Conference program Wednesday draft October 14, 2026

Conference program Wednesday, 14. 10. 2026

Den 1

14 Oct 2026

Den 2

15 Oct 2025

Den 3

14 Oct 2026

Den 4

15 Oct 2026

09:00-10:00

Session No. 1: Ceremony Opening

9:00-9:20

Smart Energy Forum –Conference Program Draft (1st Day- Wednesday-Oct 14, 2026)

Opening Ceremony – Jaroslav Dorda, Conference Organizer
Foreword- Representative of Ministry of Industry and Trade
Foreword- Stepan Chalupa, President of Chamber of Renewables
Foreword- Ales Hradecky, President, Czech Guild of PV&ESS (CAFT)

Susanne von Aichberger

Keynote: The PV +ESS Supply Chain Outlook for Europe

09:20-09:40

Susanne von Aichberger
Senior Analyst
S&P Global Commodities Insights

Rene Nedela

Keynote: New Capacity Auctions for BESS and Future of Energy Storage&Flexibility in Czech Energy Sector

09:40-10:00

Rene Nedela
Senior Director of the Energy Section
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (MPO)

10:00-10:40

Session No. 2: Perspectives on the Future of PV and ESS Markets: What to Expect by 2030?

Ales Hradecky

Rene Nedela

Jan Kriz

Stepan Chalupa

Susanne von Aichberger

Adrian Kocan

High Level Panel Discussion: New Trends Driving the Future of Modern Energy in Europe and Czechia by 2030

10:00-10:40

Ales Hradecky
President
Czech Guild of PV&ESS (CAFT)

Rene Nedela
Senior Director of the Energy Section
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (MPO)

Jan Kriz
Senior Director of Economics of Environment,
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic

Stepan Chalupa
Chairman of the
Chamber of Renewable Energy

Susanne von Aichberger
Senior Analyst
S&P Global Commodities Insights

Adrian Kocan
General Manager DG Eastern Europe&Scandinavia
LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH

Topics of the Panel Discusssion:
– New Legislation Framework and Subsidies for RES in Future
– Future outlook&challenges of Czech PV and in Europe
– Key Drivers of New Boom of PV and BESS in Europe
– What can be expect form new Market Design set by EU for RES in future?
– Impact on New Carbon Tax on future of PV industry in Europe
– New Capacity Auctions for BESS and PV in Czechia

10:30-11:00