Powering the European Energy Transition: the Road to Net-Zero
Europe is committing to more ambitious climate targets for 2030 with the goal to be Net Zero by 2050, increasing spending over the coming decade on sustainable economic growth and on accelerating the clean energy transition.
Three strategic issues must be resolved if the EU is to hit its increasingly ambitious climate targets, including a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050:
● How can the EU double, triple and eventually quadruple annual renewables deployment?
● What zero-carbon solutions can offer alternatives to gas for dispatchable generation capacity?
● Are current market regulations and incentives fit for purpose to deliver on the EU’s net-zero ambition?
BloombergNEF’s first ever European Energy Transition Outlook Report will provide insights to set the scene for future actions to support the EU member states reach their carbon neutrality goals.
The audience will have a chance to submit questions to the speakers prior to the webcast or via a live Q&A during the event.
Speakers
Dan Jørgensen
Minister of Climate and Energy and Public Utilities
Denmark
Dan Jørgensen is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as the Minister of Climate and Energy and Public Utilities in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. He most recently served as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries under Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Previously, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists.
Tony Agotha
Communication and diplomatic adviser to Executive Vice-President Timmermans
Tony Agotha (Dutch) is a Dutch diplomat who joined the Dutch Diplomatic Service in 1996 and has worked with Executive Vice-President Timmermans since 2016 as a communication advisor, and currently as his diplomatic advisor. He held successive positions in The Hague (Office of the Secretary General), Ljubljana (deputy head of mission), two tours in Brussels at the Netherlands’ Permanent Representation (Political and Security Committee and as spokesman during the euro crisis) and as a national expert in the Turkey Team of the European Commission. He returned to The Hague in 2013 as head of unit of the EU integration directorate where he prepared the transition of Minister Frans Timmermans to become the First Vice-President of the European Commission in 2014. After an appointment as deputy Director of the EU Integration Directorate in the run up and during the Dutch presidency of the Council of the EU in 2016 he joined the Cabinet of the First Vice-President Mr. Frans Timmermans at the European Commission.
Georgios Stassis
President & CEO
PPC S.A.
Mr. Georgios Stassis has been appointed as Chairman and CEO of PPC S.A., since August 2019. Prior to joining PPC S.A. he worked for ENEL SpA, the Italian multinational energy company where among others he held the position of the Head of Enel Green Power responsible for the area of Eastern Europe and Middle East until 2015. From 2016 until 2019 Mr. Stassis has been the President & CEO of Enel Romania SrL. the largest energy company in Romania. He has more than 14 years of experience in the Energy market, and has served in the Boards of various organizations and associations of the Energy Sector in Greece, and abroad. Mr. Stassis holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in management in Construction and Structural Design (Kingston University, UK). Moreover, Mr. Stassis has attended Executive Courses at Harvard Business School (US) and Elis Academy (Italy).
Salvatore Bernabei
CEO of Enel Green Power and Head of Global Power Generation of Enel Group
Bernabei began working at Enel in 1999 as Logistics Manager for Enel Distribuzione and, later, as Supply Chain Manager, Project Manager and Contract Manager for geothermal and wind power projects in Italy. Later he covered various management roles at Enel Green Power in Engineering and Construction as well as Safety and Environment in Iberia, Latin America and Europe. After an interlude as Head of Operations and Maintenance of Renewables in Iberia, he was appointed Country Manager of Chile and Andean Countries for Enel Green Power and, successively, Head of Renewable Energies Latin America. From May 2017 to September 2020 he was the Group’s Head of Global Procurement. Mr Bernabei graduated from the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Engineering Management and wrote his final thesis at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He completed a master’s degree in Net Business Administration at the Polytechnic University of Milan and participated in the INSEAD International Executive Programme in Singapore and Paris, as well as in the Leadership for Energy Management Programme at the SDA Bocconi School of Management (Milan) and the IESE Business School in Barcelona. Bernabei is married and has two daughters. He is a triathlete, a fan of the A.S. Roma football team, and a rugby enthusiast. He likes reading books on history, economics and geopolitics.
Dana Perkins
Head of EMEA
BloombergNEF
Dana is Head of EMEA for BloombergNEF (BNEF), and prior to that Global Business Development Lead, based out of London. She is also co-host of Bloomberg Switched On, a podcast focused on the future of energy, transport, and sustainability, told through weekly interviews with BNEF analysts. In 2018, Dana became a C40 Women4Climate mentor. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2010, she worked for Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) in their Energy and Industrials practice. Dana has a B.A. in International Affairs and M.A. in Environmental Public Policy from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Francine Lacqua
Editor-at-Large
Bloomberg TV
Francine Lacqua is an award-winning London-based anchor for Bloomberg Television. She co-anchors the weekday 3-hour daily program “Bloomberg Surveillance” with Tom Keene, where she provides insight on foreign policy, global markets and the top business stories of the day. She also presents “Leaders with Lacqua,” a special series where she sits down with top CEOs, entrepreneurs and public figures. Since joining Bloomberg in 2000, Lacqua has covered the World Economic Forum in Davos, IMF in Washington, G20 meetings, the EU Leaders Summit and OPEC. She also led Bloomberg Television’s coverage of the Italian and French elections where she was one of the first international reporters to interview cabinet members. While at Bloomberg, Lacqua has interviewed high-profile figures such as French President Emmanuel Macron, former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, Billionaire financier George Soros and ECB President Mario Draghi. She has also interviewed finance ministers from South Korea, Russia, France, Mexico, Italy and Greece, as well as moderating televised debates from the World Economic Forum in Davos and the European Economic Governance package.
Andreas Gandolfo
Team Leader, EU Power
BloombergNEF
Andreas currently leads the European Energy Transition team at BloombergNEF (BNEF), which he joined as an analyst in 2015. During his time at BNEF, Andreas has focused on how European power market dynamics change because of decarbonization efforts. He has researched the problems that arise by increasing shares of variable renewables on European grids, and has explored the market and policy mechanisms to address these problems. He has also looked at how demand, especially from electric vehicles, could help with integrating more variable renewables. Currently, he is working on understanding how the dynamics shaping power prices in Europe will change in the coming years. Andreas holds a Bachelor’s in Economics and International Relations from Tufts University, and a Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University.
Dario Traum
Head of Energy Transitions
BloombergNEF
Dario coordinates BNEF’s research and initiatives in several strategic areas globally. As governments and corporations make unprecedented, long-term pledges to decarbonize, BNEF’s energy transition specialists assess national commitments, and research strategies and policy priorities for the transition of key sectors of the economy. The group’s larger mission is to help policy-makers make better informed plans for the transition.