Flexible Futures 2025: space and time to re-imagine our energy systems
What? A cutting-edge, invite-only workshop, exploring the challenges and opportunities bound up in energy flexibility
When? 27-28 March 2025
Where? Madrid, in person, Octopus Energy Office, Torre Emperador 12th floor, Paseo de la Castellana, 259D, 28046 Madrid, España
Conference Language: English
Conference schedule: Work in progress
We are terrible at forecasting the future.
We are, too often, deeply conservative and pessimistic. Renewables are expanding relentlessly, yet we continue to predict flat growth. Take solar power as an example: actual installations have been exceeding five-year forecasts by more than threefold on average. Across the EU, renewable capacity is now forecast to hit 736 GW by 2030 - more than 90% higher than the original Fit-for-55 scenario of 383 GW.
And it’s happening in clean tech too: global battery prices have plummeted 90% since 2010, and LFP battery prices in China have fallen by over 50% in just a year. These are not linear trends - they’re exponential. And yet, as humans, we often struggle to grasp the speed and scale of such change.
Does this matter? Yes - because today, we’re building the future. Whether it’s network capacity, market design, or technology stacks, the choices we make now will define the energy systems of tomorrow.
To truly prepare for the future we’ll face, we need more imagination—and more collaboration across the entire energy space.
In short, we need you.
This invitation-only two-day workshop will explore the concept of energy flexibility - especially that flexibility afforded by shifting consumer demand - and what we need to do to unlock its true potential for consumers, markets, grid operators and system operators alike.
Speakers announced so far (with many more to come)
Founder of Octopus Energy Group
Greg Jackson is the founder of OEG, the global energy and technology company driving the affordable, green energy system of the future. Launched in 2016, the Group now serves 7.2 million customers across 18 countries, and operates a £6bn portfolio of renewable energy assets across Europe.
Head of European System Change at Octopus Energy
Marcia Poletti is currently Head of European System Change at Octopus Energy, and a Non-Executive Director at Eelpower, a UK grid scale storage company. In both these roles she is focused on driving change to deliver the energy transition as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Marcia has deep government and strategy experience, with a career spanning energy consulting at McKinsey to energy transition policy for the UK Government. She joined Octopus Energy in 2022 from OFGEM, UK’s Energy Regulator, where she was Strategy Deputy Director. She has a B.E EngSci (Hons) and an MBA from INSEAD.
CEO of Octopus Energy España
Roberto Giner is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in the energy and business sectors. Since 2021, he has served as CEO of Octopus Energy Spain, where he leads the company’s rapid growth and innovation in the Spanish energy market.
Over the years, Roberto has held leadership roles across multiple industries, driving the development of new business ventures, overseeing strategic operations, and establishing key projects in renewable energy. His entrepreneurial mindset and focus on sustainable solutions have consistently delivered exceptional results, positioning him as a key figure in the transition to greener energy systems.
Global Head of Flexibility & Electrification at Octopus Energy
Alex Schoch leads the Flexibility team at Octopus Energy focused on developing and bringing to market next generation products and underlying technologies spanning from utility scale generation and to consumer demand. His role is pivotal in shaping the future of the environment by utilising green tech to decarbonise industries as well as domestic homes.