- Which flexibility technologies are most suitable to integrate renewables and optimize our grids?
- Where in the energy system should they be placed?
- What frameworks do they require to flourish?
To discuss this with experts from research, policymaking, and the energy industry join us at the 4th Sustainable Energy Day
“The Rise of Flexibility:
A Demand-Side Story?”
organized by NordNET and CSEI – free of charge and open-for-all.
SustainED has the vision to connect research, policymakers, and industry. Participants will therefore be from all three domains and include students from CBS and DTU.
The conference will take place at the CBS campus (Råvarebygning Auditorium 20, Porcelænshaven 22, 2000 Frederiksberg). Coffee, tea, snacks, and lunch will be provided. All food served will be vegetarian. For any questions, please email us at enerforsk@cbs.dk.
SustainED is supported with funds from Nordic Energy Research.
Program
| From 8.30 | Coffee, Tea, and Fruit |
| 09.00 – 09.05 | Welcome |
| 09.05 – 10.15 | Inauguration Keynote |
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| 10.15 – 10.30 | Vitamin Break |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | Session 1: Policy |
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| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch & Discussion |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Session 2: Technology & Data |
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| 14.00 – 15.00 | Session 3: Industry |
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| 15.00 – 15.30 | Panel Discussion |
| with the speakers moderated by Anne Neumann (NTNU/CSEI, CBS) |
Speakers
Catharina Sikow-Magny (CSEI, CBS)
Catharina Sikow-Magny is an economist by training and has served the European Commission for more than 25 years. Most recently, she served as the Director for Green Transition and Energy System Integration at DG Energy. Her career has focused on EU energy policy, internal markets, infrastructure, and cross-border cooperation. She contributed to the development of the EU Commission’s transformative initiative of the “Green Deal” and led major initiatives including the TEN-E regulation, the Baltic Synchronization Project, and retail market reforms. Catharina holds an MSc in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics and has published widely on EU energy policy. She has served as the co-chair of Copenhagen School of Energy’s (CSEI) Advisory Board since 2020.
Chloé le Coq (Univ. Paris-Panthéon-Assas/CERRE)
Chloé Le Coq is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Paris Panthéon-Assas (CRED) and a Research Fellow at the Stockholm School of Economics (SITE). She has held visiting positions at Purdue University, the University of California Energy Institute at Berkeley, and the National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on industrial organization, law and economics, with a particular emphasis on energy markets and their regulation. Her recent work includes empirical studies on nuclear safety, technology-mix competition, interconnections, and energy security issues.
Felipe Gonzalez Venegas (ACER)
Felipe is a Policy Officer in the Flexibility and Resilience team at ACER, working in the new Flexibility Needs Assessment process. Felipe previously worked as a consultant at Artelys, focused on power systems flexibility and electricity markets. He holds a PhD from Université Paris Saclay where he studied frameworks for the flexible integration of electric vehicles into the grid, and Masters in engineering from Universidad de Chile and CentraleSupélec.
Ellen Beckstedde (FSR)
Ellen is a research associate at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR), where she is co-director of the Evolution of Electricity Markets in Europe course. She holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from KU Leuven and Vlerick Business School, Belgium. During her PhD, she examined distribution network planning, flexibility mechanisms, and regulatory sandboxes using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. She graduated from KU Leuven as an engineer specialising in energy in 2019.
Laurent Schmitt (Digital4Grids)
Laurent Schmitt has joined Dcbel early January 2022 as CEO of Dcbel Europe as well as Head of Utilities while funding Digital4Grids. He has been working for the last 25 years through the Automation, IT and Digitisation of the Power Industry. Before joining dcbel, he was the Secretary General of ENTSO-E for the past four years and Global Smart Grid Strategy Leader at General Electric Grid Solutions. Laurent worked in Europe, the United States and Asia, on all sectors of the electricity value chain from power generation controls, intro trading and market, grid management as well as DER integration and microgrid community. He graduated in Power System Engineering from Supélec in Paris and holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD, France.
Mark van Stiphout (DG Ener, EC)
Mark van Stiphout is currently Deputy Head of Unit in DG Energy in the unit that is responsible for Research, Innovation, Competitiveness and Digitalisation. His responsibilities include the Digitalisation of Energy Action Plan and the Net Zero Industry Act, and he is also involved in the EU’s energy research and innovation agenda and the the Energy Union Competitiveness Progress Report. Until the 1st of November 2014 he was a member of the Cabinet of the Commissioner for Energy, Günther H. Oettinger, who he advised on nuclear energy and energy research, as well as smart grids, retail markets and the relations with Russia. This included for example the Commission's work on nuclear safety and the trilateral negotiations with Russia and Ukraine on gas supply. Before that he was assistant to the Director-General for Energy, and from 2006 to 2010 he was responsible for the liberalisation of the internal market for natural gas as Policy Officer in DG Energy in the Electricity and Gas Unit. Previous roles include consultancy on renewable energy projects at Ecofys and market analyst at Cogas Energie.
Jack M. Kristensen (Andel)
Energy executive with over 25 years of experience in the energy sector driving change in organisations and developing new market opportunities. Managing director within flexibility markets and demand side response. Prior roles within trading, operations, and consulting. Widely recognized energy expert in media.
Jaana Viitakangas (Helen Ltd.)
Jaana Viitakangas is a hydrogen systems expert at Helen Ltd. in Helsinki, one of Finland’s leading energy companies. With a strong background in hydrogen technologies and sustainable energy solutions, she is actively contributing to Helen’s transition toward a carbon-neutral future and helping define the company’s role in the evolving hydrogen economy. Prior to joining Helen, Jaana spent 15 years in research and development in the field of hydrogen systems at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. In her free time, she is also advancing her doctoral studies at Aalto University, focusing on hydrogen impurities.
ENERforsk is a network to connect energy researchers in Denmark (and neighboring countries). ENERforsk is supported by Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure, DTU Management – Energy Economics and System Analysis, and DTU Wind – Society, Market and Policy and receives funding from Copenhagen Business School.