Scaling EV Flexibility: Technical Progress, Economic Potential, Enabling Policy

Tetik serves as a Project Manager at CharIN. The association also engages in special projects related to charging interoperability issues, where he represents CharIN. As an electric mobility enthusiast, Tetik is passionate about shaping the future of technology. Since joining CharIN, he has led the Focus Groups on charging connection, grid integration, and energy. Additionally, he manages the MCS and cybersecurity working groups, contributing to industry advancements. His background includes a master's degree in automotive engineering from the Technical University of Berlin. Early in his career, he gained experience in project management for electric car development at Mercedes Benz. Afterwards, he was involved in vehicle testing activities with Bosch.

Adele Nardo is Business Development Manager at Hive Power. With a background from the Technical University of Munich and experience spanning product go-to-market strategy and public policy advocacy for NIO and Tesla, she works at the intersection of clean energy and digital flexibility, helping EV OEMs, fleet operators, charge point operators, and energy retailers unlock new revenue from distributed assets. She is a frequent voice in conversations on the future of grid flexibility and the energy transition.

Marco Piffaretti is an entrepreneur with 40 years of experience in the electromobility sector. He is the founder of numerous companies and projects, including Protoscar, the EV Project Mendrisio, Alpiq e-Mobility, EVTEC, GOFAST, sun2wheel, and V2X Suisse... Currently, he serves as the Operating Agent for Task 53 (INBID - Multiparty Interoperability of Bidirectional Charging) within EV-TCP, the 'Electric Vehicle Technology Collaboration Programme' by the IEA, which is supported by 18 Countries and aims to harmonize AC, DC, and wireless bidirectional charging on a global scale.

Dr. Anica Mertins holds the position of Manager for Charging Infrastructure Technology & Energy Systems at NOW GmbH's National Centre for Charging Infrastructure, a role she has been performing since October 2023. Her work focuses on integrating charging infrastructure into the energy system, with an emphasis on controlled and bidirectional charging.

Niklas has been working at The Mobility House since 2022, where he leads projects in the field of vehicle-grid integration (VGI). He has been responsible for Europe's first commercial Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) product developed in collaboration with Renault, as well as additional projects and partnerships advancing bidirectional charging and the integration of electric vehicles into energy systems.In his current role as Head of Bidi Home, Niklas oversees the development of The Mobility House's bidirectional DC wallbox and drives the integration of electric vehicles into residential energy systems through home energy management systems (HEMS).Prior to joining The Mobility House, he gained several years of experience developing and scaling new business models across the energy and e-mobility sectors, including charging infrastructure (AC/DC), smart metering, photovoltaics, and energy management systems.Niklas began his career in the energy sector in Copenhagen in 2016, working for a leading utility company to support its entry into the German market for Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR), which sparked his lasting interest in the energy transition.