BACK FROM
THE FUTURE

Venice, Italy

What if we could fast-forward to the utilities industry in 2035 and bring back the lessons learned from a decade ahead?

What additional benefits will Digital Twins unlock that can support making the business case today, as demands on ROI are ever shorter? How will Hydrogen revolutionize ecosystems and collaboration as hard to abate sectors increasingly decarbonize, and what opportunities lie for utilities? Which non-business cased benefits will emerge as Flexibility becomes a cornerstone of the industry? 

Overview

As final consumers become more engaged and empowered to have an active role in the energy transition, will they expect to have a more passive role driven by inherent trust in their energy advisors? How much will waste, environmental, and circular-economy services impact utilities’ bottom line? 

To what extent will large energy consumers’ investments in renewable energy sources and advanced energy management systems push them to tap into new related revenue streams, unleashing benefits beyond meeting sustainability goals and reducing OPEX? What will future control centers, infused with cutting-edge technologies, AI / ML, platforms beyond SCADA systems, etc. look like? Will GenAI prove to be the panacea for many of the utilities industry’s problems? 

Why Attend?

IDC European Utilities Xchange is an event that connects senior IT and business professionals from several industries and countries. We aim to create the best-in-class independent content based on insights from our analysts, external speakers, as well as industry, and thought leaders, who we invite to join our Advisory Board.

The event will provide you with industry trends, actionable recommendations, hands-on experience from external speakers and last but not least - a chance to connect and network with your peers from the biggest European companies.

Advisory Board

Xchange Speakers

Lara Beers

Global Director of Business Development, Kraken

Roberta Bigliani

Group VP, Head of Insights, IDC EMEA

Margarita Fernandez de Prada Alfin Show full profile linkedin

Margarita Fernandez de Prada Alfin

Global Digital Transformation Director, Iberdrola

Kristofer Fröjd

Senior Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Ellevio

Gaia Gallotti

Research Director,​ Head of IDC Energy Insights Europe ​

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Mitchel Haeve

Epic Owner, Alliander

Thorsten Heller Show full profile linkedin

Thorsten Heller

Chief Innovation Officer, Grid Software, GE Vernova

Mar Jorba

Product Manager, Mecoms

Nuno Medeiros Show full profile linkedin

Nuno Medeiros

Associate Director - IT/OT Strategy and Cybersecurity & CISO

Thomas Meyer

General Manager and Group Vice President, EMEA Research

Sam Newman Show full profile linkedin

Sam Newman

Global Head of Product Marketing, Gentrack

Jon Paull

COO, Octopus Energy

Ivan Kristian Pedersen

Owner, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, ND4 Services ApS

Angela Salmeron

Research Director, IDC EMEA

Jeroen Scheer

Leader Digital Innovation & (Energy/Power) Technologies (CTO / CDO), Shell

Jean-Francois Segalotto

Senior Associate Advisor, IDC Energy Insights

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Mário Simões

Innovation Project Lead, EDP

Joao Soares Show full profile linkedin

Joao Soares

Mobility Business Digital Lead - Digital Operations, GALP

Matthias Walz

VP Digital Utilities, EMEA, Siemens Advanta

Ricardo Wigman Show full profile linkedin

Ricardo Wigman

General Manager, GE Vernova

Clare McAllister Show full profile linkedin

Clare McAllister

Snr Mgr Commercial Sales & Service, Electric Ireland

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Agenda

11:45

Registration and Networking Lunch

12:45

IDC Greetings and Welcome

13:10

AI for Energy and Energy for AI

13:30

Leveraging flexibility in tomorrow's energy system

13:50

Power to the People: How Disruptive Tech is Flipping the Energy Game

14:05

Coffee break and networking

14:35

Leveraging industrial energy communities

14:50

Flipchart discussion: Best Practices for Unleashing Value from Flexibility

15:25

Cybersecurity at the Heart of the E-REDES Digital Transformation

15:45

Coffee break and networking

16:15

Workshops (Parallel Sessions)

17:00

Networking and Refreshment Break; One-to-One Meetings

18:30

Gala Dinner

Partners

Strategic Xchange Partner
Focus Xchange Partner
Focus Xchange Partner
Xchange Partner
Xchange Partner
Xchange Partner

Venue

Giudecca, 810, 30133 Venezia VE, Italy

Key Topics

Utilities need to center their strategy on business transformation, Asset Management, and process and operations, while mastering their day-by-day execution:

Business Transformation: “Digital and technical solutions and services for third-party utilities”

According to 2024 IDC Energy Insights survey results, European utilities — specifically large ones — want to build on their purpose and capabilities, scale innovation, and elaborate on the platform-based concept by providing services (from outsourcing of certain technical processes to digital solutions and software) to third-party utilities.

Asset Management Innovation: “Image analytics for asset modeling and inspection”

European utilities are using image analytics to help with the labor-intensive work of modeling and inspecting their extensive linear assets, which is no longer a niche area of innovation and has a significant return on investment.

Process and Operations Innovation: “Storage and Renewables Firming & DERMS and Orchestration”

• With Europe reaching new records of all electricity generated from clean and renewable energy (74% in the first half of 2024, with 50% attributable to renewables), it is no surprise that European utilities will prioritize investments in storage and renewables firming and DERMS and orchestration.

2024 Utilities Xchange highlight video

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