Thursday
KEYNOTE
9.40 - 9.55
Development of flexibility markets in Europe
Presented by: Philippe Vassilopoulos – Director Product Development at EPEX SPOT
About Philippe Vassilopoulos
Director of Product Development at EPEX SPOT where he also served as Economist and Market Surveillance Officer. Before joining EPEX SPOT, Philippe was an Associate Director with IHS Cambridge Energy research Associates (HIS CERA). He specialises in the European wholesale power and gas markets. His expertise includes market design, price formation and price modelling, asset valuation and due diligence, regulations as well as market surveillance. Philippe also conducted applied research on price signals and investment incentives in the European electricity markets for the French regulator Commission de Regulation de l’Energie.
About EPEX SPOT
The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT SE and its affiliates operate physical short-term electricity markets in 13 countries: in Central Western Europe, the United Kingdom, in Switzerland, the Nordics and in Poland. As part of EEX Group, a group of companies serving international commodity markets, EPEX SPOT is committed to the creation of a pan-European power market. Over 300 members trade electricity on EPEX SPOT. 49% of its equity is held by HGRT, a holding of transmission system operators.
