Webinar: Alliander System Operations – Managing Flexibility

Featured Speakers: Mitchel Haeve, Product Manager, System Operations, Alliander; Akhtar Hussain Javed, Policy Advisor, Operations, Alliander; Mark Nigge-Uricher, Senior Business Developer, Alliander; Manuel Dakessian, System Operator, Alliander

About the Webinar: The energy transition demands smarter, more adaptive grid operations. This webinar explores Alliander’s approach to Flexibility Management, a cornerstone for ensuring system safety and optimal capacity utilization in increasingly complex networks. We will introduce the principles behind Grid as a Service (GaaS) and demonstrate how advanced forecasting, dynamic safety assessments, and solution fulfillment mechanisms enable real-time congestion management. Participants will gain insights into how Alliander integrates market, grid, and customer solutions through automated agents, creating an agile ecosystem that supports diverse use cases and next-generation grid management. Join us to learn how flexibility unlocks resilience and efficiency in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

About the Speakers:
Mitchel Haeve is Product Manager at System Operations. He develops flex products on all voltage levels and applies this knowledge to the GAAS portfolio strategy. With a passion for innovation and scalability, Mitchel balances grid safety with customer experience to derive the best product portfolio.

Akhtar Hussain Javed is a Policy Advisor Operations at Alliander with over seven years of experience in the utility sector across Pakistan, China, and the Netherlands. His expertise spans power system design, renewable energy integration, and grid operations. Alongside his professional work, Akhtar is finalizing his PhD thesis from Eindhoven University of Technology, titled Reactive Power Management and Flexibility Aggregation in Distribution Networks.

Mark Nigge-Uricher is a Senior Business Developer at Alliander, specializing in system operations and flexibility solutions for the energy transition. With prior experience at Bosch.IO in Energy IoT and digital energy management, Mark brings deep expertise in grid optimization, forecasting, and open-source collaboration to international audiences.

Manuel Dakessian is an Energy Expert/System Operator at System Operations. He analyses and manages bottlenecks on all voltage levels throughout the Liander grid by applying technical and flex solutions. Having grid safety and optimal utilization in mind, he operates the products developed by System Operations and provides learnings to further develop those capabilities.

Registration Cost: FREE

Q&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow along during the event at this link.