Keynote Speaker

Prof. Marie Münster, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), Department of Technology, Management and Economics

Marie Münster is Professor in Energy System Analysis at the Technical University of Denmark. She holds a M.Sc. in Energy Planning and a PhD in Energy System Modeling from 2009. Marie Münster has extensive experience within the field of energy system modeling with focus on international integrated energy systems and sector coupling analyzing infrastructure and technologies producing power, heat, gas and transport fuels including PtX fuels. 

She has been project leader and WP lead on several Danish and international research projects - lately with focus on PtX and the green transition of the maritime sector. She has been part of several boards of research foundations and is currently member of DTU Maritime Orients Fund referee panel. 

She has served on the board of several companies and now serves as member of the Danish Council on Climate Change established through the Climate Change Act. The Council evaluates the progress and advises the government on how Denmark can most effectively and cost-effectively undertake the transition to a low-carbon economy by 2050.

Prof. Jethro Browell, University of Glasgow, School of Mathematics and Statistics; National Grid Electricity System Operator

Jethro Browell is Professor of Statistics and Data Analytics at the University of Glasgow, UK, and seconded into the National Energy System Operator, Great Britain's TSO. His research interests span all aspects of data analytics and forecasting, and their application in the energy sector. 

He has worked extensively with industry in the UK and Europe developing methods for probabilistic forecasting with a focus on multivariate problems and end-use. Several utilities are using his forecasts and decision-support tools today. 

Jethro is an editor for Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks and was chair of the Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting and Trading Competition 2024.

 

 

Dr. Christian Pape, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Head of Global Portfolio and Modelling

Dr. Christian Pape currently serves as the Head of Global Portfolio and Modelling at RWE Supply & Trading GmbH. His team is a group of experts that provides quantitative analysis and supports data-driven decision-making for various functions within RWE. The team's efforts are pivotal for the commercial steering of RWE's global portfolio.

Since 2016, Dr. Pape has acquired extensive practical experience across multiple commercial functions within RWE Offshore GmbH, Vattenfall Energy Trading SE, and Innogy SE, with a particular focus on the commercialization of renewables and flexible assets. His academic journey includes significant contributions while working at the House of Energy Markets and Finance at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where he led the Group Portfolio and Risk Management efforts.

Dr. Pape completed his dissertation in 2018, titled "Electricity Price Formation in Changing Electricity Markets – Merits of Fundamental and Econometric Modelling for the Valuation of Flexibility," showcasing his expertise in electricity market dynamics and modeling flexibility for valuation.