Day two, Wednesday, 28^th February

The Green Day: How do we safely scale up renewables?

08:00- 09:00 Coffee break & networking

09:00-09:05 Opening speech

- Roxana Petrescu, senior editor Ziarul Financiar, energy journalist

- Cristian Hostiuc, editorial director Ziarul Financiar

09:05 – 09:20 One on one

- Diego Hernandez Diaz, parter Energy Solutions, McKinsey

09:20-09:30 One on one

- Varinia Radu, Partner, Deputy Head of EPC, CEE | Head of Energy and Projects, Romania | Head of Oil & Gas, CEE CMS

09:30 – 11:00 The renewables debate. Part one: Flexibility of networks, consumption predictions, investment integration, accelerating for 2030

Speakers:

• Lăcrămioara Diaconu, country manager, OX2 Romania

• Adrian Paraschiv, country manager Romania & Rep. Moldova, Photomate

• Georg Hotar, CEO Photon Energy

• Alina Stancu Bîrsan, Partener Filip & Company

• Zsuzsa Bereschi, Principal, Energy & Utilities, Horváth

• Adrian Tiţa, CEO ANT Energy, SIMTEL

• Gabriel Tache, General Manager, Eaton Romania

11:00-11:15 One one one

- Corneliu Bodea, CEO Adrem

11:15-12:30 The green challenges debate. How do we switch from hesitations to real investments? Legislation, financing instruments, opportunities

Speakers:

• Doru Voicu, strategy director, Renovatio

• Cristian Buzan, deputy general manager ENGIE Romania

• Roxana Mircea, managing partner REI Grup

• Ciprian Bodiu, chief sales officer, Parapet

• Oana Bâra, head of financing programs BCR

• Gabriela Cacerea, Partener NNDKP

• Lucian Enaru, country general manager Schneider Electric

• Giacomo Billi, CEO Alive Capital

12:30 – 14:00 The renewables debate. Part two: Flexibility of networks, consumption predictions, investment integration, accelerating for 2030

Speakers:

• Favi Stelian, CEO Nofar Energy Romania

• Mirel Jarnea, business development manager SEE, LONGi

• Liviu Gavrilă, vice-president RWEA

• Andrei Manea, executive director, RPIA

• Iustinian Captariu, Partner Kinstellar

• Alexandra Floricică, Head of Sustainable Development, ProCredit

• Valentin Bârgău, VP of Corporate Operations, Restart Energy One

• Dana Daraban, ACUE executive director

14:00 – 15:00 The prosumer debate. Moving from single prosumers to energy islands and hybrid energy projects

Speakers:

• Eugen Butoarcă, chairman of the board, Distributie Oltenia

• Viorel Alicuş, director ANRE

• Claudiu Butacu, president EFdeN

• Mihai Toader Pasti, founder ÎntreVecini

• Andrei Clecan, lecturer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (online)

15:00 – 16:00 The hydrogen debate. What’s the future of hydrogen and how do we finance the projects?

Speakers:

• Mirela Atanasiu, Head of Unit Operations and Communications, Clean Hydrogen Partnership (online)

• Ionuţ Cristian Ciubotaru, Vice President for Business Development, OMV Petrom

• Siobhan McGarry, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission (online)

• Rareş Hurghiş, Executive Director FEL România

• Alexandru Floriştean, director Hy Legal (online)

• Vlad Stoicescu, president, Sustainable Fuel Association

16:00 Closing remarks second day

16:00-17:00 Lunch & networking 

Day three, Thursday, 29^th February

The Electrifying Day: New technologies and the electrification of economies

08:00- 09:00 Coffee break & networking 

09:00 -09:05 Opening speech

- Roxana Petrescu, senior editor Ziarul Financiar, energy journalist

- Cristian Hostiuc, editorial director Ziarul Financiar

09:05-10:30 The electrification debate. How do we move the economy from other fuels to power?

Speakers:

• Mircea Fechet, Minister of Environment

• Teodora Preoteasa, secretar de stat, MIPE

• Lucian Ioan Rus, secretar de stat, Ministerul Economiei, Antreprenoriatu

• Mădălina Ivănică, deputy head of unit, DG Grow (online)

• Ştefan Vuza, chairman of the board, Chimcomplex Borzesti

• Mihai Drăghici, partner, EY România

• Gabriel Ioniţă Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Axionet

10:30-12:00 The rise of new technologies debate. How do we create jobs and economic growth on the energy transition path

Speakers:

• Adrian Polec, owner Prime Batteries Technology

• Marin Constantin, president of the Scientific Council, RATEN

• Dan Ştefănică, head of EU Projects, The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)

• Olivian Savin, Marketing & Communication Manager FEL România

• Florina Sora, Head of CO₂ Storage Office, ANRM

• Szabolcs Nemes, managing partner, Roland Berger

12:00-13:30 Romania 2030 debate. Will the energy transition help Romania double its GDP by 2030?

Speakers:

• Ştefan Gadola, chairman of the board, EnergoBit (online)

• Adrian Cătălin Bulboacă, managing partner, Bulboacă & Asociatii

• Răzvan Mustaţă, dean, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University (online)

• Horia Necula, vice-rector, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest

13:30 – 14:00 Closing remarks third day

14:00- 15:00 Lunch & networking