Energy Innovation Forum 2024 | LHI Lighthouse Institute AG | 15 May 2024 | Marriott Hotel Zurich, Neumühlequai 42, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland

The independent Swiss forum for market players and decision-makers from the energy sector. The energy sector is changing. New energy policy and technical innovations determine the future of energy. Completely new challenges and perspectives are opening up for energy suppliers and distribution network operators. The research and development pipelines are full of good, innovative ideas for a smarter, more economical and more resource-efficient use of energy. We are on the way to a future in which the various forms and uses of energy, the transport networks and the needs-based control of production and consumption merge into an overall system.

All of this challenges the energy supply companies. They have a new role, new opportunities, but also responsibility as switching points between new, increasingly decentralized production infrastructures, consumption and network stability. They are becoming comprehensive energy service providers that no longer just sell energy, but offer various services with different tariffs.

This is where this Forum comes in and offers a development framework for new solutions, strategies and business models for the energy future. Top-class speakers will discuss the topics of digitalization, decentralization, decarbonization and future value creation as well as the necessary framework for action. In addition, this year we are placing particular emphasis on the topic of system convergence - what consequences do artificial intelligence and digitalization have for our energy system and how do energy companies manage to establish a culture of innovation with existing or new employees. We examine the effects of increasing networking from different perspectives. Energy networks (electricity, gas, heat) and buildings are increasingly being integrated into an overall system. What does this mean for energy sector players? Which strategies and business areas are promising? What just hype?

As an independent platform for decision-makers from utilities, industry, research and politics, the Forum highlights current trends in the energy sector and provides a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the strategic and technical challenges in the energy market of the future. The participants are presented with new ideas and innovative solutions for the tasks at hand.

Discuss the path to the energy future with around 200 industry representatives and benefit from the practical experience of many exciting speakers that we were able to win for you.

Focus Topics of the 13th Annual Conference
• Challenges and new impulses of a networked energy landscape
• On the way to the heat transition
• Convergence of networks and systems
• Where are energy suppliers headed?
• Security of supply and future market design
• Innovative solutions and future business areas
• Energy storage challenges and solutions
• Innovations and digitalization vs. corporate culture
• New ideas for the energy transition

2024 Partners

HOST PARTNER:
• Smart Energy

LEAD PARTNERS:
• BET
• Zuhlke

PARTNERS:
• EWA EnergieUri
• HSLU
• Primeo Energie
• Gaz Energie