

The heat transition in action
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM · 45 min. (Europe/Brussels)
ICE - Room S2
Session
Decarbonisation
Information
The heat transition is now a competitiveness and security agenda as much as a climate agenda. Heat networks are a critical infrastructure that can cut system costs, reduce import dependency and integrate local renewables, waste heat and storage at scale. But how to deliver faster? What policy signals? How to boost investment and partnerships to scale modern heat networks across cities, industries and regions?
Speakers

Dr. Paolo Frankl
Head, Renewable Energy DivisionInternational Energy Agency
Mika Lehtonen
VP Heating & Cooling NordicsFortum
Neil Parry
Global Head of District EnergyAlfa Laval
Pavel Míčka
CEE Director for Ecological transformation, Performance and Innovations, CEE Public affairs coordinatorVeolia
Aurélie Beauvais
Managing DirectorEuroheat & Power


