The Energy Crisis & Wholesale Electricity Markets

Michael Pollitt is Professor of Business Economics at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He is an Assistant Director of the university’s Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) and a Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics and Management at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Michael is an elected Vice President (for Publications) of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). He is a former external economic advisor to Ofgem.

Professor Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr is Professor of Economics at the University of Oslo. In addition to numerous academic positions, Nils-Henrik has chaired or served as a member of government committees both in his native Norway and internationally; he continues to provide expert advice to private companies and government institutions around the world on energy, as well as other issues. His research interests include microeconomics, industrial economics, regulation and competition policy.

Catherine Banet (PhD) is Professor of Law at the University of Oslo and Head of the Department for Energy and Resources Law, Norway.

Her legal research activities focus on energy market design, energy transport infrastructures regulation, support schemes and financing models, focusing on renewable energy and notably offshore wind, climate change mitigation measures such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), and hydrogen regulation.

Prof. Banet has a background from the private law practice (Norway, France), the European Commission (DG ENV), U.S. diplomatic mission and academia. She is a member of the Academic Advisory Group of the Section on Energy, Environment and Infrastructure Law of the IBA, and Chair of the Board of the Norwegian Energy Law Association.

Professor Bert Willems, is a CERRE Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics at the Université catholique de Louvain where he studies and teaches energy management and environmental economics. He is affiliated with the Law and Economic Center at Tilburg University (TILEC), the Toulouse School of Economics and a board member of the Benelux Association for Energy Economics (BAEE).

Klaus is a senior economist for the Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate, the Swedish regulator for electricity, gas, district heating and cooling. Before joining the inspectorate, he worked for many years at the Swedish energy agency in a variety of roles spanning the breadth of the energy system, most recently as chief economist. He holds a doctoral degree in economics from Gothenburg University and an undergraduate degree in business administration. He has been involved in a variety of international cooperations among others with IEA, WEC and others.

Christina Papapostolou is the EU Affairs Director at PPC Group, the leading electricity utility in Southeastern Europe, with over 15 years of experience in the energy and industrial sectors. She has held managerial roles across these sectors and has extensive experience as Policy Advisor and Project Coordinator on numerous EU-funded projects. Christina holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations, an MA in Organisational Analysis and Behaviour, and a PhD in Public and European Policies.

She currently combines her academic background and industry expertise to contribute to EU and public policy, actively engaging in EU policy dialogue and teaching as an Adjunct Lecturer at universities in Greece and Cyprus. She speaks English, French, Bulgarian, and Greek.