One of the most recognized European energy policy experts, Dr. Janez Kopač, will be a speaker at the RES SERBIA 2025 conference. With extensive experience in institutions such as the Energy Community, the Ministry of Energy of Slovenia, and regulatory bodies, Dr. Kopač brings a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition in this part of Europe.
Janez was a Member of the Parliament and Head of the Budget Committee in Slovenia between 1990 and 2000. In the years 2000-2004, he was Minister of Environment and Energy, later an entrepreneur, and in the period 2008-2012, the Director of the Energy Directorate in the Slovenian Ministry of Economy. Between 2012 and 2021, he served three mandates as Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, a pan-European organization based in Vienna. After that, he became an independent consultant and was in 2023 appointed as a Councillor of the Slovenian National Energy Regulatory Authority.
He is an economist by education, holding a master’s degree in economics and a Ph.D. in political science, both from the University of Ljubljana.