Workshop

06Oct

08:30 - 09:00

Workshop Registration

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Speech
Benoît Chauvin, EIC President

09:10 - 10:50

SESSION 1: Europe’s Energy Sovereignty in a Changing Global Energy Landscape

The Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition
Jonathan Holslag, Professor International Politics, Free University of Brussels

Long-term Energy Outlook and Challenges to an orderly Energy Transition
Bram Smeets, Partner McKinsey, Amsterdam

INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Lara Muller (Director Public Sector, Invest International)
with Prof. Jonathan Holslag, Bram Smeets, Anne-Marie Friel (Partner, Pinsent Masons) and Jean-Serge Boissavit, Equans (Bouygues Group)

10:50 - 11:20

Coffee Break & Networking

11:20 - 12:55

SESSION 2: The Role of European International Contractors in the Energy Transition

Developing the Hydrogen Economy Trends & Dilemmas in scaling up Use and Production of Hydrogen
Marcel Galjee, Managing Director, HyCC

The Role of Small Modular Reactors in Future Energy Systems
Anicet Touré, Head of Nuclear Strategy, Innovation & Business Development, Tractebel Engie

Connecting Offshore Wind to the Energy System: The role of Energy Islands in Future Energy Systems
Thomas Dalsgaard, Partner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Lara Muller (Director Public Sector, Invest International)
with Marcel Galjee, Thomas Dalsgaard, Anicet Touré and Wouter van Noort (Managing Director Mammoet Europe)

12:55 - 13:00

Closing Remarks
Benoît Chauvin, EIC President