10th ITALIA SOLARE Forum

Evento ibrido

A.Roma Lifestyle Hotel | Via Giorgio Zoega n.59, Roma

1-2

December 2025

The event is sold out. You can only register to participate via live stream.

PV at the centre of the energy system – industry, grids and market.

The tenth edition of the ITALIA SOLARE Forum celebrates the central role of PV in Italy’s energy future.

During the two-day event, we will discuss the following topics:

Regulatory challenges for photovoltaic development
EU-made technology and prospects for the manufacturing industry
Revitalising distributed photovoltaics and the challenges of the Green Homes Directive
Flexibility and storage solutions for grid integration
Outlook for utility-scale plants

Join us to receive the latest updates on innovations and policies driving the energy transition. Engage with experts, institutions and industry leaders and take advantage of networking opportunities to grow your business.

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Programme

13:00

Monday, 1st December 2025

Participant registration & welcome coffee

14:30

Introductory speeches

Simona Benedettini

CEO & Founder RACE Consulting

Arturo Lorenzoni

Professore associato Università degli Studi di Padova

Paolo Rocco Viscontini

Presidente ITALIA SOLARE

15:30

Session 1

PV development: regulatory and institutional challenges

Governance, regulation and policy to accelerate the energy transition.

Topics:

Tools for plant development (PNRR, FERX and FERZ)
Suitable areas and regional planning
Production cuts, system security and battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Grid infrastructure and electricity system flexibility

Keynote speech

Luciano Barra

Responsabile legislativo - ITALIA SOLARE

Speakers:

Elena Colombo

Dirigente UO Risorse Energetiche - Regione Lombardia

Oreste D’Addese

Responsabile Sviluppo rete, e-distribuzione

Luca Marchisio

Responsabile Strategie di Sistema - TERNA

Alessandro Noce

Direttore generale Mercati e infrastrutture energetiche - MASE

Massimo Ricci

Direttore della Divisione Energia - ARERA

Davide Valenzano

Regulatory Affairs & Markets Director - GSE

16:45

Session 2

PV Made in the EU: prospects for the manufacturing industry

How can a competitive, sustainable and resilient industrial supply chain be relaunched in Europe and Italy, in the context of the Net-Zero Industry Act, technological innovation and market policies?

Topics:

A shared vision of the minimum conditions required to restart European cell and module production.
Recommendations for Italy and the EU on support policies, incentives and market instruments.
Networking between industrial stakeholders, institutions and investors.

Keynote speech

Walburga Hemetsberger

CEO di SolarPower Europe

Speakers:

Alberto Cuter

Vice Presidente JinkoSolar Latam&Italy

Francesco Emmolo

General Manager Italia e Grecia - LONGi Solar Technology

Michelangelo Lafronza

Segretario - ANIE Rinnovabili

Stefano Lorenzi

Amministratore Delegato - 3SUN

Roberto Rizzardo

Head Inward Investment Unit - Invitalia

Andrea Rovera

Co-coordinatore GdL Filiera produttiva e approvvigionamenti sostenibili - ITALIA SOLARE

18:00

Associations as drivers of the energy transition

Self-consumption models and RECs configurations. State of the art and growth prospects for photovoltaics in the residential and commercial-industrial (C&I) segments, regulatory barriers, incentive tools and replicable business models.

Topics:

Individual and collective self-consumption
Energy Communities
NRRP measures for SMEs

Speakers:

Andrea Cristini

Presidente ANIE Rinnovabili

Pietro Pacchione

Vice Presidente Elettricità Futura

Paolo Rocco Viscontini

Presidente ITALIA SOLARE

18:30

Closing of the first day’s work

20:00

Members-only networking dinner

09:00

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Registration of participants

09:30

Session 3

PV for distributed generation

Self-consumption models and CER configurations. State of the art and growth prospects for PV in the residential and commercial-industrial (C&I) segments, regulatory barriers, incentive tools and replicable business models.

Topics:

• Individual and collective self-consumption
• Energy Communities
• PNRR measures for SMEs

Keynote speech

Andrea Brumgnach

Vicepresidente - ITALIA SOLARE

Speakers:

Valentina Bagozzi

Responsabile Settore Mercato, Energia e Utilities - Confartigianato

Simone Bonacini

Presidente - ATER

Giacomo Cantarella

Presidente - ASSOESCO

Sara Capuzzo

Coordinatrice GdL CER e autoconsumo diffuso ITALIA SOLARE

Idilio Ciuffarella

Business Development Manager - EcoFlow Italia

Enrico Meneghetti

Amministratore delegato - ESPE

10:45

Flexibility and storage for PV integration

Technologies, business models and markets to enable self-consumption and grid management. Storage and flexibility solutions to promote electricity system balancing.

Topics:

• On-site and stand-alone storage
• Participation of storage facilities in electricity markets
• Demand response
• MACSE and tolling

Keynote speech

Fabio Zanellini

Coordinatore GdL Accumuli e Idrogeno - ITALIA SOLARE

Speakers:

Andrea Calaudi

Head of Project Sales, Large Scale - SMA

Antonio Cappa

Business Development & Regulatory Affairs Lead - Energyteam

Gabriele Fedele

Responsabile progetti europei - Areti

Fulvio Ferrari

Founding Partner, Higeco More

Enrico Lamanna

Smart PV Technical Director - Huawei Digital Power Italia

Gianluca Proietti

Vicepresidente vendite per Italia e Grecia - Envision Energy

Marco Turchiano

Responsabile Mercati a Termine Affari Regolatori - Terna

11:45

Coffee break

12:15

Session 5

Distributed PV: challenges of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Regulatory and operational tools for relaunching PV in Italian buildings. What regulatory measures can be used to encourage the adoption of distributed PV in the context of the post-superbonus transition?

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