ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
As distribution systems evolve rapidly under the pressures of decarbonisation, distributed resources, and heightened resilience requirements, utilities cannot afford to rely on yesterday’s outage-management playbook. Join us for the 11th Annual Global Outage Management Forum for DSOs, gathering senior leaders from distribution system operators, grid engineers, analytics specialists and solution providers. Across two dynamic days in Barcelona, we’ll dive into the latest thinking and technologies to stay ahead of outages and keep the lights on.
KEY TOPICS
- Lessons Learned from the Iberian Blackout
Explore first-hand insights from the recent large-scale disruption in the Iberian system. What triggered the blackout, how did the DSO / TSO community respond, and what practical lessons can be carried into other networks? - AI, Analytics, and Predictive Tools for Outage Prevention and Faster Restoration
How are cutting-edge data science and machine learning platforms being leveraged to anticipate failure, prioritise responses and accelerate restoration? Hear from utilities adopting predictive models and automation frameworks. - Future-Proof Grid Strategies
From flexible network design to resilience-driven investment planning, this stream addresses how DSOs can build grids that will remain robust in the face of changing generation sources, extreme weather and evolving regulation. - Advanced Grid Protection & Automation: Strengthening Grid Resilience
Protection and automation systems are at the heart of modern resilience strategies. We’ll examine advanced relaying, adaptive protection schemes, self-healing automation and how these deployments are shaping outage recovery and reliability. - Advanced Grid Inspection Technologies
With rising asset complexity and hidden defects in aging infrastructure, new inspection technologies—drones, robotics, AI-enabled vision, sensor networks—are gaining traction. Explore how these tools are transforming condition-monitoring and proactive maintenance. - Harnessing Data for Proactive Outage Management
Data is only as powerful as the insights you derive. In this phase we’ll look at how DSOs are aggregating, visualising and operationalising outage- and network-data to move from reactive to proactive outage management—reducing downtime, improving customer experience and optimising capital deployment.
Who should attend?
- Head & senior managers of outage-management, reliability, asset-management and grid-operations functions at DSOs
- Grid engineers and technical decision-makers charged with network resilience and automation
- Data-analytics and AI/ML leads working on outage-prevention or restoration acceleration
- Technology and service providers offering tools or platforms for inspection, protection, automation and grid-data insights
- Regulators and policy-makers interested in the evolution of outage-management frameworks
Why attend?
- Hear real-world case studies and lessons from senior industry practitioners
- Benchmark your outage-prevention and restoration practices against global peers
- Discover emerging technologies and best practices shaping tomorrow’s grid resilience
- Network with 60+ senior decision-makers from DSOs, solution providers and industry stakeholders
Secure your place today and ensure your team is equipped to lead in the evolving outage-management era. We look forward to welcoming you to Barcelona.
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Speaker Opportunities
Do you have expertise or current research that could benefit your peers? Consider leading a discussion or presenting at the forum. For more information about speaker opportunities, please contact:
evangelina@tbmgroup.eu
SPEAKERS
David Thackray
Strategic Relations Officer
Tevva, England
Henrik Engdahl
Director Electromobility Business Development
Volvo Group, Sweden
Ulf Groos
Head of Department Fuel Cell
Fraunhofer ISE
Magnus Höglund
Head of Charging Solutions and Infrastructure
Scania Group, Sweden