Programme

Day One

Tue Nov 3, 2026

14.00 - 15.00 Registration

15.00 - 16.00 - Session I
Opening Remarks by the Organizers

Addresses from:

  • Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greece)
  • International Energy Agency (IEA)
  • Energy Institute
  • Energy Community
  • Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE)

16.00 - 16.45 - Session II
The Day After the Middle East Crisis and Its Impact on the Energy Sector

16.50 - 17.25 - Session III
Energy Security at the Forefront of Regional Priorities

17.30 - 18.10 - Session IV
The Strategic Importance of Energy Efficiency

18.15 - 19.00 - Session V
AI & Data Centers

19.00 - 20.30 - Cocktail Reception Celebrating 30 Years of the Conference

Day Two

Wed Nov 4, 2026

09.00 - 09.30 Registration

09.30 - 10.25 - Session VI
Electricity Market & Renewable Energy Sources (RES)

10.30 - 11.15 - Session VII
Europe's Energy Cost Competitiveness Disadvantage: How Can It Be Addressed? Is the Electricity Market in Need of Reform?

11.20 - 12.00 - Session VIII
Challenges and Opportunities in the Retail Electricity Market

12.00 - 12.20  Coffee Break

12.20 - 13.00 - Session IX
Electricity Grids & Power Interconnections

13.05 - 14.00 - Session X
Renewable Energy Sources (RES): Investments, Spatial Planning and the Risk of Market Saturation – Curtailment Challenges and the Slow Progress of Energy Storage

14.00 – 15.00 Light Lunch

15.00 - 15.45 - Session XI
Where Are Hydrocarbon Exploration Activities Heading?

15.50 - 16.30 - Session XII
Greece as a Natural Gas Gateway to Southeast Europe: Gas, Pipelines & LNG

16.30 - 17.15 - Session XIII
The European Natural Gas Market After the Wars in Ukraine and the Gulf

17.20 - 18.00 - Session XIV
The Promise of Nuclear Power

18.05 - 18.50 - Session XV
Energy Challenges in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean

18.50 - 19.00 - Conference Conclusions & Closing Remarks