The European Clean Energy Transition Conference 2026 will convene industry leaders, policymakers, investors, and innovators to chart a path toward a secure, competitive, and sustainable energy future for Europe. With energy policy now central to Europe’s competitiveness and security, the conference will explore how to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, diversify clean-energy sources, and scale domestic infrastructure — from renewables and grids to hydrogen and low-carbon fuels. As Europe advances its clean and digital transitions, discussions will focus on keeping energy affordable and accessible while strengthening industrial leadership and resilience across the continent.
Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate Action, European Commission
MEP Christophe Clergeau, Vice Chair of S&D Group,Member of ENVI Committee, European Parliament Member of the European Parliament, member of the Socialist Party and the Socialists and Democrats Group, where I am also one of the vice-presidents. I sit on the Environment and Public Health Committees as well as the Development and Industry, Research and Energy Committees as a substitute member. As Vice-President of the ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the Parliament’s Intergroup on the Sea (SEARICA), my main concerns are the Union’s industrial, food and health sovereignty, and the ecological and energy bifurcation of our continent.
Nantes and the Atlantic
First and foremost, I’m from Nantes, in love with my city and the Atlantic coast. I live here. Nantes, the ocean, the Loire and Brittany are my anchor points and feed my imagination.
Energy and the sea
As a local councillor, I was lucky enough to support the birth of a new sector of the blue economy, marine renewable energy, in the port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire. In my role as a consultant, I have continued to fight for the energy transition and renewable energies, which are one of the keys to our future. I’m still a campaigner for the sea, which I live with every day, and which represents a new horizon for our economy, as well as a major challenge for the climate and biodiversity.
European commitment
Defending the shipyards led me to become involved in the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions in 2011. Since 2015, I have been a member of the European Committee of the Regions, and rapporteur for numerous opinions on the blue economy, research, health and protecting populations from crises.
MEP Andrea Wechsler, Member of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee, European Parliament Born in 1977, Professor Dr. Andrea Wechsler belongs to a generation that grew up in peace, security, freedom, and prosperity. For her, Europe is a nearly 80-year success story, achieved through deliberate political effort. As an MEP, she is committed to shaping a Europe where future generations can also enjoy these values, while striving for a competitive, innovative, and strong economy within our Union.
From 2013 to 2024, she served as a Professor of Business Law at Pforzheim University, where she also led strategic development initiatives as Prorector. She directed the GründerWERK – Center for Entrepreneurship, guiding future leaders in business creation. Her experience includes serving on the Consumer Commission of Baden-Württemberg and as the Director of the Institute for Mediation and Conflict Management (IMK).
Professor Wechsler has held prestigious fellowships at the European University Institute in Florence and the Schöller Research Center and worked with the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. Her academic journey includes degrees from Columbia University, the University of Oxford, and Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, where she earned her doctorate summa cum laude.
MEP Thomas Pellerin-Carlin Member, ITRE Committee European Parliament
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin is a French MEP (Place Publique, S&D) elected in 2024. Before joining the European Parliament, Thomas worked as a researcher and research director, specialising in EU energy and climate policy, at the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) (2022-2024) and the Jacques Delors Institute (2015-2022). He also worked in academia at the College of Europe (2013-2015) and the French National administration (2012). Parallel to his civilian work, Thomas served as a French Army Reserve Officer (2016-2021).
Thomas holds a MA from the College of Europe’s Master in European Political and Administrative Studies (2012-2013, Václav Havel Promotion) and an MA from Sciences-Po Lille (2007-2012, George Orwell Promotion), In addition to his native French, Thomas is fluent in English and Italian. An expert on energy and climate issues, he continues to teach at Sciences Po in Paris and at the College of Europe’s Energy Union Training Programme in Bruges.
MEP Nicolás González Casares, Group S&D, Member of ITRE Committee, European Parliament
MEP Barry Cowen, Member, AGRI Committee, European Parliament
Annalisa Muccioli, Head of Research and Technological Innovation, Eni
Nicola De Michelis, Acting Deputy Director General and Director, Smart and Sustainable Growth Programmes Implementation, DG REGIO, European Commission Bio to appear shortly.
Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Advisor, DG ENER, European Commission Tudor Constantinescu is Principal Adviser to the Director General for Energy in the European Commission. He works on energy priorities and initiatives related to hydrogen and to the financing of the energy transition, notably through cohesion policy. Previously, he held different positions including founding Executive Director at BPI Europe and president of the Romanian Agency for Energy Conservation. He has degrees in economics and engineering as well as a PhD on regulatory economics in the energy sector.
Maria Teresa Fabregas Fernandez, Director, Recovery and Resilience Task Force (RECOVER), European Commission Bio to appear shortly.
Gabrielle Gauthey, Senior Vice-President for European Public Affairs, TotalEnergies September 1st,2021 she is appointed high representative of the CEO of TotalEnergies to the
European Institutions, SVP of European affairs.
In June 2019, she joins at the executive committee of the GRP (Gaz, Renewables, Power) branch of
Total, as SVP carbon neutrality businesses in charge of Total ventures, Greenflex, carbon sinks
(CCUS and nature-based solutions) and hydrogen business units.
After starting her career in the French public sector, she is adviser to the French Minister for Space
and Telecom in charge of the 1996Telecom law. In 1998, as Deputy CEO of the Sofirad, she
creates “Le SAT”, first video satellite bouquet to Africa, now Canalsatellite.
In 2000, she becomes Head of the ICT Department at the Caisse des Dépôts, in charge of digital
spatial planning.
From 2003 to 2008, she is Commissioner at the French Regulatory Authority for Electronic
Communications and Posts (ARCEP), and vice-chair of the ERG (European regulators’ group).
From 2009 to 2015, she is Group Corporate Vice President of Alcatel-Lucent, member of the
Executive Committee, in charge of Public sector, governmental projects and Defense.
From February 2015 to May 2018, Gabrielle Gauthey is the EVP at the Caisse des Dépôts, in
charge of investment in infrastructure, real estate, energy, telecom.
She is the former President of the innovation Commission of MEDEF (French business
association) and former member of the French National Digital Council.
She sits at the board of Gecina, Radiall and is a member of the French Academy for Technologies.
Gabrielle Gauthey is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole des Mines, and Telecom Paristech.
Adel El Gammal, Secretary General, European Energy Research Alliance Adel El Gammal is Secretary General of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) and professor at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), where he teaches Geopolitics of Energy and Energy Policy and Management. He is also a fellow expert at the Veblen Institute for Economic Reform.
He is a recognized expert and thought leader in the fields of clean energy transition, climate change, energy policy and geopolitics of energy.
Coordinating research activities between 250 Research Organisations and Universities across 30 countries in Europe, EERA advises the European Commission on its Clean Energy Transition strategies. EERA’s mission is to “Catalyse European energy research to achieve a climate-neutral society by 2050”.
Adel regularly speaks and writes in national and international media and is a regularly invited keynote speaker at leading international energy conferences. He authored several reference studies on the Clean Energy Transition, most recently, EERA’s White Paper on the Clean Energy Transition and EERA’s analysis of EU‘s response to the energy crisis; he also contributed to several urban strategic planning projects, notably as a member of Jeremy Rifkin’s Third Industrial revolution CEO roundtable.
He is a member of several strategic advisory boards (public and private sectors) as an international expert on the energy transition. Adel has been active since 2008 in the EU and international climate and energy field, notably as Director of Becquerel Institute, Executive Director of LowCarbonFacts (European Climate Foundation), and Secretary General of the EU Photovoltaic Industry Association (now SolarPower Europe).
Before focusing his activities on the Clean Energy Transition, Adel held various international executive positions in blue chip companies active in the field of Management Consulting and IT strategy.
Adel is a civil engineer from Ecole Polytechnique of Brussels (ULB), holds degrees in Business Administration from Solvay Business School (ULB) and INSEAD (France) and later specialized in Environment Management (ULB).
Joško Klisović President of the Assembly City of Zagreb Bio to appear shortly.
Jeremy Rollison, Senior Director and Head of EU Policy, Microsoft Bio to appear shortly.
Stefaan Vergote, Senior Advisor, Innovation for a Low Carbon, Resilient Economy, DG CLIMA, European Commission Bio to appear shortly.
Vincent Berrutto, Head of Unit, Digitalisation, Competitiveness, Research and Innovation, DG ENER, European Commission Bio to appear shortly.
Max Lemke, Head of Unit, Internet of Things, DG CONNECT, European Commission Bio to appear shortly.
Paula Rey Garcia, Acting Head of Unit for Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy DG ENER European Commission Paula Rey García is Acting Head of the Unit for Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy at the European Commission DG Energy. She joined the European Commission in 2005, with roles in DG Environment and DG Health and Food Safety, and subsequently in DG Energy since 2012. In DG Energy, she has worked on deployment of renewables, on energy efficiency, and as deputy HoU for energy performance of buildings and products. Prior to joining the European Commission, she worked for the United Nations Environment Programme, and in the private sector as consultant.
Kristine Vlagsma, Head of Unit, Energy Security, Distribution and Markets, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Bio to appear shortly
Juan Azcárate Luxán Deputy Director General of Energy and Climate Change City of Madrid Bio to appear shortly.
Simon Bushell CEO Sympower Bio to appear shortly.
Corinna Grajetzky European Affairs Director ENGIE Bio to appear shortly.
Shima Mousavi Gargari, Corporate Innovation Manager, Tennet Bio to appear shortly
Daniel Vig, Senior Policy Officer, European Association of Storage for Energy Bio to appear shortly
Camille Vachet Senior Consultant #SustainablePublicAffairs Bio to appear shortly.
Mihai Tomescu, Expert - Energy and Environment, European Environment Agency Mihai Tomescu is working on energy and climate related aspects in the European Environment Agency (EEA). Formerly, he has been a civil servant with the European Commission, where he worked on diverse topics related to climate mitigation, energy and environmental protection. In his work at the EEA, he focuses on cross-cutting climate change mitigation and energy system transformation matters, especially greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Mihai is trained as an economist and holds an MSc in Environmental Management and Policy from Lund University.
Alessandro Torello Director, Brussels Rud Pedersen Bio to appear shortly.
Sue Arundale, Director General, European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations Bio to appear shortly.
Ella Havnevik Giske Senior Advisor, Climate Agency City of Oslo Bio to appear shortly.
Aušrinė Vitkutė, Cities Mission Coordinator, City of Vilnius – European Green Capital 2025 Bio to appear shortly
William Glucroft, Deputy Editor, Parliament Magazine William Noah Glucroft is the deputy editor of The Parliament Magazine. Before coming to Brussels for the role, he lived 15 years in Berlin, covering German politics and policy, especially as they relate to European and transatlantic relations. His work has appeared in print, online, and broadcast for The Washington Post, DW, EUobserver, NPR Berlin, BBC, Times Radio, and his own German-affairs Substack, The ‘Schland, among others. A native of the United States, William is keenly aware of the pros and cons offered by the political systems on both sides of the Atlantic.
Julia Majewska Case Handler Officer DG COMPETITION European Commission Bio to appear shortly.
Dr.-Ing. Timm Kuhlmann Head of Department Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation Bio to appear shortly.
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Aliene van der Veen, Senior Scientist - ICT, Strategy & Policy, TNO Bio to appear shortly
Thomas Bjørdal, CEO of the Norwegian Renewable Energy Cluster RENERGY and Project Manager of the Mid Norway Hydrogen Valley NORHyWAY CEO of the Norwegian Renewable Energy Cluster RENERGY and Project Manager of the Mid Norway Hydrogen Valley NORHyWAY
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Visit: Microsoft Sustainability – Products for a Sustainable Future
About: Microsoft creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibility, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, including each of the EU27 countries.
Why partnering: This conference is a unique opportunity to convene stakeholders for a timely exchange on Europe’s priorities for clean energy and climate policy. Facing both challenges and opportunities reflecting climate policy amidst geopolitical shifts and competitiveness aims, accelerating our collective efforts on clean energy innovation and energy infrastructure is crucial.
Quote: “We look forward to the discussion here and in the years ahead to drive forward EU climate policy, enhance energy security, and create a resilient, decarbonized and competitive energy system for generations to come”.
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About: Eni is a global energy company operating in 61 Countries, with over 30.000 employees. Originally an oil & gas company, it has evolved into an integrated energy company, playing a key role in ensuring energy security and leading the energy transition. Eni’s goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through the decarbonization of its processes and of the products it sells to its customers. In line with this goal, Eni invests in the research and development of technologies that can accelerate the transition to increasingly sustainable energy. Renewable energy sources, bio-refining, carbon capture and storage are only some examples of Eni’s areas of activity and research. In addition, the company is exploring game-changing technologies such as fusion energy – a technology based on the physical processes that power stars and that could generate safe, virtually limitless energy with zero emissions.
Why Partnering: By contributing to this Conference, Eni can share its Net Zero to 2050 strategy, highlighting the pivotal role of technology that places the Company at the forefront of innovation in the energy sector.
Quote: “ Eni has placed innovation at the heart of its decarbonization strategy, fostering an approach based on technological neutrality and diversification in the energy mix, to achieve present, medium and long term goals. The energy transition is, itself, a technological transition.” Annalisa Muccioli, Head of Research and Technological Innovation
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About: The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) is an association of European public research centres and universities active in low-carbon energy research. EERA pursues the mission of catalysing European energy research for a climate-neutral society by 2050. Bringing together more than 250 organisations from over 30 countries, EERA is Europe’s largest energy research community. EERA coordinates its research activities through 18 Joint Programmes and is a key player in the European Union’s Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan.
Why partnering: The European Clean Energy Transition Conference offers EERA a strategic opportunity to strengthen collaboration and dialogue with policy actors, innovators, and industry leaders on a topic central to our agenda: low-carbon energy research and innovation as a key driver of competitiveness in Europe’s clean energy transition and a cornerstone of the Union’s strategic autonomy.
Quote: “EERA is proud to contribute to this critical conversation on energy policy as a driver of competitiveness. As the largest energy research community in Europe, we bring a unique perspective rooted in cutting-edge research and collaboration across sectors and technologies. Low-carbon energy research and innovation are not only at the heart of Europe’s clean energy transition but also fundamental to ensuring our continent’s competitiveness.”
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Energy Tech Review is a guardian angel in this concern, assisting the service providers and business people to choose from the vast pool of enterprises who have worked in the energy sector to bring positive changes in our environment. Energy Tech Review aggregates the brightest minds, opinions, analyses, the latest technologies, and the most mind-boggling arguments about the critical issues that exist in the energy sector.
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„Energetyka Wodna” magazine is a nationwide quarterly, concerning topics related to energy and water management, environmental protection, inland navigation and energy recovery using water turbines.
Magazine is published by Polish Association for Small Hydropower Development (you can tag: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trmew) the oldest non-profit organization from the RES sector in Poland. Quarterly serves as an information platform representing hydropower and allied industries on the national economic arena, is a place of exchange of practical and academic knowledge, as well as a communication tool addressed to institutions and government bodies.
English language version of our magazine is available on EREF’s (you can tag: https://www.linkedin.com/company/erefeu) LI profile: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/erefeu_energetyka-wodna-magazine-32024-activity-7265283789084348419-kNLF
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