EXNATON CONFERENCE 2026 · FIRST INTERNATIONAL EDITION

From modern energy products to AI-powered
autonomous operations

What leading utilities are already doing

Oct 21, 2026

9:00–13:00 CET

Online

English

Speakers from

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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.

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What comes next for the energy market?

Energy 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.

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YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

01

AI assistants and agents — AI-powered utility operations

02

Scaling energy sharing beyond pilot projects

03

Dynamic remuneration for prosumers

04

Automating PPAs and complex B2B energy products

05

Connecting EVs, batteries and HEMS to energy markets

06

Using intraday markets & price signals to unlock flexibility

OCTOBER 21 · 9:00–13:00 CET

Agenda

TIME
SESSION
Speakers

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

Why attend?

Learn from utilities already doing it

Move beyond theoretical discussions and hear how energy companies are approaching these products today.

Understand what's coming next

See how AI, flexibility, distributed energy and new market models are beginning to converge.

Take ideas back to your team

Get practical inspiration for new tariffs, energy-sharing models, B2B products and AI-powered workflows you can apply within your own portfolio.

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Who should attend?

exnatonCONFERENCE is designed for professionals at utilities, energy retailers, DSOs and energy companies working across:

Product & innovation

Energy procurement & trading

Billing

Flexibility

Digitalization

Customer solutions

Business development

IT & data

Meet the speakers

Hear directly from utility leaders, technology experts and energy-market specialists from across Europe.

Anselma Wörner

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

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

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

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

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.

Thorge Koch

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

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

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.

Thies Stillahn

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

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

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.

Five deep dives. One look at what's next for utilities.

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