
Course description
Framework and Issues
Technological advancements in the various areas of digitalization are rapidly affecting all aspects of the energy industry, expectedly to the benefit of consumers and the environment. For these benefits to materialize, appropriate regulation will be necessary, even though it is not yet fully clear what the focus and the scope of this regulation will look like. In the context of the environmental challenge, the issue of digitalizing energy markets will become ever more important, as it is expected to foster energy efficiency and support the transition towards cleaner sources of energy.
The ERRA Digitalization Workshop, set to take place on October 24-25 in Istanbul, will discuss technological advancements and disruptions in the various areas of digitalization and the opportunities and the challenges these bring to the energy sector. Organized jointly with WEC Turkey and IC4R (Istanbul Center for Regulation), the workshop will explore sector-specific and cross-sectoral regulatory policy options. Discussions will also include questions of cybersecurity, access to data, and privacy. Specific case studies, such as smart grids, will provide a direct insight into the practical applications of digitalization.
Registration
Early Bird (before October 1) |
Regular (after October 1) |
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ERRA Members | EUR 200 |
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Others | EUR 300 | EUR 400 |
Tuition fee includes: workshop materials, lunches, coffee breaks during the 2-day workshop.
Kindly note that accommodation is not included in the tuition fee. Negotiated rate for Workshop Participants at the course venue is 95 EUR + 8% VAT/ person/ night (incl. buffet breakfast). Room reservations and payment should be settled directly with the hotel. Reservation form will be provided with confirmation letter.
Registration
Keynote Presentation

Bayraktar, Alparslan
Deputy Minister, Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Turkey, Former Chairman, ERRA; Chairman, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board
Setting the Scene I: What is digitalization?
Moderator:

Bayraktar, Alparslan
Deputy Minister, Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Turkey, Former Chairman, ERRA; Chairman, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board
Speakers:

Finger, Matthias
Professor, Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
Video Presentation by Luis Munuera, Strategic Initiatives Office, International Energy Agency
Coffee break
Setting the Scene II: How is digitalization transforming the electricity systems functions?
Moderator:

Finger, Matthias
Professor, Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
Speakers:

Köksal, Emin
Associate Professor, Bahcesehir University

Wasilewski, Marcin
Head of Business, ABB

Woodhouse, Stephen
Chief Digital Officer, ÅF Pöyry
Lunch
The DSO perspective on digitalization
Scope of the presentation of Mr. Randna: How digitalization changes grid data management. Smart metering and digitalized market interaction.Impacts of smart metering on CAPEX and OPEX. DSO innovation
Moderator:

Finger, Matthias
Professor, Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
Speakers:

Can, Serhat
Director, ÅF Pöyry

Randna, Taavo
Member of the Management Board, Elektrilevi, Estonia

Twickler, Henning
Senior Policy Advisor, E.DSO
Coffee break
Digital security I: Data access and customer privacy
Moderator:

Finger, Matthias
Professor, Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
Speaker:

Bilgiç Aksari, Melis
Chief Operating Officer, MTX Commodities Ltd., United Kingdom
Adjourn
Moderator:

Köksal, Emin
Associate Professor, Bahcesehir University
The TSO perspective on digitalization
Moderator:

Köksal, Emin
Associate Professor, Bahcesehir University
Speaker:

Junghans, Gatis
Member of the Board, Latvian electricity transmission system operator AST “Augstsprieguma tīkls”, Latvia
Coffee break
Digital security II.: Cyber Security
Moderator:

Köksal, Emin
Associate Professor, Bahcesehir University
Speakers:

Bracco, Stefano
Knowledge Manager/Security Officer, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Ercin, Özden
Cyber Security and Risk Coordinator, Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation, Turkey
Lunch

Bayraktar, Alparslan
Deputy Minister, Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Turkey, Former Chairman, ERRA; Chairman, ERRA Strategic Advisory Board

Bilgiç Aksari, Melis
Chief Operating Officer, MTX Commodities Ltd., United Kingdom

Bracco, Stefano
Knowledge Manager/Security Officer, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Can, Serhat
Director, ÅF Pöyry

Ercin, Özden
Cyber Security and Risk Coordinator, Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation, Turkey

Finger, Matthias
Professor, Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland

Junghans, Gatis
Member of the Board, Latvian electricity transmission system operator AST “Augstsprieguma tīkls”, Latvia

Köksal, Emin
Associate Professor, Bahcesehir University

Randna, Taavo
Member of the Management Board, Elektrilevi, Estonia

Twickler, Henning
Senior Policy Advisor, E.DSO

Wasilewski, Marcin
Head of Business, ABB

Woodhouse, Stephen
Chief Digital Officer, ÅF Pöyry
Please note that Workshop Materials are already available only for registered participants (who fully paid the tuition fee) and ERRA Members. Please LOGIN with your username and password.
Workshop materials on the ERRA website are available prior to the Course so that you can download these and bring them to Istanbul.
If you face any problems, please feel free to contact us!
Nr. | Country | Name | Organization | Job Title |
1 | Turkey | Ali ARSLAN | Aras Elektrik Dagitim A.S | IT Director |
2 | Turkey | Salih Burak Akat | EXIST / EPİAŞ | Specialist |
3 | Turkey | Serdar Akgün | Turk Telekom | Manager |
4 | Turkey | Eren Aksoy | EXİST | Manager |
5 | Turkey | Orhan Akyürek | Turk Telekom | Manager |
6 | Oman | Mahmoud Al Habsi | Authority for Electricity Regulation, Oman | Senior Regulatory Engineer |
7 | Oman | Ibrahim Al Harthi | Authority for Electricity Regulation, Oman | Director of Technical Regulation |
8 | Oman | Saleh Al Jahoary | Muscat Electricity Company | Head of Distribution Control Centre |
9 | Oman | Yaseen Al Lawati | Muscat Electricity Company | IT Manager |
10 | Oman | Ahmed Al Maghdri | Authority for Electricity Regulation, Oman | Regulatory Engineer |
11 | Oman | Abdulaziz Al Sinani | Muscat Electricity Company | Sr. Manager Planning and Asset Management |
12 | Georgia | Tornike Apriashvili | Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) | Chief Specialist of Electricity Department |
13 | Turkey | Said Arslan | ELDER - AKEDAŞ Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. | Expert |
14 | Turkey | Hidayet Atasoy | ELDER - KAYSERİ VE CİVARI ELEKTRİK TÜRK A.Ş. | General Manager |
15 | Turkey | Miraç Atmiş | Vangölü Elektrik Dağıtım A. Ş | Bilgi Teknolojileri Müdürü |
16 | Turkey | Alparslan Bayraktar | Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Turkey | Deputy Minister |
17 | Turkey | Ahmet Bayramoglu | ELDER- ADM Elektrik | ADM Elektrik Dagitim A.Ş Genel Müdür |
18 | Turkey | Melis Bilgiç Aksarı | MTX Commodities Limited | Chief Operating Officer |
19 | Turkey | Hande Bilican | ELDER-FIRAT EDAŞ | R&D Engineer |
20 | Slovenia | Stefano Bracco | European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) | Knowledge Manager - Security Officer |
21 | Sahin Caglayan | Reengen Energy | CEO | |
22 | Romania | Galaczi Camelia Ioana | ANRE | Expert |
23 | Turkey | Armanc Camlibel | GDZ Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. | IT Manager |
24 | Turkey | Serhat Can | ÅF Pöyry | Country Manager |
25 | United Kingdom (UK) | Ebru Canga | ÅF Pöyry | Senior Consultant |
26 | Turkey | Orhan Colak | EXIST | Manager |
27 | Turkey | Deniz Ece Dalgıç | Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul Center for Regulation | Research Associate |
28 | Turkey | Muhammed Kagan Demir | GAZBIR | Database and Integration Manager |
29 | Turkey | Murat Erata | EXIST | Specialist |
30 | Özden Ercin | Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation | Cyber Security and Risk Coordinator | |
31 | Turkey | Mustafa Ergen | Turk Telekom | Manager |
32 | Hungary | Ferenc Farago | Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority | Senior advisor |
33 | Switzerland | Matthias Finger | Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) | Professor |
34 | France | Chloe Gaspari | IGLUS - EPFL | Contents Manager |
35 | Turkey | Ahmet Gungor | EXİST | Manager |
36 | Turkey | Murat Gunsay | EXIST | Manager |
37 | Turkey | Fatih Güldali | Bereket Enerji | Director |
38 | Turkey | Gürhan Günday | Turk Telekom | Manager |
39 | Turkey | Mesut Gürbüz | GAZBİR | Business Process Analyst |
40 | Turkey | Burak Gürbüzer | Turk Telekom | Manager |
41 | Turkey | Uğur Bora Güre | Trakya Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. | System and Network Chief |
42 | Latvia | Gatis Junghans | Latvian electricity transmission system operator AST “Augstsprieguma tīkls” | Member of the Board |
43 | Turkey | Kürşad Karaman | ELDER - Dicle EDAŞ | Chief Technology and Human Resources Officer |
44 | Turkey | Birol Karatay | EXIST | Manager |
45 | Turkey | Mustafa Kayirici | EXIST | Director |
46 | Turkey | Hamdi Kemer | SEDAŞ | IT Operations Manager |
47 | Turkey | Mehmet Koc | ELDER - ULUDAĞ EDAŞ | R&D Director |
48 | Turkey | Lütfiye Yesim Kocasaban | World Energy Council Turkey | Assistant Specialist |
49 | Turkey | Can Koçak | Turk Telekom | Manager |
50 | Kosovo | Lumi Kryeziu | Optima Energy Consulting | Business Development Specialist |
51 | Turkey | Salih Kurucan | ELDER-YEDAŞ (YEŞİLIRMAK ELEKTRİK DAĞITIM A.Ş) | YEŞİLIRMAK ELEKTRİK DAĞITIM A.Ş |
52 | Turkey | Emin Köksal | Bahcesehir University | Associate Professor |
53 | Turkey | Murat Kırmacı | Turk Telekom | Manager |
54 | Serbia | Jelena Milosavljevic | PE Electric Power Industry of Serbia | Head of Regulatory Affairs Division |
55 | Oman | Khulood Murad | Authority for Electricity Regulation, Oman | Manager of IT and Information Security Department |
56 | Turkey | Nermin Müslüm | Turk Telekom | Manager |
57 | Turkey | Muhittin Mert Ozbek | EXIST | Manager |
58 | Turkey | Umut Ozfidan | EXİST | Manager |
59 | Turkey | Sefa Pişkinleblebici | GDZ EDAS | Director Of Operations |
60 | Estonia | Taavo Randna | Elektrilevi | board member |
61 | Turkey | Zafer Sezer | GAZBİR | SCADA - Automation Manager |
62 | Turkey | Hasan Silahtaroglu | EXİST | Manager |
63 | Turkey | Mehmet Targün | Enerjisa | Digitalization, Inovation, Product and Service Manager |
64 | Turkey | Aykut Zafer Tasel | Turk Telekom | Director |
65 | Turkey | Basri Tatar | Turk Telekom | Manager |
66 | Georgia | Davit Teliashvili | Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission | Chief Specialist of Electricity Department |
67 | Turkey | Gökhan Tosun | AF Turkey | Head of Smart Grids and R&D |
68 | Belgium | Henning Twickler | E.DSO | Senior Policy Advisor |
69 | Turkey | Raşit Türkmen | Turk Telekom | Manager |
70 | Turkey | Ahmet Türkoglu | EXIST / EPİAŞ | General Manager |
71 | Turkey | Mehmet Ucansoy | EXIST | Manager |
72 | Turkey | Selma İlknur Ugur | EXIST | Specialist |
73 | Poland | Marcin Wasilewski | ABB | Energy Industry Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary |
74 | United Kingdom (UK) | Stephen Woodhouse | ÅF Pöyry | Chief Digital Officer |
75 | Turkey | Fatih Yazitas | EXIST | Director |
76 | Turkey | Ertan Yildiz | SOCAR Turkey | Head of Gas Distribution |
77 | Turkey | Alperen Kürsad Yilmaz | ELDER - CORUH EDAS | Technology Engineer |
78 | Turkey | Ugur Yüksel | ELDER - GDZ Elektrik Dagitim A.Ş Genel Müdürü | GDZ Elektrik Dagitim A.Ş Genel Müdürü |
79 | Turkey | Muzaffer Çaliskan | ELDER- Osmangazi EDAŞ | Ass. Manager, Tariffs and Legislation |
80 | Turkey | Ahmet Çalık | Turk Telekom | Director |
81 | Turkey | Mehmet Fatih Çetin | Turk Telekom | Manager |
82 | Turkey | Mehmet Emre Ölmez | EXIST | Specialist |
83 | Turkey | Muhammed Özhan | Turk Telekom | Director |
84 | Turkey | Ergün Öztas | ELDER Member MEDAŞ | System Network and Communication Manager |
85 | Turkey | Şener Şengül | Türk Telekom | Manager |
Venue/ Accommodation
Istanbul Hotel Marriott Sisli
Address: Abide-i Hurriyet Caddesi No.142 , Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey 34381
TEL: +90 212 375 01 00
Web: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/istdt-istanbul-marriott-hotel-sisli/
Kindly note that accommodation is not included in the tuition fee. Negotiated rate for Workshop Participants at the course venue is 95 EUR + 8% VAT/ person/ night (incl. buffet breakfast). Room reservations and payment should be settled directly with the hotel. Reservation form will be provided with confirmation letter.
Visa
Most countries are excempt from visa requirements, but please verify whether you need a visa to enter Turkey here: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/apply/ In case you need a visa, an e-Visa can be purchased within about 3 minutes through the above page. It is possible to obtain e-Visa 7/24 at everywhere with internet connection. The applicants can obtain their visa after they fill in the necessary information concerning their identity, passport and travel dates and pay visa fee online.
For additional information please visit: http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa
In case you need any assistance, please contact the ERRA Secretariat.
Airport Transfers/ Travel Information
This information will be available at a later stage.
Workshop location
Istanbul
Turkey
Istanbul Marriott Hotel Sisli
Address: Abide-i Hurriyet Caddesi 142., Sisli, Istanbul 34381 Turkey
Tel.: +90 212 375 01 00
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