This 2nd annual conference, exhibition and networking forum brings together engineering and asset management professionals from across the European TSO and DSO landscape, for 3 days of case study reviews, in-depth discussions and high-impact networking around next generation smart substation deployments. The programme is divided into morning plenary sessions where cost-efficiency and security in the next phase of smart substation deployments will be addressed by technical strategists, and afternoon tracks where practical reviews of smart substation implementations will be given by technical experts. A highly focused exhibition of the latest systems and components for the smart substation will run alongside the conference, and the event will conclude with a practical workshop addressing GOOSE Messaging and Sampled Values.  Key topics for discussion include: smart substation investment planning; implementing IEC 61850, multi-vendor interoperability, mitigating cyber-attacks, achieving grid stability, capitalising on the process bus, grid monitoring and control, integrating DER, RES and EVs, component development, data management & analytics, grid communication advances, workforce transformation, future-proofing SCADA, asset lifecycle evolution, asset control concept, standardising documentation, network exploration & fault location, and advanced maintenance, among others.