30
Where: Electrification stage

Session description

Sustainable energy-based electrification is the key to achieving net zero. How can we accelerate it? This is the question we posed in the opening session of the electrification phase to leading stakeholders in the field. It is an urgent and not an easy task, but the reward is worth the effort – green energy and electrification create growth, promote prosperity and ensure the framework for a good life. So what are the most important steps we need to take here and now from both a political and industrial perspective to achieve the goal of electrification? What are the market, political and technical challenges we need to solve and who will lead the way?

Session chair

Camilla Holbech

Head of Department of Renewable Energy and International Collaboration , Green Power Denmark

Panel

Juan Rivier

Head of Renewables Regulation, Iberdrola

Peter Weinreich Jensen

Head of Business Development, Western Europe & Managing Director, Denmark, Siemens Energy

Christian Zinglersen

Director, ACER

Lukasz Kolinski

Head of Unit Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy, European Commission