SCALE Final Conference

SCALE Final Conference
24 November 2025 - 9:00-18:00 & 25 November 2025 - 9:00-12:00 - Utrecht, The Netherlands

SCALE is delighted to invite you to its final conference, taking place on 24–25 November 2025 in Utrecht (NL). The programme will present project results, use cases, and policy recommendations, with sessions on smart charging, V2X solutions, and pathways for mass deployment. The first day concludes with a networking cocktail and live demonstration, while the second day offers optional site visits, including the final SCALE bidirectional cities event.

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Draft agenda

Day 1 (24 November) - Paushuize, Utrecht

9:00 – 9:30        Registration and light buffet/coffee

9:30 – 10:00      Welcome & opening: Eva Oosters, Aldermann, Utrecht; Eric Cerneaz, Project Coordinator.

10:00 – 10:30    The SCALE solutions to boost smart and V2G charging: Baerte de Brey, ElaadNL.

10:30 – 11:30    V2X: Solving the puzzle. Panel discussion on V2X architecture and interoperability, from the technical perspective. Moderator: Matthijs Kok, City of Utrecht. Panelists: Jordan Sutreau, Trialog; Raphael Sahakian, Equigy; Gertjan Geurts and Athanasios Tamvakos, Utrecht and CERTH; Didier Bollen, GoodMoovs.

11:30 – 11:45    Coffee break

11:45 – 12:00    Presenting the SCALE Use Cases, Round 1: Robin Berg, We Drive Solar; Martin Uhrig, LVN.

12:00 – 13:00    V2X: not just about charging! Panel discussion on the enabling conditions for V2X adoption in the EU and beyond - feasible business cases, and achieving consumer buy-in to enable mass-deployment. Moderator: Raphael Heliot, E-Mobility Europe.

13:00 – 14:15    Lunch

14:15 – 14:30    Presenting the SCALE Use Cases, Round 2: David Steen, Chalmers; Zsolt Puja, DBH.

14:30 – 15:30    Plugging into the policy agenda/ Recommendations to policymakers: Panel discussion on challenges and policies needed in the European, national and local contexts to enable mass deployment. What actual and imagined barriers to mass market adoption were overcome and which still remain? Moderator: Harm Weken, FIER. Panelists: Baerte de Brey, ElaadNL; Karen Vancluysen, Secretary-General, POLIS network; Chris Heron, Secretary-General, E-Mobility Europe; Andries de Brouwer, DG ENER.

15:30 – 15:45     Coffee break 

15:45 – 16:00    Presenting the SCALE Use Cases, Round 3: Enedis and CLEM.

16:00 – 17:00    How to enable V2G mass deployment? Panel discussion with car manufacturers. How has SCALE impacted the technology readiness level and their views on different V2X use cases. Moderator: Shreesha Vaidhya, Rupprecht Consult. Panelists: Joe Matta, Renault; Emanuella Wallin, Polestar; Christiaan Pielkenrood, Hyundai; Robin Berg, We Drive Solar; Mingchu Liu, ABB.

17:00 – 17:15    Presenting the SCALE Use Cases, Round 4

17:15 – 17:30    Wrap up day 1

17:30 - 19:00     Walk around for WDS showcase + Networking cocktail (in groups)

Day 2 (25 November) - Jaarbeurs, Utrecht

9:00 – 12:00      POLIS: Bidirectional Cities Event with city representatives + Demonstration of a bi-directional charger on the streets of Utrecht. (Limited seats)

12:00 - 15:00     Site visit to ElaadNL Lab in Arnhem (SCALE Consortium; light lunch will be offered on the bus). Location: Stichting ElaadNL, Arnhem

15:00                 End of Day 2 back in Utrecht.

For questions, please contact Pedro Gomes pgomes@polisnetwork.eu and Zsofia Jakoi zjakoi@polisnetwork.eu