World Energy Council Portugal: APE Energy Talk

APE Energy Talk

A look at the report of the Technical Advisory Group (GAT)on the Iberian blackout on April 28th, 2025.

Organised by World Energy Council Portugal

On Thursday, 25 June 2026, from 15:00 o 17:30 at the EDP Auditorium in Porto, Portugal.

The Portuguese Energy Association organizes another "APE Energy Talk", promoting "A look at the Report of the Technical Monitoring Group".

The event, which will take place in the EDP Auditorium in Porto, will be attended by experts who were part of the GAT and representatives of various market agents, who will participate in an extended round table, promoting the exchange of views on the conclusions of the working group.

Focusing on topics such as:

• The process of planning energy networks and solutions
• The degree of digital maturity of the electricity system
• The analysis of critical infrastructures, with physical and functional criteria

Click here to view the program.

To register, please click here.

Key speakers:

• João Peças Lopes, Full Professor, FEUP and GAT Member
• David Rivera, Country Manager, Iberdrola Portugal
• Ana Estanqueiro, Coordinator, Researcher, LNEG, and GAT Member
• Bruno Marçalo Nunes System Management Director, REN
• Pedro Terras Marques, Grid Diretor, E-Redes
• Clara Gouveia, Board Member and Senior Researcher, INESC TEC and GAT Member
• Pedro Ávila, Vice-President of the Board, Portugal MC
• Isabel Soares, Full Professor, Faculty of Economics of Universidade do Porto
• António Coutinho, Chair, Portugal MC. 

Registration, which grants access to the session, is mandatory and free, but limited to the capacity of the room.

For more information, visit their website here.

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About APE Talks

APE Energy Talks are a series of events promoted by the Portugal MC, specifically by the Board Members responsible for each of the 5 committees into which the board is organised, for the 2025-2028 mandate. The events include mainly roundtables and a keynote or closing speech with an approximate duration of 2 hours.