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Where the leaders of energy transition in SEE meet

May 14-15, 2025 Crowne Plaza Belgrade

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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

Minister of Mining and Energy, Government of Serbia

Artur Lorkowski

Director, Energy Community Secretariat

Petar Đokić

Minister of Energy and Mining, Government of Republic of Srpska

Admir Šahmanović

Minister of Energy and Mining, Government of Montenegro

Christian Zinglersen

Director, ACER

Dr. Illés Boglárka

State Secretary, 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 of Republic of Croatia

Dario Liguti

Director of Sustainable Energy, UNECE

Seung-Won Lee

Vice President and Project Director of the Serbia Solar Project, Hyundai Engineering

Agenda 2025

May 14, 2025

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

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

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

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!

Remix Event Center

May 15, 2025

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