Conference Program – Smart Energy Forum 2025

Conference Program – Wednesday, 15. 10. 2025

Den 1

09 Oct 2024

Den 2

15 Oct 2025

9:00-9:30

Smart Energy Forum –Conference Program Draft (1st Day- Wednesday-Oct 15, 2025 in English+Czech)

Opening Ceremony – Jaroslav Dorda, Conference Organizer
Foreword- Petr Hladik, Minister of Environment
Foreword- Stepan Chalupa, President of Chamber of Renewables
Foreword- Tomas Kazda, President of Czech Battery Cluster

09:30-10:30

Session No. 1: Key Trends in PV and ESS till 2030

Radovan Kopecek

PV Cell and Module Technology: Status, Roadmap and Stability

09:30-10:00

Radovan Kopecek
Co-founder and Director, Head of Department Strategy and Education
ISC Konstanz

Vitezslav Rosik

Optimalization of CAPEX and OPEX of Utility BESS Projects

10:00-10:30

Vitezslav Rosik
Country Manager for Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary & Romania

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-13:10

Session No. 2: : Role of PV and BESS in New Energy Mix of Czech Republics

René Neděla

Role of PV and Energy Storage in Future Energy Mix of Czechia

11:00-11:20

René Neděla
Vrchní ředitel Sekce energetiky
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Stepan Chalupa

Tomáš Kazda

Ing. Pavel Beran

Aleš Hradecký

René Neděla

Topics for Panel Discussioon: New Legislation and Future Perspective of PV and BESS Development in Czechia

11:20-12:30

Stepan Chalupa
Chairman of the
Chamber of Renewable Energy

Tomáš Kazda
Předseda
Český bateriový klastr

Ing. Pavel Beran
Head of Energy Financing
Komerční banka a.s

Aleš Hradecký
Předseda
CAFT

René Neděla
Vrchní ředitel Sekce energetiky
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Topics of the Panel Discusssion:

– Blackout in Spain and its impact on Furture of Energy Industry
– Key Drivers of PV and BESS Boom by 2030?
– Changes in Grid Connections of PV and BESS projects
– Future outlook&challenges of PV and BESS at the Era of Cost Parity
– Which Business Models will prevail?
– How is new Legislation changing the „PV game“?

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break

13:30-14:40

Session No. 3: Safety in PV and BESS- Myths & Reality

Peter Fath

Large scale Solar & Storage products: Designed & Made in Europe the Route to go

13:30-14:00

Peter Fath
CEO
RCT Solutions GmbH

Radovan Kopecek

Jan Mastny

Peter Fath

Tomáš Šaroch

Bartlomiej Rotuski

Miloš Preisinger

Panel Discussion on Quality of PV and BESS

14:00-14:40

Radovan Kopecek
Co-founder and Director, Head of Department Strategy and Education
ISC Konstanz

Jan Mastny
Founder
Independant PV Advisory Busines with Touch

Peter Fath
CEO
RCT Solutions GmbH

Tomáš Šaroch
Sales Manager
Czech Republic & Slovakia at GoodWe

Bartlomiej Rotuski
Technical Manager
LONGi Eastern Europe

Miloš Preisinger
Specialista na obnovitelné zdroje energiÄe
STÄUBLI

Moderator: Jan Mastny, Independent PV Expert

Topics of the Panel Discusssion:

– I’m not rich enough to buy cheap PV components?
– Where do investors in PV systems make the most mistakes?
– Testing the quality of PV components
– How to eliminate errors in the design and operation of power plants?

14:40-15:00

Coffee Break

15:00-16:40

Session No. 4: Retrofits and Yield Optimalization of PV and BESS

Pavel Doucha

Legal Aspects of Modernization/Retrofits of PV and BESS in Czechia

15:00-15:20

Pavel Doucha
Partner
Doucha Šikola advokáti s.r.o.

Andreas Bach

Retrofits and Optimization of Performance of PV Plants

15:20-15:40

Andreas Bach
Independent Renewable Energy Executive

Jakub Mráček

Is it worth modernizing old PV plants in Czechia by adding new BESS?

15:40-16:00

Jakub Mráček
projektový manažer
ENERG-SERVIS a.s., (člen skupiny ČEZ (

Sheryl Cao

Scenarized Solution for Photovoltaic Power Station

16:00-16:20

Sheryl Cao
Business Development Manager
SUMEC PHONO

Jakub Hrbek

New Subsidies for photovoltaics and storage in Czechia in 2025-2026

16:20-16:40

Jakub Hrbek
ředitel Sekce realizace projektů energetiky, ochrany ovzduší a klimatu
SFŽP

16:40-17:00

Discussion+End of First Day of Conference

Conference Program – Thurdsay, 16. 10. 2025

Den 1

16 Oct 2025

09:00-10:40

Session No. 5: Optimization of Operation BESS and Financing

Edward Mulloy

Unlocking the True Value of Battery Assets

9:00-9:20

Edward Mulloy
Solution Engineer
ACCURE Battery Intelligence Inc.

Marek Konečný

Key Technology Trends in BESS by 2030

9:20-9:40

Marek Konečný
Energy Solution Manager
Huawei Digital Power

Tristan Moeller

How Robust BESS Testing Can Save Millions

9:40-10:00

Tristan Moeller
Director of Business Development Central Europe
Sinovoltaics

Petr Svoboda

Tristan Moeller

Minh Quan Dang

Panel discussion: CAPEX and OPEX optimization in BESS Projects – Lessons learned from projects in Czechia and Europe

10:00-10:40

Petr Svoboda
Solutions Manager
Photomate s.r.o.

Tristan Moeller
Director of Business Development Central Europe
Sinovoltaics

Minh Quan Dang
ESS Technical Sales Manager CEE
Sungrow Europe

Topics of the Panel Discusssion:

– I’m not rich enough to buy cheap BESS components?
– How are prices developing?
– If a BESS does not perform as planned, a project can fail. What specifications should be
considered?
– How can warranty conditions best be defined in relation to the operating strategy?
– Which specifications should be considered, for example, weight, energy density, or logistics?

10:40-11:00