International Energy Week 2024 Conference Programme
EXPLORING GLOBAL SCENARIOS FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE
Tuesday 27 February 2024
08:15 - 12:45
InterContinental London Park Lane and online
Registration and Networking
08:15 GMT
Opening Remarks: In Search of the Energy Transition
08:30 - 08:40 GMT
- Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President, Energy Institute
Exploring Global Scenarios for Energy & Climate: Keynote Address
08:40 - 08:50 GMT
- Professor Jim Skea CBE FRSE FEI HonFSE, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The Importance of Policy to Decarbonise the Global Energy System: Keynote Address
08:55 - 09:10 GMT
- The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Host: Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President, Energy Institute
Responding to the First Global Stocktake and Closing the Gaps to 2030
09:15 - 10:00 GMT
• Reflections on the first UN Global Stocktake and COP 28 outcomes
• What lessons have we learned – Conflicts? Covid? Inflation?
• What action is required to keep under 1.5°c?
• The Global Methane Pledge - Are we on track in reducing global emission by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030?
• How will the Inflation Reduction Act and CBAM drive global climate action?
- Moderator: Dr Carole Nakhle, CEO, Crystol Energy | International Energy Week Board Member
- Mark Gainsborough FEI, Chairman, Seatrium | Chairman & Co-founder, Low Carbon Advisors
- Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, Utility Markets, ICE
- Viviana Canhão Bernardes G. Coelho, Executive Manager of Climate Change and Decarbonization, Petrobras
- Jean-Francois Gauthier, Strategy SVP, GHGSat
Accelerating the Energy Transition: a Realistic and Desirable Path?
10:05 - 10:30 GMT
- Catherine MacGregor, CEO, Engie
How Do We Balance the Triple Crisis of Supply, Price, and Climate?
10:35 - 11:20 GMT
• Building country resilience to respond to climate change and future disruptions in energy supply
• Commonalities and differences between developed and developing countries pathways
• Options for policy change and reform to support countries during volatile energy transition
• What collaborative models can more quickly mobilise resources for developing countries
- Moderator: Laura Sandys CBE FEI, Chair, Green Alliance
- Grahame Buss, Just Stop Oil
- David Whitehouse, CEO, OEUK
- Kevin Birn, Global Head, Centre of Emissions Excellence, S&P Global
The Global Energy Situation and Outlook
11:25 - 12:10 GMT
• Shedding light on a year’s energy production, consumption, trade, and emissions
• Global market insights this decade and trends and uncertainties beyond
• Phasing down fossil fuels and accelerating renewables and nuclear energy
- Moderator: Christof Rühl, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
- Ian Jones, Head of Knowledge, Insights and Research, Energy Institute
- Chris Weafer, CEO, Macro-Advisory
- Spencer Dale, Chief Economist, BP
- Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell
The Challenges Within the Renewables Market
12:15 - 12:40 GMT
- Moderator: Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
- Andy Brown OBE FEI, Non-executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, Ørsted | Vice President & Honorary Secretary, Energy Institute
Closing Comments: Exploring Global Scenarios for Energy & Climate
12:40 - 12:45 GMT
Lunch and Networking
12:40 - 13:00 GMT
EI Middle East Energy Barometer: Transitioning GCC Economies - Threats and Opportunities
12:40 - 14:00 GMT
- Kinga Niemczyk, Energy Analyst, Energy Institute
- Dr. Yousef M. Alshammari PhD, FEI, CEO and Head of Research, CMarkits
- Chris Nicholson, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates
- Christopher Bradley, Russell Reynolds Associates
- Dr. Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi FEI DipEM AFIChemE FIEMA, Chair, Energy Institute Middle East
MAKING FINANCE AND MARKETS WORK FOR SOCIETY AND THE PLANET
Tuesday 27 February 2024
13:00 - 18:00
InterContinental London Park Lane and online
Shifting Demand to Accelerate the Energy Transition
13:00 - 13:45 GMT
• Working with our customers to rapidly build low carbon markets
• How to accelerate hard to abate and non-hard to abate sectors
• How to move first movers to second movers and beyond
• What we need from industry and government partnerships
- Moderator: Nancy Gillis, Senior Director, Industrial Pathways Transformation, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- Peter Zonneveld, President US, Neste
- Freya Burton, Chief Sustainability Officer, LanzaTech
- Fabian Ziegler, CEO, DCC Energy
- Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group
Sustainable Markets - A green transition can be the growth story of our time
13:50 - 14:15 GMT
- Moderator: Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
- Jennifer Jordan-Saifi, CEO, Sustainable Market Initiatives
- Greg Jackson FEI, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Octopus Energy
Transforming Climate Finance Action
14:20 - 15:20 GMT
• How can bankers, investors, CFOs drive financial innovation to scale up of sustainability?
• How can sustainable finance help emerging markets and developing economies to grow clean energy?
• How are ESG and climate reporting regulations impacting finance sector approach to energy?
• What risk management approaches are available to help to manage climate crisis uncertainties?
• Connecting short-term with long-term benefits
- Moderator: Seb Henbest, Group Head of Climate Transition, HSBC
- Kirsty Hamilton OBE, Chatham House
- Constance Chalchat, Head of CIB Company Engagement & Global Markets Chief Sustainability Officer, BNP Paribas
- Julian Mylchreest, Executive Vice Chairman, BoA
- Guy Janssens, Group Financial Controller & EVP, ADNOC
Commodities for the Energy Transition: Key Trends and Opportunities
15:25 - 15:55 GMT
- Moderator: Dr Carole Nakhle, CEO, Crystol Energy | International Energy Week Board Member
- Russell Hardy, CEO, Vitol
- Farhat Bengdara, Chairman, National Oil Corporation Libya
How do Earth’s Energy Resources Contribute to Net Zero by 2050?
16:00 - 16:45 GMT
• Earth resources for a sustainable world. How do we minimise emissions?
• How do we responsibly produce natural resources like hydrocarbons and minerals?
• Greener Earth resources: are markets and consumers ready to pay more?
• Are we heading towards an era of commodities super-cycles in metals and minerals
- Moderator: Kirsty Benham, Founder & CEO, Critical Minerals Association (UK)
- Sean Sargent, CEO, Green Lithium
- Magnus Heimburg, CEO, Preem
- Bahrin Asmawi, Head of Strategic Planning & Ventures, RMT, Downstream Business, PETRONAS
The Role of Carbon Markets to Deliver Net Zero
16:50 - 17:50 GMT
• A snapshot of carbon pricing mechanisms and carbon markets globally
• What role do governments play and which are the compliance market best practices?
• Article 6 prospects: how do we urgently increase carbon trading between countries?
• How to create trust in voluntary carbon markets, and verify real emissions reductions
- Moderator: Marta Zambujal, EI YPN Vice Chair, Events | Associate, Ikigai Capital
- Helen Bray, VP Policy, Puro.earth
- Rachel Armstrong, Director Industrial Decarbonisation & Emissions Trading, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, UK Government
- Ellen Lourie, Natural Climate Solutions & Aviation Director, International Emissions Trading Association
- Maria Eugenia Filmanovic, Co-Founder, Abatable
Closing Comments: Making Finance & Markets Work for Society & the Planet
17:50 - 17:55 GMT
- Dr Carole Nakhle FEI, CEO, Crystol Energy
End of Day 1
18:00 GMT
HUMAN AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Wednesday 28 February 2024
08:15 - 13:05
InterContinental London Park Lane and online
Registration and Networking
08:15 - 08:30 GMT
Opening Remarks: Human & Social Dimensions of the Energy Transition
08:30 - 08:40 GMT
- John MacArthur FREng CEng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability | Chair of the International Energy Week Board, Energy Institute
Putting People, Lives, and Livelihoods at the Heart of Climate Action
08:45 - 09:10 GMT
- Moderator: Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
- Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Affordability and Skills
Creating a ‘Just Transition’ So That No One is Left Behind
09:15 - 10:00 GMT
• A global view and perspective on a just transition and ending energy poverty
• What might a just transition look like in different regions and who is responsible?
• Creating a transition rooted in human rights and equality
• Which policies address environmental, economic, and social sustainability together?
- Moderator: Dr Jemma Green, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Powerledger
- Igor Gryshko, Human Rights Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Sam Fankhauser, Oxford Net Zero Research Director and Professor of Climate Economics and Policy
- Dean Cooper, Global Energy Lead – WWF
Energy System Options to Lower the Cost of Living
10:05 - 10:50 GMT
• How to access more affordable imported energy
• Securing reliable domestic energy supply
• Circular economy benefits for the energy transition
• How can consumers contribute to decarbonisation?
- Moderator: Inessa Rajah, EI YPN | Graduate Energy Consultant, Arup
- Dame Julia King HonFEI, Baroness Brown of Cambridge
- Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice
- Rt Hon Prof Charles Hendry CBE HonFEI, Former Energy Minister, UK Government
Global Energy Frontiers: Africa in the Spotlight
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
- Osten Olorunsola FEI, Chairman, Energy Institute Nigeria
- Lesley Arthur, CEO, Cubica Energy Ghana
- Olakunle Williams, CEO, Tetracore Group
- Oladimeji Edwards, CEO, Hyde Energy
Powering Up Energy Transition Skills
11:25 - 12:10 GMT
• Anticipating skills and expertise requirements for the energy transition
• Tackling skill shortages through education and training
• Attracting and retaining talent in the energy sector
• Building digital capabilities to meet net zero goals
- Moderator: Lydia Malley, Head of Training, Energy Institute
- Beverley Gower-Jones OBE FEI, Managing Partner, Clean Growth Fund
- Hannah Mary Goodlad, Head of Portfollio and Strategy Asia Pacific, Renewables, Equinor
- Peter Tipler, Managing Director, X-Academy
- Charlotte Eaton, Chief People Officer, OVO Energy
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Energy
12:15 - 13:00 GMT
• What actions are needed for companies to increase diversity?
• Showcasing role models from the industry to our future generation
• Addressing the different intersectional challenges and barriers
• How to ensure people are engaged and given opportunity to participate
- Moderator: Prof. Juergen Maier CBE, Former CEO, Siemens | Chair, Digital Catapult | Board
- Louise Kingham CBE FEI, SVP Europe & Head of Country, BP | Board member for POWERful Women
- Denis Pinto MEI, Managing Director, Caledonian Flow Systems
- Matthew Wright, Member of the Board, POWERful Women
Lunch and Networking
13:05 - 13:45 GMT
POWERful Women session - Diversity Pays: how making room for everyone at the table can help your organisation thrive
13:10 - 14:10 GMT
- Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO, SSE & PfW ELC Chair
- Marvyn Harrison, Founder, Dope Black Dad’s
- Gillian Noble, MD Offshore Development & Operations & Chair of the Executive D&I Committee, ScottishPower
- Sarah Beattie, Project Manager, WPC Energy
INNOVATIONS SPARKING ENERGY TRANSITION
Wednesday 28 February 2024
13:45 - 18:00
InterContinental London Park Lane and online
The Prospects of Natural Gas Development in an Energy Transition
13:55 - 14:20 GMT
- Moderator: Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
- Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi HonFEI, CEO, Masdar
Is Natural Gas a Critical Transition or Destination Low Carbon Fuel?
14:25 - 15:10 GMT
• Challenges and opportunities for low carbon gas development
• Reducing methane emissions from the energy sector – What more needs to be done?
• How growing global LNG exports can help to reduce power and industry emissions
• How can natural gas decarbonisation act as a bridge to low carbon hydrogen?
• Regional developments in sustainable biogas and biomethane value chains
- Moderator: Ieda Gomes FEI, Visiting Fellow Oxford Institute for Energy Studies & FGV Energia | Member of the Board of International Energy Week
- Monica de Virgiliis, Chair, Board of Snam
- Yulan Li, President, International Gas Union (IGU)
- Jonathan Burgess, Head of Europe Gas Marketing & Trading, ConocoPhillips
- Mark Davis, CEO, Capterio
How Technology is Shaping the Energy Transition
15:15 - 15:40 GMT
- Moderator: Lisa Rebora FEI, Vice President New Business & Investments, Equinor
- Greg Jackson FEI, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Octopus Energy
Technology Advances Shaping the Energy Transition
15:45 - 16:30 GMT
• Nuclear resurgence from small modular reactors (SMR) to fusion energy
• Low carbon hydrogen and the clean economy future
• Carbon dioxide removal/capture and storage critical solutions to achieve net zero
• Clean synthetic fuels - untapped options for clean hydrogen
- Moderator: Rani Koya, CEO, Anteus Geothermal
- Kirsty Gogan FEI, Founding Director and Co-CEO, Terra Praxis
- Prof Niall Mac Dowell, Professor of Future Energy Systems, Imperial College London
- Dr Pratima Rangarajan AMEI, CEO, Climate Investment (CI)
How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Reshaping Energy?
16:35 - 17:05 GMT
• The Promise of AI
• How AI is advancing innovation in energy today
• How we can maximise the opportunities ahead with AI for the energy industry
• How to do all this safely and responsibly
- Anna Koivuniemi, Head of Google Deepmind Institute
Delivering Energy Efficiency to Reduce Energy Demand
17:10 - 17:55 GMT
• Jevon’s Paradox: does energy efficiency reduce or increase energy demand?
• The role of the private sector in stimulating energy efficiency investment
• What regulatory frameworks are needed for energy demand reduction?
• Behavioural incentives to optimise energy use by consumers
- Moderator: Professor Ian Arbon FEI, Professor, University of Strathclyde | Chair, IMechE Committee | Director, Engineered Solutions
- Lamé Verre, Head of Strategic Innovation & Sustainability (GB, ROI, NI), SSE Energy Customer Solutions
- Jemima Bruin-Bland, Global Lead, CCUS + Head of UK Energy Transition Strategy Associate Director – Strategy & Insights (Energy), Arup
- Moira Nicolson, Behavioural Scientist & Climate Engagement Expert, Cabinet Office
- Monica Collings, Former Chief Executive, So Energy | Non Executive Director, Swarm Energy | Board Member, Future Leaders
Closing Comments: Innovations Sparking Energy Transition
17:55 - 18:00 GMT
- John MacArthur FREng CEng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability | Chair of the International Energy Week Board, Energy Institute
End of Day 2
18:00 GMT
THE ELECTRON REVOLUTION
Thursday 29 February 2024
08:15 - 12:50
InterContinental London Park Lane and online
Registration and Networking
08:15 - 08:30 GMT
Opening Remarks: The Electron Revolution to Net Zero
08:30 - 08:40 GMT
- Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President, Energy Institute
Shaping the Future of Electricity
08:45 - 09:45 GMT
• Reflections on energy price caps and future wholesale pricing for electricity
• How do we expect the Future System Operator (FSO) to model supply and demand
• New approaches to identify long-term, flexible, and interregional solutions
• Opportunities and challenges for powering heating and cooling, electric transport and electric cooking
- Prof Matthew Leach, Professor of Energy & Environmental Systems, University of Surrey | Energy Advisory Panel, Energy Institute
- Omer Ahmad, Policy & Commercial Development Manager, Low Carbon Contracts Company | LCCC Lead, Review of Electricity Market Arrangements
- Kathryn Porter, Watt Logic | EI PNZ Board Member
- James Humfrey, CEO, Morocco-UK Power Project
- Marzia Zafar, Director for Strategy and Innovation, Ofgem
The Role of Renewable Energy, Hydrocarbons, Nuclear and Fusion in Power
09:50 - 10:35 GMT
- Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
- Dr Sama Bilbao, Director General, World Nuclear Association
- Sir Ian Chapman, Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- Rob Gross, Director, UK Energy Research Centre
Deploying and Generating Electricity at the Right Time and Place
10:40 - 11:40 GMT
• Forecasting electrical demand and how to unlock flexibility in response
• Capacity markets – what can we expect at the next auction and how to improve?
• How can smart grids handle the increased demand for distributed energy?
• Stabilising fluctuations in energy demand and supply with energy storage
- Moderator: Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President, Energy Institute
- Conrad Cornelissen, EI YPN Chair | Data Scientist, Arenko Group
- Claire Dykta, Chief Strategy Officer, ESO
- Dr Jemma Green, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Powerledger
- Scott Poulter, CEO, Pacific Green
How technology can help us pull off a perfect energy ‘triple jump’
12:10 - 12:35 GMT
- Devrim Celal, CEO, Kraken, Asset & Optimization
Closing Comments: The Electron Revolution to Net Zero & 2024
12:40 - 12:50 GMT
- Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President, Energy Institute
End of Day 3
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AWARDS AND DINNER
Thursday 29 February 2024
18:45 - 00:00
The Grosvenor House London