PROGRAM

Program Details & Structure
Day 1
27 Mar 2026

OPENING PLENARY

Setting the framework for Albania’s renewable expansion, EU alignment and regional positioning toward 2030.
Marie-Therese Richter-Kuhnert
Enea Karakaçi
Ritva Heikkinen
Ibrahim Halil Kilic

SESSION I

2030 Readiness Check: Regulation, Grid & Market Structure
Erlind Sulo
Yolanda Garcia Mezquita
Adam Cwetsch
Bardhi Hoxha
Ibrahim Halil Kilic
10:50-11:10

Coffee Break & Networking

SESSION II

Solar & Wind at Scale: Sustainable Expansion or Margin Compression?
Marko Kosoric
Ilir Shala
Kelly Clutterbuck
Dietmar Reiner
Philipp Koronowski
Besnik Leskaj
12:30-13:30

Lunch Break

SESSION III

Flexibility Matters: Storage, Balancing & Grid Stability
Vladimír Přikryl
Ozan Korkmaz
Dalibor Dobric
Griselda Merkaj
Rezart Cela
Davor Bajs

SESSION IV

From National Grid to Regional Player: Albania’s Cross-Border Energy Strategy
Eleni Charpantidou
Filip Zindović
Ilir Shala
Sokol Dishnica
15:25-15:45

Coffee Break & Networking

SESSION V

Policy Dialogue: CBAM, Guarantees of Origin & Regulatory Alignment
Sabri Murat Kisakürek
Rozalba Xhori
Kutalmis Ersoy
Peter Pozsgai

CLOSING REMARKS

Summary of key takeaways and forward-looking reflections for 2026–2028.