Highlights Of The Program
2 days business program:
Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.
SHOWCASING INNOVATION:
Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.
leaders talk:
Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.
MULTIPLE STREAMS:
A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.
SMART TECHNOLOGIES:
Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.
roundtable discussion:
Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.
Program 2026
DAY 1 :
TBC
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
FROM CHALLENGES TO OPPORTUNITIES: SMART GRIDS IN LATAM DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
Alessandra Amaral
ADELAT
- Describing the current state of smart grid adoption across Latin American utilities
- Exploring future opportunities and persistent challenges facing regional deployment
- Outlining key steps toward full digitalisation of distribution infrastructure
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCING SMART GRID DEPLOYMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
09:40 - 10:05
ENERGY TRANSITION AND SECTOR TRANSFORMATION
Sandoval de Araújo Feitosa Neto
ANEEL
- Enhancing grid resilience through oversight of contingency and climate-response actions
- Regulating storage, demand response, and flexible tariffs to support energy transition
- Modernising Brazil’s electricity sector through reforms enabling smart grid integration
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON REGULATORY STRATEGIES FOR ENERGY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION
10:10 - 10:40
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
- Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
- Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
- Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SMART GRIDS AND THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING LATIN AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE
- Driving Latin America’s energy transition through digitalisation, renewables, and policies accelerating smart and resilient grid evolution
- Enabling sustainable mobility and smart cities through interoperable smart grids integrated with charging hubs and distributed resources
- Strengthening cybersecurity, resilience, and cross-border collaboration to secure the multinational smart grid network and critical energy infrastructure
- Unlocking new business models and flexible industrial loads to monetize renewables, reduce curtailment, and strengthen decentralized grid resilience
Roberto Falco | Accenture
Alexandre Miyahara | Circuito
Rajan Vig | Indimex Group
Navid Samandari | Samandari
11:30 - 11:55
BRAZIL'S TRANSMISSION GRID: PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION, DEMAND GROWTH, AND THE NEXT DECADE OF EXPANSION
Guilherme Zanetti Rosa
Ministério de Minas e Energia
- Outlining Brazil’s transmission cycle, planning studies, and auction strategy for the coming decade
- Positioning large loads such as data centres to absorb surplus power and support grid stability
- Reforming regulatory frameworks to improve access for large users and emerging technologies
- Forecasting major projects and tenders driving Brazil’s transmission system expansion
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON TRANSMISSION PLANNING FOR BRAZIL’S FUTURE GRID NEEDS
12:00 - 12:25
CHALLENGES FOR PLANNING THE OPERATION OF THE FUTURE
Marcelo Prais
ONS
- Emphasising system flexibility as a key challenge in future grid operation planning
- Developing software engineering tools to support modern grid operation strategies
- Recognising the DSO’s evolving role in enabling smarter, more adaptive power systems
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON THE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE GRID OPERATION PLANNING
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SMART GRIDS EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING SMART SOLUTIONS AND DER IN EXISTING POWER SYSTEMS
- Advancing grid digitalization and DER integration across Latin America through flexibility markets, incentives, and successful deployment models
- Achieving seamless interoperability between DSOs, aggregators, and DERs to enhance real-time operations and network reliability
- Integrating AI-driven analytics, workforce transformation, and adaptable architectures for resilient, future-ready power systems
Roberto Falco | Accenture
Leandro Michels | IEM-UFSM
Pranav Yardi | Senpilot
14:00 - 14:25
CURTAILMENT, FLEXIBILITY, AND DECARBONISATION: LESSONS FOR LATIN AMERICA
Ricardo Perez
PSR
- Estimating renewable curtailment using simulation tools for future Latin American grids
- Integrating flexibility and grid technologies to reduce losses and unlock system potential
- Modelling the green premium across 18 countries in decarbonisation planning scenarios
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR FLEXIBILITY AND DECARBONISATION
14:30 - 14:55
AI-POWERED ASSET MANAGEMENT IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
Thadeu Silva
TSX Engenharia e Consultoria
- Leveraging AI to improve asset reliability across generation, transmission, and distribution
- Applying predictive maintenance and risk analysis through real-time data insights
- Supporting executive decision-making with AI-driven asset performance intelligence
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON AI STRATEGIES FOR ENERGY ASSET PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING
15:00 - 15:30
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:30 - 15:55
ENHANCING GRID FLEXIBILITY WITH ENERGY STORAGE
Henrik Tuveson
Wärtsilä Energy Storage
- Optimising BESS dispatch through intelligent control to boost value and responsiveness
- Delivering stability and reliability by using storage to support clean energy uptake
- Maximising renewable utilisation through coordinated, software-driven BESS actions
15:55 - 16:00
Q&A SESSION ON SOFTWARE-ENABLED FLEXIBILITY WITH BESS SYSTEMS
16:00 - 16:25
HOW AI COPILOTS AND DATA PLATFORMS HELP ENERGY HOLDINGS MAKE FASTER, SMARTER STRATEGIC DECISIONS
Patricio Pagani
The Black Puma
- Showcasing AI and automation use cases in power generation and distribution systems
- Adopting modular data tools that enhance operations without major IT disruptions
- Uncovering performance drivers and ROI through machine learning and real-time data
16:25 - 16:30
Q&A SESSION ON USING AI TO DRIVE STRATEGIC ENERGY DECISIONS
16:30 - 16:55
SUCCESSFUL ENERGY TRANSITION RESULTING IN INVERTER-DOMINATED POWER GRIDS
Matthias Vetter
Huawei
- Referencing Germany’s transition, with over 60% of generation sourced from renewables
- Addressing integration challenges as PV becomes dominant in inverter-based systems
- Substituting lost inertia with grid-forming storage to replace conventional plants
- Exploring how flexibility can stabilise high-renewable, inverter-driven power systems
16:55 - 17:00
Q&A SESSION ON STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY IN INVERTER-BASED GRIDS
17:00 - 17:25
PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE DEMAND RESPONSE IN BRAZIL
Fabiano Fuga
University of São Paulo
- Analysing demand response (DR) as a tool to reduce system costs and improve energy supply reliability
- Comparing global DR programmes and their market-driven approaches to participation
- Presenting proposals to expand consumer engagement in Brazil's evolving energy market
17:25 - 17:30
Q&A SESSION ON DEMAND RESPONSE STRATEGIES FOR THE BRAZILIAN POWER MARKET
17:30 - 18:30
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2 :
TBC
09:00 - 09:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:30 - 09:40
OPENING ADDRESS
09:40 - 10:05
PREDICTIVE BATTERY ANALYTICS FOR GRID RELIABILITY
Timo Gollub
ACCURE Battery Intelligence
- Enhancing BESS performance by using predictive analytics to support grid stability
- Identifying safety and performance risks early through AI-powered battery insights
- Presenting real-world cases where analytics improved uptime and reduced downtime
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON BOOSTING GRID SUPPORT THROUGH BATTERY ANALYTICS
10:10 - 10:35
SMART PERIPHERAL MONITORING: STRATEGIES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE PREVENTION
Guilherme Oliveira
Instronic
- Transitioning from reactive models to predictive energy strategies using AI algorithms
- Analysing real-time metrics to forecast failures and automate corrective responses
- Integrating IoT, cloud, and dashboards to enable intelligent, adaptive operations
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON AI-ENABLED MONITORING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONTROL
10:40 - 11:05
ENABLING SMARTER GRIDS WITH FLEXIBLE DER INTERCONNECTIONS
Drew Smith
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products
- Managing DER constraints through real-time software control to protect grid reliability
- Accelerating utility interconnections by automating responses to voltage and thermal limits
- Reducing curtailment and costs for DER owners through coordinated, data-driven control
11:05 - 11:10
Q&A SESSION ON REAL-TIME CONTROL FOR SCALING DER INTERCONNECTIONS
11:10 - 11:30
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:30 - 11:55
MODERNISING THE ELECTRIC GRID WITH ADVANCED CONDUCTORS
Celso Magalhaes
CTC Global
- Doubling transmission capacity using ACCC® conductors without tower replacements
- Reducing long-term energy losses through lower resistance and improved efficiency
- Ensuring installation integrity with ACCC InfoCore® for real-time field verification
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON THE ROLE OF ADVANCED CONDUCTORS IN GRID MODERNISATION
12:00 - 12:25
MAXIMISING VALUE FROM DISTRIBUTED BESS: REVENUE STACKING IN BRAZIL
Piara Fernandes
Instituto Federal Santa Catarina
- Addressing grid integration challenges using distributed BESS in emerging economies
- Unlocking financial viability through multi-service revenue stacking strategies
- Exploring regulatory reforms and business models supporting scalable BESS adoption
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON ADDRESSING GRID CHALLENGES WITH DISTRIBUTED STORAGE
12:30 - 13:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
13:00 - 13:15
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
13:15 - 14:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
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