Programme
The provisional programme for #PESF2026 is now available! See the details below.
09:00
Opening
Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN)
09:30
Setting the scene
Debate:
- David Minnis (Director ESS EU Region, Huawei)
- Patrick Clerens (Secretary General, Energy Storage Europe)
- Pedro Amaral Jorge (CEO, APREN)
10:15
Coffee Break
10:35
Energy Storage and Electric System Flexibility
Debate:
- Pedro Furtado (REN)
- João Peças Lopes (Emeritus Professor, FEUP)
- Nuno Bairinhas (ERSE)
- Pedro Carvalho (Full Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico)
- Rui Gonçalves (Regulation Director, E-Redes)
11:20
State Aid and Energy Storage
Presentation:
- Tim Schittekatte (FTI Consulting & Florence School of Regulation)
Debate:
- José Donoso (General Director, UNEF)
- Juan de Diós López Leiva (CTO, AEE)
12:15
Lunch
13:45
Industrial and Commercial Electrification: The Role of Self-Consumption and Energy Storage
Debate:
- Carla Pedro (General Director, APQuímica)
- Carlos Sampaio (CEO, Elergone)
- Cecília Meireles (Executive Secretary General, ATIC) confirmation pending
- Nuno Martins (Executive Director, APIGCEE)
- Nuno Rodrigues (Energy and Energy Transition Director, The Navigator Company)
- Teresa Marques (Head of Energy & Int. Prod. Planning, Bondalti)
- Samuel Ferreira (BESS Specialist, Huawei)
14:30
The Grids Package and its Impact on the Energy Sector
Debate:
- Dörte Fouquet (Director, EREF)
- Dries van Acke (Deputy CEO, SolarPower Europe) confirmation pending
- Patrick Clerens (Secretary-General, Energy Storage Europe)
- Vidushi Dembi (Senior Analyst – Energy System Integration, WindEurope)
15:15
Coffee break
15:45
Storage as a Guarantee of the Bankability of Renewable Energy Projects
Presentations:
- Ignacio Cobo (Senior Principal, AFRY)
- Juan José Blanco García (Renewables Origination & Key Account Manager, Axpo Iberia)
Debate 01
- Christian Barba (Energy Storage Senior Director Europe, EDP)
- David Rivera (Country Manager, Iberdrola Portugal)
- Filipe Almeida-Santos (CFO, Movhera)
Debate 02
Under development
17:15
Closing
* The programme is still under development, and therefore the speakers, panels, and respective schedules may be subject to change.
