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Conference of the European Federation
of Energy Law Associations
June 3rd, 2025
Conference Centre Albert Borschette
Rue Froissart 36 – 1049, Bruxelles
9:30 - WELCOME

Marinella De Focatiis ⋅ Secretary-General of EFELA and AIDEN, Senior Counsel Edison Legal Academy, Italy

9:35 - INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

This is a dynamic, evolving market so regulation for cross-border growth needs to be combined with flexibility in the application of Internal Energy Market principles.
Peter Cameron ⋅ Professor of Energy and Climate Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, UKELPA, United Kingdom

9:45 - KEYNOTE
Creating a Framework for a Hydrogen Market for Europe - Introduction to the Hydrogen and Gas Markets Decarbonisation Package

Kitti Nyitrai ⋅ Head of Unit “Decarbonisation and sustainability of energy sources (ENER.C.2)”, European Commission

10:00 - SESSION 1
Key Elements of the Hydrogen and Gas Markets Decarbonisation Package

Providing an overview of the key elements of the package · Comparison of the new hydrogen market framework to the existing (updated) rules for natural gas and electricity · Discussion
Bernd Rajal ⋅ Partner at Schoenherr, Austria

10:30 - SESSION 2
Flexibility in the Regime Design: Why it matters and what options it leaves to Member States

Benedikt Klauser ⋅ Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission

10:45 - COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - SESSION 3
National Implementation (Best Practices and Challenges)

Moderator: Peter Cameron ⋅ UKELPA, United Kingdom
Justin Rosing ⋅ Senior Policy Officer International and European Hydrogen Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, The Netherlands
Philippe Baert ⋅ Clifford Chance LLP, Belgium
Olivia Infantes Morales ⋅ Regulatory Affairs Director - Hydrogen and Clean Power, Moeve
Tomasz Codogni ⋅ University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Filippo Donati ⋅ Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Florence, AIDEN, Italy
Matthias Lang ⋅ Partner at Bird & Bird, Chair of SEERIL, Germany
Bernd Rajal ⋅ Partner at Schoenherr, Austria
Robert Szuchy ⋅ Vice-Rector for Education, Professor of Private Law, Károli Gáspár University, Budapest, Hungary
Maria Meng-Papantoni ⋅ European Law - European Economic Law Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Visiting Professor at the Europa-Institut, Saarland, Director of the European Center of Economic
and Criminal Law (ECECRIL), HAEL, Greece

12:30 - SESSION 4
Perspective from Industry on Financing and Regulation

Oliver Elbling ⋅ Executive Managing Director, WECOM GmbH
Luca Franza ⋅ Head of European Affairs, Edison S.p.A.
Kamila Waciega ⋅ Director of Energy & Infrastructure, Hydrogen Europe

13:00 - LUNCH
14:00 - SESSION 5
Perspective from Regulators

Riccardo Galletta ⋅ Team Leader – Emerging Hydrogen Markets, ACER
Markus Backes ⋅ BNetzA
Clara Poletti ⋅ Commissioner, Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment (ARERA), Chair of Board of Regulators, European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

15:00 - SESSION 6
Perspective from Grid Operators

Nicolas Peugniez ⋅ Vice President, ENNOH
Sofía de las Cuevas ⋅ Director of Legal Affairs and Compliance, ENAGAS
Arnaud D’Haeyere ⋅ External Liaison Officer, Fluxys
Valeria Palmisano ⋅ Head of EU Institutional Affairs, Snam S.p.A.

16:00 - CLOSING REMARKS

Vicente Lòpez-Ibor Mayor ⋅ President of EFELA and AEDEN, Spain

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