Synergy Events Releases the List of Energy Sector Keynote Speakers at the European Utility Week Opening

AMSTERDAM, September 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Emergent new players and distributed generation as well as changing demand patterns are all impacting business models tremendously. The Opening Keynote during the European Utility Week Summit, on day one of the event, will examine those key strategic themes causing shifts in the utility business model.

The European Utility Week Summit at RAI Amsterdam from 3-5 October 2017 is organized by Synergy Events.

Shaping the future of the energy industry lies in an integrated approach to an energy infrastructure - a fully integrated and interconnected electricity system and market in Europe. A vision that goes beyond regional efforts and spans to include all key players in the smart energy ecosystem. European strategy to achieve a smooth transition towards a low carbon energy supply is at the heart of European Utility Week.

In the Opening keynote Adnan Z. Amin will address the challenges utilities are currently dealing with and how European strategy and goals for 2030 and 2050 will enable the transition towards a low carbon energy supply.

The Opening keynote will also feature those key enablers from the industry who have been appointed to help orchestrate this change and guide the industry forward including:

• Manon Janssen, Chair of Topsector Energie and CEO of Ecorys - presenting "Energy Innovation In The Netherlands";
• Ernesto Ciorra Head of Innovation & Sustainability, Enel Group - presenting "2017: It Isn't Time For Utilities";
• Brien Sheahan CEO, Illinois Commerce Commission - presenting "Energy In The USA, Market Design With Innovative Regulation";
• Cedrik Neike Member of the Managing Board Siemens AG - presenting "The 3D Model Of Energy: Decarbonisation Through Decentralisation And Digitalisation";
• Philippe Monloubou Chief Executive Officer, Enedis and Chairman, Think Smartgrids - presenting "Vision Of The Utility From Now Until 2025";
• Benjamin Sovacool Professor of Energy Policy, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom; Professor of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Herning, Denmark - presenting "The Choice Of The "Consumer"”.

The Opening Keynote at European Utility Week will set the stage for what will come during the strategic Summit across the 3-day programme starting 3-5 October, Rai Amsterdam. The high level opening debate will be a true reflection of the choice of the "consumer"; how to empower people by understanding their energy choices and the shift of ownership in the value chain.

"The global electricity system stands at a critical juncture in the midst of transition. Whether consumers become empowered to expedite this transition, or resist it, remains an open-ended question. I am excited to take part in the opening keynote of EUW17 to help explore industry perspectives on both transitions and the topic of consumers and prosumers,"  says Benjamin Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom; Professor of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Herning, Denmark.

Other impressive initiatives happening during the 3-day event include the Bridge Initiative (Horizon 2020) projects. Funded by the EU Commission the event will house 22 Energy projects helping to contribute to a successful, digitally-supported energy transition. It does this by fostering the exchange of information, experience, knowledge and best practices to produce coordinated, balanced and coherent recommendations to policy makers for removing barriers to innovation deployment.

About Synergy Events 

is part of Clarion Events and the market leader in developing and organising high quality international conferences and exhibitions for, and in co-operation with, the electricity, gas and water sectors. The management team has over four decades of experience in delivering high value events in the European and Australasian markets. The multi-lingual, expert team works closely with regional advisory boards made up of leading utility experts to deliver cutting-edge content in the areas of Grid Optimisation, Renewables, Energy Storage, Smart Metering, Smart Cities, Smart Homes, Energy Services & Efficiency, Energy Trading, Intelligent Buildings, Data Management, Analytics and IoT, Cyber Security, Smart Gas and Smart Water.

European Utility Week, part of the Global Utility Week series, spans a global network of 150,000 smart energy professionals. European Utility Week is the premier landmark event in Europe for the entire smart utility sector, and will accumulate over 12,000 international smart energy stakeholders and 600 exhibitors. The event brings together energy professionals to learn, network, collaborate and share expertise and information on a global level, which is why programmes for international delegations that wish to learn more about the European utility industry and beyond are set up. Utility delegations from the US, Turkey, Philippines will be sending their C-level utility representatives to the event with more delegations from Malaysia, Brazil, Peru and India to be confirmed shortly.

"The event is a dynamic and energizing 3-day business, innovation and information platform in the form of a conference-led exhibition. It facilitates greater networking and content sharing opportunities across the entire energy spectrum from generation to end use." says Patrick Young, Event Director for European Utility Week. "The programme is developed to serve every level of the utility value chain in the form of a strategic and policy forming environment during the exclusive Summit and the more practical case studies presented during the Hub Sessions, free to attend for all visitors."

3-5 October 2017, RAI Amsterdam, will see European Utility Week co-locating with industry events including:  EMART Energy, the leading energy trading event, Energy Revolution Europe, exploring the most recent developments in renewables integration and energy storage, Intelligent Buildings Europe, emphasizing the importance of buildings in our everyday life and the key role they have in our smart cities future, and the highly revered innovation programme Initiate! working with start-ups, young talents and industry professionals.

Co-Located events:  

EMART Energy is the no. 1 networking platform for European energy traders and in 2017 will co-locate with European Utility Week, allowing its attendees to get in touch with a broader scope of solutions and experiences in the energy sector. This year's EMART Energy conference programme is themed "Energy trading in an era of decentralization" and will focus on topics such as: making use of decentralization, external technology drivers, digitalization: What opportunities arise?, renewables entering the market & electrification and will feature analyses on energy price drivers and the latest innovations in trading.

Intelligent Buildings Europe focuses on the importance of buildings in our everyday life, and facilitates the business and networking opportunity between Utilities, ESCOs, Energy Service Providers, Financiers, Governments, Cities and Municipalities, all with the common goal of meeting climate change and policy commitments by improving energy efficiency.

Energy Revolution Europe focuses on the most recent developments in renewables integration and energy storage in order to fully integrate systems and benefit from a smarter grid.

Initiate! focuses on working with the utility industry in their effort to embrace the need for adopting new technologies, acquiring new talents and forming new partnerships to create positive change. It is the perfect platform to provide start-ups and young talent the opportunity to share their ideas and innovations with the more established professionals in the industry in an effort to collectively empower the industry.

For more information about the co-located events visit: http://www.european-utility-week.com/co-located-events

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