International Energy Week 2025 Conference Programme

Opening Address
09:00 - 09:05 GMT

• John MacArthur FREng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability | Chair of the International Energy Week Board, Energy Institute

UK Government address – Once in a generation mission
09:05 - 09:20 GMT

• Melissa Stark FEI, Former Senior Advisor to Deputy Asst. Sec. Operations, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S Department of Energy
• Chris Stark CBE, Head of Mission Control, Clean Power 2030, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Sustainable energy for all
09:20 - 09:45 GMT

• John MacArthur FREng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability | Chair of the International Energy Week Board, Energy Institute
• Kate Hampton, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

Equitable climate action
09:45 - 10:35 GMT

• Moderator: Lamé Verre FEI, Sustainability Director Net Zero, Crown Estate
• Dr Liesbet Steer, Senior Advisor, The Rockefeller Foundation
• Dean Cooper, Global Energy Lead, WWF
• Kruthika A. Bala, Head of Energy Transition & Critical Minerals, Lean in Equity & Sustainability
• Damilola Ogunbiyi HonFEI, CEO, Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair, UN-Energy. Pre-recorded content piece.

Powering tomorrow's energy workforce
10:35 - 11:15 GMT

• Moderator: Anna MacLaren, Communications & Marketing Manager, Energy Transition Zone & Chair, Energy Institute YPN Aberdeen, Highlands & Islands Branch
• Chris Norbury, CEO, E.ON UK
• Gary Smith, General Secretary, GMB Union
• Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association

Seventh Carbon Budget Advice to the UK
11:30 - 11:55 GMT

• Emma Pinchbeck FEI, CEO, Climate Change Committee

Tripling smart, resilient clean energy systems
12:00 - 12:45 GMT

• Moderator: Monica Collings, Chair, Plug-N-Go & Non-Executive Director, Cornwall Insight
• Abbie Badcock-Broe, Head of Corporate, UK & Decarbonisation Strategy, National Grid
• Dhara Vyas, CEO, Energy UK
• Lamé Verre FEI, Sustainability Director Net Zero, Crown Estate

Global renewables acceleration
13:45 - 14:15 GMT

• Moderator: Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
• Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi HonFEI, CEO, Masdar
• Greg Jackson FEI, CEO, Octopus Energy

Transforming industrial decarbonisation
14:15 - 15:00 GMT

• Rachel Armstrong, Director, Industrial Decarbonisation & Emissions trading
• James Schofield, Deputy Director, Mission Possible Partnership (ITA)
• Kanan Mirzayev, Head of Refinery and Petrochemicals Business Unit, SOCAR Türkiye
• Nancy Gillis, Senior Director Industrial Decarbonisation, WBCSD
• Max Mucenic, Emissions Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Fostering innovation ecosystems to deliver Asia’s energy transition
15:00 - 15:25 GMT

• Ir Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, Senior Vice President, Project Delivery & Technology, PETRONAS

Net zero and the role of carbon capture and storage
15:25 - 16:10 GMT

• Moderator: Andy Cox, Head of Energy Transition, Howden
• Syrie Crouch, Board Member, Climeworks
• Pavan Chilukuri, Vice President / Group Head of CCUS, Holcim
• Omer Ahmad, Senior Policy & Commercial Development Manager, Low Carbon Contracts Company
• Jonathan Briggs, Director of Development & Delivery, VPI

LNG - the fuel powering transitions
16:10 - 16:55 GMT

• Moderator: Alessandro Agosta, Senior Partner and Gas Service Line Leader, McKinsey
• Andrew Walker, Vice President of Strategy, Cheniere
• Mark Davis FEI, CEO, Capterio
• Ilaria Azzimonti, Head of LNG, Eni

Closing Remarks| Decarbonising power and industry
16:55 - 17:00 GMT

• John MacArthur FREng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability | Chair, International Energy Week Board

Hydrogen’s role in bridging the 2030 decarbonisation gap
13:45 - 17:00 GMT

• Sarah Kimpton, DNV
• David Hart, ERM
• Joe Maddy, South Wales Cluster Lead
• Susi Wiseman, Storegga
• Chris Wright, Centrica
• Astrina Patten, Marsh consulting
• Chris Manson-Whitton, Progressive Energy

Pre-Conference Briefing | AI in Energy
08:00 - 8:50 GMT

• Moderator: Lucy Jefferys, Senior Partner, IBM
• Dr Juan Bernabe Moreno, Director of Research Europe, IBM
• Carolina Tortora, Head of AI, GB Energy Industry Digitalisation & Innovation, NESO
• Amjad Chaudry, CC Manager, Data Science & Machine Learning, Shell Rhid Tinkler, CIO, Trading Functions and Midstream, bp

Opening Remarks | International transition insights
09:00 - 09:10 GMT

• Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Energy transition insights: Europe
09:10 - 09:50 GMT

• Moderator: Natasha Patel FEI, Energy Practice Leader, Bain & Company
• Dev Sanyal, CEO, VARO Energy
• Julia Pyke FEI HonFNucl, Managing Director Finance and Development, Sizewell C
• Miya Paolucci, UK CEO, ENGIE

Energy transition insights: Sub-Saharan Africa
09:50 - 10:30 GMT

• Moderator: Ahmad Damcida, Founder & Principal, Energy Culture
• Dr Sheila Addo, Director, Policy Coordination, National Petroleum Authority
• Peter Olowononi- Director, Client Relations (Anglophone West Africa), Afreximbank
• Uzoma M. Emelife, Managing Director, NNPC Trading

Energy transition insights: Asia
10:30 - 11:30 GMT

• Moderator: Mark Gainsborough FEI, Chairman, Seatrium | Chairman & Co-founder, Low Carbon Advisors
• Carol Chen, Global CMO & SVP Mobility & Convenience, Chairman Brands International, Shell
• Victor Kwong, Chairman of Environmental Committee, Institute of ESG & Benchmark
• Lu Ruquan, President, China National Petroleum Corporation Economics & Technology Research Institute
• Melody Wong, Senior Consultant, Arup
• Peter Godfrey, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Energy Institute
• Professor Vivien Lu CEng MEI, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Energy transition insights: Middle East & North Africa
11:30 - 12:50 GMT

• Moderator: Kate Dourian FEI, Contributing Editor, MEES & Board Member, Energy Institute Middle East
• Dr Waddah Ghanem FEI, Senior Director, Fellow Board Directors Institute & Honorary Chair, Energy Institute Middle East
• John Bell, CEO, Gulfsands
• Dr Yousef M. Alshammari, FEI CSci, President, London College of Energy Economics

Energy transition insights: Latin America
12:10 - 12:50 GMT

• Moderator: Ieda Gomes FEI, Visiting Fellow Oxford Institute for Energy Studies & FGV Energia, Member of the Board of International Energy Week
• Eduardo Monteiro, Co-CIO, Victory Hill Capital Partners
• Javier Vaquerizo, Chief Commercial Officer, Contour Global
• Roberto Ardenghy, President, Brazilian Institute for Oil & Gas (IBP)
• Ashley Coaker, Vice President, Worley Consulting

Leading edge innovation in energy
13:45 - 14:30 GMT

• Moderator: Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng FRS, Dean of Engineering, Imperial College London
• Rani Koya, Non-Executive Director, OGL Geothermal
• Professor Sir Ian Chapman, CEO, UKAEA
• Ann Davies, SVP Wells, bp
• Charlotte Johnson, General Manager, Infrastructure Flex, Kraken

Investment in energy ventures
14:30 - 15:15 GMT

• Moderator: Jon Clark, Partner - EMEIA Oil and Gas Leader Strategy and Transactions, EY
• Hans Middelthon, Managing Director Europe, Saudi Aramco Ventures
• Dr Pratima Rangarajan FEI, CEO Climate Investment
• David Phillips, VP, Europe & Middle East, Svante
• Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, Founder, Good Energy

Industrial emissions: transforming industrial heat
15:15 - 16:00 GMT

• Moderator: Surbhi Singhvi, Manager, Energy Transformation, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• Mark Meldrum, Global Head of Business Development, Rondo Energy
• Tamsin Lishman FEI, CEO, Kensa Group
• Christophe Williams, CEO & Founder, Naked Energy

Innovations in climate change science
16:00 - 16:30 GMT

• Moderator: Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
• Prof Emily Shuckburgh OBE FRMetS, Director, Cambridge Zero
• Dr Radhika Khosla, Associate Professor, University of Oxford & Programme Leader, ZERO Institute

Bright energy future career opportunities
16:30 - 16:55 GMT

• Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute
• Michael Howie AMEI, Head of Strategy and Business Development Services, nexos
• Lisa Pardini, International Renewable Energy Specialist, Ion Ventures
• Cordi O'Hara OBE FEI, Vice President & Honorary Secretary, Energy Institute, President, UK Electricity Distribution, National Grid

Closing Remarks
16:55 - 17:00 GMT

• Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute

Energy Institute & LSEG | Market Close and International Energy Week opening – by invitation only
24 February 2025, 15:00 – 19:00

An engaging afternoon to inaugurate International Energy Week in London, where leading industry experts, innovators, and professionals will converge to discuss and shape the future of energy.

After the Market Close ceremony, there will be a networking reception, where you will engage with like-minded professionals, exchange ideas, and explore new opportunities in the energy sector.

FirstBank UK exclusive drinks and canapés reception - by invitation only
24 February 2025, 17:30 – 22:00

Join FirstBank UK for an exclusive reception featuring drinks and canapés, supported by International Energy Week and the Energy Institute.

This event will take place at a Michelin-starred venue located in one of London’s top luxury hotels. Industry leaders, policymakers, and key stakeholders will meet for an evening of meaningful conversations, strategic networking, and insights into the future of energy.

Enjoy a carefully curated selection of fine drinks and exquisite canapés in an elegant setting designed to foster collaboration and innovation in the evolving global energy landscape.

Please contact jreynolds@energyinst.org for more details.