Agenda
Our agenda is designed to inspire, challenge, and connect. From keynote sessions with industry leaders to interactive workshops and networking opportunities, each part of the event is built to spark ideas and provide practical insights. Explore the schedule and start planning your experience.
IDC Utilities Xchange – BACK FROM THE FUTURE
Day 1
Registration and Networking Lunch
IDC Greetings and Welcome
Gaia Gallotti
Research Director, Head of IDC Energy Insights Europe
Charlotte Thygesen Poulsen
Vice President Events, IDC
AI for Energy and Energy for AI
Roberta Bigliani
Group VP, Head of EMEA Insights, IDC
Leveraging flexibility in tomorrow’s energy system
Kristofer Fröjd
Senior Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Ellevio
Power to the People: How Disruptive Tech is Flipping the Energy Game
The European utility industry is facing unprecedented change, evolving customer demands, and a pressing need for modernization. Yet, many utilities remain shackled to outdated legacy systems, or incremental change with incumbents that hinder true progress.
In this session, Kraken leadership will reveal how their groundbreaking technology is shaking up the status quo, empowering utilities to outpace the competition, and delivering real value to end customers. Learn how Kraken is accelerating the energy transition, helping clients gain market share, and making them future-ready in a rapidly evolving landscape. Don’t get left behind—discover how to turn disruption into your competitive advantage.
Lara Beers
Global Director of Business Development, Kraken
Coffee break and networking
Leveraging industrial energy communities
Ivan Kristian Pedersen
Owner, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, ND4 Services ApS
Flipchart discussion: Best Practices for Unleashing Value from Flexibility
Cybersecurity at the Heart of the E-REDES Digital Transformation
Nuno Medeiros
CISO, E-REDES
Coffee break and networking
Flipchart discussion: Best Practices for Unleashing Value from Flexibility
AI in Utilities: From Vision to Action
AI in Utilities: From Vision to Action
General Manager, GE Vernova
Chief Innovation Officer, Grid Software, GE Vernova
Research Director, Head of IDC Energy Insights Europe
The future of Field Service Management: empowering Utilities with disruptive technologies
The future of Field Service Management: empowering Utilities with disruptive technologies
Group VP, Head of EMEA Insights, IDC
CEO, OverIT
Networking and Refreshment Break; One-to-One Meetings
Gala Dinner
Day 2
IDC Xchange Morning Exercise
Breakfast
Kick off Tuesday
Gaia Gallotti
Research Director, Head of IDC Energy Insights Europe
Europe’s Energy Transition: A Bold Vision, A Bumpy Road
High costs, geopolitical uncertainty, and societal pushback threaten Europe’s energy transition. Can the transition survive the headwinds? Is it stalling? Where’s it heading?
Angela Salmeron
Research Director, IDC EMEA
AI in Energy: Practical Applications Beyond the Hype
Margarita Fernandez de Prada Alfin
Global Digital Transformation Director, Iberdrola
Going Net Zero – a venture building adventure
Mário Simões
Innovation Project Lead, EDP
The Future is Now: Managed Flexibility Connects Customers, Creating Space Where None Exists
Mitchel Haeve
Epic Owner, Alliander
Flipchart discussion: Reconciling AI/Gen AI with sustainability goals and Net Zero
Coffee break and networking
Roundtable Discussions (Parallel Sessions)
A – AI in Utilities – Integrating AI into Daily Operations
Global Head of Product Marketing, Gentrack
General Manager and Group Vice President, EMEA Research, IDC
B – How to Make GenAI Use Cases more Financially Attractive
Leader Digital Innovation & (Energy/Power) Technologies (CTO / CDO), Shell
C – Europe’s Energy Transition: A Bold Vision, A Bumpy Road
Research Director, IDC EMEA
D – Adapting to Evolving Energy Needs: Strategies for Serving Larger energy users in Europe
Snr Mgr Commercial Sales & Service, Electric Ireland
E – Transition for the future needs
Group VP, Head of EMEA Insights, IDC
VP Digital Utilities, EMEA, Siemens Advanta
F – Meter Data Management Solutions that Support Customers and Future Energy Systems
Product Manager, Mecoms
Research Director, Head of IDC Energy Insights Europe
Change break
Unleashing New Business Models: The Galp Story
Joao Soares
Mobility Business Digital Lead – Digital Operations, GALP
Powering the Future: Unlocking Consumer Flexibility Through Customer Love
Imagine a world where every household is part of the solution to a fully renewable energy grid—a world where customers are not just passive consumers but active participants in balancing energy demand and supply. This isn’t a far-off dream; it’s happening now at scale. At Octopus Energy, we believe consumer flexibility is the key to unlocking this reality. But flexibility doesn’t come from technology alone; it’s fuelled by trust, engagement, and delivering experiences that people genuinely love. The energy companies that thrive in this transition will be the ones that build deep, authentic relationships with their customers.
To achieve this, we must reimagine what it means to be truly customer-centric. It’s not just about offering the right tariffs or clever apps—it’s about relentless retailing, creating services that seamlessly integrate into people’s lives, and empowering them with choices they actually want and need. This isn’t just a strategy; it’s a movement, transforming consumers into powerful allies on the journey to a cleaner, greener energy system.
Speaker
Jon Paull
COO, Octopus Energy
Guidance from the Utilities Top Predictions
Speaker
Jean-Francois Segalotto
Senior Associate Advisor, IDC Energy Insights
Back from the future – what do we do now?
Speaker
Roberta Bigliani
Group VP, Head of EMEA Insights, IDC
Speaker
Thomas Meyer
General Manager and Group Vice President, EMEA Research, IDC
Feedback Session and Closing
Networking Lunch, Departure
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