10:05 - 10:15
Eurelectric’s Presidency addressing the outlook for the digitalisation of the power sector
Interview between:
• Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO, E.ON SE and Vice President, Eurelectric
• Henning Häder, Policy Director, Eurelectric
Eurelectric’s Presidency addressing the outlook for the digitalisation of the power sector
Interview between:
• Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO, E.ON SE and Vice President, Eurelectric
• Henning Häder, Policy Director, Eurelectric
In this panel session, representatives from the power sector, tech companies, EU organisations and European associations will discuss
the prospects of how cloud-based technologies could enable European economies, companies and citizens to achieve carbon neutrality well before 2050. The discussion will address the following questions:
• How can cloud infrastructure and services support the objectives of the European Green Deal?
• How will cloud infrastructure and services affect the way European power companies will operate in the future?
• What does the future of cloud technology look like? and how will this enable power users and producers to achieve climate neutrality?
10:15-10:25 Keynote speech
• Larry Cochrane, Director Global Energy Solutions, Google Cloud
• Antonio Hidalgo, Vice President of Digital Solutions, Landis+Gyr
10:25-11:00 Panel debate
Moderated by: Frances Robinson, Journalist
• Max Lemke, Head of Unit IoT, DG CNECT
• Mary O’Connor, Chief Information Officer, ESB
• Fatih Balyeli, CEO & Co-Founder, Exaion
• Carole Davies-Filleur, Associate Director - Sustainability & Technology, Accenture
• Larry Cochrane, Director Global Energy Solutions, Google Cloud
• Antonio Hidalgo, Vice President of Digital Solutions, Landis+Gyr
What are the greatest cybersecurity risks to the power sector? How are they evolving? How will the EU advance a global, open, stable,
and secure cyberspace? What sector-specific characteristics need to be considered when tailoring general cyber resilience
principles and measures to the electricity system?
11:00 - 11:10 Keynote speech
• Ole Tom Seierstad, National Security Officer at Microsoft Norway, Microsoft
11:10 - 11:55 Panel debate followed by wrap-up
Moderated by: Rémy Garaude Verdier, Head of European Affairs, Enedis
• Tone Thingbo, Vice President Cyber Security, Statkraft
• Felipe Castro, Policy Officer (Cybersecurity) for Energy Security and Safety, DG ENER
• Justin Lowe, Cyber security lead for the energy and utilities sector, PA Consulting
• Ole Tom Seierstad, National Security Officer at Microsoft Norway, Microsoft
Wrap-up by: Bruce Douglas, Business and Communications Director, Eurelectric