V1X and V2X Business Models Integrating Grids and Electric Vehicles

Baerte de Brey works at Stedin, a Dutch DSO. Responsible for analyzing the longterm effect of electric mobility on the electricity grids, Baerte helps building a sustainable business case around this transition. This includes vehicle2grids, solving regulatory barriers and cyber security. He graduated from Leiden University in 2001 with a law degree and received a MBA from Nyenrode Business University in 2006. On behalf of Stedin, he is one of the executive board members of ElaadNL. ElaadNL is a collaboration of the Dutch DSO's and the knowledge and innovation centre in the field of (smart) charging infrastructure. As an expert for the European Commission he sometimes reviews collective European programs concerning EV interoperability and smart charging.

Gabrielle joined the Energy Policy, Climate & Sustainability team at Eurelectric in January 2024, working on EU legislation related to industrial competitiveness and climate change. Now, she leads the team's policy and advocacy work on the electrification and decarbonisation of transport and buildings. Her main policy files for e-mobility include the Regulations on CO2 Standards for LDVs and HDVs, Affordable Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD recast), and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III)

Gianluca Corbellini is the CEO and co-founder of Hive Power, a SaaS which enables companies to manage anything connected to the grid, from Energy Communities to EV Charging. Gianluca holds a master's in Mathematical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, where he focused on Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence - before it became a buzzword. Collaborating throughout the years with the likes of E-On, Altran, Techstars, and the European Commission, Gianluca has deep experience in smart cities and energy. He possesses an acute expertise in gas commodity trading and renewables, particularly solar energy. While working on these technologies, Gianluca understood that Smart Grids as the key to improving energy systems and fighting climate change. This revelation led him to co-found Hive Power and bring the company to where it is today.

Dr. Jörg Heuer is co-founder and CEO of the Scale-Up EcoG in Detroit/Munich - providing the EcoG IoT Operating System for EV Chargers. Previously, as Head of embedded networks in Siemens, he drove innovation migrating digitalization and electrification. For instance, with his team he demonstrated how to use ISO15118 for DC high performance charging of vehicles, buses and trucks back in 2013. In his professional life Joerg led R&D teams in the mobile phone industry, in smart grids prior to electric mobility and has been co-initiator of the startup Caterva. Joerg received the Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering on digital signal processing and his PhD on visual image recognition, meta data processing and coding from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Germany.

Petar Georgiev is the Head of Strategic Alliances, Regulatory Affairs, and Sustainability at AMPECO. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Policy Committee at ChargeUp Europe. A seasoned expert in the EV charging ecosystem, Petar is responsible for forging cross-sectoral partnerships and spearheading regulatory advocacy as well as sustainability initiatives at AMPECO. He also leads the company's strategic international positioning within industry associations and global initiatives. Petar has played a pivotal role in shaping Europe's clean transportation legislation during his tenure in Brussels. He holds an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe in Brugge and has completed executive programs at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.