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 four 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

Minister of Mining and Energy, Government of Serbia

Péter Szijjártó

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

Petar Đokić

Minister of Energy and Mining, Government of Republic of Srpska

Saša Mujović

Minister of Energy and Mining, Government of Montenegro

Artur Lorkowski

Director, Energy Community Secretariat

Gurbuz Gonul

Director – Countries Engagement and Partnerships, IRENA

Dirk Buschle

Deputy Director
Energy Community Secretariat

Zoran Vujasinović

Policy Officer
ACER

Vugar Veysalov

Head of External Affairs & SEI, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

Viktor Andonov

Member of Management Board, Director for Development and Investments, ESM

Anže Predovnik

Director, ADEX Group

Miloš Mladenović

CEO, SEEPEX

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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Crowne Plaza Belgrade

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Our team at your service

Branislava Jovičić

Founder and Editor of
Balkan Green Energy News

+381 63 87 12 874

Kristina Bečanović

Conference Coordinator

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Jelisaveta Perišić⁩

Conference Assistant

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We look forward to seeing you in Belgrade!

Secure your seat at the most important energy conference in SEE this year