Where the leaders of energy transition in SEE meet
May 14-15, 2025 Crowne Plaza Belgrade
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Thank you for making #BEF2025
a success.
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The Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 (#BEF2025) was successfully held on May 14-15 in Serbia’s capital, reaffirming its role as the leading event platform for dialogue in the region’s energy transition space. Organized by the Balkan Green Energy News portal, which serves as Southeast Europe’s leading source for sustainable energy and green economy news, this year’s forum brought together an impressive array of stakeholders for the third consecutive year.
Participants included high-level representatives from EU institutions, ministers and officials from five regional governments, and prominent industry associations and companies from the Western Balkans, Europe and beyond. Their collective insights into current and future energy transition strategies were particularly valuable, supporting the SEE region’s ambitions to decarbonize, digitalize, provide energy security and achieve climate action goals.
With eight thematic panels featuring 55 officials, executives, and leading energy experts, #BEF2025 decisively tackled some of the most urgent challenges confronting the energy sector today. #BEF2025 at a glance:
- Ministers and officials from 5 regional governments (Serbia, Montenegro, the Republic of Srpska, Hungary and Croatia)
- 450 participants from 30 countries
- Opening ceremony
- 5 keynote speeches
- 8 panel discussions
- 55 speakers sharing expertise
- 30+ sponsors and institutional partners
- 45 media representatives
- 200 companies and organizations
- 2 presentations
Ultimately, this gathering highlighted the importance of cooperation and open dialogue among stakeholders, fostering a shared commitment to navigating the future of energy in Southeast Europe and beyond.
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BEF 2025 in numbers
450+
participants
55
speakers
30
countries
30+
sponsors and institutional partners
200+
companies and organizations
250
media reports
500k+
impression on social networks
Meet the leaders of energy transition in Southeast Europe at #BEF2025























































































































Belgrade
energy
forum 2025
Speakers on #BEF2025

Dubravka Đedović Handanović


Artur Lorkowski


Petar Đokić


Admir Šahmanović


Christian Zinglersen


Dr. Illés Boglárka


Jovana Joksimović


Marija Pujo Tadić


Dario Liguti


Seung-Won Lee

Agenda 2025
May 14, 2025
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DAY 1
08:00 – 08:55
REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
08:30 – 08:55
MEDIA STATEMENTS
Officials visiting the exhibition area
08:55 – 09:00
WELCOMING REMARKS
Branislava Jovičić, Founder and Editor, Balkan Green Energy News
09:00 - 09:30
OPENING CEREMONY
- Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat
- Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy, Government of the Republic of Serbia
09:30 – 09:40
Keynote speech
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Seung-Won Lee, Vice President, Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd.
09:40 – 09:50
Keynote speech
- Chan Woo Park, Global Executive Advisor, UGT Renewables
09:50 - 11:20
PANEL I
High-ministerial panel on SEE regional cooperation and energy transition strategies
Moderator: Dirk Buschle, Partner, Becker Büttner Held
- Petar Đokić, Minister of Energy and Mining, Government of Republic of Srpska
- Admir Šahmanović, Minister of Energy and Mining, Government of Montenegro
- Dr. Illés Boglárka, State Secretary for Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Hungary
- Jovana Joksimović, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Mining and Energy, Republic of Serbia
- Marija Pujo Tadić, Special Envoy for Climate Action, Government of the Republic of Croatia
- Dario Liguti, Director, Sustainable Energy, UNECE
11:20 – 11:40
COFFEE BREAK
11:40 – 11:55
Keynote speech
- Attila Chikán Jr., CEO and President of the Board of ALTEO Plc
11:55 – 12:10
Keynote speech
- Borislav Kostadinov, Fund Director for the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), Finance in Motion
12:10 – 13:30
Panel II
Decarbonisation strategies for power generation in Southeast Europe 2040/2050
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Moderator: Dražen Jakšić, Director, Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar
- Dejan Paravan, CEO, GEN Energija
- Dušan Živković, CEO, EPS
- Eric Scotto, CEO, AKUO
- Neda Lazendić, Country Manager, WV-International
- Ljubiša Đurković, Techical Director, EPCG
13:30 – 14:20
LUNCH
14:20 – 15:35
Panel III
Addressing carbon pricing in the Western Balkans - Turning decarbonisation challenges into opportunities through collaboration, innovation and competitiveness
Moderator: Milica Vukovljak, Senior Electricity Expert, Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia
- Mark Copley, CEO, Energy Traders Europe
- Branko Zečević, Association of Serbian Energy Intensive Industry
- Adam Cwetsch, Head of European Green Deal, Energy Community Secretariat
- Damir Miljević, Board member, RESET
15:35 – 15:50
Keynote speech
- Christian Zinglersen, Director, ACER
15:50 – 17:15
Panel IV
Integration of Western Balkans electricity markets into internal European market through market coupling
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Moderator: Dejan Stojčevski, CTO, SEEPEX
- Anže Predovnik, Director, ADEX Group
- Jasmina Trhulj, Head of Electricity Unit, Energy Community Secretariat
- Ivan Asanović, Executive Director, CGES
- Marko Bislimoski, President, Energy, Water Services and Municipal Waste Management Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Zoran Vujasinović, Policy Officer, ACER
20:00 – 01:00
EVENING PARTY
Nordex Group welcomes you to its 40th anniversary party!
May 15, 2025
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DAY 2
09:15 – 09:45
MORNING COFFEE
09:45 – 10:00
PRESENTATION by NGEN
10:00 – 11:00
PANEL V
Energy revolution underway - uniting efforts to deliver green, intelligent and sustainable energy solutions
Moderator: Mirza Kušljugić, RESET
- Aleš Prešern, VP, Head of Southeast Europe, Siemens Energy
- Maja Turković, SVP, CWP Europe
- Christian Beynio, Head of Advisory Kommunalkredit Austria AG
11:00 – 11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 11:45
PRESENTATION
Aurora Research Energy
11:45 – 13:00
PANEL VI
Energy storage system market in SEE: trends and forecasts
Moderator: Goran Vukojević, Managing Director, Go2Power Consulting
- Ioanna Barouni, Research Associate, AURORA Research Energy
- Svetlana Cerović, Head of Specialized Lending, UniCredit Bank Serbia
- Nikola Tošić, Market Division Manager, EMS
- Nikola Oklobdžija, CEO Eastern Europe, Fortis Energy
- Dimitar Dimitrov, Business Development Manager, Renewable Energy Insurance Broker
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:15
PANEL VII
PPAs as a key to renewable energy growth in SEE
Moderator: Mislav Slade-Šilović, PwC
- Nikola Gazdov, Chairman, Association for production, storage and trading of electricity – APSTE
- Natalija Ljubić, Manager PPA & BESS Transactions, Pexapark
- Ivana Đurović, Category Manager Renewable Energy, Knauf Group
- Joffroy Beckers, Head of PPA, DRI
- Davor Pupovac, direktor Sektora za analizu tržišta, EPS
15:15 – 16:30
PANEL VIII
Market flexibility: the backbone of a resilient energy system
Moderator: Elena Boškov Kovač, Managing Director and Co-founder, Blueprint Energy Solutions
- Roman Bernard, CEO, Ngen
- Luka Renko, COO, KOER
- Magdolna Tokai, Deputy CEO for International Relations and Corporate Services
- Nikolaj Candellari, Project Manager and Market Intelligence, CyberGrid
- Marko Zarić, EMS
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