Where the leaders of energy transition in SEE meet
May 14-15, 2025 Crowne Plaza Belgrade
400+
participants
50+
speakers
8
panels
150+
companies
400+
participants
50+
speakers
8
panels
150+
companies
In partnership with DIAMOND SPONSOR
Welcome to the
Belgrade Energy Forum
#BEF2025
The Balkan Green Energy News portal is pleased to announce the 3rd edition of its annual flagship conference, the Belgrade Energy Forum 2025. This event will take place on May 14-15, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza in Belgrade.
Following the outstanding success of the Belgrade Energy Forum in 2023 and 2024, which brought together nearly 1,000 participants from over 30 countries – including five ministers of energy from the Southeast Europe region and more than 120 leading speakers in energy transition from Europe and beyond – anticipation for the upcoming conference is at an all-time high. Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 promises to be a vital platform where top leaders in the energy transition of Southeast Europe will come together to share insights and shape the future of energy.
Join energy ministers and their key teams, along with representatives from international energy organisations, regulatory body directors from the region and the EU, and major energy companies. This is your chance to connect with industry associations, power utilities, power exchanges, TSOs, DSOs, investors, bankers, and insurance firms.
Engage with innovative developers, technology providers, EPC firms, software companies, consultancies, and law practices to collaborate on the future of energy.
Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to network with industry leaders and shape the energy landscape together!
Meet the leaders of energy transition in Southeast Europe at #BEF2025
Video BEF 2024
Speakers 2024
Dubravka Đedović
Péter Szijjártó
Petar Đokić
Saša Mujović
Artur Lorkowski
Gurbuz Gonul
Dirk Buschle
Energy Community Secretariat
Zoran Vujasinović
ACER
Vugar Veysalov
Viktor Andonov
Anže Predovnik
Miloš Mladenović
Agenda 2024
13th of May 2024
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DAY 1
08:00 – 09:00
REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
08:30 – 09:00
STATEMENTS FOR MEDIA AND OFFICIALS VISITING EXHIBITION AREA
09:00 – 09:05
WELCOMING REMARKS
- Branislava Jovičić, Founder and Editor, Balkan Green Energy News
09:05 – 09:35
OPENING CEREMONY
- Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy, Republic of Serbia
- Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat
09:35 – 09:50
GREETINGS OF THE SPONSORS
- Duke Gim, Senior Vice President for Project Development, Sun
Africa and UGT Renewables - Kim Dong Joon, Vice President, Hyundai Engineering
09:50 – 11:05
PANEL DISCUSSION
High-level ministerial panel on strategies for advancing energy transition in SEE
Moderator: Francesco Sassi, Researcher for the energy security unit Observatory of international politics of the Italian Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- Dirk Buschle, Deputy Director, Energy Community
- Petar Đokić, Minister of Mining and Energy, Republic of Srpska
- Saša Mujović, Minister of Mining and Energy, Montenegro
- Gurbuz Gonul, Director, Country Engagement and Partnerships, IRENA
- Vugar Veysalov, Head of External Affairs & SEI, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG
11:05 – 11:35
COFFEE BREAK
11:35 – 12:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Decarbonizing industry and business in response to Green Agenda and carbon pricing
Moderator: Ankica Barbulov, Director, Negawatt Solutions
- Dimitrije Knjeginjić, CEO, Lafarge Srbija
- Branko Zečević, President, Metalfer Group
- Mirjana Jukic, Head of purchasing, Messer Tehnogas
- Matthias Predojević, Vice President Corporate Development, Elixir Group
12:45 – 13:00
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Delivering carbon neutral futures – using all tools available to us
- Borislav Kostadinov, Fund Director, Green for Growth Fund
13:00 - 14:15
PANEL DISCUSSION
What we should do now to secure a timely and meaningful carbon-neutral future
Keynote Speech:
- Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Hungary
Moderator: Branko Milićević, Economic Affairs Officer, UNECE
- Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope
- Antoine Guimard, COO for Central Europe, Akuo Energy
- Daniel Calderon, Managing Director, Alcazar Energy
- Serkan Ata, Senior Manager, Development and Investment, Masdar
14:15 – 15:10
LUNCH
15:10 – 16:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
Accelerating transition roadmap of SEE power utilities
Moderator: Mislav Slade Šilović, Energy, Utilities & Resources Consulting Leader, PwC
- Dušan Živković, Acting Director, EPS
- Viktor Andonov, Member of Management Board, Director for Development and Investments, ESM
- Milutin Đukanović, President of the Board of Directors, EPCG
- Yann Guinard, Vice-President Central & Eastern Europe – EDF International Division, EDF
- Grzegorz Zielinski, Head of Energy Europe, EBRD
20:30 – 00:00
EVENING PARTY AT REMIKS CLUB
14th of May 2024
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DAY 2
09:00 – 09:30
MORNING COFFEE
09:30 – 10:40
PANEL DISCUSSION
Solutions on the horizon for overcoming grid challenges
Moderator: Nebojša Jović, Lead Engineer, EKC
- Aleksandar Mijušković, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CGES
- Maja Turković, VP Europe, CWP Global
- Nenad Šijaković, Advisor to General Manager, EMS
- Roman Bernard, Co-founder and CEO, Ngen Group
10:40 – 11:10
COFFEE BREAK
11:10 – 11:30
PRESENTATION
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH: Regulatory framework for storage and batteries in the region of SEE
Moderator: Marija Filipovska, Partner, CMS Skopje
- Dimitar Zwiatkow, Partner, CMS Sofia
- Marija Mušec, Partner, CMS Zagreb
- Tamara Zejak, Attorney at Law, CMS Belgrade
11:30 – 13:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Accelerating battery storage in South Eastern Europe: challenges, solutions, outlook
Moderator: Panos Kefalas, Senior Associate, Aurora Energy Research
- Miloš Pantoš, professor, Electrical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
- Wasim Sarwar Dilov, Director, Rimac Energy
- Thalia Valkouma, President & CEO, Faria Renewables
- Roman Bernard, Co-founder and CEO, Ngen Group
- Bojan Bogdanović, Principal Energy Efficiency, EBRD
- Matej Šanta, Director, Janom Energy & Battery
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 14:20
INTERVIEW ON STAGE
Mark Crandall, Founder and CEO, CWP Global
14:20 – 15:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
New electricity market design – get ready!
Moderator: Dejan Stojčevski, COO, SEEPEX
- Jasmina Trhulj, Head of Electricity, Energy Community
- Zoran Vujasinović, Policy Officer, ACER
- Jerome Le Page, Chair of the Electricity Committee, Energy Traders Europe
- Anže Predovnik, Director, ADEX Group
- Mátyás Vajta, CEO, HUPX Hungarian Power Exchange Ltd.
15:30– 15:50
PRESENTATION
UNICORN: Digital Solutions for Energy Trading
- Miroslav Hašek, Managing Director of Production Stream, Unicorn
15:50 – 17:20
PANEL DISCUSSION
Are we on track for massive renewable energy deployment?
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Moderator: Petar Mitrović, Partner, Karanovic & Partners
- Miloš Mladenović, CEO, SEEPEX
- Christoph Beeck, Member of the Management Board, CRO/CFO, ProCredit Bank AG
- Neda Lazendić, Country Manager, WV-International
- Aleksandar Stefanović, General Manager, Green Balancing Group
- Maja Pokrovac, Director, Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia
- Svetlana Cerović, Head of specialized lending, UniCredit Bank Serbia
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Venue
Crowne Plaza Belgrade
Address: Vladimira Popovića 10, Belgrade, 11070
Telephone: +381 11 2204 004
Venue
Crowne Plaza Belgrade
Address: Vladimira Popovića 10, Belgrade, 11070
Telephone: +381 11 2204 004
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