CERRE EXECUTIVE SEMINAR

16 June 2016, 13:30-18:00

Hotel Sofitel Brussels Europe, Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels

Consumer Engagement and Demand Side Response in the Internal Energy Market

On 16 June, Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič will deliver the keynote address at the CERRE Executive Seminar 'Consumer Engagement and Demand Side Response in the Internal Energy Market'.

In a vibrant Energy Union, citizens have a stake in the energy transition, they should play an active part in markets and vulnerable consumers should be protected. However, the reality of empowering domestic consumers to this degree is proving difficult.

At the same time, non-domestic and industrial consumers cite high energy costs as a significant challenge. While this sector has significant potential in developing demand side response, how can this be achieved while maintaining competitiveness?

With discussants include senior-level representatives from key policy, regulatory, corporate and consumer stakeholders involved, this CERRE Executive Seminar will focus among others on the crucial issues of consumer engagement – both domestic and business/industrial – and demand side response in the future Internal Energy Market.

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Programme

13:30 Registration

14:00 Chairman's welcome and introduction

with Professor Bruno Liebhaberg, Director General, CERRE

14:05 Keynote speech 

with Maros Sefcovic, Vice-President, European Commission

14:25 The Role of Consumers and the Demand Side in the future Internal Energy Marketes

with Professor Catherine Waddams, Joint Academic Director, CERRE; Professor, Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia

Professor Claude Crampes, Joint Academic Director, CERRE; Professor, Toulouse School of Economics

14:45 Coffee break

15:15 Panel discussion - Consumer Engagement and Demand Side Response in the Internal Energy Market

16:30 Insights from the debate & areas for future research

17:00 Conclusions & next steps

17:10 Cocktail reception

Discussants:

Patrick Claessens, Director, Network Access Management Department, Sibelga

Patricia de Suzzoni, Advisor to the President, CRE

Paul de Wit, Regulatory Advisor, Alliander

Adrian Harris, Director General, Orgalime

Simone Mori, Head of European Affairs, Enel

Peter Schell, Vice - President of Regulatory Affairs, REstore

Anne-Lise Sibony, Professor of EU Law, University of Louvain

Graeme Steele, Senior Advisor, CERRE

Frauke Thies, Executive Director, Smart Energy Demand Coalition