Name: Resilience, Redefined: What Software-Defined Grids Mean for European Sovereignty - Astor Nummelin Carlberg, SUSE; Lucian Balea, RTE; Sanne Vloon, EMEA North & Jonas van den Bogaard, Alliander N.V.
Start: 2026-09-15T11:40:00+0200
End: 2026-09-15T12:10:00+0200

15 - 16 September | Berlin, Germany
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Resilience, Redefined: What Software-Defined Grids Mean for European Sovereignty - Astor Nummelin Carlberg, SUSE; Lucian Balea, RTE; Sanne Vloon, EMEA North & Jonas van den Bogaard, Alliander N.V.

Tuesday September 15, 2026 11:40 - 12:10 CEST

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Grid resilience is not a new idea. European energy systems have been built for stability, interoperability, and cross-border operation for generations, long before "digital sovereignty" became a policy priority. Energy was at the very heart of European integration from the beginning.

As the grid becomes software-defined, resilience takes on a new dimension. What does continuity of operation mean when critical infrastructure depends on software? And what does the energy sector's knowledge of large-scale, stable transitions offer to the European digital sovereignty debate?

The energy sector sits at a unique intersection: highly regulated, yet positioned to lead other critical sectors. It already operates at continental scale with common standards and complex governance. Interoperability is not a preference here—it is a structural necessity.

The Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in Energy is part of the European Commission's Tech Sovereignty Package. This session explores what energy sector expertise in resilient, interoperable, open infrastructure can offer the EU's sovereignty agenda, and what this industry’s leadership might look like in practice.

Speakers

Lucian Balea

Deputy Director of R&D and Open Source Director, RTE

Lucian Balea is Deputy Director of R&D and Open Source Director at RTE, the French power transmission system operator. He plays a leading role in guiding the company's R&D activities and also leads RTE's open source strategy, which aims to take the digitization of the electricity... Read More →

Jonas van den Bogaard

Open Source Office Lead, Alliander N.V.

Jonas van den Bogaard is a Digital Strategy Lead at Alliander, a distribution system operator (DSO) in the Netherlands. Alliander provides reliable, affordable, and accessible energy transport and distribution to a large part of the Netherlands. Open source has proved to be an enabler... Read More →

Sanne Vloon

General Manager, EMEA North

Sanne Vloon is General Manager Northern Europe at SUSE, leading the business across the Benelux, UK & Ireland and Nordic markets. Sanne works closely with customers and partners to translate technology strategy into tangible business impact. She is passionate about helping organisations... Read More →

Astor Nummelin Carlberg

Director, SUSE

Astor Nummelin Carlberg is a senior strategist operating at the intersection of digital infrastructure and European public policy. As Director of Open Source Sovereignty at SUSE, he leads engagement with European institutions to advance a secure and transparent digital future. Formerly... Read More →

Tuesday September 15, 2026 11:40 - 12:10 CEST
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Open Source Strategy, Session Presentation

LF Energy Summit Europe 2026

Lucian Balea

Jonas van den Bogaard

Sanne Vloon

Astor Nummelin Carlberg

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