TEB Forum Academy 2026

TEB Critical Forum
"Minerals & Infrastructure in Energy Sector"

Name: The Energy Bridge
Address: AT

January 19th, 2027

Diplomatic Academy
Favoritenstrasse 15A, 1040, Viena, Austria

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Europe is electrifying faster than it can source what that takes.

The EU's Electrification Action Plan sets a target of 46% of final energy demand from electricity by 2040, roughly double today's share. Getting there depends on materials and infrastructure the continent does not yet fully control: lithium and other battery materials sit on the EU's critical raw materials list with binding 2030 sourcing benchmarks still far off. The next generation of nuclear power is being built against a fuel-cycle dependency the EU is only beginning to address. Grids built for a different century now have to carry a very different load, securely.

This Forum brings policymakers, financiers, researchers and infrastructure operators together in Vienna to compare notes before those benchmarks come due.

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Opening Keynotes
Session 1: Critical Minerals and Industrial Competitiveness
Session 2: Critical Infrastructure Security
Session 3: Financing Resilient Infrastructure & Cross-Border Cooperation

Conference Program

Two Days. Two Stages. Six Tracks. Tangible Outcomes.

Agenda:

Critical Minerals & Infrastructure

Ministerial Keynotes
Presentations introducing topics
Session 1: Critical Minerals and Industrial Competitiveness.
Session 2: Critical Infrastructure Security
Session 3: Financing Resilient Infrastructure & Cross-Border Cooperation
Closing & Networking

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Awarding LIMES 2026

The Energiepark Research Foundation connects research, innovation and practice – with real impact in renewable energy. The foundation is proud to present the 2nd LIMES Future Award for Renewable Energy. From this year’s three nominated finalists, the LIMES 2026 winning project will be awarded €25,000 in prize funding, together with an individual mentoring program to support the project’s next steps. The LIMES 2026 Award Ceremony will be the official Closing Session of The Energy Bridge Academy – celebrating the three finalists and revealing the LIMES 2026 winner(s).

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Speakers

Petra Kühnel

Senior Advisor for EU Taxonomy at the ÖGNI (Austrian Sustainable Building Council)

Karin Stieldorf

Assistant Professor & Head of the Working Group for Sustainable Building, TU Wien

Matthias Gressel

Managing Director, Aspern Smart City Research (ASCR)

Roger Hackstock

President, Austrian Renewable Energy Association (EEÖ) & Managing Director, Austria Solar

Anna Aichinger

Urban Energy Planner, Municipal Department for Energy Planning (MA 20), City of Vienna

Ulrike Rabmer-Koller

Managing Partner, Rabmer Gruppe & Vice-President, SMEunited

Stephan Heidler

Head of the Austrian Coordination Centre for Energy Communities, Climate and Energy Fund

Georg W. Reinberg

Principal & Founder, Architekturbüro Reinberg & Pioneer of Ecological Architecture

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