SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

DAY1

Day One Morning: Strategic Foundations for a Resilient AI-Powered Sustainable Energy System

09:00 - 09:05 (05 mins)

Welcoming Remarks

09:05 - 09:15 (10 mins)

[Opening Keynote] Digital Mandates and Markets Design: EU's AI and Data Strategy for Energy Transition

09:15 - 09:35 (20 mins)

[Host Country Keynote] From the North Sea to the World: The Netherlands’ Blueprint for an AI-Driven Energy Transition

09:35 - 09:55 (20 mins)

[EU Country Keynote] National Strategies in Action: AI as a Catalyst for the Energy Transition

09:55 - 10:45

(20 min)

[Top Voice Panel] Shaping the Future: Strategic AI Leadership for an Integrated Energy Transition

Harnessing AI to enable seamless interoperability across complex energy infrastructures
Balancing legacy systems with innovative technologies through AI-driven insights
Building strategic collaborations between industry leaders and AI innovators to unlock new value
Navigating regulatory and ethical considerations as AI becomes central to energy systems
Driving accelerated decarbonisation with AI while maintaining system reliability and security

Coffee Break (30 mins)

11:15 - 12:05

(50 min)

[Panel] From Forecast to Flexibility: AI-Powered Smart Grids for a Reliable and Resilient Energy System

Real-time AI-enabled grid control for autonomous grid balancing and adaptive demand response
Coordinating distributed energy resources (DERs) into virtual power plants
AI-driven outage prediction, asset management, and network planning
Interoperable cross-border grid data platforms to improve AI forecasting accuracy

Luncheon

Day One Afternoon - Unlocking AI Assets for the Net-Zero Transition

14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] Digital Lifelines and Future Beyond: Preparing Decarbonization for the Next AI Wave

Using AI to optimise efficiency, reduce emissions, and prevent downtime in energy and industrial assets.
Advancing digital twins into adaptive, AI-driven decision-making platforms.
Establishing expert teams to prepare for disruptive AI innovations.
Aligning regulation, data, and infrastructure to ensure AI accelerates net-zero goals.

14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)

[Sponsor/Partner Keynote] Resilient by Design: AI and the Future Infrastructure for Grids/LNG/CCUS/Hydrogen/Biofuel Production

15:10 - 16:00 (50 mins)

[Panel] Scaling Low-Carbon Molecules: AI for Hydrogen, CCUS, and Synthetic Fuels

Using AI to accelerate project design, modeling, and permitting
Optimizing electrolyzer operations and CO₂ capture logistics
Automating MRV and lifecycle analysis for compliance and certification
Integrating hydrogen and synthetic fuels with smart grid forecasts

Coffee Break (30 mins)

16:30 - 16:50 (15 mins)

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

16:50 - 17:10 (20 mins)

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

17:10 - 18:00 (50 mins)

[Panel] Smart Capital: AI-Driven Infrastructure Investment

Reassessing value, forecasting capex, co-location of digital & renewables
How can AI enhance forecasting accuracy for infrastructure investment and planning?
In what ways does AI integration unlock new value from existing energy assets?
What investment models are emerging around co-located digital and renewable infrastructure?
How should investors manage cybersecurity and regulatory risks tied to AI-driven projects?

Day Two Morning - Powering AI Sustainably: Embedding Clean Energy into Data Center Operations

09:00 - 09:05 (05 mins)

Welcoming Remarks

09:05 - 09:25

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

09:25 - 10:15 (50 mins)

[Panel] Greening the Brain: Sustainable Power for AI Data Centers

How can AI workloads (training, inference, edge) be scheduled around renewable generation peaks?
What are the most promising models for co-locating data centers with wind, solar, and hydro assets?
How are companies addressing intermittency and grid stress while scaling clean compute?
What policies or market incentives are needed to push AI players toward carbon-free energy sourcing?

10:15 - 10:35 (20 mins)

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

Coffee Break (30 mins)

11:00 - 11:50

(50 mins)

[Panel] The AI Infrastructure Shift: Rethinking Data Centers from Chip to Cooling

How are high-density, GPU-driven architectures changing the way data centers are designed and scaled?
What innovations in cooling and power delivery are emerging to support AI’s growing energy intensity?
In what ways is the rise of specialized AI infrastructure reshaping data center investment and development models?
How can operators adapt their workflows and systems to manage increasingly dynamic and distributed AI workloads?

11:50 - 12:10

(50 mins)

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

Luncheon

Day Two Afternoon - AI for Smarter, Fairer Energy Markets – From Trading Floors to Carbon Ledgers

14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] AI-Driven Energy Markets and Carbon Compliance: Transforming Trading, Pricing, and Sustainability Reporting

Leveraging machine learning and AI algorithms for real-time and day-ahead price forecasting, algorithmic bidding, trade execution, portfolio optimization, and battery arbitrage in volatile energy markets
Automating emissions tracking and enhancing MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) for carbon markets
Integrating AI into sustainability disclosures, LCAs, and ESG reporting frameworks
Ensuring transparency, traceability, and audit-readiness with explainable AI (XAI) across trading and compliance activities
Enhancing enterprise communication and operational efficiency through AI-powered collaboration and information management tools

14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

15:10 - 16:00 (50 mins)

[Panel] Securing Intelligence: Cyber Resilience and AI Governance in Energy Systems

Defending AI-enabled grids and operational systems from cyberattacks
Applying zero-trust architecture and anomaly detection in OT/IT
Complying with AI Act, NIS2, and energy-specific cybersecurity standards
Building AI systems with auditability and human-in-the-loop control

16:30 - 17:00

(30 mins)

March 11-12, 2026 | World Trade Center Rotterdam, Netherlands

Co-located with:

SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

Day One Morning: Strategic Foundations for a Resilient AI-Powered Sustainable Energy System

Welcoming Remarks

[Opening Keynote] Digital Mandates and Markets Design: EU's AI and Data Strategy for Energy Transition

[Host Country Keynote] From the North Sea to the World: The Netherlands’ Blueprint for an AI-Driven Energy Transition

[EU Country Keynote] National Strategies in Action: AI as a Catalyst for the Energy Transition

[Top Voice Panel] Shaping the Future: Strategic AI Leadership for an Integrated Energy Transition

Harnessing AI to enable seamless interoperability across complex energy infrastructures

Balancing legacy systems with innovative technologies through AI-driven insights

Building strategic collaborations between industry leaders and AI innovators to unlock new value

Navigating regulatory and ethical considerations as AI becomes central to energy systems

​Driving accelerated decarbonisation with AI while maintaining system reliability and security

Coffee Break (30 mins)

[Panel] From Forecast to Flexibility: AI-Powered Smart Grids for a Reliable and Resilient Energy System

Real-time AI-enabled grid control for autonomous grid balancing and adaptive demand response

Coordinating distributed energy resources (DERs) into virtual power plants

AI-driven outage prediction, asset management, and network planning

​Interoperable cross-border grid data platforms to improve AI forecasting accuracy

Luncheon

Day One Afternoon - Unlocking AI Assets for the Net-Zero Transition

[Panel] Digital Lifelines and Future Beyond: Preparing Decarbonization for the Next AI Wave

Using AI to optimise efficiency, reduce emissions, and prevent downtime in energy and industrial assets.

Advancing digital twins into adaptive, AI-driven decision-making platforms.

Establishing expert teams to prepare for disruptive AI innovations.

​Aligning regulation, data, and infrastructure to ensure AI accelerates net-zero goals.

[Sponsor/Partner Keynote] Resilient by Design: AI and the Future Infrastructure for Grids/LNG/CCUS/Hydrogen/Biofuel Production

[Panel] Scaling Low-Carbon Molecules: AI for Hydrogen, CCUS, and Synthetic Fuels

Using AI to accelerate project design, modeling, and permitting

Optimizing electrolyzer operations and CO₂ capture logistics

Automating MRV and lifecycle analysis for compliance and certification

Integrating hydrogen and synthetic fuels with smart grid forecasts

Coffee Break (30 mins)

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

[Keynote] Project Roadshow Reserved for Sponsors and Partners

[Panel] Smart Capital: AI-Driven Infrastructure Investment

Reassessing value, forecasting capex, co-location of digital & renewables

How can AI enhance forecasting accuracy for infrastructure investment and planning?

In what ways does AI integration unlock new value from existing energy assets?

What investment models are emerging around co-located digital and renewable infrastructure?

​How should investors manage cybersecurity and regulatory risks tied to AI-driven projects?

11-12 March 2026 World Trade Center Rotterdam #AIETE 2026

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Driving accelerated decarbonisation with AI while maintaining system reliability and security

Interoperable cross-border grid data platforms to improve AI forecasting accuracy

Aligning regulation, data, and infrastructure to ensure AI accelerates net-zero goals.

How should investors manage cybersecurity and regulatory risks tied to AI-driven projects?

11-12 March 2026
World Trade Center Rotterdam
#AIETE 2026