The Future of the Electricity System: European Ambitions & French Perspectives
10:00-10:15 Registration & Coffee
10:15-10:20 Opening remarks, Marie-Claire Aoun, Director of the Ifri Center for Energy
10:20-10:40 Keynote address, Vincent Thouvenin, Director for European Affairs, RTE
10:40-12:10 Building the 21st century European electricity system, the French approach
Chaired by Olivier Appert, Senior Advisor, Ifri Center for Energy
- The French energy transition and its implications for the electricity system, Mario Pain, Executive Director for Energy, Ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire
- What regulation for an innovative grid?, Domitille Bonnefoi, Director of Networks, Commission de régulation de l'énergie (CRE)
- Drivers for change and key priorities for the French electricity industry, Antoine Guillou, Markets and Networks Advisor, Union Française de l'Electricité (UFE)
12:10-12:30 Special Address by Florian Ermacora, Head of Unit, Wholesale Markets Electricity and Gas, DG ENER, European Commission
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:15 Top-down harmonisation: additional rigidity or real enabler?
Chaired by Sonja Van Renssen, Freelance Climate, Energy and Environment Journalist, Brussels Correspondent for Energy Post
- Market integration and TSO cooperation, Laurent Schmitt, Secretary General of ENTSO-E
- New market rules for renewables: looking up to 2030, Michel Cruciani, Association Research Fellow, Ifri Center for Energy
- Clean energy package and ETS reform: ensuring consistency between EU climate and energy policies, Emmanuel Tuchscherer, Director for European Affairs, Engie
- Recognizing the real value of flexibility: current challenges and way forward, Frauke Thies, Executive Director, Smart Energy Demand Coalition
15:15-15:30 Closing statement on the negotiation priorities of the Estonian EU Presidency, Thor-Sten Vertmann, Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU