Dr. Edin Lakić serves as the Assistant Director and Head of the Department for Sustainable Energy Solutions at IRI UL. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ljubljana and has more than a decade of professional and research experience in electricity markets, power system planning, smart grids, and renewable energy integration, with extensive contributions to Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects. His academic work includes publications on energy efficiency, electricity market design, and the integration of renewables into power systems. Dr. Lakić is an active member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), where he also serves as Secretary of the IEEE PES Slovenia Chapter, and is a long-standing contributor to the European Commission’s BRIDGE Initiative. He is involved in several international conference bodies, including the Steering Committee of the European Energy Market (EEM) Conference and the Scientific and Program Committees of the International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST). He has additionally held organisational roles at major events such as IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2016, EEM 2019, and EEM 2022. His work has been recognised through leadership roles in international research and policy initiatives, as well as invitations to contribute to expert groups and strategic discussions across Europe.