2nd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

EU - Italy Energy Days
How to Achieve Near-Zero Emissions by 2050

January 23-24th, 2025 / Turin, Italy

Castello del Valentino
Palazzo Carignano

EU – Italy Energy Days

Agenda of the Symposium

20:00 Wednesday January 22nd

Conference Dinner

Location: Ristorante Esperia

Day 1: Thursday January 23rd

Location: Castello del Valentino

8:30-9:00

Registration and opening welcome address by the Rector

Castello del Valentino, Salone d’Onore

Morning Roundtables

09:00-12:30

Three Parallel Roundtable discussions (closed door)

Roundtable 1

09:00-12:30

Nuclear energy: innovative technologies and perspectives

Location: Castello del Valentino, Salone d’Onore

Moderators from MASE / European Commission / PoliTO / Polimi

09:00-09:45

Opening presentations

Introduction to PNNS & European framework and initiatives on nuclear energy

09:45-10:30

Discussion on implementing nuclear energy in Italy

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30​

Discussion cont.

 

Adinolfi Roberto

Ansaldo Energia

 

Artizzu Gian Luca

Sogin

 

Baldi Sandro

EDF

 

Batistoni Paola

ENEA

 

Berthelemy Michel

NEA

 

Borchiellini Romano

PoliTO

 

Brunetti Gianfranco

EC DG ENERGY

 

Buono Stefano

Newcleo

 

Campanella Francesco

ISIN

 

Campogiani Lorenzo

MASE

 

Catizone Massimo

Unicredit

 

Engelmann Ulla

EC DG JRC

 

Faudon Valérie

SFEN

 

Federici Gianfranco

EUROfusion

 

Ferrazza Francesca

ENI

 

Galli Francesca

MUR

 

Garribba Massimo

EC DG ENER

 

Ginola Marianna

SIMIC S.p.A.

 

Ippolito Nicola

MASE Fusion Expert Group

 

Laviano Francesco

PoliTO

 

Mastrantonio Luca

ENEL

 

Merola Mario

ITER

 

Mottura Lorenzo

Edison

 

Pesaresi Nicola

EC DG COMP

 

Ricotti Marco

Polimi

 

Romanelli Francesco

DTT

 

Roveda Milena

Gauss Fusion

 

Sacchi Stefano

PoliTO

 

Salvemini Francesca

MASE

 

Sonato Piergiorgio

Consorzio RFX

 

Tacconelli Massimiliano

Walter Tosto S.p.A.

 

Tiippana Petteri

STUK

 

Zanino Roberto

PoliTO

 

Participating via video call

 
 

Borio Di Tigliole Andrea

IAEA

 

Sadamori Keisuke

IEA

 

Muldowney Mark

BNP Paribas

Roundtable 2

09:00-12:30

Implementation of National Hydrogen and CCS Strategies

Location: Castello del Valentino, Stanza della Zodiaco

Moderators from MASE / European Commission / PoliTO

09:00-09:45

Opening presentations

Introduction to the Italian National Hydrogen Strategy and European perspective

09:45-10:30

Discussion on the implementation of the National Hydrogen Strategy in Italy

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30​

Discussion cont.

 

Antenucci Andrea

Snam

 

Atanasiu Mirela

CLEAN H2

 

Crema Luigi

H2iT

 

Da Riz Walter

Assovetro

 

Domenighini Piergiovanni

RSE

 

Giunti Francesco

ENI

 

Graditi Giorgio

ENEA

 

Kirilov Iskren

IOGP Europe

 

Molica Colella Marco

Hydrogen Europe

 

Quester Céline

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

 

Santarelli Massimo

PoliTO

 

Vargiu Gabriele

IVECO

 

Ventorino Luca

MASE

 

Astorri Francesco

ISPRA/INGV/CNR

 

De Nigris Michele

RSE

 

Gambato Alessio

Snam

 

Giammetti Salvatore

ENI, Carbon capture

 

Giannetti Daniel

MASE

 

Romano Matteo

POLIMI

 

Verga Francesca

PoliTO

 

Zanetti Maria Chiara

PoliTO

 

Participating via video call

 
 

Chatzimarkakis Jorgo

Hydrogen Europe

 

Donnari Elena

EC DG ENERGY

 

Ermacora Florian

EC DG NEAR

 

Howes Tom

EC DG ENER

 

Truszczynski Jacek

EC DG GROW

 

Pavan Francesco

IEA

 

Constantinescu Tudor

EC DG ENERGY

Roundtable 3

09:00-12:30

Decarbonized alternative transport

Location: Castello del Valentino, Stanza della Caccia

Moderators from MASE / European Commission / PoliTO

09:00-09:45

Opening presentations

Introduction to decarbonization of the transport sector and the biofuels perspective

09:45-10:30

Discussion on decarbonization of the transport sector in Italy

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30​

Discussion cont.

 

Amati Nicola

PoliTO

 

Bartelloni Alessandro

Fuels Europe

 

Chiaramonti David

PoliTO

 

Del Manso Franco

UNEM

 

Gerini Andrea

FTP Transport

 

Kukreti Deepak

Maersk

 

Lenoci Stefania

World Bank

 

Lombardi Patrizia

PoliTO

 

Mannocchi Marco

Neste

 

Martini Giorgio

EC DG JRC

 

Mauri Giuseppe

RSE

 

Perrella Giovanni

MASE

 

Sabbini Alessandro

ENI

 

Participating via video call

 
 

Cucino Davide

Fincantieri

 

Frankl Paolo

IEA

 

Giansanti Massimiliano

COPA COGECA, Confagricoltura

 

Holzleithner Christian

EC DG CLIMATE

 

Chiappetta Andrea

ITA

 

Micarelli Giulia

ITA

12:30-14:00

Lunch

Afternoon Roundtables

14:00-17:00

Three Parallel Roundtable discussions (closed door)

Roundtable 1 Cont.

14:00-17:00

Nuclear energy: innovative technologies and perspectives

Location: Castello del Valentino, Salone d’Onore

Moderators from MASE / European Commission / PoliTO

14:00-14:45

Opening presentations

Introduction to Italian engagement in nuclear fusion

14:45-15:30

Discussion on common aspects between fission and fusion

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

Discussion cont.

 

Adinolfi Roberto

Ansaldo Energia

 

Artizzu Gian Luca

Sogin

 

Baldi Sandro

EDF

 

Batistoni Paola

ENEA

 

Berthelemy Michel

NEA

 

Borchiellini Romano

PoliTO

 

Brunetti Gianfranco

EC DG ENERGY

 

Buono Stefano

Newcleo

 

Campanella Francesco

ISIN

 

Campogiani Lorenzo

MASE

 

Catizone Massimo

Unicredit

 

Engelmann Ulla

EC DG JRC

 

Faudon Valérie

SFEN

 

Federici Gianfranco

EUROfusion

 

Ferrazza Francesca

ENI

 

Galli Francesca

MUR

 

Garribba Massimo

EC DG ENER

 

Ginola Marianna

SIMIC S.p.A.

 

Ippolito Nicola

MASE Fusion Expert Group

 

Laviano Francesco

PoliTO

 

Mastrantonio Luca

ENEL

 

Merola Mario

ITER

 

Mottura Lorenzo

Edison

 

Pesaresi Nicola

EC DG COMP

 

Ricotti Marco

Polimi

 

Romanelli Francesco

DTT

 

Roveda Milena

Gauss Fusion

 

Sacchi Stefano

PoliTO

 

Salvemini Francesca

MASE

 

Sonato Piergiorgio

Consorzio RFX

 

Tacconelli Massimiliano

Walter Tosto S.p.A.

 

Tiippana Petteri

STUK

 

Zanino Roberto

PoliTO

 

Participating via video call

 
 

Borio Di Tigliole Andrea

IAEA

 

Sadamori Keisuke

IEA

 

Monti Stefano

AIN, ENS

 

Muldowney Mark

BNP Paribas

Roundtable 2 cont.

14:00-17:00

Implementation of National Hydrogen and CCS Strategies

Location: Castello del Valentino, Stanza della Zodiaco

Moderators from MASE / European Commission / PoliTO

14:00-14:45

Opening presentations

Introduction to CCS approaches in Europe and Italy and their integration with the implementation of Hydrogen strategies

14:45-15:30

Discussion on the development of synergies between the Hydrogen and CCS sectors in Italy

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

Discussion cont.

 

Antenucci Andrea

Snam

 

Atanasiu Mirela

CLEAN H2

 

Crema Luigi

H2iT

 

Da Riz Walter

Assovetro

 

Domenighini Piergiovanni

RSE

 

Giunti Francesco

ENI

 

Graditi Giorgio

ENEA

 

Kirilov Iskren

IOGP Europe

 

Molica Colella Marco

Hydrogen Europe

 

Quester Céline

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

 

Santarelli Massimo

PoliTO

 

Vargiu Gabriele

IVECO

 

Ventorino Luca

MASE

 

Astorri Francesco

ISPRA/INGV/CNR

 

De Nigris Michele

RSE

 

Gambato Alessio

Snam

 

Giammetti Salvatore

ENI

 

Giannetti Daniel

MASE

 

Romano Matteo

POLIMI

 

Verga Francesca

PoliTO

 

Zanetti Maria Chiara

PoliTO

 

Participating via video call

 
 

Chatzimarkakis Jorgo

Hydrogen Europe

 

Howes Tom

EC DG ENER

 

Truszczynski Jacek

EC DG GROW

 

Constantinescu Tudor

EC DG ENERGY

 

Donnari Elena

EC DG ENERGY

Roundtable 4

14:00-17:00

Innovative ways to promote Energy Transition Renewables

Location: Castello del Valentino, Stanza della Caccia

Moderators from MASE / European Commission / PoliTO

14:00-14:45

Opening presentations

Introduction to current and future mechanisms for promoting RES

14:45-15:30

Discussion on innovative ways to promote RES

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

Discussion cont.

 

Battaglini Antonella

Renewables Grid Initiative

 

Bompard Ettore

PoliTO

 

Cambini Carlo

PoliTO

 

Cimino Roberto

MUR

 

Del Pizzo Francesco

TERNA

 

Di Pardo Antonello

CDP

 

Dolzani Francesco

AERO

 

Drago Francesca

RSE

 

Grosso Daniele

PoliTO

 

Lanzini Andrea

PoliTO

 

Lombardi Patrizia

PoliTO

 

Noce Alessandro

MASE

 

Pesaresi Nicola

EC DG COMP

 

Romano Borchiellini

PoliTO

 

Sabbini Alessandro

ENI

 

Participating via video call

 
 

De Grandis Carlo

EC DG CLIMA

 

Iaccarino Fabrizio

ENEL

 

Truszczynski Jacek

EC DG GROW

 

Lenoci Stefania

World Bank

End of Day 1 Program

20:00

Gala Dinner
Location: Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile

Day 2: Friday January 24th

Location: Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano, Palazzo Carignano – Piazza Carlo Alberto 8

09:30-10:00

Opening Session
Aula della Camera Italiana

Welcome

Giovanni Federigo De Santi

Chairman of Symposium

Institutional Greetings

Stefano Corgnati

Rector of Politecnico di Torino

Alberto Cirio

President of Piedmont Region

Stefano Lo Russo

Torino Mayor

10:00-10:30

Policy Debate

Energy Transition: priorities in the European and Italian policy agenda

Giorgio Gori

Vice President ITRE Committee, European Parliament

Gilberto Pichetto Fratin

Italian Minister of Environment and Energy Security

10:30-10:40

International Award Announcement

“PoliTO Foresight and Innovation”

Stefano Corgnati

Rector of Politecnico di Torino

Giovanni Federigo De Santi

Chairman of Symposium

10:40-12:20

Panel Discussion

Energy Transition: Italian perspectives and future plans in the European context

Moderators

Stefano Corgnati

Rector of Politecnico di Torino

Giovanni Federigo De Santi

Chairman of Symposium

Panelists

Massimo Garribba

Deputy Director General European Commission, DG ENER

Tudor Constantinescu

Principal Advisor European Commission, DG ENER

Francesca Salvemini

Head of Minister’s Technical Secretariat MASE

Federico Boschi

Head of Department MASE

Nicola Monti

CEO Edison

Franco Cotana

CEO RSE

Luca Dal Fabbro

President IREN

Nicola Rossi

Head of Innovation ENEL

Piero Ercoli

Executive Director for Decarbonization Snam

12:20-12:30

Concluding remarks of the Symposium

Stefano Paolo Corgnati

Rector of Politecnico di Torino

Giovanni Federigo De Santi

Chairman of Symposium

12:30-14:00

Networking Lunch

End of Symposium