Event
Magritte Museum, Rue du Musée 5, 1000 Brussels & online
25.06.2025
14:00 - 18:00

CEER Annual Conference 2025

The CEER Annual Conference 2025 brought together high-level speakers and stakeholders from across the energy sector to address key regulatory strategies and sector developments.

Held under the theme “Regulatory Strategies for Consumer Empowerment, System Integration, and Market Efficiency,” the event explored some of the most pressing energy challenges and opportunities in Europe.

Topics included:

  • Evolving energy market dynamics: balancing EU competitiveness and consumer protection amid price volatility and global trends
  • Infrastructure challenges and opportunities: grid investments, hydrogen backbone, sector coupling
  • Ensuring the independence of energy regulators: tackling key challenges and highlighting CEER’s efforts to uphold NRA independence

The programme featured expert panels, interviews, and interactive sessions with participants from European institutions, national regulators, industry, and consumer organisations.

Programme

Programme

14:00 - 14:15

Opening Remarks

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14:15 - 14:35

Keynote Speeches

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14:35 - 15:45

Panel I: Efficient Energy Markets and Consumer Empowerment

Setting the scene (historical context): A short note by CEER Electricity Working Group Chair Christine Materazzi-Wagner & Customer and Retail Market Working Group Co-Chair Karen Trant – interactive exchange

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16:15 - 16:35

Interview – Energy Regulators’ Independence

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16:35 - 17:45

Panel II: Energy Infrastructure

Setting the scene (historical context): A short note by CEER Vice President, Gas Working Group Chair Pedro Verdelho & Chair of the CEER Distribution Systems Working Group Veli-Pekka Saajo – interactive exchange

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17:45 - 17:55

Keynote Speech – Highlights from history of CEER

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17:55 - 18:00

Closing Remarks

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