International Energy Week 2025 Conference Programme
Global energy and policy environment
Tuesday 25 February 2025
09:00 - 12:45
QEII Centre, London, and online
Opening Remarks | Navigating the world’s energy transitions
09:00 - 09:10 GMT
- Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute
Global energy, climate and net zero scenarios scenarios
09:10 - 09:25 GMT
- Jim Skea CBE FRSA FEI, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pre-recorded content piece.
- Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba
Making the UK a clean energy superpower
09:25 - 09:40 GMT
- Rachel Kyte CMG HonFEI, UK Special Representative for Climate
From COP to action, delivering as promised?
09:40 - 10:25 GMT
- Dr Fatih Birol HonFEI, Executive Director, IEA
- Host: Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, Past President, Energy Institute
Geopolitics shaping the energy landscape
10:30 - 11:15 GMT
Navigating the journey to net zero
11:30 - 11:55 GMT
- Zoë Yujnovich, Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, Shell
Decarbonising oil and gas at speed and scale
12:00 - 12:45 GMT
- Dr Helen Currie, Chief Economist, ConocoPhillips
- Eirik Wærness, Senior VP & Chief Economist, Equinor
Unlocking net zero opportunities
Tuesday 25 February 2025
13:45 - 17:00
QEII Centre, London, and online
Unlocking the net zero energy transition
13:45-14:10 GMT
- Patrick Pouyanné, CEO, TotalEnergies
Clean molecules – emerging low carbon fuels
14:10 - 14:55 GMT
Driving net zero with high integrity carbon markets
15:00 - 15:45 GMT
- Moderator: Gordon Bennett, Non-Executive Director of ICE Futures, ICE
Derisking energy transition uncertainties
15:45 - 16:10 GMT
Sustainable investment to accelerate net zero
16:10 - 16:55 GMT
- Seb Henbest, Group Head of Climate Transition, HSBC
Closing Comments | Insights
16:55 - 17:00 GMT
Once in a generation societal energy opportunity
Wednesday 26 February 2025
09:00 - 13:45
QEII Centre, London, and online
Opening Address
08:15 - 08:30 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
08:30 - 08:40 GMT
- Chris Stark, Head of Mission Control, Clean Power 2030, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Sustainable energy for all
08:45 - 09:10 GMT
- Damilola Ogunbiyi HonFEI, CEO, Sustainable Energy for All
Equitable climate action
09:15 - 10:00 GMT
Powering tomorrow's energy workforce
10:05 - 10:50 GMT
- Chris Norbury, CEO, E.ON UK
CCC Announcement with James Richardson
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
- Senior speaker, Climate Change Committee
Tripling smart, resilient clean energy systems
11:25 - 12:10 GMT
- Monica Collings, Chair, Swarm & Non-Executive Director, Cornwall Insight
- Lamé Verre FEI, Sustainability Director Net Zero, Crown Estate
Decarbonising power and industry
Wednesday 26 February 2025
13:45 - 17:00
QEII Centre, London, and online
Transforming industrial decarbonisation
13:55 - 14:20 GMT
- Rachel Armstrong, Director, Industrial Decarbonisation & Emissions trading
Renewables market opportunities | In Conversation with Markus Krebber
14:25 - 15:10 GMT
- John MacArthur FREng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability | Chair of the International Energy Week Board, Energy Institute
- Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE AG
Global renewables acceleration
15:15 - 15:40 GMT
- Moderator: Timothy Pick, Chair, Offshore Wind Growth Partnership & VP, Energy Institute
Net zero and the role of carbon capture and storage
15:45 - 16:30 GMT
- Andy Cox, Head of Energy Transition, Howden Group Holdings
LNG - the fuel powering transitions
16:35 - 17:05 GMT
Closing Remarks| Decarbonising power and industry
17:10 - 17:55 GMT
- John MacArthur FREng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability | Chair, International Energy Week Board
International transition insights
Thursday 27 February 2025
09:00 - 13:45
QEII Centre, London, and online
Opening Remarks | International transition insights
09:00 - 09:05 GMT
Government address
09:05 - 09:20 GMT
Energy transition insights: Europe
09:20 - 09:55 GMT
- Dev Sanyal, CEO, VARO Energy
Energy transition insights: Sub-Saharan Africa
09:55 - 10:35 GMT
Energy transition insights: Asia
10:35 - 11:15 GMT
- Moderator: Peter Godfrey, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Energy Institute
- Victor Kwong, Chairman of Environmental Committee, Institute of ESG & Benchmark
Energy transition insights: Middle East & North Africa
11:30 - 12:10 GMT
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
Innovation for a bright energy future
Thursday 27 February 2025
13:45 - 17:00
QEII Centre, London, and online
Leading edge innovation in energy
13:45 - 14:30 GMT
Investment in energy ventures
14:30 - 15:15 GMT
Industrial emissions: transforming industrial heat
15:15 - 16:00 GMT
- Ken Hunnisett Head of Public Sector, Triple Point Investment Management
- Ray Arrell, Head of Future Energy Systems, Regen
Innovations in climate change science
16:00 - 16:30 GMT
Bright energy future career opportunities
16:30 - 16:55 GMT
- Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute
Closing Remarks | Conference summary thoughts
16:55 - 17:00 GMT