​    Highlight     

    Cécile Néven
   Minister for Energy, Air Quality, Climate, Housing and Airports
   Government of Wallonia

​Markets and investment outlook

  08:30   Welcome morning coffee 

  Morning sessions   

Introduction

• Global & European PV market: the trends shaping the future
  Gaëtan Masson, CEO - Becquerel Institute
  
  
• Overview of the solar market trends in Wallonia and Brussels
  Marion Bouchat, Photovoltaics and support mechanisms advisor - EDORA
  
  
• Accelerating Electrification with Solar and Storage In Flanders
  Jolien Thomas, Policy Coordinator - ODE
  
  
• Q&A Session

  12:3​0   Lunch Break

  Afternoon sessions   

Keynote

  Highlight    Prof. Adel El Gammal, Secretary General, EERA & Professor Geopolitics of Energy, ULB

Building Resilient Grids and Technologies with Solar and Storage - Part 1

• Flexibility products: tackling grid incompressibility
  Kris Poncelet, ELIA
  
  
• Cybersecurity in times of electrification and geopolitical tensions: how can solar deal with security threats and black-out
  
  
• Q&A Session
  
  

​ Coffee break

​Building Resilient Grids and Technologies with Solar and Storage - Part 2

• Panel discussion: Investing in Future-Proof Grid Infrastructure: Integrating Solar, Storage, and Enabling Technologies 
  Joris Soens, Fluvius / Olivier Devolder, ORES / Julien Vandeburie, RESA / François Chevalier, Sibelga
  
  
• Q&A Session
  
  

  Highlight   Cabinet of the Flemish Minister of Energy and Climate
Bart Martens, Policy Advisor Energy & Climate

​Conclusion

Coffee break

​Local Innovation, Global Competition

• Will the Net-Zero Industry Act reshape solar supply chains and production? Lessons from EU instruments
  Christoph Podevils, ESMC
  
  
• Building robust ecosystems for homegrown PV technologies
  Jef Poortmans, IMEC 
  
  
• The future of PV recycling starts today: Anticipating the surge ahead
  Johan Goossens, PV Cycle
  
  
• Q&A Session