Sessions
Panel 1 : Resource Technology
Introduction | This panel will explore Nuclear, Hydrogen, Geothermal, and Battery Storage technologies as follows.
| - | Nuclear Energy: How can this efficient clean technology be safer and what is the impact of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) on the future? |
| - | Hydrogen: What is the impact of large hydrogen projects and the future? |
| - | Geothermal: How can this technology be used more and impacts to future? |
| - | Battery Storage: How do different areas of the world use battery storage and how can it be integrated better into operations? |
Moderator
Ante Mikulic
CEO, Croatian Power Exchange
TBD
Speaker
Man-Geun Park
Executive Director, KPX
TBD
Kennie Tsui
Chief Executive, New Zealand Geothermal Association
TBD
Daniel Wragge
Director Political & Regulatory Affairs, EEX Exchange
TBD
Injoon Oh
Senior Reasercher, H2 Korea
TBD
Panel 2 : Planning and Efficiency in the Transmission System
Introduction |
Proposed themes of the panel
| - | Challenges in Modernizing Transmission Infrastructure for a Renewable Future, while Maximizing Capacity Utilization of Existing Assets, |
| - | Long-Term Grid Planning in the Energy Transition Era and under Uncertainty (geopolitical shifts, climate risks, and demand volatility), |
| - | Digitalization of Grid Planning: Leveraging AI, GIS, and big data in long-term transmission development, and advanced forecasting technologies, |
| - | Enhancing efficiency through Regional Interconnection and Cross-Border Planning, |
| - | The Role of Energy Storage and Flexibility in Grid Efficiency, |
Moderator
Ahmed Ali Al-Ebrahim
CEO, GCCIA
Speaker
John Bear
CEO, MISOX
TBD
Aftab Khan
Executive Vice President, PJM
TBD
Samir C. Saxena
Chairman & managing Director, Grid-India
TBD
Philippe Vassilopoulos
Director of Product Development, EPEX SPOT
TBD
Panel 3 : Demand Side Challenges
Introduction |
| - | What challenges (planning, markets, and operations) do data centers bring to power exchanges? |
| - | How can we facilitate the integration of large loads without jeopardizing reliability? |
| - | Incentives for large loads, including industrial demand and data centers, to operate flexibly and/or bring incremental supply. |
Moderator
Chantelle Bramley
Executive General Manager, Transpower
TBD
Speaker
Alex Schoch
Group Director of Flexibility & Electrification, Octopus Energy
TBD
Jing Wang
AWS
TBD
Panel 4 : Future of Power Exchanges
Introduction |
| - | What challenges (planning, markets, and operations) do data centers bring to power exchanges? |
| - | How can we facilitate the integration of large loads without jeopardizing reliability? |
| - | Incentives for large loads, including industrial demand and data centers, to operate flexibly and/or bring incremental supply. |
Moderator
Omer Haroon Malik
Head of Strategy and Power Market Development, CPPA-G
TBD
Speaker
Mar Pastor, Alvarez
Marketing Coordinator, N-Side
TBD
Jip Kim
Assistant Professor, KENTECH
TBD
Lina Masiuliene
Director Strategic Services, Nord Pool
TBD
Dr. Sushanta Kumar Chatterjee
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India
TBD