JOIN THE EVENT Why attend the Event
Community
Through educational sessions and the most powerful gathering of professionals, attendees come back year after year to not only learn from experts and meet with energy companies, but to learn from one another and stay connected with their circle of contacts.
Great Speakers
The roster of speakers for the conference sessions, panels and keynotes will absolutely blow you away. Keynotes, presentations and panel sessions with energy companies, energy agencies, consultants, Planners, Sustainability Leaders & Innovators will make this conference a special experience.
Content
With sessions ranging from Business Innovation and Grid Empowerment to Smart Cities solutions, the event covers both the core concepts as well as the cutting-edge innovations to provide you with an all encompassing and well-rounded educational experience
Networking Oportunities
Networking time is important and we ensure that our agenda provides ample opportunity for delegates to mix and share opinion with industry peers, speakers, analysts and vendors. We have factored in coffee breaks and lunchtime to ensure that you have quality time to exchange ideas and to discuss projects.
LISTEN TO THE Event Speakers
Teresa Ponce de Leao
President LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia

Teresa Ponce de Leao
President LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
PhD, Porto University, in Energy Planning with Renewable Energy Integration.
Professor at Porto University and senior researcher at INESC TEC. President at LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia.
Member of the board of directors of ADENE - Agency for Energy.
President of the Portuguese Association for the Electric Vehicle. Elected Executive Vice-President at the European Energy Research Alliance. Vice-President at the European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance.
Vice-President of the Expert Group on Resources Management at the United Nations and Chair of the UN Resources Management System sub-group. She has participated in several working groups with the European Commission.
Jorge Vasconcelos
Chairman of NEWES, New Energy Solutions

Jorge Vasconcelos
Chairman of NEWES, New Energy Solutions
Invited professor at the Technical University of Lisbon and at the European University Institute. Member of the board of several energy undertakings, energy funds and non-profit international scientific and technical organizations.
Degree in electrical engineering from Porto University and PhD from Erlangen-Nuremberg University.
Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida
Managing Director, RdA Climate Solutions

Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida
Managing Director, RdA Climate Solutions
Founder and Managing Director of RdA Climate Solutions, an independent advisory boutique specialized in energy, climate change and sustainable finance.
Leading adviser on sustainable energy and climate adaptation who has been working for almost 20 years at European level for governments, cities and major industries.
Hassan Claussen
CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication

Hassan Claussen
CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication
Hassan M. Claussen has been working in the Telecoms and IT market for over 30 years. In the early 90’s, Hassan was heading sales & marketing operations in Hamburg (Germany) for one of the largest IT Consultants, Telemation (acquired in 2000 by Dimension Data).
In Portugal since 1996, Hassan started a new career in business development, training and consulting with international training experts, ComGlobal. During this time he provided valuable services to many individuals and enterprises in the area of IT and Telecommunications. The business he worked with was recognized for many years as a leading IT Consultant.
After 17 years experience in the Telecoms and IT markets, Hassan M. Claussen founded HanseCom Media & Communication in November 2004.
With HanseCom he is now working in the event management and organization industry specializing in the telecommunications and IT industry. Together with his team, Hassan focuses his expertise in developing profitable events, handling projects from design and research, to marketing and sales, through to speaker acquisitions and management running up to and on the day of an event.
January 2014 Hassan introduced the Wi-Fi Innovation Summit (WIS), the premier global Wi-Fi conference series, that took place already in Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Palo Alto, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and San Francisco. In 2016, Hassan and his team introduced the Smart Mobility Summit, focusing on Mobility and Smart Cities. It took place in March 2016 in San Jose, Ca. , Amsterdam in November 2016 and Lisbon in May 2017 and May 2019. In October 2017 he organized the Smart Energy World Summit 2017 in Lisbon and 2018 in Milan. Next events in 2022 are the 5G Briefing (www.5Gbriefing.com), the Smart Mobility Summit (www.smartmobilitysummit.com) and another edition of the Smart Energy World Summit in Lisbon.
Luis Seca
Senior Researcher, INESC TEC

Luis Seca
Senior Researcher, INESC TEC
Luís Seca is a Senior Researcher and Member of the Executive Board of Directors of INESC TEC, a private R&D institution in Portugal. His current research interests focus on the integration of distributed energy resources (renewable, EV, Storage, etc.) in distribution systems, dynamic stability in isolated systems, smart grids, and Energy Efficiency. He participated in over 30 National Research projects, 18 European Projects and over 50 international consultancy projects.
Guy Redmill
Managing Director, Redmill Marketing Associates

Guy Redmill
Managing Director, Redmill Marketing Associates
Guy is an internationally recognised marketing leader, with a track record of success and global visibility. He is founder and Managing Director of Redmill Marketing Associates, a successful international strategic marketing consultancy, based in the UK. An authority on the market implications of technology innovation, Guy’s expertise is highly regarded and valued by clients, who seek insight as well as action.
With more than 20 years’ strategic marketing, business development, product management leadership and innovation in the technologies industry, Guy founded RMA in 2007 to provide expert marketing and analysis services for emerging technology, software, IT and telecommunications companies. He leads RMA’s activities with leaders across the industry, spanning public companies, scale-ups and start-ups, and is experienced with Board and C-level advisory roles, engagements and negotiation.
Dr. João Pedro Gouveia
Senior Researcher, FCT/NOVA

Dr. João Pedro Gouveia
Senior Researcher, FCT/NOVA
Dr. João Pedro Gouveia is an environmental engineer with a PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies focused on Sustainable Energy Systems, from NOVA School of Science and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal. He is a senior researcher and invited assistant professor at FCT/NOVA within the CENSE, Energy and Climate research area. He is the principal investigator of multiple national and international projects on buildings energy efficiency, energy poverty, sustainable cities, and climate change adaptation. João Pedro was on the Management Committee of EU COST Action on Energy Poverty (ENGAGER), he is part of the Coordination team of EPAH - EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub. He is one of the founders (2015) and Board Member of APEEN – Portuguese Association for Energy Economics (since 2021).