As grids expand, renewable capacity accelerates, and demand from EVs, data centres, and industry intensifies, transmission and distribution infrastructure has become mission critical. CWIEME Berlin is where the technologies, manufacturers, and decision-makers behind that infrastructure come together.
From transformers and grid equipment to materials, insulation, testing, and manufacturing technologies, CWIEME connects the full electrical manufacturing ecosystem enabling modern transmission, distribution and electrification at scale — for utilities, OEMs, and infrastructure leaders worldwide.
The vision is to create a working environment where utilities, OEMs, manufacturers, and innovators can align on the realities of grid delivery. This includes performance, availability, sustainability, and long-term reliability across power networks.
CWIEME Berlin brings transmission and distribution out of the margins and places it alongside motors, manufacturing, and electrification as a core pillar of the event.
This is where:
We're designed to support the real priorities facing utilities, TSOs, and DSOs as electrification accelerates.If you're responsible for planning, operating, or future-proofing power networks, CWIEME Berlin gives you direct access to the manufacturing and technology decisions behind grid performance.
At CWIEME Berlin, utilities and grid operators can:
Meet transformer manufacturers, materials specialists, and technology providers in one place, and understand how supply, design, and performance choices affect delivery timelines and asset life.
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Engage directly with suppliers across cores, insulation, conductors, testing, and monitoring to discuss lead times, scalability, and resilience.
Compare technologies for efficiency, reliability, sustainability, and digitalisation side by side, rather than in isolation.
Hear how manufacturers and peers are responding to evolving efficiency requirements, eco-design directives, and emissions targets.
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Join closed-door roundtables and club sessions designed specifically for utility and grid leaders, focused on shared challenges rather than sales pitches.
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Whether you are managing active infrastructure programmes or planning long-term grid investment, CWIEME Berlin helps inform decisions with real-world insight.
A dedicated space for senior grid and power sector leaders, the Club offers invite-only access for utilities, TSOs, DSOs, and senior OEM leaders, curated introductions with relevant manufacturers and suppliers, closed-door roundtables built around shared challenges and more.
As part of CWIEME’s expansion into the Transmission & Distribution sector, the Transmission & Distribution Club will host a series of peer-to-peer technical roundtables – small, focused discussions led by industry leaders and designed for open, practical exchange.
Each roundtable will bring together experts from transformer manufacturers, TSOs/DSOs and utility organisations to explore real project challenges, share best practice and compare approaches across the grid value chain.
This programme offers a holistic view of the T&D ecosystem:
Discover how AI is revolutionising the power grid by boosting operational efficiency, enhancing reliability, and driving sustainable energy solutions. This transformation paves the way for a smarter, greener energy future.
As electrification and renewable integration increase system volatility, asset reliability is no longer enough. OEMs are now expected to ensure performance within dynamic, interconnected energy environments where operational decisions directly affect system stability. This session introduces Asset Intelligence as a system-level, decision-centric capability that links equipment behaviour, digital insight, and operational coordination. Hafiz Muhammad Noman will explore how OEMs can move beyond component optimisation to deliver resilient, decision-ready energy solutions
Hafiz Muhammad Noman
Senior Consultant-AI & Data Strategy, Operations & Control
National Grid Saudi Arabia
Henrik Stiesdal, by many considered the father of modern Danish wind power, shares how innovation in Transmission and Distribution (T&D) can transform the path to a resilient, affordable, and clean energy future.
Europe’s energy transition is accelerating across all sectors. Renewables, industry, transport electrification, the shift to electric heating, and the rapid rollout of energy storage are all driving unprecedented demand for timely and reliable grid access. Yet congestion, slow permitting, and long connection queues continue to hold back projects and delay Europe’s decarbonisation plans.
As the transformer industry continues to evolve amid shifting global dynamics, manufacturers and customers (utilities, industrials) are navigating a complex mix of geopolitical risks, supply chain pressures, and extending delivery times as demand continues to exceed supply.
EU flagship and Horizon-funded energy projects play a vital role in validating advanced grid technologies, digital twins, and system-level innovations at scale. However, technical success alone rarely guarantees operational deployment or market uptake. Drawing on concrete case studies, including Digital Twin for Europe, this session explores the technical, regulatory, and organisational conditions that determine whether grid innovations progress beyond the pilot phase and deliver real-world impact
Achieving industrial decarbonization and strengthening Europe’s resilience require new market models that accelerate the uptake of CO₂‑reduced materials.
This presentation explores how Argentina’s energy transition is transforming distribution networks, with a particular focus on the impact of renewable-based distributed generation on distribution transformers. Drawing on real operating data, it analyses how evolving load profiles are affecting transformer losses and utilisation levels, highlighting the potential need to revisit and modernise efficiency standards to better align with emerging grid realities
Dr. Diego Martín Ferreyra
Research Professor
National Technological University (UTN), San Francisco Regional Faculty
As Europe accelerates grid modernisation and decarbonisation, distribution transformer replacement strategies are evolving beyond cost efficiency toward long-term sustainability and lifecycle value.
Miguel Martínez Velázquez
Research Assistant/ Regulatory Expert
IIT - Institute for Research in Technology Comillas Pontifical University
Grid reliability increasingly depends on proactive, data-driven asset management rather than reactive maintenance. SAMSTEO introduces an intelligent monitoring solution that combines Earth Observation, IoT, and weather data to anticipate structural and operational risks across transmission infrastructure. By enabling condition-based maintenance and early fault prediction, the system empowers operators to optimise load distribution, reduce downtime, and lower operational costs.
Utilities, asset managers, engineers, procurement leaders, and innovators will come together to share experiences and shape future infrastructure decisions.
Hear from Prof. Henrik Stiesdal at CWIEME Berlin 2026
Prof. Henrik Stiesdal will be part of the transmission & distribution conversation, bringing a system-level perspective on renewable integration and grid readiness.
For transmission and distribution leaders, CWIEME provides direct access to the technologies and partners shaping grid resilience and expansion. Whether your focus is capacity expansion, efficiency, asset life extension, or sustainability compliance, CWIEME Berlin brings the full transformer and T&D value chain together in one place.
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Power and distribution transformer manufacturers
Core, insulation, conductor, and materials specialists
Automation, testing, monitoring, and quality technologies
OEMs and system integrators supporting grid modernisation
CWIEME Berlin introduced the Transmission and Distribution Club for the first time. The response from utilities, TSOs, DSOs, and grid-focused manufacturers confirmed what the industry was already signalling: the power grid needs a platform that connects infrastructure outcomes directly to manufacturing capability.
CWIEME Berlin builds on that momentum. Working closely with industry leaders and knowledge partners, the transmission and distribution offering expands to include an enhanced T&D Club, content and roundables.This expansion does not replace CWIEME’s heritage. It extends it.
CWIEME Berlin will continue to grow its role within the power sector. Plans are already underway to further expand the transmission and distribution focus in 2027, with broader scope, deeper engagement, and new formats to be announced in the coming months.
CWIEME Berlin brings together the entire electrical manufacturing landscape supporting electrification. Enquire about exhibiting in 2026 or get your visitor ticket now.
