Program

Registration & Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Blauer Saal

Welcome & Opening Remarks – Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Ziebart
2:30 pm – 2:40 pm
Weißer Saal

Special Address – Dr. Robert Habeck
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
Weißer Saal

Executive Panel – Dr. Enrico Letta, Dr. Robert Habeck, José Luis Blanco, moderated by Tinne van der Straeten
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Weißer Saal

Closing remarks – José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Weißer Saal

Enrico Letta
Enrico Letta is a former Prime Minister of Italy and one of Europe’s leading voices on economic and political integration. He is currently Dean of the IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs at IE University, and President of the Jacques Delors Institute. In 2023, the European institutions entrusted him with the elaboration of the Report on the Future of the EU Single Market, bringing a systemic perspective on Europe’s competitiveness and economic model.

José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Nordex Group since March 2017, leading the company through significant operational transformation and strong commercial growth. A former CEO of Acciona Windpower and member of the Nordex Management Board since 2016, he brings deep continuity across both organisations. Drawing on hands‑on leadership across operations, customers and integration, he offers a practitioner’s perspective on European industrial leadership in the global wind sector.

José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq
José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq has led ACCIONA as Executive Chairman since 2004. Under his leadership, ACCIONA has grown into one of the world’s leading groups in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure, operating across more than 60 countries. His perspective is shaped by decades of driving large‑scale industrial transformation that combines competitiveness, innovation and long‑term sustainability.

Robert Habeck
Former Vice‑Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Dr. Robert Habeck served as Vice‑Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action from 2021 to 2025. During this period, he led Germany through the energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, accelerating renewable energy deployment, reshaping industrial policy and reducing dependence on Russian gas.

Tinne van der Straeten
Tinne van der Straeten is CEO of WindEurope, the leading association representing Europe’s wind energy industry, a role she assumed in February 2026, following her tenure as Belgium’s Minister for Energy from 2020 to 2025. During her time in government, she guided Belgium through the European energy crisis, played a central role in accelerating renewable energy deployment, and chaired key European energy forums, including the EU Energy Council in 2024.

Wolfgang Ziebart
Wolfgang Ziebart has served as Chairman of the Nordex Supervisory Board since 2016. With extensive leadership experience across the engineering and automotive sectors, he brings a long-term perspective on industrial strategy, technological competitiveness and corporate transformation in cyclical markets.