Programme

EUSEW 2026 takes place as a hybrid event. Speakers and attendees can participate both in Brussels (in the European Commission's Charlemagne building and the NH Berlaymont Hotel) and online.

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06:30 AM
Welcome coffee
07:00 AM
07:00 AM – 08:00 AM
Opening
Borys BudkaDan Jørgensen
Charlemagne - De Gasperi (2nd floor)
08:00 AM
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Awards Ceremony
Tomas HäyryMonica FrassoniJoanna PanderaPaloma Aba Garrote
Charlemagne - De Gasperi (2nd floor)
09:00 AM
Coffee break
09:30 AM
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Powering Change: 20 Years of European Clean Energy Transition
Andris  PiebalgsGunther  OettingerMiguel Arias CañeteKadri  SimsonDan Jørgensen
Charlemagne - De Gasperi (2nd floor)
10:30 AM
Lunch break
11:30 AM
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Keynote speech
Enrico Letta
Charlemagne - De Gasperi (2nd floor)
12:00 PM
Break
Competitive and secure Energy Union
Energy affordability
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Decarbonisation framework in the EU and globally
12:30 PM
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM
A Letta report for energy: rethinking EU energy governance in the next decade
Maurice DierickClara PolettiMatthias BuckGuido CervigniBruno Liebhaberg
Charlemagne - De Gasperi (2nd floor)
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM
Key lessons from the social climate plans on targeting vulnerable household
Vlasios OikonomouMaria XyliaSvetoslav StoykovPavel TychtlJohanna CludiusJan Milota
NH Berlaymont - Simone Veil
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM
European Geothermal Action Plan for energy security, affordability and competitiveness
THAna Diaz VazquezMarco BaresiMKCSMechthild Wörsdörfer
NH Berlaymont - Jean Rey
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM
Plugging the gap: how to make local heating and cooling plans investable
Rodrigues DinisKaneli SeppänenMorgan HenleyNicolas RaimondiValentina CabalMargot Pinault
Charlemagne - Jenkins (Ground floor)
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM
Europe’s critical raw materials supply chains: enabling a secure, sustainable and competitive EU
Cristina Lobillo BorreroDominik RudererCilia  RuinenOlli SalmiSascha KeenValère Moutarlier
Charlemagne - Mansholt (Ground floor)
02:30 PM
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
REPowerEU: From Russian fossil fuels to energy independence and sustainability
Yolanda  Garcia MezquitaCristina Lobillo Borrero
Charlemagne - De Gasperi (2nd floor)
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Cross-Border Energy Communities and interregional cooperation: fostering the development of energy communities across borders
Rachel TullyGilles KittelMarek JaskólskiFrans FolkvordMartín Guillermo RamírezDelia Bonsignore
NH Berlaymont - Simone Veil
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Unlocking the potential of energy storage technologies and addressing regulatory barriers
Ernesto Lopez ValletLaurent  LamyMaria MendezCarolina Cruz
Charlemagne - Mansholt (Ground floor)
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Marrying EU AI and cloud ambitions with the energy transition: scaling digital infrastructure sustainably
Claudie MoreauCillian O’DonoghueEulalia FloPaul PapenbrockNikolaos KontinakisManuel Mateo Goyet
NH Berlaymont - Jean Rey
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
ManagEnergy Talk: When Europe heats up: can our energy system keep its cool?
Alexandre Florentin
Charlemagne - Jenkins (Ground floor)