Mr. Mario Turcik joined Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s. (SEPS) the Transmission System Operator of Slovakia in 2012 after several years of engagement in a field of research and development. Mr. Turcik currently holds the position of Head of Energy Market Development Department. His main focus are regional and European projects aimed at integrating the electricity markets across different time frames such as 4M Market Coupling project which successfully integrated Day ahead markets between Czech republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, the flow based market coupling of CORE region and various balancing projects which shall in upcoming years help the European TSOs balance interconnected power systems.