EXNATON CONFERENCE 2026 · FIRST INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Oct 21, 2026
9:00–13:00 CET
Online
English
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See how leading utilities are already launching smarter energy products, connecting distributed assets to energy markets, and introducing AI into their operations. Join the first international edition of exnatonCONFERENCE for practical insights, real-world utility cases, and conversations with energy experts from across Europe.
Register for freeEnergy products are becoming more dynamic, decentralized and automated.
Utilities are moving beyond traditional electricity tariffs toward energy sharing, dynamic feed-in remuneration, billing automation for B2B products, connected customer assets and increasingly AI-powered workflows.
At exnatonCONFERENCE 2026, utilities and energy experts will share what this transition already looks like in practice, and what comes next.
YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
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AI assistants and agents — AI-powered utility operations
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Scaling energy sharing beyond pilot projects
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Dynamic remuneration for prosumers
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Automating PPAs and complex B2B energy products
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Connecting EVs, batteries and HEMS to energy markets
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Using intraday markets & price signals to unlock flexibility

OCTOBER 21 · 9:00–13:00 CET
09:00–09:15
Welcome and introduction
Anastasia Vyshkvarkina, exnaton
09:15–09:30
Utilities of Tomorrow: Building for an AI-Native 2030
Anselma Wörner, exnaton
09:30–10:30
The AI-Powered Utility: From Energy Community Use Cases to Fully Agentic Processes
Stéphane Dotto, SAP & Simon Schmitz, exnaton
10:30–11:00
Scaling Energy Sharing Beyond Pilot Projects in Europe
Stefan Wakonig, Kelag & Thies Stillahn, exnaton
11:00–11:30
The Future of Prosumer Remuneration: Lessons from Belgium's Dynamic Feed-in Pricing
Deyanira Ricaurte, TotalEnergies & Miguel Cruz, exnaton
11:30–11:45
Break
12:00–12:30
Structured B2B Energy Products: Automating PPAs and Complex B2B Billing
Thorge Koch, GEW & Thies Stillahn, exnaton
12:30–13:00
From Savings to Earnings: Connecting HEMS to Energy Markets with Intelligent Intraday Price Signals
Lukas Schrack, Bayernwerk & Fabian Stocker, exnaton
Move beyond theoretical discussions and hear how energy companies are approaching these products today.
See how AI, flexibility, distributed energy and new market models are beginning to converge.
Get practical inspiration for new tariffs, energy-sharing models, B2B products and AI-powered workflows you can apply within your own portfolio.
exnatonCONFERENCE is designed for professionals at utilities, energy retailers, DSOs and energy companies working across:
Hear directly from utility leaders, technology experts and energy-market specialists from across Europe.

Anselma Wörner
Co-founder & COO
Leads financing and the development of energy pricing models and algorithms. Holds a PhD from ETH Zurich and received the ETH Medal for her research on energy-market mechanisms, published in leading academic journals. Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30, she now works at the forefront of AI agents for utilities.

Stéphane Dotto
Director Sustainability Practice for Utilities, Energy Industries & DER Lead
Utilities expert at SAP with 23 years of experience, specialising in Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERM) and AI. Embedded within SAP's global organisation Industry Business Unit for Utilities. Combining deep industry knowledge with cutting-edge technology to help energy and utility companies navigate the transition to a decentralised, intelligent energy future.

Deyanira Ricaurte
Program Manager
Deyanira Ricaurte is a Chemical Engineer with a PhD in Process Engineering and over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, spanning R&D, project development, strategy and business roles. Her expertise includes CO₂ capture, renewable energy and low-carbon technologies. As Program Manager at TotalEnergies On, she leads startup acceleration and innovation initiatives at Station F to advance the energy transition.

Stefan Wakonig
Product and Market Development
Stefan Wakonig develops scalable business models for the energy transition at KELAG, focusing on energy communities, photovoltaics and decentralized energy solutions. He has extensive experience in Energy Sharing and has led projects spanning business model development, operational scaling and SAP integration, helping transform innovative concepts into large-scale market solutions.

Lukas Schrack
Product Owner
Lukas is Product Owner at Bayernwerk Regio Energie, part of the E.ON Group, where he has been driving innovation since 2024. With a PhD in theoretical physics, he leads projects on regional electricity markets, energy sharing, and AI-powered flexibility management/home energy management systems. His work focuses on turning emerging energy technologies into scalable, customer-centric products.
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Thorge Koch
Head of Business Customer Sales / Deputy Head of Sales
Thorge Koch is Head of B2B Sales at GEW Wilhelmshaven, a municipal utility in northern Germany. He focuses on structured energy procurement, customer-specific supply solutions and the digitalisation of sales and billing processes. Working with technology partners, he translates business customer needs into practical energy products and scalable processes.

Miguel Cruz
Sales Manager
Extensive experience in energy regulation, innovation and utility technology. Specializes in product implementation and growth, helping Spanish energy providers, energy communities and DSOs advance digitalization, flexibility and DER integration.

Fabian Stocker
Head of Key Account Management
Energy expert with extensive experience in project management, consulting, sales, and business development. Leads the Key Account Management team, working closely with utility customers on their growth plans and the introduction of new energy products.
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Thies Stillahn
Head of Sales DACH
Nearly 20 years in the energy sector, developing products for tenant electricity, energy sharing, dynamic tariffs, small-scale flexibilities and smart metering. Most recently established a service provider for metering point operation using intelligent metering technology.

Simon Schmitz
Growth Executive
As former Co-Founder and CEO of aWATTar, the pioneer of dynamic electricity tariffs in Germany and Austria, Simon has extensive experience in building scalable energy business models. With his expertise in strategy, sales, portfolio management and product management, he is responsible for driving the various growth initiatives at exnaton.

Anastasia Vyshkvarkina
Marketing Manager
Former EY Management Consultant with 10+ years of experience building and scaling marketing for high-growth technology companies across Europe and North America, with a focus on product marketing, GTM strategy, demand generation, SEO, and brand positioning. At exnaton, drives the international positioning of the company and its products and supports expansion into new markets.
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Join energy leaders from across Europe for the first international edition of exnatonCONFERENCE.
October 21, 2026
9:00–13:00 CET
Online · English
Free to attend
Recording available afterwards