Event – Meet us in Leipzig

The Schutz- und Leittechnik 2026 is one of the leading technical conferences in the energy industry. It takes place April 28th to 29th, 2026, at the Congress Center Leipzig (CCL) and is organized by VDE FNN together with VDE ETG. The conference brings together experts from grid operation, protection and control engineering, manufacturers, engineering firms, and academic institutions. Over the course of two days, the event addresses the key challenges of modern power systems as they become more digital, complex, and decentralized.

For more information: VDE FNN/ETG-Tutorial Schutz- und Leittechnik 2026
Find the full agenda here: Programm Tutorial Schutz- und Leittechnik 

We are happily announcing that 3 of our colleagues from 50Hertz are speaking and 1 is covering a part of the moderation at this year’s VDN FNN/ETG Tutorial Schutz- und Leittechnik. Find out who speaks when about what in the overview below.  

Tues. 28.04. in Block 2 from 11:30am to 1:10pm 

About: Challenges in configuring power electronic equipment before commissioning (dt. Herausforderungen bei der Parametrierung leistungselektronischer Betriebsmittel vor der Inbetriebnahme) 

Tues. 28.04. in Block 4 from 2:30pm to 4:10pm  

Mirko Pracht, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH 

About: Challenges in configuring power electronic equipment before commissioning (dt. Netzleitsystem der Zukunft – Chancen und Herausforderungen) 

Wed. 29.04. in Block 8 from 2.10pm to 3:45pm

Moderation: Jens Hauschild, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH  
 
Speaker: Henrik Kringel, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH 

Together with: Strahinja Ljiljak (TransnetBW GmbH) Christopher Hölzl (Bayernwerk Netz GmbH) Daniel Vahle (Amprion GmbH) 

About: Learning from disturbances: experiences of grid operators (dt. Aus Störungen lernen: Erfahrungen von Netzbetreibern)