Conference Program

Smart Energy Forum
Den 1
14 Mar 2024
Den 2
25 Mar 2026
9:00-9:30

Grand opening

Grand opening – Jaroslav Dorda, Conference organizer
Opening speech – First name Last name, position

9:30 - 10:40

BLOCK 1: Panel discussion: Trends in photovoltaics and the quality of PV installations

 

Adrian Kočan

Keynote: From Innovation to Market Standard: Why Back Contact is the New Benchmark for PV Modules?

09:30 - 09:50
Adrian Kočan
General Manager Eastern Europe DG
LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH
Mukuch Karapetian
Tomáš Šaroch
Lukáš Čelovský

Panel discussion: Quality of PV and BESS installations vs. biggest mistakes made by investors?

09:50-10:40
Mukuch Karapetian
Business Development Manager
Gotion
Tomáš Šaroch
Sales Manager
Czech Republic & Slovakia at GoodWe
Lukáš Čelovský
Sales Manager,
LONGi Eastern Europe
10:40-12:00

BLOCK 2: Trends and performance optimization of photovoltaic power plants and BESS in practice

Drones are revolutionizing the monitoring and optimization of photovoltaic power plants

11:20-11:40
The speaker will be announced
Ján Vlk

The largest BESS project in Slovakia (40 MW) – experience with development, construction, and operation

11:00-11:20
Ján Vlk
vedoucí projektového oddělení
PV SERVICE PLUS s.r.o.

Three basic parameters that influence the return on investment in battery storage

10:40-11:00
The speaker will be announced

– partner

What has been achieved in more than five years of experience with operating large BESS and providing SVR in the Czech Republic and Slovakia?

11:40-12:00
The speaker will be announced

– AERS, LLC,

12:00-13:00

Lunch Break and Visit to the Exhibition

13:00-14:40

BLOCK 3: Innovations and practical solutions for energy storage and security

Operations management within BESS projects – the largest BESS project with a capacity of 130 MW in the Czech Republic

13:00-13:20
The speaker will be announced

– ICON VOLT LLC

Minh-Quan Dang Ph.D.

Cybersecurity in BESS and PV projects

13:20-13:40
Minh-Quan Dang Ph.D.
ESS Technical Sales Manager CEE
Sungrow Europe

Grid-Forming BESS – Benefits for the Grid and Customers

13:40-14:00
The speaker will be announced

– Representative of Huawei Digital Power

Expected price trends for BESS and photovoltaic panels in 2026

14:00-14:20
The speaker will be announced

– Memodo analyst,

František Žák

How to optimally design the size of a BESS in colocation with a PV plant for the needs of industrial enterprises

14:20-14:40
František Žák
Chief ESS Engineer,
Photomate s.r.o.
14:40-15:00

Coffee break

15:00-16:40

BLOCK 4: New business models and trends

Trends in the development of trading flexibility and future price developments SVR

15:20-15:40
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The speaker will be announced

– EIF, speaker to be confirmed

Ján Karaba

Prospects for the development of photovoltaics and storage in Slovakia

15:00-15:20
Ján Karaba
Riaditeľ
SAPI- Slovenská asocíacia udržateľnej energetiky
Richard Modrák

KEKS Presentation – Prospects for the Development of Community Energy in Slovakia

15:40-16:00
Richard Modrák
Predseda Klastra energetických společenstiev Slovenska

BESS battery service – experience with a new business model in Slovakia

16:00-16:20
The speaker will be announced

Current trends in photovoltaic panels

16:20-16:40
The speaker will be announced

– Phono Solar,

16:40

End of the conference

Note: The conference organizer reserves the right to change the program.