Keynote Speakers
Prof. Damiano Fuschi works at the University of Insubria. Formerly a researcher at the University of Milan, he works on comparative constitutional law, environmental and digital regulation, and science diplomacy. He is the author of, among other works, a 2026 monograph on the hybridisation of environmental law beyond the public–private divide. He leads Working Group 1 of COST Action CA24169 (SiDnet) and has been a visiting researcher at UCLA and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
János B. Kocsis is an urban sociologist and Associate Professor at Corvinus University of Budapest and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and Vice President of the Hungarian Society for Urban Planning. His research focuses on urban development, metropolitan transformation, sustainability and smart cities, with particular attention to how technological innovation, energy efficiency and new forms of urban governance interact with social processes and residents’ everyday lives. He has contributed to European research and development projects on energy-efficient urban neighbourhoods, sustainable urban planning and nature-based solutions, and has published on smart-city concepts, smart-meter data and the social dimensions of urban technological transformation. His international experience includes a ten-month Fulbright Visiting Scholarship at Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning in 2024-25, as well as an earlier academic year as Visiting Professor at Indiana University in 2015-14. His work combines academic research with extensive experience in urban policy, strategic planning and consultancy for municipalities and metropolitan regions.
Dr Marcin Kraśniewski is a lawyer, academic and energy sector expert specialising in energy law, energy transition, infrastructure regulation and international energy governance. He serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Energy Transition at the University of Economics in Katowice and is also a Visiting Scholar at the University of Pavia in Italy. He currently serves as a Board Member of the European Federation of Energy Law Associations (EFELA).
Dr Kraśniewski is the Project Leader of ETA.UP – “Energy Transition Beyond Borders”, an international project bringing together seven universities across three continents and funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA). The project focuses on international cooperation in energy transition, research, education and academic mobility.
His professional experience combines academia, public governance and the energy industry. Dr Kraśniewski has participated in numerous international conferences and expert initiatives related to energy transition, climate governance and nuclear energy, including COP28, the World Economic Forum in Davos and the IAEE Paris Conference. He has also acted as an expert cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on issues related to information security and nuclear technologies.