Tuesday, 20 October 2026 | 09:00 - 12:45
Session 1: From Dependency to Strength: RTDI as Europe's Energy Security Engine
Objective: Establish the strategic framing for the conference by connecting Europe's energy security agenda directly to R&I priorities. Participants leave with a shared understanding of which innovation levers matter most for sovereignty and resilience and how CETPartnership-funded work contributes to these goals.
Target group: High-level policymakers, energy researchers, R&I programme managers, and industry leaders working on the clean energy transition across Europe and beyond.
Agenda highlights:
9:00–9:15 Welcome & Opening: Michael Hübner, CETPartnership Coordinator
9:15–10:20 Impactful R&I: Which technologies and solutions enable resilience and sovereignty?
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Keynote: Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
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Panel discussion:
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Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
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Daan Creupelandt, REScoop.eu
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Gerdi Breembroek, CETPartnership Transition Initiative 4 on Zero Emission Heating and Cooling Solutions
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Hannele Holtinnen, CETPartnership Transition Initiative 6 on Integrated Industrial Energy Systems
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Michael Hübner, CETPartnership Coordinator
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Q&A
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10:20–10:30 Coffee Break
10:30–11:35 Resilient Infrastructures: How should future energy systems be designed to ensure sovereignty in energy supply and resilience of infrastructure?
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Keynote: Talya Vatman, International Energy Agency, Programme Manager, Russia, Caspian and Black Sea
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Panel discussion:
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Talya Vatman, International Energy Agency
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Rune Volla, Research Council of Norway
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Michele de Nigris, CETPartnership Transition Initiative 1 on Integrated Net-Zero-Emission Energy System
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Q&A
11:35–12:40 Systemic Transition: How can the R&I system help shape the systemic transition towards sovereignty and resilience?
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Keynote: Henk-Jan Vink, European Energy Research Alliance
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Panel discussion:
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Henk-Jan Vink, European Energy Research Alliance
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Francesco Basile, CETPartnership Transition Initiative 2 on Enhanced zero-emission power technology
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Pirita Lindholm, European Regions Research and Innovation Network,
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Michael Hübner, CETPartnership Coordinator
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Q&A
12:40–12:45 Wrap-up & Close
Michael Hübner, CETPartnership Coordinator