Programme

Two‑day programme with keynotes, industrial sessions and collaboration activities.

09:00–09:15	Opening Remarks — Welcome from IEEE PES/PELS Sweden Chapter and KTH Hosts
09:15–10:00	Keynote 1 — Claudio Canizares, University of Waterloo, Canada (confirmed)
10:00–10:45	Keynote 2 — Marija Ilic, MIT, USA (confirmed)
10:45–11:00	Break
11:00–12:15	Industrial Session A: Grid Companies — DSO perspectives on microgrids and energy communities — Panelists: E.ON, Vattenfall, Ellevio, Omexom — Moderator: TBD
12:15–13:15	Lunch & Networking
13:15–14:00	Keynote 3 — Yunwei Ryan Li, University of Alberta, Canada (confirmed)
14:00–14:45	Keynote 4 — Ferdinanda Ponci, RWTH, Germany (invited)
14:45–15:15	Coffee Break
15:15–16:30	Industrial Session B: Microgrid Technology Providers — From pilots to scalable microgrid solutions — Panelists: Hitachi Energy, ABB, Siemens Energy — Moderator: TBD
16:30–17:30	Interactive Session — Barriers and enablers for scalable microgrid deployment (roundtable / world café)
18:30–20:30	VIP Dinner

09:00–09:45	Keynote 5 — Johanna Lakso, CEO, Power Circle or Anita Aspegren, CEO, IQ Samhällsbyggnad
09:45–10:30	Keynote 6 — Chongqing Kang, Tsinghua University, China (confirmed)
10:30–12:00	Industrial Session C: Building Sector & Energy Communities — Deploying smart buildings and real‑world energy communities — Panelists: Innovatum Science Park, WSP, Bravida, Installatörsföretagen, Vasakronan (TBD) — Moderator: TBA
12:00–13:00	Lunch & Networking
13:00–13:45	Keynote 7 — Vladimir Terzija, Newcastle University, UK (confirmed) · Friederich Kupzog, AIT (invited) · Zita Vale, Porto (invited)
13:45–14:30	Keynote 8 — Pedro Rodriguez, LIST · Nikos Hatziargyriou, NTUA (remote) — backups: Qianwen Xu, Lennart Söder
14:30–16:30	Roadmap & Collaboration Session — Shaping the future together (white paper, future events, collaboration platform)