About the Event

The VKU-Stadtwerkekongress 2026 is the flagship congress of the Verband kommunaler Unternehmen (VKU), running September 16 and 17, 2026, at Hangar 7 of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. The congress has run for more than 25 years and is organized through the VKU Akademie under the motto "Verstehen. Verbinden. Vernetzen." (Understand. Connect. Network.)

Audience and Attendees

The congress is aimed at decision-makers across Germany's municipal utility sector, spanning energy, water, waste and telecommunications companies. The event page describes it as the sector's leading gathering but does not publish a specific attendee figure.

Programme Structure

The published agenda runs across plenary sessions over the two days, including a session on grid regulation and network transformation. The event is held alongside an exhibition and break area for networking between sessions.

Main Topics

Confirmed agenda items include a session on regulatory reform for network transformation featuring Klaus Müller, president of the Bundesnetzagentur, alongside Gabriele Eggers of Gasnetz Hamburg, Kristin Weiß of Stadtwerke Jena Netze and Steffen Wöhler of Ernst & Young. Other confirmed speakers include Carsten Liedtke of SWK AG, Christian Feuerherd of BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme, and NEW AG's Alexandra Redmann and Daniel Quillao on AI and data in utility companies.

Closing Session

The published agenda does not identify a distinct closing session; the programme's final listed plenary item is led by Jarno Wittig, managing director of VKU Service GmbH, ahead of the exhibition and break area continuing into the evening.

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