Green Energy Opportunities 2025

Investing in Resilient, Smart and Net-Zero Systems

Join the GEO Forum – where vision meets action.

The GEO Forum is a platform dedicated to exploring practical pathways and tangible opportunities for a sustainable future, with a strong focus on networking, knowledge exchange, and actionable strategies for a fair and accelerated transition towards a green and digital society.

The Forum brings together key actors from across Europe – from Southeast Europe to the North Sea and the Baltic – with the goal of strengthening cooperation and implementing innovative solutions in diverse regional contexts and at various levels of development.

One of the Forum’s key ambitions is to contribute to building the Zero Emission Corridor from the Adriatic to the Baltic, promoting sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, and cross-border partnerships.

 

The working language is English.

Co-hosted by:

Speakers

The list of confirmed speakers will be available soon.
Stay tuned for updates on leading experts, policymakers, innovators, and investors joining the GEO Forum.

Programme

GREEN ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES 2025

Investing in Resilient, Smart and Net-Zero Systems

Opening Remark

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Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

CEO, Hydrogen Europe

1. Vision 2050: Shaping the Sustainable and Digital Future We Want

A roundtable on building resilient, inclusive, and energy-efficient systems – what kind of society and technologies do we need to achieve climate neutrality by 2050?

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Ivan Dabo

the Mayor of Novalja, Croatia

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Marius Schäfer

VhU Hessen, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Peter Birkner

House of Energy e.V., Germany

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Josip Romić

the Mayor of Vinkovci, Croatia

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Dr. Thomas Neuenhahn

Siemens Energy, Germany

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Uroš Salobir

ELES, Slovenia

2. Technologies That Work – and How to Scale Them

A roundtable focused on ready-to-implement solutions in green energy production, storage, and smart management – highlighting scalable models and the role of local communities in accelerating deployment.

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Kruno Fafanđel

Leonitus, Croatia

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Slavko Majetić

DOK ING Energo, Croatia

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Krešimir Paić

ECCOS, Croatia

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Axel Möhring

energenta ersatzbrennstoffe GmbH, Germany

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Joel Vogl

INFENER AG, Germany

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Mario Perić

Končar, Croatia

3. Financing Innovation – EU Funds, Banks, and Private Capital

A panel discussion with financiers and experts on what makes green and digital projects financially viable, how to overcome common barriers, and how to secure funding – from EU programmes to private investments – for communities and entrepreneurs.

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Dr. Alexander Labermeier

State of Hessen, Germany

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Robert Vielhaber

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Germany

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Artur Skipiol

Group Head Project & Infrastructure Finance EMEA, Germany

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The list of sponsors and partners will be continuously updated.

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GREEN ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES 2025

Investing in Resilient, Smart and Net-Zero Systems

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Under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Germany