Conference Agenda

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Date: Wednesday, 10/June/2026
8:00am
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8:30am		 Morning Coffee
Location: Catering & Exhibition Area
8:30am
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8:50am		 Keynote Speaker 4 - Frederik Vandendriessche: The 2024 Electricity Market Design directive : Grid Saviour or False Hope?
Location: Auditorium

Prof. Dr. Frederik Vandendriessche is Professor of Energy Law at Ghent University, specializing in EU and Belgian energy market regulation, network governance, and renewable energy law.

He is also a partner and attorney at Stibbe (Brussels), advising network operators, public authorities and private clients on complex energy transactions, regulatory compliance, and litigation. His work bridges academic research and practical legal expertise in modern energy systems.
8:50am
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10:20am		 Theme 2 Oral Session – Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Jan Desmet, Ugent, Belgium
Chair: Emmanuel De Jaeger, UC Louvain, Belgium
Chair: David Hawkins, The IET, United Kingdom
10:20am
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12:20pm		 Poster Session 2 (Theme 1) & Coffee Break
Location: Poster Hall
Chair: Fabrizio Pilo, University of Cagliari, Italy
Chair: Riccardo Lama, CEI - Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano, Italy
12:20pm
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1:20pm		 Round Table 2: How Congestion and Flexibility Meets the New EMD5 Directive
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Jan Desmet, Ugent, Belgium
Chair: Dirk Van Hertem, KU Leuven, Belgium

Panelists

  • Akhtar Hussain Javed (Alliander, Netherlands)
  • James Matthys-Donnadieu (ELIA, Belgium)
  • Matthias Pletinckx (FastNed, Belgium)
  • Michel Verschuere (Yuso, Belgium)
1:20pm
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2:35pm		 Lunch
Location: Catering & Exhibition Area
2:35pm
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4:05pm		 Theme 3 Oral Session – New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Ingrid Schürrer, Salzburg Netz GmbH, Austria
Chair: Peter Söderström, Vattenfall Distribution Sweden, Sweden
4:05pm
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4:15pm		 Closing Speech by Dag Eirik Nordgård, Workshop Chair
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dag Eirik Nordgård, SINTEF, Norway
4:15pm
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4:45pm		 Goodbye Coffee
Location: Catering & Exhibition Area