Future of Utilities Energy Transition Summit 2025 | MarketForce Live | 18 March 2025 | SugarFactory, Amsterdam, Kristalpromenade 7, 1165 PD Halfweg, Netherlands

Join us for Europe’s most significant energy conference. The past summit brought together senior leaders from incumbents, innovators, policy makers and investors to advance the transition towards a renewable energy ecosystem.

It’s the energy conference for decision-makers committed to accelerating Europe’s energy transition.

2025 Speakers

Jasper van den Driest
Chief Executive Officer, Vandebron

Cindy Kroon
Chief Commercial Officer, Vattenfall

Vincent Tuk
Chief Data Officer, Eneco

Thomas Gresch
Chief Technology Officer, Axpo

Gianni Commessatti
Chief Digital Officer, E.ON Italia

Emiel Bodewes
Director Corporate Strategy, Alliander

Kine Årdal
Chief Information & Digital Officer, Scatec

Samira Barakat
MD Vattenfall Europe Wind GmbH and VP Partnerships and Business Transformation BA Wind, Vattenfall

João Martins de Carvalho
Executive Board Member, E-REDES

Jos Diening
Vice President, New Nuclear Growth, Ontario Power Generation

Lucien Wiegers
Managing Director - Head of Trading, Structuring & Origination, Eneco Energy Trade

Kristofer Fröjd
Senior Vice President - Strategy & Business Development, Ellevio

Erik Suichies
Vice President BU Customers, Vattenfall

Arieke Boersen
Director M&A and Ventures, Eneco

Sylvie Perrin
Director of Transformation of the Stability Processes, RTÉ

Frank Van Doorn
Vice President - Head of Trading, Vattenfall

Suresh Bhaskar
Managing Director Renewables - UK & Ireland, Engie

Sietse Bruinsma
Director Technology, Vandebron

David Robertson
Director, British Gas Home Solutions Operations, British Gas

Phil Spain
OHA Project Director, National Grid

Jean-Thomas Meyer
Director of Engineering Digitalisation, Orsted

Sandra van Maarseveen
Director B2C Energy Retail, Eneco

Martijn van Gemert
Director Market Insights, Vattenfall

Abhijeet Saikia
Director - Interconnectors, SSE

Mary Starks
VP Policy, Regulation and Risk, OVO Energy

Belén Linares Corell
Innovation Director, Moeve

Kiki Lauwers
Chief Executive Officer, Thorizon

Christian Barba
International Business Development and Storage Director, EDP Renewables

Philip Steele
Future Technologies Evangelist, Octopus Energy Group

Mark Wilkie
Commercial Development Director, Orsted

Elena Fjørtoft
Head of Department, RD&I– Grid infrastructure, Statnett

Vincent Derbali
General Secretary, EPEX SPOT

Alexandra Meagher
Group Head of Regulation, Octopus Energy Group

Jakob Pilegaard Hansen
Senior Vice President, Export & Investment Fund of Denmark

Alan Croes
Head System and Markets, TenneT

Nora Guemar
Head of Innovation Research & Technology, Engie

Christian Folke
Head of Technology & Innovation - Renewables, Uniper

John Ahlberg
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Kärnfull

Parsia Tayyebi
Global Head of Digital & CX, E.ON Drive

Uros Lekic
Managing Partner, TenNine VC

Sylvain Nizou
Chief Executive Officer, HEXANA

Anicet Touré
Head of Nuclear Strategy, Innovation & Business Development, Tractebel

Christopher McLachlan
Head of Retail Innovation, RheinEnergie

Douglas Johnsson-Poensgen
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Circulor

Kris Remels
Head of Innovation, Luminus

Simon Watson
Head of Commercial Development, National Grid

Marcia Poletti
Head of European System Change, Octopus Energy Group

Chloe Fong
Head of Product - Growth and Innovation, E.ON

Ivaylo Shirokanski
Head of Energy Storage, CWP Global

Mark Ossel
Senior Vice President of Networked Energy Services Corporation and Board Member, OSGP Alliance

Jacob Stedman
Chief Executive Officer, Blykalla

Alexandra Tudoroiu-Lakavice
Head of Policy, COGEN Europe

André Vidal
Head of Development - Hydrogen, Statkraft

Giacomo Zucchelli
Head of European & International Public Affairs, A2A

Latif Faiyaz
Head of Energy Trading and Strategy, Northern Gas and Power

Per Selldén
Head of Grid Sweden, OX2

Antonio Ricciardi
DG Business Lead Europe, EDP Group

Bjorn Bakken
Head of Section Reserves and Flexibility, Statnett

Daniele Agostini
Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Enel

Ian Cook
Head of Hydrogen Business Development, SSE

Hein Oomen
Senior Business Development Manager, Engie

Nardi Polak
Head of Supplier Innovation Development, Vattenfall

Anja Hintermeier
Head of New Business Development, Wien Energie

Emanuele Manigrassi
Director, Climate and Energy, European Aluminium

Michael Lippert
Director of Innovation and Solutions for Energy, Saft

Itske Lulof
Head of Energy & Climate Sector, Invest International

Johannes Wirth
Team Leader Strategy, Wien Energie

Niklas Johansson
Commercial Product Manager, E.ON

Katharine Baker
Senior Manager Zero Carbon Applications, EDF

Jan-Jaap Lageschaar
Country Lead, Decarbonisation Project Team, RWE

Lorraine Claffey
Communications & Press Manager, Energy Traders Europe

Cristina Corchero
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Bamboo Energy

Mark Kriek
Emerging Markets and EU Government Affairs, MayMaan

Jonathan Carrier
Co-Founder & CEO, Allye

Paul Mignot
Chief Executive Officer, Withthegrid

Manel Sanmarti
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bamboo Energy

Martin Soltau
Co-CEO, Space Solar

Nik Vyas
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, TIPA Solar

Peter Paul van Voorst
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Skoon Energy

Benedikt Domke
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, emost

Nathan Cruz Coulson
CTO & Co-Founder, Bold Donut Games

Markus Dold
Managing Director, eMallorca Technologies

Lina Drozd
Founder, Attune Energy

Aart van den Dool
Founder and R&D&I Director, River Energy Generator

Felicia Aminoff
Senior Associate - Power Grids, Utilities and Flexibility Market Research, BloombergNEF

Sean Layerle
Managing Director, CInsights

Pierre Dechamps
Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting

Travers Clarke-Walker
Chief Commercial Officer, Kaluza

Charlotte Johnson
General Manager, Kraken

Thomas Mueller
Director of Business Development for Utilities, SAP

Daniela Haldy-Sellmann
Global VP and Head of Energy & Utilities Industries, SAP

Dirk Rabelink
Chief Executive Officer, ULC-Energy

Bianca van Zijderveld
Senior Manager, Accuracy

Bill McEvoy
Global Industry Principal, AVEVA

Matt Piper
Global Director for Industry Solutions, Esri

Joris Van Genechten
Product Director, Gorilla

Enrico Leopardi
Senior Vice President Sales EMEA, OverIT

Eric Wernsing
Global Account Manager, Solar Turbines

Berend Olde Rikkert
Commercial Director, Net2Grid

Tal Tatnauer
Business Development Director, Brenmiller Energy

Ioannis Kasinopoulos
Chief Executive Officer, Electryone AI

Eleonore Lazat
Commercial Director, Granular Energy

Florentijn Degroote
Co-Founder and CEO, Powernaut

2025 Sponsors

HEADLINE SPONSOR:
• Kaluza

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Gentrack
• Krakentech
• SAP

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Accuracy
• Aveva
• Esri
• Gorilla
• OverIT
• Solar Turbines

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Eliq
• ESG
• Expleo
• Ferranti
• Itineris
• Net2Grid
• Opendatasoft
• Prisma Photonics
• Voltaware

STARTUP SPONSORS:
• Brenmiller
• Granular Energy
• Minesto
• Podero
• Powernaut
• Synergi
• Ventory