On 17 November 2026, Energynomics is organizing at Iridium Ballroom in Sheraton Bucharest Hotel (see map!) the edition dedicated to the Bucharest & Ilfov region of the national series “Romanian Leaders of the Energy Transition 2026”, a media campaign and a set of regional events dedicated to the leaders already delivering measurable results in Romania’s energy transition.
In 2026, Energynomics shifts the focus from education to recognition, based on the idea that the market has moved beyond the awareness stage and entered a phase of implementation, verifiable results and replicable models. The Bucharest conference continues this new stage through a practical dialogue about what has already been built, what has worked and what deserves to be scaled up at regional and national level.
Romanian Leaders of the Energy Transition – Bucharest 2026 is designed as a platform for recognition, connection and accelerated replication of relevant projects in the region, bringing together local authorities, system operators, industry, developers, technology providers, integrators, financial institutions and educational organizations in a new format, more focused on results and collaboration.
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Assessing progress in Romania's main institutional and investment hub: public and private projects delivering measurable results, infrastructure investment, implementation bottlenecks, funding opportunities and partnerships that can accelerate the replication of proven solutions nationwide.
Reducing energy consumption and optimising costs in public buildings, commercial facilities and industry: district heating modernisation, cogeneration, process electrification, waste heat recovery, automation and energy management. Financing models and technical solutions with demonstrated economic benefits.
Expanding renewable generation capacity and modernising electricity infrastructure: grid connections, congestion, distributed generation and self-consumption, grid digitalisation, smart metering, energy and building management systems (EMS/BMS), automation and cybersecurity. Solutions for integrating new capacity and improving operational efficiency.
The role of batteries, demand-side flexibility and thermal energy storage in optimising energy systems: technology integration, monetising flexibility in energy markets, revenue streams, risk allocation and bankability requirements. Investment and commercial models that enable proven projects to scale.
Laura Aghilarre
Ambassador of Italy to Romania
Varinia Radu
Founder & Managing Partner Energynomics
Elena Popescu
CEO Elektra Renewable Support
Matteo Baldan
Chief Growth & Investments Officer, Alive Capital
Mihai Mladin
Head of the R&D&I Department, Romanian Energy Center
Sebastian Babu
National Sales Manager, KSTAR New Energy
Alexandru Costache
CEO, Tremi Group
Miguel Castillo Feliz
CEO Renew Storage Energy
Diego Santoro
Senior Vice President, Business Development & Sales, Ansaldo Nucleare
Adrian Ghiță
Executive Director, Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund (FREE)
Dan Bota
Deputy Head of Large Corporate, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania
Roberto Musneci
President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Romania
Gabriel Avăcăriței
Editor-in-Chief Energynomics
Robert Schmidt
Country Manager, Elnos Romania
Cristian Gheorghiu
Technical Expert, EBRD InvestEU; Lecturer, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Ionut Pacea
Sales Manager Big Store
Mehmet Yukselen
President & CEO MyEnerji
Emil Macovei
Technical Director, Nuclearelectrica
Raimondo Bogles
CEO, Vergo
Marzia Mazzoni
EU Project Manager & Sustainability Manager, Walter Tosto
Gabriel Tache
Segment Sales Director Utilities & Renewables Emerging Cluster Eaton Electric
Miquel Yafari
SVP of International Growth, Higeco More
Gabriel Avăcăriței
Editor-in-Chief Energynomics
Pasquale Silvestro
Vice-President, CCIpR, and Partner, Tonucci & Partners
Tuesday, November 17 — 13 Sessions
Results, not promises: from announced investments to built infrastructure, delivered energy, flexibility and replicable financing.
From large-scale production capacity and infrastructure modernisation to the electrification and energy efficiency of industry. Topics under discussion: funding, local industrial…
The acceleration of investment in renewables brings challenges in terms of connection, integration and operation. The discussion examines grid constraints, digitalisation and…
How do batteries and other flexibility resources become profitable and financeable investments? This session examines revenue from arbitrage, balancing and aggregation, tolling…
Three takeaways, bottlenecks to resolve, and projects or models worth replicating.
Schedule may be subject to minor changes.
Anca Mitroi [email protected]
