2026 AGENDA

 
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Agenda Themes 2026

10:00

10:00 - 11:00

60 Minutes

Wire and Cable Market Outlook

  • Analysis of the European grid infrastructure and electricity systems
  • Forecasting the impact of data processing, electrification and digitalisation on power transmission
  • Analysis of European wire and cable manufacturing capacity

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11:00

11:00 - 12:00

60 Minutes

Raw Materials Market Dynamics

  • Supply security: overcoming fragmented trade policies to access critical materials needed for the increasingly technologically advanced cable solutions
  • Copper and aluminium wirerod demand: cabling solutions and reasons for metal substitution
  • Overview of polymers markets, their application for wire and cable production

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12:00

12:00 - 13:00

60 Minutes

Power Generation

  • EU sustainability policy and power taxonomy
  • Forecasting energy production and transmission to support the electrification of the economy
  • Evolution of battery chemistry for the sustainable integration of variable renewable energy production

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13:00

13:00 - 14:00

60 Minutes

Grid Expansion

  • Impact of de-globalisation: energy decoupling and security to support grid expansion
  • Submarine grids and cabling development
  • Forecasting the uptake of supercondutors and DC grid infrastructure in medium and long term

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14:00

14:00 - 15:00

60 Minutes

Grid Infrastructure: Project Finance and Execution

  • How pricing estimate and contract models affect bankability and delivery of grid
  • Assessing risks: changing policies, supplier concentration, counterparty risk in long term agreements
  • The impact of tariffs, quota and other de-globalisation measures on project timelines and procurement strategies

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15:00

15:00 - 16:00

60 Minutes

Analyses of Wire and Cable Demand

  • Analysis of wire and cable evolution and infrastructure for EVs
  • The role of hyperscalers: development of sustainable wire cable solutions for data centres to compete for limited grid capacity
  • Charting the European hydrogen market: foreseeable production and power requirements

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16:00

16:00 - 17:00

60 Minutes

Smarter, Greener and More Sustainable Cable Manufacturing

  • Recycling, scrap quality and polymer/ metal certification
  • Sustainability beyond materials: LCA, EPD and ESG product disclosure
  • Technology and labour: digitalisation, AI and workforce challenges as the production of more sophisticated cables ramps up

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