AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Power Electronics for Energy Transition Symposium

29 – 30 Sept 2026 | Vienna, Austria

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Event agenda

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

09:00 - 09:45

Registration

Location:Welcome desk - RegistrationTrack:Organizational

Please sign in at the registration desk and get your name tag

09:30 - 10:00

Welcome

Location:Edison 3Track:Organizational

4 speakers

10:00 - 10:30

Keynote Loïc Leclere

Location:Edison 3Track:Keynote
  • Medium-Voltage Power Electronics

1 speaker

10:30 - 13:00

MV Power Electronics

Location:Edison 3Track:Session
  • Medium-Voltage Power Electronics

This is a session on MV Power Electronics

3 speakers

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

Location:Edison 1+2Track:Break & Exhibition

Coffee Break in the exhibition

11:15 - 11:30

Meetings

Networking Part 1

Locations:
  • Foyer
  • Reception Desk / Welcome Desk
  • Edison I & II / Poster Session

Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots

Coffee Break

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Location:FoyerTrack:Break & Exhibition

Lunch near the exhibition area

13:30 - 14:00

Meetings

Networking Part 2

Locations:
  • Foyer
  • Reception Desk / Welcome Desk

Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots

14:00 - 14:30

Keynote Prof. George Weiss

Location:Edison 3Track:Keynote
  • Grid Forming

We do not have a mathematical theory to explain why the grid is (usually) stable. Finding one may be the key for the design of the future electronic grid. A model is needed that is realistic but also simple. Is that possible?

1 speaker

14:30 - 15:30

Grid Forming (AC and DC)

Location:Edison 3Track:Session
  • Grid Forming

4 speakers

15:30 - 16:00

Poster Session 1

Location:Edison 1+2Track:Poster
  • Medium-Voltage Power Electronics
  • Electrification of industrial processes
  • Grid Forming

Poster session in the exhibition area (all topics). Click for details

14 speakers

15:30 - 16:00

Meetings

Poster Session 1

Locations:
  • Foyer
  • Edison I & II / Poster Session

Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots

Poster Session I

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

Location:Edison 1+2Track:Break & Exhibition

Coffee Break in the exhibition

16:30 - 17:00

Poster Session 2

Location:Edison 1+2Track:Poster
  • eMobility – from Automotive to Aerospace

Poster session in the exhibition area (all topics). Click for details

10 speakers

16:30 - 17:00

Meetings

Poster Session 2

Locations:
  • Foyer
  • Edison I & II / Poster Session

Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots

Poster Session 2

16:30 - 17:00

Meetings

Networking Part 3

Location:
  • Foyer

Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots

16:45 - 18:15

Side Event: Guided Visit to the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology

Location:Welcome desk - RegistrationTrack:Side Event

Highlight Tour in the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology

18:30 - 19:00

Evening Get-Together with Aperitif

Location:Edison 1+2Track:Networking

19:00 - 21:30

Networking Dinner

Location:RestaurantTrack:Networking

Networking Dinner in the Restaurant

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

08:00 - 08:30

Registration

Location:Welcome desk - RegistrationTrack:Organizational

08:30 - 09:00

Keynote Prof. Pat Wheeler

Location:Edison 3Track:Keynote
  • eMobility – from Automotive to Aerospace

Power Electronics and Electrical Machines are two of the key technologies for Transportation Electrification – this presentation will explore the future of these technologies.

1 speaker

08:30 - 11:30

eMobility – From Automotive to Aerospace

Location:Edison 3Track:Session
  • eMobility – from Automotive to Aerospace

6 speakers

09:50 - 10:20

Meetings

Networking Part 4

Location:
  • Foyer

Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break

Location:Edison 1+2Track:Break & Exhibition

Coffee Break in the exhibition

11:30 - 12:00

Keynote Prof. em. Dr. Johann Kolar

Location:Edison 3Track:Keynote
  • Electrification of industrial processes

Power Electronics: Turning Clean Electricity into Clean Industry. A keynote on the technologies enabling the electrification and decarbonization/defossilization of future process industries

1 speaker

11:30 - 14:40

Electrification of Industrial Processes

Location:Edison 3Track:Session
  • Electrification of industrial processes

6 speakers

12:30 - 13:00

Meetings

Networking Part 5

Location:
  • Foyer

Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Location:FoyerTrack:Break & Exhibition

Lunch in the exhibition area

14:40 - 15:00

Wrap up & End of Symposium

Location:Edison 3Track:Organizational

Summary and invitation for next Symposium

15:30 - 18:30

AT-C3 & Chips JU workshop

Location:Edison 3Track:Side Event

Discover how the Austrian Chips Competence Center- AT-C3- and Chips JU Chips for Europe Initiatives empower SMEs through shared design platforms, pilot lines, and strategic innovation support.