German Energy Day

Join us to hear the latest topical and insightful market updates providing an overview of the outlook for Europe's largest energy market. Following the conference, we welcome our attendees to join the traditional networking dinner cruise on MS Riverstar.

Conference 09:00 - 17:00
Dinner cruise on MS Riverstar 18:30 - 22:30

Free live stream: The future for Germany's electricity market
If you cannot join us in Düsseldorf, make sure to sign up for our free live streamed session about the future of Germany's power market from 11:30 to 13:00. Registration is now open.

Montel customer discount
If you are a Montel customer, we are happy to offer you a 15 % discount on the delegate/service provider fee. If you would like to use this offer, please add the comment "Montel customer discount" when registering.  

Fees
Delegate fee EUR 695,–
Service provider fee EUR 990,– (brokers, exchanges and software providers)

Programme

09:00 – 09:30 Registration and coffee

09:30 – 09:40 Opening words

Moderator Snjolfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief, Montel News

Session 1: Price outlook

09:40 – 10:05 Power prices to 2050 – retaining Germany’s industrial base amid ambitious decarbonisation targets

Tobias Federico, Managing Director, Energy Brainpool

10:05 – 10:30 Is the energy crisis over? Outlook for the summer months

Jörg Selbach-Röntgen, CEO, MET Germany

10:30 – 10:55 Gas and geopolitics - market outlook

Wayne Bryan, Director, European Gas Research

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee
 

Session 2: The future for Germany’s electricity market

11:30 – 11:55 Retaining a single price zone: Could Brussels force a market split?

Marcus Bokermann, Director Continental Power Trading, Vattenfall

11.55 – 12:20 Keeping the lights on: Is a Coal exit by 2030 still feasible?

Felix Matthes, Research Coordinator Energy & Climate Policy
Öko-Institut – Institute for Applied Ecology

12:20 – 13:00 Panel discussion: The power plant strategy: Fit for purpose?

Claudia Günther, Research Lead Germany, Aurora Energy Research
Diana Bacila, Long Term Asset Trader, Alpiq
Christof Bauer, Executive Advisor Energy, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG
Felix Matthes, Öko-Institut – Institute for Applied Ecology

The panel is moderated by Katharina Johannsen, Montel News

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
 

Session 3: Managing volatility and market uncertainty

14:15 – 14:45 Impact of 2023 renewables boom on summer spot prices 2024

Jean-Paul Harreman, Director, Montel EnAppSys

14:45 – 15:15 Energy-intensive industry: Escape to the US?

Jens Bergmann, Global Lead Energy Procurement, Knauf

15:15 – 15:45 Coffee
 

Session 4: Boosting flexibility options

15:45 – 16:05 PPAs/CFDs: What is the ideal policy framework?

Valentina Beato, Head of PPA Portfolio Management, Uniper

16:05 – 16:25 Standardized PPAs –hedging options for renewables and storage

Amani Joas, Managing Director, CF Flex Power

16:30 – 16:55 Panel discussion. Boosting flexibility options

Kilian Leykam, Director, Investment Management Storage, Aquila Capital
Hendrik Uphaus, Senior Originator, Axpo Group
Amani Joas, Managing Director, CF Flex Power

The panel is moderated by Nathan Witkop, Montel News

16:55 – 17:00 Closing words