Speakers

Dr. Casimir Lorenz is Managing Director for Central Europe at Aurora Energy Research. He advises investors, utilities, and developers on transactions and strategic planning, with a strong focus on assessing project, market, and regulatory risks across European markets. His experience includes due diligence support on transactions across the full value chain of the energy sector focussing on utilities, IPPs, cross-technology portfolios and infrastructure. He has also guided companies on market entry strategies throughout Europe, helping them navigate commercial uncertainties and evolving policy environments. He has furthermore supported government, utilities and NGOs on market design.
Before joining Aurora in 2018, he worked at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the German Advisory Council on the Environment. He studied industrial engineering and completed a PhD in economics at TU Berlin, focusing on power market modelling.

Aurora Energy Research

Aurora Energy Research is a leading global provider of energy market intelligence, founded in Oxford to deliver rigorous, bankable analysis for investment, strategy, and policy decisions. The company has grown into the world largest dedicated power analytics provider, supported by a team of 1000+ experts with backgrounds in energy, finance, and consulting. Aurora operates in 40 countries, serving more than 1,000 organisations worldwide. Its services include market-leading price forecasts, which have supported over €22 billion in debt financing, as well as advisory work, tailored subscriptions, and its integrated EOS platform for scenario analysis and reporting. Aurora’s proprietary Origin model provides long-term forecasts of prices, dispatch, investments, and network flows up to 2070. The company’s mission is to accelerate the global energy transition through transparent, reliable, and independent intelligence