Draft Agenda
DAY ONE - 28th May 2026
08:15 - 08:55
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING
09:00 - 09:10
Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
THINK TANKS
We kick off the summit with our Think Tank’s delivered over three separate 25-minute sessions. The sessions consist of 10 tables of 8-10 attendees, including sponsors and industry leaders.
The 10 tables will be labelled with a specific industry challenge. All guests will attend 3 out of the 10 challenges. During each session, the group of like-minded attendees will work together to find a solution and potential business impact.
09:15 - 09:40
Think Tank Challenge 1
TABLE ONE
Digital Skills and Talent Gap
How can we build a cohesive digital training programme that adapts to a multigenerational workforce and offers continuous, on-the-job competency?
TABLE TWO
Change Management and the IT-OT Bridge
How do we ensure the change management process can ensure that digital transformation is embraced as a tool for empowerment by IT and OT disciplines?
Led by Federico Artes, Iberdrola | bp Pulse
TABLE THREE
Data Visualisation & Optimisation
How do we strip away the “noise” of cluttered visuals and irrelevant information to establish an industry standard for data visualization that guarantees faster, more accurate operational decisions?
Led by Aldwin Tito, Equinor
TABLE FOUR
Human-Machine Teaming & Robotics
How do we define role allocation and scalable benchmarking in human-machine teaming and deploy a roadmap for robotics that manages the scale and complexity of modern energy assets without compromising precision and safety?
TABLE FIVE
AI/Autonomous Systems
How are we using GenAI to harness advanced analytics to transform raw grid data into predictive maintenance strategies that have a measurable impact on the bottom line?
Led by Felix Campos, BCG
TABLE SIX
Cybersecurity Risk & Threat Detection
How do we implement a “Zero Trust” security framework to protect energy assets – with many legacy systems – from a world of escalating cyber threats, ransomware, supply chain vulnerabilities, and emerging AI-driven attacks?
TABLE SEVEN
Data Management
What strategies improve and enhance operational efficiency and decision-making processes in data management?
Led by Lyudmyla Shyyko, ORLEN SA
TABLE EIGHT
Legacy Infrastructure
When does the cost of maintaining legacy systems through custom APIs and middleware outweigh the benefits, and how do we determine the exact tipping point for a full digital overhaul?
Led by Oli Systems
TABLE NINE
Digital Twins & IIoT
Are digital twins currently able to deal with advances in algorithms and simulations to analyse and understand the behaviour of individual devices within the grid?
Led by Equinor
TABLE TEN
Pilot to Energy Asset
What does the Critical Path look like to move a project from pilot to permanent energy asset that requires greater access to data and combining datasets collected by multiple stakeholders?
09:45 - 10:10
Think Tank Challenge 2
Think Tanks Challenge tables repeated as above.
10:15 - 10:40
Think Tank Challenge 3
Think Tanks Challenge tables repeated as above.
10:45 - 11:10
NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS
11:15 – 11:40
OPENING KEYNOTE
Optimising Digital Transformation in the EMEA Energy Industry
- Data-driven innovation in energy delivery is critical. Geopolitical shifts and policy changes are pressing margins and capex decisions.
- AI, data optimisation, advanced analytics, predictive maintenance are all now an integral part of the successful playbook, from power generation & transmission, to distribution and grid infrastructure.
- This keynote will explore legacy systems integration with latest tech innovation to improve operational excellence and agility in order to remain competitive.
Felix Campos, Digital Energy Manager, BCG
Meeting session 1
11:45 – 12:10
CASE STUDY
The digital transformation journey in building a European power network
- The Iberdrola-bp pulse joint venture plans to invest €1 billion with aims to deploy around 11,700 charge points in Spain and Portugal by 2030, powered by 100% renewable energy
- Harnessing millions of data points to improve energy efficiency and user experience – how the data journey has progressed
- Integrating legacy and evolving technologies across the network to respond to data feedback and embed best system practices
Federico Artes, CTO Energy, Infrastructure & Renewables, Iberdrola | bp pulse
Meeting session 2
12:15 – 12:40
TECHNOLOGY KEYNOTE
Why Energy Data Still Fails - and How to Make It AI-Ready
- Improving visibility into distributed assets and grid conditions
- Responding faster to incidents and reducing unplanned outages
- Increasing the consistency and reliability of operational data across regions
- Enabling analytics and AI initiatives to move from pilot to production
Sven Kobow, Staff IoT Solution Architect, HiveMQ
Meeting session 3
12:45 - 13:45
NETWORKING LUNCH
13:50 – 14:15
KEYNOTE
Transformative Data Platforms: navigating data infrastructure innovation from legacy systems to a modern energy delivery ecosystem
- What are the best approaches to integrating AI architecture across enterprise and energy infrastructure functions?
- How do leading energy companies plan and connect edge, cloud, and AI platforms whilst mitigating operational disruption and system efficiency?
- Which collaborative approaches can optimise value between end-users and data solution partners when implementing Industry 4.0 systems?
Dr. Lyudmyla Shyyko, Director of Gas Technology Implementation Department, ORLEN Group
Meeting session 4
14:20 - 14:45
CASE STUDY
AI Agents to support operational teams: A practical look at how AI agents can streamline operations, boost team efficiency, and elevate customer satisfaction by supporting everyday tasks across our organisation.
- Transforming operations through AI-driven agents that increase accuracy, and allow teams to focus on higher‑value work.
- Boosting team efficiency and operational performance by reducing manual workload, standardising processes, and accelerating end‑to‑end execution.
- Enhancing customer satisfaction through faster response times, fewer errors, and more consistent interactions supported by AI-enabled assistance.
- Building a scalable, data‑driven operational model where AI agents support continuous improvement and drive sustainable efficiency gains.
Gerard Roca Nogués, IT Business Partner, Audax Renovables
Meeting session 5
14:50- 15:30
DATA EVOLUTION PANEL
Data Evolution Panel: Data Management, Optimized Analytics and Digital Transformation in Energy, Utilities & PowerGen
- Modernizing your data management systems to leverage advanced analytics, improve real-time decision-making, and enhance operational efficiency.
- Using digital transformation to create agility across your data architecture, incorporating a unified data hub and cloud operating model.
- Unlock value from your data management channelled towards improvements in predictive maintenance of your critical energy assets.
Panellists:
Federico Artes, CTO Energy, Infrastructure & Renewables, Iberdrola | bp pulse
Sourav Battacharya, Digital Innovation Architect, Sonnedix
Aldwin Tito, Strategic Architect, Equinor
Meeting session 6
15:35 – 16:00
NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS
16:05– 16:30
CASE STUDY
The Maintenance Workforce Crisis: Why the Next Decade Demands a New Software Philosophy
The energy and utilities sector faces a perfect storm: a retiring workforce taking decades of institutional knowledge with them, a new generation that won’t tolerate outdated tools, and asset portfolios that are only growing in complexity. By 2030, the industry will need to maintain more infrastructure with fewer — and less experienced — people.
This talk explores what that reality means for how we think about enterprise software. Not as a digitization project, but as the critical bridge between the expertise walking out the door and the workforce walking in. We’ll examine why traditional approaches to maintenance software have failed the people they’re built for, why adoption — not functionality — is the real measure of success, and what it takes to design technology that a first-year technician can use on day one without a week of training.
A candid look at the labour gap, the knowledge gap, and why the industry’s software strategy needs to change before the gap becomes a cliff.
Martin Holm Nielsen, CEO, Arkyn
Meeting session 7
16:35- 17:00
CLOSING KEYNOTE
From energy infrastructure to cloud: Enabling scalable interoperability through OPC UA
- Discover how OPC UA enables seamless IT/OT integration and supports scalable digital energy + utilities architectures.
- Learn how the new OPC UA Cloud Initiative connects power plant / energy asset data with major cloud platforms and analytics tools.
- Explore real-world use cases showing OPC UA in action for digital twins, predictive maintenance, and edge-to-cloud deployments.
- Understand the role of open standards in modernizing legacy systems and unlocking long-term interoperability.
Stefan Hoppe, President, OPC Foundation
Meeting session 8
17:00 - 17:10
CHAIR'S SUMMARY & CLOSING REMARKS
17:10
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY TWO – 29th May 2026
08:00 - 08:55
REFRESHMENTS AND NETWORKING
09:00 - 09:10
CHAIR'S WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
09:15 – 10:00
HOSTED ROUNDTABLES
Small group discussions tackling your most pressing challenges.
TABLE ONE
Digital Skills and Talent Gap
Approaches to the scarcity of digital and AI skilled resources working towards transformation in the energy sector
Led by Bastian Vennemann, ENCAVIS
TABLE TWO
Change Management and the IT-OT Bridge
Navigating effective change management in IT-OT disciplines to maintain competitiveness and meet evolving energy demands
Led by Vicente Bielza, Repsol
TABLE THREE
Data Visualisation & Optimisation
Effective processes in capturing high-resolution data, and mitigating out-dated and irrelevant information, to optimise utility production
Led by David Adkins, National Grid
TABLE FOUR
Human-Machine Teaming & Robotics
Measurable collaboration between humans and machines to enhance operational efficiency, safety, inspection and repairs, and decision-making in energy assets.
TABLE FIVE
AI/Autonomous Systems
Towards systems that autonomously self-heal, AI algorithms optimise resource use, and predictive maintenance averts downtime
Led by Ivo Stroeken, Eneco
TABLE SIX
Cybersecurity Risk & Threat Detection
Protecting control panels and industrial sensors with advanced EDR tools whilst preventing cyber adversaries – ransomware from criminal organisations to sophisticated nation-state attackers – from actively targeting energy assets
Led by Rackspace
TABLE SEVEN
Legacy Infrastructure and Integration
Approaches to evaluate and modernise legacy IT and OT systems to ensure they can support modern operations and meet regulatory requirements.
TABLE EIGHT
AI & Advanced Analytics
Applying AI in real-time monitoring and predictive analytics for smart grids, optimising electricity distribution, detecting faults, and balancing supply and demand
Led by Yousef Farschtschi, Prokon
TABLE NINE
Digital Twins & Internet of Things (IoT) Implementation
Approaches for applying digital twins in simulation and scenario planning for optimising energy production strategies
Led by BCG
TABLE TEN
Critical Path from Pilot to Energy Asset
Scaling projects beyond the pilot phase, addressing organisational change, integration challenges, measurement frameworks, and common scaling failures.
10:05 – 10:30
DIGITAL C-SUITE FIRESIDE CHAT
What will be the impact of data optimisation and AI on Energy Transition by 2030?
- Oman’s OQ8 is the 50–50 joint-venture between the Oman National Government and Kuwait Petroleum International
- Dr Adrian Blanck served as the former Chief Digitalization Officer at Saudi Aramco until joining OQ8 in 2024.
- OQ8’s refinery in Duqm stands as one of the newest, most digitally advanced energy facilities in the Middle East – how has the digital transformation journey been achieved and what can we learn from Duqm for digital evolution in the next few years?
Dr. Adrian Blanck, Senior Vice President Transformation & Business Excellence, OQ8
Meeting session 9
10:35 – 11:00
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS
11:05 – 11:30
CASE STUDY
Cybersecurity for critical energy infrastructure across multiple European assets
- Safeguarding critical infrastructure, intellectual property and customer data against evolving cyber threats
- Designing and engineering end-to-end cyber capabilities for IT / OT systems across 630+ European renewables projects
- Utilising cloud solutions (eg. AWS, Azzure) including open-source tools, DevOps and automation capabilities to enhance cyber defence.
Lida Rragami, Global Head of Cybersecurity, Sonnedix
Meeting session 10
11:35 – 12:00
CASE STUDY
Digitalisation as a Key Enabler of the Energy Transition – Transforming the Cooperative Business Model
- Discovering the regulatory data & digitslisation challenges and a business value driven approach at one of Europe’s largest energy cooperatives
- Building a digital platform across 77 wind projects / 400+ turbines (1 GW+) in Germany, Poland, and Finland, while also integrating solar and energy storage.
Dr. Yousef Farschtschi, Director IT & Digitalization, Prokon Regenerative Energien eG