Pami is Jean Monnet Professor in international relations and main PI of the university’s Research platform on Climate Neutral Energy Systems and Society CNESS. He works at the interface of European integration, international relations and political economy, specialising on energy policy issues. His main interest is in interdisciplinary work on energy transitions and energy issues in general, as well as international environmental governance, where alongside scholarly work he also seeks to engage with the business, public administration and NGOs.

Keynote speech: Security dimensions of the electricity crisis: who is responsible for what?

Jyrki has a  wide experience of transmission system operators business. Recently he has been focusing on power system balancing issues and ensuring optimal and cost-efficient procurement  and  use of reserves. He has been participating in several Nordic and European transmission system operators steering bodies.

Keynote speech: Winter Electricity Adequacy Outlook

When working at Lempäälän Lämpö Oy, Mikko’s focus was to find new, sustainable, feasible and efficient ways to produce energy. Demand response, ancillary markets, sector integration, machine learning and optimising are the part of diverse energy production and consumption system. Mikko has experience in energy communities and microgrids where energy is produced and consumed locally, and excess energy supports energy networks. Mikko started in  a new position as CEO of Lempäälän Energia Ltd. in the beginning of February 2023.

Keynote speech: Self-Sufficient, Resilient and Independent Microgrids – Case LEMENE