MORNING
Bosphorus Networking Departure by boat followed by breakfast networking while cruising on the Bosphorus.DAY 2 PROGRAMME
Energy Transformation in Action
Day 2 brings the Summit to the REAP Battery Factory, combining strategic discussions, interactive roundtables, energy storage sessions and an exclusive factory visit.
STRATEGIC FOCUS
Future Energy Transformation Geopolitics, hydrogen, manufacturing, renewable energy development and storage.FACTORY EXPERIENCE
REAP Battery Exclusive visit to YEO Technology’s advanced battery manufacturing facility.THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER
Day 2 Agenda
At REAP Battery Factory
08:00
Departure by Boat
08:30 – 09:30
Breakfast Networking While Cruising on the Bosphorus
09:30 – 11:00
SESSION 5
Interactive Roundtables: Parallel Strategic Sessions
To start our day, we will host a series of live interactive sessions dedicated to the future of energy transformation. These parallel groups will explore:
Data Centres and the Power System: Expected Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
Moderators:
Antonio Iliceto
Chairman, CIGRE Study Committee C1,
Power System Development & Economics
Prof. Ugo Bardi
Executive Committee Member,
Club of Rome
Pipelines in Transition: Powering the Future Energy System
Moderators:
Marion Erdelen-Peppler
Vice President Hydrogen &
Future Fuels, ROSEN
Fred Wendt
Executive Vice President Energy,
ILF Consulting Engineers
Low-Emission Hydrogen: Scaling up the Hydrogen Economy and Natural Hydrogen
Moderators:
Özlem Duyan
Head of Research,
Hydrogen Council
Deger Saygin
Industry Programme Lead,
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation & Development (OECD)
The Impact of Geopolitical Developments on the Energy Transition
Moderators:
Ayoub Hirt
Director of Platforms Development
and Strategic Projects, IRESEN
Frank Wouters
Chairman,
MENA Hydrogen Alliance
Energy Storage: The Evolution of Battery Technologies and Energy Storage Systems
Moderators:
Rory O’Neill
Secretary General,
ZETA (Zero Emissions Traders Alliance)
Dr. Axel von Perfall
Senior Advisor,
Dii Desert Energy
Renewable Energy Development: Scaling Wind, Solar and Grid Integration
Moderators:
Dr. Tobias Bischof-Niemz
CEO, IDEEMATEC
Daniel Schwappach
Vertical Sales and Account Management
Team Lead - Industry, Siemens Energy
11:00 – 11:30
Arrival at the Pendik Port and Transfer to the REAP Battery Factory
11:30 – 12:00
ARRIVAL
Refreshments and Health & Safety Briefing
12:00 – 12:10
WELCOME ADDRESS
Welcome Address
Tolunay Yıldız
Chairman and CEO,
YEO Technology
20 min
PRESENTATION
New Milestones on Battery Energy Storage Systems
Barış Esen
Vice President of Business Development
& Sales, YEO Technology
12:30 – 14:00
SESSION 6
The Impact of Geopolitical Development in the Energy Transformation
The high volatility of fossil fuel prices as a positive driver of the energy transition, accelerating applications of storage solutions and investments in the development of renewables.
Financing the energy transformation — with Türkiye serving as a major hub for international development banks. The role of International Development Banks (IDBs) to support cross-border energy projects.
CHAIRPERSON AND MODERATOR
Mevhibe Canan Özsoy
Board of Directors Member,
YEO Technology
Fireside Chat: Türkiye as a Regional Green Financial Hub
Türkiye’s strategic transition into a primary financial and industrial gateway for clean energy investment across the EU-MENAT corridor.
Exploring the vast potential for international cooperation with neighbouring EU and MENA markets to bridge continental energy systems and projects.
Moderator:
Cornelius Matthes
CEO, Dii Desert Energy
Speakers:
Çağrı Güven
Vice President,
KfW IPEX-Bank
Harun Köksal
Energy and Infrastructure Expert,
Investment and Finance Office of
the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Top Executive Panel: Industrial Transition — Türkiye As a Major Manufacturing Hub
- Low-carbon pathway initiative: Türkiye’s strategic initiatives for investments in steel, chemicals, aluminium, cement and fertilisers industries.
- Türkiye’s role as a strategic manufacturing, export and investment hub at the heart of global value chains.
- Regional supply chain resilience through giga-scale advancements.
- Moving from molecules to electrons: industrial electrification and power to mobility.
Speakers:
Jens Rauhut
Head of Business Development MENA,
Electrolysis Technology & Services,
Robert Bosch
Evren Aktaş
Assistant General Manager – Power Plants,
Borusan EnBW Enerji
Mustafa Yildiz
Business Development Manager
Central Asia, Middle East and Africa,
Enercon
20 MINUTES — PRESENTATION
Fill, Baby, Fill - Hydrogen: The Key Pillar For Clean Energy Security
Em. Prof. Dr. Ad van Wijk
Future Energy Systems,
TU Delft
14:00 – 15:00
Networking Lunch Break
15:00 – 18:00
SESSION 7
The Battery Boom: Why Energy Storage Is the Fastest-Growing Sector
Batteries are experiencing the fastest growth in the energy sector, with expansion rates even higher than renewables, driven by the need for grid flexibility and the rapid deployment of solar and wind.
Key factors include falling costs, expanding applications across grids and industry, and advances in storage duration that enable more reliable integration of renewable energy.
CHAIRPERSON AND MODERATOR
Gulnara Abdullina
Advisory Board Member,
Dii Desert Energy
Dii Desert Energy New Study: The Battery Boom — Scaling Giga-Scale Storage Across MENA
This white paper analyzes the MENA utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) market in 2026: its size and outlook to 2030 and beyond, its defining characteristics, and hands-on case studies.
The study draws on the Dii MENA BESS projects database, which currently tracks 113 BESS projects across 14 countries.
Speakers:
Ben Li
MEA President,
HiTHIUM Energy Storage
Sivaguru Paramasivam
Director of Application Engineering,
HiTHIUM Energy Storage
Chiara Aruffo
Director of Research,
Dii Desert Energy
Case Studies: Energy Transformation Success Stories
Decarbonizing Flexible Power Generation —
A Utility Perspective
Dr. Max Voß,
Team Lead Decarbonisation Intelligence,
RWE Generation SE
The Invisible Fleet:
Unlocking Corporate Mobility
as a New Lever in the Energy Transition
Ali Halabi,
Founder & CEO,
Voltlines
From a Hydrogen Storage Solution
to a New Infrastructure Standard
Thomas Korn,
CEO,
water stuff and sun
Great Power -
Pioneer in the Battery Industry,
Committed to Providing Safe and Stable
Clean Energy to the World
Hector Wang,
Regional Director of Middle Asia and
Overseas Project Head,
Great Power
1 h 30 min
EXCLUSIVE SITE VISIT
Exclusive Visit to YEO Technology’s REAP Battery Factory
With an annual production capacity of approximately 5 GWh, REAP Factory operates as a key component of YEO Teknoloji’s integrated energy ecosystem, combining manufacturing with engineering, system integration and turnkey EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) capabilities.
The technologies developed and produced here are designed to integrate seamlessly with renewable power plants, electricity grids and digital energy management systems.
During the visit, participants will gain insight into the full lifecycle of advanced energy storage solutions — from design and production to system integration and deployment in global energy infrastructure projects.
18:00
Closing of the Summit
Networking Dinner
