Event – Meet us in Warsaw
The Energy Innovation Summit 2026 is in its 6th iteration and takes place April 21st to 22nd, 2026 at the Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) and is organized by Gurobi Optimization and PSE.
The two-day long event focuses on two aspects:
- Day 1 examines where optimization already shapes power-system responsibilities, where further value remains untapped across the ecosystem, and discusses best practices for applying optimization-based decision support.
- Day 2 focuses on a central question for system operators, market actors, regulators, and solution providers alike: How do we move from successful models and pilots to robust, long-lived, production-grade decision systems?
Find more information and the full agenda: [Energy Innovation Summit 2026 | Gurobi|https://www.gurobi.com/resources/inperson-events/energy-innovation-summit-2026]
We are happily announcing that Christian Merz – Data Scientist Topology Optimization, from 50Hertz is speaking together with Manuel Ruiz – Responsable d’étude R&D, from RTE and Endika Urresti Padrón – Optimization and Modelling Expert, from PSE in Session 1.
Tues. 21.04. in Session 1 from 11am to 12pm
Energy-First: When Operational Responsibility Demands Optimization
Ksenia Tolstrup – Director, Magnus Energy (NL)
Swantje Möhle – Energy Modeling Engineer, APG (AT)
About: We experience practitioner-focused perspectives on how optimization supports market and grid design as well as grid operation. Ksenia draws on hands-on experience with flow-based market coupling, capacity calculation, and large pan-European studies to discuss how models are applied in steering processes – including their assumptions, limits, and the growing role of hybrid approaches combining optimization with machine learning
Christian Merz – Data Scientist Topology Optimization, 50Hertz (DE)
Manuel Ruiz – Responsable d’étude R&D, RTE (FR)
Endika Urresti Padrón – Optimization and Modelling Expert, PSE (PL)
About: Christian, Manuel, and Endika focus on Optimal Topology Switching (OTS): how it is engineered, validated, and embedded into operational workflows, and what it takes to balance optimality, security constraints, and real-world deployability. Together, the session provides a realistic view of optimal topology switching as a powerful – but carefully managed – instrument for operational decision-making.
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02 April 2026
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. -
07 April 2026
Event – Meet us in Dortmund
The 4th VDE ETG Hochautomatisierter Netzbetrieb 2026 is a major technical event focusing on the future of automated and highly automated power system operation. It takes place from May 6th to 7th 2026 at the Westfälischer Industrieklub e.V. Dortmund and is organized by VDE ETG. The conference explores how grid operators can maintain secure, stable, and efficient power system operation amid rising system complexity, increasing decentralization, and rapid digitalization. -
30 March 2026
Podcast - Mirko Pracht & Walter Geelen on Powering the Future
In this podcast, Mirko Pracht from 50Hertz and Walter Geelen from Elia join Mandana White from Smart Grid Forum on her Podcast Powering the Future to discuss the daytoday reality of the energy transition for European TSOs—and how Elia Group is addressing these challenges with cooperation and digitalization.
