Sessions
Trade and competitiveness: making more wind in Europe
When: Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 14:30 - 15:30
Where: N103, N104
Session description
Europe’s wind industry stands at a strategic crossroads, with the Industrial Accelerator Act and emerging “Made in EU” approaches poised to influence how and where our sector will manufacture in the future. Experts will discuss what position the wind industry should take on these evolving requirements and how to build a balanced value chain strategy that strengthens EU manufacturing without creating bottlenecks, raising costs, or slowing deployment.
Session chair
Laura Casuscelli
Manager – Trade & Competitiveness, WindEurope
Fireside chat: diversifying our supply for permanent magnets
Phil Cole
Director of Industrial Affairs, WindEurope
Udo Bauer
CEO, Enercon
Panel
Bert Verdyck
Chief Technology Officer, ZF Wind Power
Jacek Truszczynski
Deputy Head of Unit, Net Zero Industries, Sustainable and Circular Products DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission DG GROW
Raul Gil
Transmission Executive Vice President & CEO Prysmian Powerlink, Prysmian
