Date / Heure
25/02/2026
1 h 30 min - 5 h 30 min
Emplacement
EESC – Van Maerlant Building
Rue Van Maerlant 2, Brussels
At a time when Europe is facing heightened energy price volatility, massive investment needs, and growing geopolitical and climate-related constraints, this event will bring together European policymakers, regulators, institutional representatives, and key energy stakeholders to discuss how to secure a resilient, affordable, and sustainable energy system for European citizens and businesses.
The symposium will focus on the critical challenge of financing and governing energy infrastructure in Europe. Two high-level roundtables will address, respectively, investment needs in electricity transmission and distribution grids, and the development of gas and carbon-free gas infrastructures essential for the deployment of biomethane and hydrogen. These discussions will be complemented by presentations of Confrontations Europe’s latest work on energy solidarity and affordable energy, offering concrete perspectives to inform European policy choices.
Speakers:
- Emmanuelle Wargon, President of the French Energy Regulation Commission
- MEP Bruno Tobback – S&D, Belgium, Member of the ITRE Committee
- Tom Howes, Advisor to Director Lukasz Kolinski at DG ENER, Green transition and market regulation
- Thomas Veyrenc, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer, Economics, Strategy and Finance, RTE
- Adeline Duterque, Secretary General, Natran
- Marie-Claire Aoun, Director of the strategy and institutional relations, Téréga
- Ismini Kyriazopoulou, Head of energy networks division, BEI
- Raphael Hanoteaux, Acting Secretary General, CEER
