European Energy Efficiency Conference 2024 | OÖ Energiesparverband | 6 March 2024 | Stadthalle Wels, Pollheimerstraße 1, 4600 Wels, Austria

No time like now for energy efficiency! Price fluctuations, geopolitical instabilities and the climate crisis make the role of energy efficiency in the energy transformation evident. New EU targets require a strong push for energy efficiency in all sectors. The conference will show how to realise the high policy ambitions and how to strengthen energy efficiency demand and markets.

This session presents the ambitious new European energy efficiency legislation and how we can deliver!

Topics:
• Policies and programmes to transform industry
• Pathways to net-zero industries
• Best practice examples

2024 Speakers

Vincent Berrutto
DG Energy, European Commission

Roland Roesch
Director, International Renewable Energy Agency

Arno Gattinger
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria

Alexander Sauer
Director, Fraunhofer IPA, Germany

Ulrike Beyer
Head of Taskforce Hydrogen, Fraunhofer IWU, Germany

Thomas Kienberger
Professor and Chair, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

Jens Strüker
Professor of Information Systems and Digital Energy Management, University of Bayreuth/Fraunhofer Blockchain Lab, Germany

Jörg Theis
President of ABB's Machine Automation, B&R Industrial Automation

Katrin Helmberger
Head of Corporate Sustainability, Fronius International

Wolfgang Hribernik
Head of Center for Energy, Austrian Institute of Technology

Francisco Puente
General Manager, ESCAN, Spain

Brian Keane
Founder & President, SmartPower, USA