2022 Strategic Summit Agenda
Plenary: Realize New Opportunities, Build the Future
09:10
15 mins
[Keynote] Solar Energy in the EU Climate and Energy Policy

Lukasz Kolinski
Head of Unit for Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy
Directorate-General for Energy
European Commission
09:25
15 mins
[Guest of Honor] Spotlight on Spain
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Translating Spain’s sustainability goals into concrete business strategy
09:40
40 mins
[Panel] Large-scale Solar - Creating a Thriving Pan-Europe Business Environment
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Meeting key opportunities and challenges in the grid parity era
Moderator:

Dr. Roland Roesch
Deputy Director at the Innovation and Technology Center
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Panelist:

Robert Navarro
Managing Director, Iberia
RWE Renewables

Tara Reale
Head of Business Development, UK & Ireland
Lightsource BP

Anton Milner
CEO
ib vogt (Reserved)
10:20
40 mins
[Panel] The Cost of Decarbonization – How We Hit 100% Green with Customers in Center
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Examining the role of utility as the key enabler for future decarbonization & energy market design
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Grid management: the art of balance
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Building the supporting infrastructure

David Šafář
Member of the Board
E.ON CZ
11:00
40 mins
[Panel] Powering the Commercial & Industrial Sector with Solar PV in Europe
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The role of electrification and digitalization
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More application scenarios
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Energy storage in accelerating C&I adoption of solar

Paula Santos
Self-Consumption Director
UNEF

Giuseppe Artizzu
CEO
NHOA Energy (ENGIE EPS)
Solar + Storage Europe
14:00
40 mins
[Panel] Stability & Profitability: The Pathway to Commercializing Energy Storage
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How energy storage can help solar projects integrate into the grid
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Case studies on storage improvements to the solar production

Fabio Spucches
Global Head of Project Development, RSD BU
MYTILINEOS
14:40
40 mins
[Panel] Innovation Projects – Making Facilities Multifunctional: Hybridization with Storage, Agriculture, and Hydro
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Being more efficient with comprehensive projects
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Integration with storage systems, agriculture, hydro, etc.
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How to fully utilize the resources and maximize the synergies

Vladimir Tabutov
Founder, CEO
Hecsolar
Coffee Break
15:50
20 mins
[Q&A] Boom or Gloom? - Two Wildly Different Perspectives on Big Batteries in Grid
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Standalone grid-connected projects or co-located and hybrid projects?" Through 1-1 Q&A, the session examines investor's perspective and appetites for both types.

Alex O' Cinneide
CEO
Gore Street Capital, UK
16:10
20 mins
[Innovation Box A] Optimizing Battery Storage Systems

16:30
50 mins
[Debate] Which Makes a Better Case in 2030: Solar to Battery or Solar to Hydrogen?
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An interesting deliberation on which will be the optimal energy storage solution for renewables. In debating, there will be two teams of three speakers – the Battery team and the Electrolysis team. Both technologies are expected to reach commercialization by 2030.
Team Battery:

Felipe Hernández
Managing Director
FRV X
Team Hydrogen:

Afkenel Schipstra
Senior Vice President Hydrogen Business Development
ENGIE
