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13:00

Opening address

Yrjö Neuvo | Professor, Chair, Aalto Energy Platform, Aalto University
Ahti Salo | Professor, Systems Analysis, Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis, Aalto University

13:10

SESSION I: Using modelling towards policymakers, industry & society

View from policymakers:
Finnish government approach to energy scenarios for policymaking
Bettina Lemström | Senior Advisor, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Employment

View from societal context:
Creating impact with energy research
Prof Armi Temmes | Consortium Leader, Smart Energy Transition project 

View from international institutions:
For modelling to provide useful advice to policy, it must account for uncertainty: A few examples from IIASA
Elena Rovenskaya | Program Director, Advanced Systems Analysis (ASA) Program IIASA

View from industry:
Profession: energy modeller 
Jukka Ruusunen | President & CEO, Fingrid

14:50

Panel discussion:
Modelling design and communication considerations in modelling for energy industry, international institutions, policymakers & public society.
Moderated by Ahti Salo

15:35

Session II:  Modelling design and data – Best practice insights

Introduction to session
Sam Cross | Manager, Aalto Energy Platform

Modelling for policy making: Lessons learned and challenges ahead
Behnam Zakeri| Research Scholar (Energy Program), IIASA

Pöyry BID3 – Insights from the development of a successful commercial electricity market model
Oliver Pearce | Principal, Pöyry Energy Consulting

Pricing and competition in an electricity market with only variable generation and storages
Tommi Ekholm | Postdoctoral researcher, Systems Analysis, Department of Mathematics and Systems analysis, Aalto University

Panel discussion:
What are the key issues in modelling design in order to steer the energy transition?
Moderated by Sam Cross

End of Formal Event

Networking Reception from 17:15 to 18:30