Catharina Sikow-Magny is Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) at the Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI). A Finnish economist by training, she holds an MSc from the Helsinki School of Economics and has completed complementary doctoral courses at KU Leuven. She brings over three decades of experience from the European Commission, most recently until 2024 as Director for the Green Transition and Energy Sector Integration at DG Energy. Her expertise spans energy infrastructure, market design, regulation, and cross-border cooperation. She played a leading role in the development and implementation of the TEN-E Regulation and Connecting Europe Facility. Sikow-Magny has overseen major EU energy programmes and led high-level groups on infrastructure and regional integration. A recognized expert in public economics and energy policy, she has published in the field. At CBS, she will strengthen research and teaching at the intersection of EU policy and energy systems.
2019 - Enhancing the public acceptance of crossborder electricity interconnection projects: a crucial step in the EU energy transition process. In: Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, vol. 9, issue 2, co-authored with Dr Nikolaos Vasilakos.
2017 - Gas infrastructure – the trans-European energy networks. In EU Energy Law, vol. XI on The Role of Gas in the EU’ Energy Union, edited by Christopher Jones.
2014 - The (EU) Regulation 347/2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure. In: EU Energy Law, vol. VIII on The Energy Infrastructure of the European Union, edited by J-A. Vinois.
2012 - The Energy Infrastructures, the Backbone of the Internal Market. In: EU Energy Law, vol. VI on The Security of Energy Supply in the European Union, edited by J-A. Vinois
