Ministerial session - Putting wind at the heart of Europe's competitiveness

When: Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 9:00 - 10:30
Where: Auditorium 15
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Session description

Wind energy is set to become the leading source of electricity in the EU soon after 2030. And that's good news, because this increase will help European industry to reach their decarbonisation objectives in a cost-efficient way. But we are not there yet. New installations are slower than they should - despite some recent improvements on key markets like Germany. Grid infrastructure needs more investments. And energy consumers - who are willing to changes their processes to decarbonise but face intense international competition - would need a stronger business case for the bold investments they are to take. As the international environment grows more unstable, what are the levers that will enable us to accelerate our energy transition while strengthening Europe's competitiveness?

Session chair

Giles Dickson

CEO, WindEurope

Part 1 - What industry needs: competitive energy, grid connections, market pooling for decarbonised products

Žygimantas Vaičiūnas

Minister of Energy, Lithuania

Gunnar Groebler

CEO, Salzgitter

Marco Mensink

Director General, CEFIC

Jean-Christophe Laloux

Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Michael Jesberger

Member of the Executive Board, Transnet BW

Samira Barakat

Managing Director, Vattenfall Europe Wind GmbH

Part 2 – Scaling up wind energy production: market and policy enablers

Eluned Morgan

First Minister, Wales

Henrik Andersen

CEO, Vestas

Christian Zinglersen

Director, ACER

Duarte Bello

CEO Europe and Latin America, EDPR

Udo Bauer

CEO, Enercon