This year’s events commenced with an online Webinar on “East Med Energy”, on January 15, which attracted wide participation. Its annual New Year Reception follows, on Friday, January 30, at the “B.&M. Theocharakis Foundation” in downtown Athens (see here).
The official launch of the Institute’s flagship publication, the “SEE Energy Outlook 2025/2026” study will take place at the Athens Stock Exchange (Hermes Conference Room), on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Then, on February 26, IENE will organize, in collaboration with the Technical Chamber of Greece, a Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, at the TCG Auditorium.
Following that, a Roundtable on Energy Security in SE Europe will be held at the European Parliament, in Brussels, on Thursday, 19 March, marking IENE’s strong interest to discuss ways of strengthening energy security in the region.
Later on, the Institute is organizing two highly topical seminars. Namely, the 5th International Seminar on “Energy & Shipping”, at the B&E Goulandris Foundation, in Athens (Wednesday 29 April 2026), and the 5th Energy Geopolitics Seminar, on the island of Hydra (Saturday 23 May 2026).
This year, Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, will host IENE’s long-established annual regional conference, the “16th SE Europe Energy Dialogue”, which is expected to take place on Wednesday, June, 10. Moreover, a series of roadshow-type events in various capitals of Southeast Europe for the presentation of the “South East Europe Energy Outlook 2025/2026” are being scheduled to take place from February to December 2026.
A Roundtable on “Energy & Industry”, to be organized in collaboration with the Federation of Industries of Greece (SVE), is provisionally planned to be held in Thessaloniki, on Monday, June 22.
Following the summer recess, IENE’s annual “Back to Business” event will be held in the form of a Networking Reception in Athens, on Wednesday, September 16.
IENE’s annual major event, the 30th “IENE “Energy & Development” Conference, will take place on Thursday, October the 22nd and the 23rd, in Athens.
The Institute, responding to increased international interest on its activities, is scheduling a special presentation of its major “SEE Energy Outlook” study in London, UK, in collaboration with a major law firm. This event is expected to take place in the second half of November 2026.
This year’s series of events will conclude with the 2nd IENE Conference on “Energy & Innovation”, which is planned for Thursday, December 10, in Athens.
