Europe’s energy system is shifting from digital projects to full integration. AI now cuts balancing costs by 30 – 60%, digitalisation can unlock 490 TWh of flexibility, OT-cyber incidents are up +140%, and DSOs/TSOs process 5× more data than five years ago. 

For leaders in energy, industry, and digital innovation, this means one thing: integration is becoming the new operating model, and speed is the latest strategic variable. 

EU Regional Digital Energy Summit 25 (3 – 4 December, Ljubljana) – DES25, brings together Europe’s frontrunners to show what this integrated future looks like in practice, through real use cases, operational intelligence, and cross-sector insight. 

Europe’s Digital Energy Shift Is Accelerating 

IEA, ENTSO-E, and Eurelectric highlight the same trajectory: 

• AI-enabled forecasting reduces balancing costs by 30 – 60% 

• Digitalisation can unlock 490 TWh of new flexibility by 2030 

• Heat, transport, and industrial electrification grow 2 – 4× faster than infrastructure 

• 5× more data, but a 70% intelligence gap between data and decisions 

• OT-cyber incidents +140% due to the fast connectivity of distributed assets 

The message is clear: Integration is not coming – it’s already here. 

From Digital Tools to Integrated Operating Models 

Leaders who move fastest today are those who: 

• align IT + OT 

• connect energy, mobility, buildings, industry  

• turn data into real operational intelligence  

• automate where manual processes cannot scale 

• align strategy with the pace of AI and regulation. 

Integration is no longer innovation. It is the grammar of competitiveness. 

Where Europe’s Key Actors Finally Meet 

DES25 is one of the few European environments where: 

• operators speak directly with AI architects  

• cybersecurity leaders challenge grid assumptions  

• DSOs and TSOs share real operational constraints 

• industrial and digital innovators align through concrete use cases 

• regulation and business strategy see the same system. 

DES25 is not a conference – it is a strategic checkpoint for leaders shaping integrated digital energy. 

Real Use Cases, Real Intelligence, Real Impact 

This year’s DES25 showcases advanced cases, including: 

• AI-driven forecasting and predictive intelligence 

• Integrated flexibility concepts in DSO operation 

• cross-sector industrial optimisation  

• cybersecurity for hyper-connected OT 

• digital twins and real-time coordination 

• multi-vector sector coupling. 

Because integration becomes real only when it becomes operational. 

Meet the Leaders Moving Europe Forward 

Among 20+ speakers, you will hear insights from: 

Filip Kowalski, SAP, Gorazd Rolih, ELES, d.o.o., combined transmission and distribution system operator of the Republic of Slovenia, Hans Smid, Schneider Electric, Gusts Kossovics, eu.bac, Gregor Taljan, Energienetze Steiermark GmbH, Klemens Reich, APG Austrian Power Grid AG, Davor Anicic, Velebit.AI, Jan Krispin, ORGREZ, Gorazd Ažman, BPT d.o.o., Jozek Gruskovnjak, SAP, Andrej Bregar, Informatika, Matija Mlakar, Siemens Energy, Petre Bozhikov, craftworks GmbH , Bojan Milicic, Medius, Alan Hadžić, Smartis, Miha Bobic, Danfoss.

The next decade will not reward those who watch, but those who integrate. 

AI is transforming the fundamentals of flexibility, risk, resilience, and coordination. Digitalisation is becoming the architecture of business advantage. And integration is now the operating logic of leadership. 

No pressure. Just reality. And a room full of people who understand it the same way you do. 

Join us in Ljubljana, 3 – 4 December 2025 and step into the conversations shaping Europe’s integrated digital energy future.