8.15 – 8.45 Registration and welcome coffee 8.45 - 10.15 Opening Video message by Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission Opening address: Alberto Pototschnig, Director, ACER Welcome address from the Host Country: Peter Gašperšič, Minister of Infrastructure, Slovenia The priorities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Andrea Steinmetz, Deputy Head of Department, Austrian Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism Keynote Speech by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President for Energy Union, European Commission, followed by Q&As (live connection from Brussels) 10.15 - 10.40 Coffee break SESSION I 10.40 – 11.40 A Smart Future Moderated by Romana Jordan, Chair of the Administrative Board, ACER Academic introduction by Carlos Batlle, Professor, Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid/MIT Cambridge US Monique Goyens, Director General, BEUC Pierre Mallet, Advisor of the Board of Directors and Member of the Technology Committee, EDSO Laurent Schmitt, General Secretary, ENTSO-E Frauke Thies, Executive Director, smartEn The session will also include Q&A as well as input from the floor through electronic voting. SESSION II 11.45 – 13.00 Coupling the Sectors Moderated by Andris Piebalgs, Chair of the Board of Appeal, ACER Academic introduction by Leonardo Meeus, Professor, Florence School of Regulation and Vlerick Business School, Brussels Presentation by Janez Kopač, Director, Energy Community Egbert Läge, Board Member, Europex Jan Ingwersen, General Manager, ENTSOG Clara Poletti, Head of the Regulation Department, ARERA (Italian NRA) Beate Raabe, Secretary General, Eurogas Dennis Hesseling, Head of the Gas Department, ACER The session will also include Q&A as well as input from the floor through electronic voting. 12.45 – 14.00 Lunch SESSION III 14.00 - 15.00 Pricing in the EU Energy Sector Moderated by Garrett Blaney, Chair of the Board of Regulators, ACER Academic introduction by Karsten Neuhoff, Professor, DIW Berlin Blandine Malvault, Advisor, Wholesale Markets & Network Codes, Eurelectric Steinar Solheim, President, IFIEC Jan Van Aken, Secretary General, EFET Christophe Gence-Creux, Head of the Electricity Department, ACER The session will also include Q&A as well as input from the floor through electronic voting. Video message by Dominique Ristori, Director General for Energy, European Commission 15.15 - 15.40 Concluding Remarks & Farewell Alberto Pototschnig, Director, ACER