Rodrigo Pedroso

Job Title: CEO
Company: ABSOLAR - Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica
Country: Brazil

Civil Engineer from PUC-GO, with a specialization in Business Administration from HBS - Harvard Business School (OPM 60), specialist in Project Management from FGV - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, in Hydroelectric Generation from PAPUC - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, in Wind Generation from the DEWI Institute, and in Energy Trading from Mackenzie Presbyterian University. He has over 25 years of experience in the electricity sector in the areas of generation, transmission, commercialization, and distribution. Before founding Grupo Pacto, he worked at ANEEL - National Electric Energy Agency. Currently, in addition to being CEO of Grupo Pacto, he is also a member of the boards of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association) and ABRADEMP (Brazilian Association of Small Energy Distributors), Energy Director at FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo), and Co-Founder of Zero Summit.Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

August 25, 2026Welcome and Introduction

Sessions

Session

New Strategies for a Transforming Energy Industry: Addressing Operational Challenges

Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 4:00pm–5:30pm

2nd floor Cantareira 3-5

The transformation of the electricity industry brings opportunities and challenges across various aspects of network planning and operation, particularly with the growing share of renewable sources, decentralization, and digitalization. How can reliability, flexibility, and efficiency be ensured in this new context? This panel will discuss technological innovation, risk management, and legal and regulatory adjustments. It will be an essential debate on how to harness these transformations and address today's challenges.