Schedule
15:00 |
WelcomeAntonio Cammarota, Chairman of the Italian CIRED National Committee |
15:05 |
Opening SpeechesThe role of CIRED, Emmanuel De Jaeger, Chairman of the CIRED General Assembly The Energy Transition, Representative of Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (TBD) The role of DSOs, Antonio Cammisecra, Head of Enel Grids BL The role of Equipment Manufacturers, Maria Antonietta Portaluri, General Manager ANIE |
16:15 |
Panel Debate on Power distribution systems fostering SustainabilityModerator: Riccardo Lama, CEI ChairmanVincenzo Ranieri, Chairman EU DSO Entity Prof. Birgitte Bak-Jensen, Aalborg University, Department of Energy Technology Gwenole Cozigou, EU Commission, Director for industrial transformation and advanced value chains Yann Fromont, President T&D Europe Q&A Session |
17:30 |
How CIRED 2023 will workDidier Bassleer, Chairman of the CIRED 2023 Organising Committee |
18:00 |
Drinks Reception |
Speakers

Antonio Cammarota
Chairman of the Italian CIRED National Committee
Antonio Cammarota is the Italian Representative within the CIRED General Assembly.
He joined the CIRED Community in 2005 and, in 2007, he was appointed as the Italian representative within the CIRED Directing Committee.
From 2012 to 2016 he also was member of the CIRED Technical Committee as the first Officer in charge of Working Groups and relations with Partner Associations. During his mandate he launched the CIRED Working Groups activity involving roughly 150 experts from around 30 Countries.
In Enel Group since 2002, he is currently responsible for Network Operation and Maintenance in the Regions of Abruzzo, Marche and Molise serving 2 million grid customers. Prior to this role, he held several positions of responsibility within the Enel Group covering different managerial roles in the areas of Technology, Innovation, Engineering, Operation and Maintenance including Head of Network Technology, Head of Network System and TLC O&M, Head of Network Components Standardisation and Head of Distribution, Market and Upstream Gas Industrial and Environmental Risk Management. He holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at the Federico II University of Naples.

Antonio Cammisecra
Company: Enel Grids BL
Antonio Cammisecra became Head of the Enel Grids Business Line on October 1, 2020.
Prior to that, he was the Director of Enel Green Power (EGP) and Director of the Africa, Asia, and Oceania region. In October 2019 he became Director of the Global Power Generation Division.
He joined the International Division of Enel Group in 1999. He was then appointed Business Development Manager for Latin America. He joined EGP on its foundation in 2009 as Head of Business Development Italy, and in 2012 was named Head of Operations and Maintenance Hydro, Wind & Solar. He became Head of Global Business Development in 2013, leading a team of more than 200 people and working in over 20 countries across five continents.
He was born in Naples (Italy) in 1970 and studied Mechanical Engineering at the Federico II University and he received an MBA from Milan’s Bocconi University in 2004.

Birgitte Bak-Jensen
Company: Aalborg University
Birgitte Bak-Jensen (Senior IEEE member 2012) received her M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in “Modelling of High Voltage Components” in 1992, both degrees from Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
From 1986-1988, she was with Electrolux Elmotor A/S, Aalborg, Denmark as an Electrical Design Engineer. She is now Professor in Intelligent Control of the Power Distribution System at the Department of Energy, AAU Energy, Aalborg University, where she has worked since August 1988. She is also Vice Chair of AAU Energy, with responsibility for research.
Her fields of interest are mainly related to the operation and control of the distribution network grid including multi-energy systems, demand response, power quality and stability in power systems taking integration of dispersed generation and smart grid issues into account.
She is now PI of two European H2020 projects SERENE and SUSTENANCE.

Didier Bassleer
Chairman of the CIRED 2023 Organizing Committee

Emmanuel De Jaeger
Chairman of the CIRED General Assembly

Gwenole Cozigou
Company: EU Commission
Gwenole Cozigou is Director for Construction, Machinery and Standardisation in Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SME (DG GROW) of the European Commission.
An economist by training, he has been an official in the European Commission since 1985 in the fields of Enterprise, Industrial Policy and External Relations.
A former Deputy-Head of Office of Commissioner Liikanen in charge of enterprise and industrial policy, he has occupied several management positions in the following areas: Food Industry and Biotechnology; Coordination of the internal market legislation for goods; Enterprise and Industrial policy; Defence, Aerospace and Maritime Industries.
Since December 2008, he is a Director in DG GROW, in charge of competitiveness issues and EU internal market legislation for several industrial sectors, including REACH, medical devices, raw materials. He is currently in charge of construction, engineering industries and standardisation.
Maria Antonietta Portaluri
Company: ANIE

Riccardo Lama
CEI Chairman
Riccardo Lama is President General of CEI, the Italian Electrotechnical Committee, since 2019.
Graduated with honor in Electrical Engineering in the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, he has been working in the electrical energy sector for more than 30 years, performing managerial roles within Enel Group both in Europe and in Latin America and consolidating a strong professional background in the distribution business.
His fields of activity include network planning and development, components’ standardization, work methodologies, management services and organization, health, safety and environment, quality systems and processes.
He is presently in charge of optic fiber and electric mobility within E-distribuzione.
He is involved in CIRED activities since 2009, acting as Special Rapporteur in Technical Committee Session 5 “Planning of Power Distribution Systems”.

Vincenzo Ranieri
Company: EU DSO Entity
Mr. Ranieri is the first President of EU DSO Entity, the new European association of Distribution System Operators established in June 2021.
In Enel Group since 2000, he is currently Chief Executive Officer of E-Distribuzione S.p.A. Prior to this role, he has held several positions of responsibility including Chief Financial Officer of the Group’s subsidiaries in Romania and Slovakia. He also served as Head of Planning and Control of the Enel Group and of the Global Infrastructure and Networks Business Line. He holds a Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance at Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome.

Yann Fromont
Company: T&D Europe
Yann has a comprehensive understanding of worldwide electrical markets, from low-voltage to medium-voltage applications, which he has developed over his 30 years in the industry. He has held positions in the areas of commercial, marketing, production, factory management, M&A, strategy and currently in industrial affairs & standardization within Schneider Electric .
In addition, of his active participation in international conferences, he leads different mandates such as:
- President of T&D Europe, the European association of the electricity and Transmission & Distribution equipment and services industry
- Chairman of CEN-CENELEC “Industry Advisory Forum” (IAF)
- Vice-Chair of Orgalim “Energy & Climate” Working Group