Belgrade Energy Forum

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 Handanović

Minister, Ministry of Mining and Energy,
Government of the Republic of Serbia

Artur Lorkowski

Director, Energy Community Secretariat

Petar Đokić

Minister of Energy and Mining, Government of Republic of Srpska

Zoran Vujasinović

Policy Officer, ACER

Jasmina Trhulj

Head of Electricity Unit

Aleksandar Mijušković

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montenegrin Electric Transmission System

Neda Lazendić

Serbia Country Manager, WV International

Borislav Kostadinov

Fund Director for the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), Finance in Motion

Dejan Stojčevski

Chief Operating Officer, SEEPEX

Roman Bernard

Co-founder & CEO, NGEN

Dušan Živković

Director, Electric Power Industry of Serbia

Anže Predovnik

Chairman of the Management Board,
Adex

Agenda 2024

May 14, 2025 – soon

DAY 1

09:15 – 09:45

MORNING COFFEE

09:45 – 10:45

Panel V

Emerging finance structures for the energy transition in Southeast Europe

Moderator: Marijan Rančić, Director of Business Development, New Energy Solutions

Panelists:

Francesco Corbo, Regional Head Energy EUROPE for Western Balkans 6 and Croatia, SIG Group, EBRD
Svetlana Cerović, Head of financing, UniCredit Bank Serbia
Reinhold Strauss, Board Member of the Green for Growth Fund (GGF)
Vladimir Bogosavljević, Head of Business Development, MARSH

10:45 – 12:15

Panel VI

Establishing a Robust Transmission Grid: The Essential Role of Balkan TSOs in the Green Transition

Moderator: Aleksandar Mijušković, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CGES

Panellists:

Jelena Matejić, CEO, EMS
Ivan Asanović, CEO, CGES
Aleksandar Paunovski, Deputy CEO, MEPSO
Eleni Charpantidou, Investment and Platform Director, TERNA ENERGY, Masdar
Goran Vukojević, Managing Director, GMS Consult

12:15 – 13:15

Lunch

13:15 – 13:30

Presentation

Marco Scholz, Director, Business Development DACH, Ngen
From Centralized Power to Smart Networks: NGEN’s Role in Europe’s Energy Transition

13:30 – 13:45

Presentation

Sedat Akar, General Manager, YESS Power:
Setting a Regional Benchmark: FEC Novaci 60 Mwh Hybrid BESS Project

13:45 – 15:00

Panel VII

From Intermittency to Reliability: BESS Integration in SEE

Moderator: Philippe Bozier, Partner, Forvis Mazars

Panelists:

Dimitar Dimitrov, Business Development Manager, Renewable Energy Insurance Broker
Sreten Ćalasan, Sales Specialist, Hitachi Energy
Dejan Paravan, Co-CEO, NGEN
Nikola Oklobdžija, CEO – Eastern Europe, Fortis Energy
Pavle Milekić, Associate Director, Senior Banker, Energy Europe Team, EBRD

15:00 – 16:15

Panel VIII

Building a Balanced Power System: Flexibility, Digitalisation, AI and Market Design

Moderator: Elena Boskov Kovacs, Managing Director and Co-founder, Blueprint Energy Solutions

Panelists:

Norela Constaninescu, Deputy Director, IRENA Innovation Technology Center
Magdolna Tokai, Deputy CEO for International Relations and Corporate Services, ALTEO
Igor Anđelković, Region Segment Manager & Country Lead Serbia, Hitachi Energy
Dalibor Nikolić, direktor tehničkog sistema, Elektrodistribucija Srbije

08:00 – 09:00

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

08:30 – 09:00

MEDIA STATEMENTS

09:00 – 09:05

WELCOMING REMARKS

Branislava Jovičić, Founder and Editor of Balkan Green Energy News

09:05 – 09:35

OPENING CEREMONY

Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy, Government of the Republic of Serbia
Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat

09:35 – 09:50

OPENING PRESENTATION

Mislav Slade Šilović, Energy consulting director, PwC SEE:
Navigating the energy transition in Southeast Europe

09:50 – 11:00

Panel I

Securing the Energy Transition in Southeast Europe: Cooperation, Resilience, Leadership

Moderator: Radivoje Petrikić, Managing Partner, CMS Belgrade

Panelists:

Sanja Božinovska, Minister, Ministry of energy, mining and mineral resources, Government of North Macedonia
Admir Šahmanović, Minister, Ministry of energy and mining, Government of Montenegro
Petar Đokić, Minister, Ministry of energy and mining, Government of the Republic of Srpska
Vedran Lakić, Minister, Ministry of energy, mining and industry, Federation of BIH

11:00 – 11:15

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Narcis Popescu, VP of Business Development, OMV Petrom:
From Romania to the Region: Energy Transition at Scale

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 – 13:00

Panel II

Impact of the Introduction of CBAM on the Regional Electricity Market

Moderator: Dejan Stojčevski, CTO, SEEPEX

Panelists:

Anže Predovnik, Chairman of the Management Board of ADEX Group and CEO of BSP Energy Exchange
Jasmina Trhulj, Head of Electricity Department, Energy Community Secretariat
Zoran Gjorgjievski, CEO, MEMO
Maja Turković, Executive Vice President, CWP Europe
Mark Copley, CEO, Energy Traders Europe
Vladimir Đorđević, Senior Originator, Axpo Group

13:00 – 13:15

PRESENTATION

LIVE DEMO

Gregor Martinović, Co-Founder, VGT AG:
Unlocking Energy Market Revenue with Behind-the-Meter Optimisation

13:15 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Panel III

Decarbonisation strategies of energy-intensive industries

Moderator: Lena Klopčić, Energy & Climate Consultant – European Climate Foundation

Panelists:

Branko Zečević, Chairman of the Association of Serbian Energy Intensive Industry, President of Metalfer Group
Grzegorz Zielinski, Director, Head of Energy Europe, EBRD
Milan Antić, Global Pursuit Manager, Siemens Energy

15:00 – 16:15

Panel IV

Power System Transition towards Flexible, Secure and Decarbonized Future

Moderator: Nikola Bitrak, CEO, COLENCO LTD

Panelists:

Dušan Živković, CEO, EPS
Dražen Jakšić, CEO, Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar
Bruno Bensasson, Chief Executive Officer, Akuo Energy Group
Neda Lazendić, Energy expert
Milutin Đukanović, President of BoD, EPCG
Nemanja Laković, Executive Director, Rudnik uglja Pljevlja

20:00 – 01:00

EVENING PARTY

Red Queen Restaurant

May 15, 2025 – soon

DAY 2

09:15 – 09:45

MORNING COFFEE

09:45 – 10:45

Panel V

Emerging finance structures for the energy transition in Southeast Europe

Moderator: Marijan Rančić, Director of Business Development, New Energy Solutions

Panelists:

Francesco Corbo, Regional Head Energy EUROPE for Western Balkans 6 and Croatia, SIG Group, EBRD
Svetlana Cerović, Head of financing, UniCredit Bank Serbia
Reinhold Strauss, Board Member of the Green for Growth Fund (GGF)
Vladimir Bogosavljević, Head of Business Development, MARSH

10:45 – 12:15

Panel VI

Establishing a Robust Transmission Grid: The Essential Role of Balkan TSOs in the Green Transition

Moderator: Aleksandar Mijušković, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CGES

Panellists:

Jelena Matejić, CEO, EMS
Ivan Asanović, CEO, CGES
Aleksandar Paunovski, Deputy CEO, MEPSO
Eleni Charpantidou, Investment and Platform Director, TERNA ENERGY, Masdar
Goran Vukojević, Managing Director, GMS Consult

12:15 – 13:15

Lunch

13:15 – 13:30

Presentation

Marco Scholz, Director, Business Development DACH, Ngen
From Centralized Power to Smart Networks: NGEN’s Role in Europe’s Energy Transition

13:30 – 13:45

Presentation

Sedat Akar, General Manager, YESS Power:
Setting a Regional Benchmark: FEC Novaci 60 Mwh Hybrid BESS Project

13:45 – 15:00

Panel VII

From Intermittency to Reliability: BESS Integration in SEE

Moderator: Philippe Bozier, Partner, Forvis Mazars

Panelists:

Dimitar Dimitrov, Business Development Manager, Renewable Energy Insurance Broker
Sreten Ćalasan, Sales Specialist, Hitachi Energy
Dejan Paravan, Co-CEO, NGEN
Nikola Oklobdžija, CEO – Eastern Europe, Fortis Energy
Pavle Milekić, Associate Director, Senior Banker, Energy Europe Team, EBRD

15:00 – 16:15

Panel VIII

Building a Balanced Power System: Flexibility, Digitalisation, AI and Market Design

Moderator: Elena Boskov Kovacs, Managing Director and Co-founder, Blueprint Energy Solutions

Panelists:

Norela Constaninescu, Deputy Director, IRENA Innovation Technology Center
Magdolna Tokai, Deputy CEO for International Relations and Corporate Services, ALTEO
Igor Anđelković, Region Segment Manager & Country Lead Serbia, Hitachi Energy
Dalibor Nikolić, direktor tehničkog sistema, Elektrodistribucija Srbije

08:00 – 09:00

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

08:30 – 09:00

MEDIA STATEMENTS

09:00 – 09:05

WELCOMING REMARKS

Branislava Jovičić, Founder and Editor of Balkan Green Energy News

09:05 – 09:35

OPENING CEREMONY

Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy, Government of the Republic of Serbia
Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat

09:35 – 09:50

OPENING PRESENTATION

Mislav Slade Šilović, Energy consulting director, PwC SEE:
Navigating the energy transition in Southeast Europe

09:50 – 11:00

Panel I

Securing the Energy Transition in Southeast Europe: Cooperation, Resilience, Leadership

Moderator: Radivoje Petrikić, Managing Partner, CMS Belgrade

Panelists:

Sanja Božinovska, Minister, Ministry of energy, mining and mineral resources, Government of North Macedonia
Admir Šahmanović, Minister, Ministry of energy and mining, Government of Montenegro
Petar Đokić, Minister, Ministry of energy and mining, Government of the Republic of Srpska
Vedran Lakić, Minister, Ministry of energy, mining and industry, Federation of BIH

11:00 – 11:15

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Narcis Popescu, VP of Business Development, OMV Petrom:
From Romania to the Region: Energy Transition at Scale

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 – 13:00

Panel II

Impact of the Introduction of CBAM on the Regional Electricity Market

Moderator: Dejan Stojčevski, CTO, SEEPEX

Panelists:

Anže Predovnik, Chairman of the Management Board of ADEX Group and CEO of BSP Energy Exchange
Jasmina Trhulj, Head of Electricity Department, Energy Community Secretariat
Zoran Gjorgjievski, CEO, MEMO
Maja Turković, Executive Vice President, CWP Europe
Mark Copley, CEO, Energy Traders Europe
Vladimir Đorđević, Senior Originator, Axpo Group

13:00 – 13:15

PRESENTATION

LIVE DEMO

Gregor Martinović, Co-Founder, VGT AG:
Unlocking Energy Market Revenue with Behind-the-Meter Optimisation

13:15 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Panel III

Decarbonisation strategies of energy-intensive industries

Moderator: Lena Klopčić, Energy & Climate Consultant – European Climate Foundation

Panelists:

Branko Zečević, Chairman of the Association of Serbian Energy Intensive Industry, President of Metalfer Group
Grzegorz Zielinski, Director, Head of Energy Europe, EBRD
Milan Antić, Global Pursuit Manager, Siemens Energy

15:00 – 16:15