Agenda
May 11, 2026
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DAY 1
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
- Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat
- Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Ministry of Mining and Energy, Government of the Republic of Serbia
09:35 – 09:50
OPENING PRESENTATION
Mislav Slade Šilović, Energy consulting director, PwC SEE:
Navigating the energy transition in Southeast Europe
09:50 – 11:10
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
- Elnur Soltanov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Azerbaijan
- Jovana Joksimović, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Mining and Energy, Republic of Serbia
11:10 – 11:25
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Narcis Popescu, VP of Business Development, OMV Petrom Gas & Power:
From Romania to the Region: Energy Transition at Scale
11:25 – 11:55
Coffee break
11:55 – 13:10
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
13:10 – 13:25
PRESENTATION
LIVE DEMO
Gregor Martinović, Co-Founder, VGT AG:
Unlocking Energy Market Revenue with Behind-the-Meter Optimisation
13:25 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 15:15
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
15:15 – 16:30
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, CEO, Coal Mine Pljevlja
20:00 – 01:00
EVENING PARTY
May 12, 2026
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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
- Milan Vukasović, Team Lead Coordinator “Management of Network Capacities”, Austrian Power Grid AG
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 13:30
Presentation
- Marco Scholz, Managing Director NGEN Germany
- Patrick Simon, Sales Manager NGEN Germany
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 MMh 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 Constantinescu, 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, Director of Technical System, Elektrodistribucija Srbije
