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 - 09:15 GMT
- Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute
- Jim Skea CBE FRSA FEI, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pre-recorded content piece.
Global energy, climate and net zero scenarios scenarios
09:15 - 09:45 GMT
From COP to action, delivering as promised?
09:45 - 10:15 GMT
- Moderator: Rachel Kyte CMG HonFEI, UK Special Representative for Climate
- Dr Fatih Birol HonFEI, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Geopolitics shaping the energy landscape
10:15 - 10:40 GMT
- Moderator: Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
The challenges and opportunities within the renewables market
10:40 - 11:05 GMT
- Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute
- Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE AG
Navigating the journey to net zero
11:20 - 11:45 GMT
- Zoë Yujnovich, Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, Shell
Decarbonising oil and gas at speed and scale
11:45 - 12:45 GMT
- Moderator: Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, Chair Executive Commitee, OGCI & Head, OGDC
- Eirik Wærness, Senior VP & Chief Economist, Equinor
- Elchin Ibadov, CEO, SOCAR Türkiye
- Graham Henley, Chief Executive Officer, IOGP
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
- Moderator: Sandra Sancier-Sultan, Senior Partner, McKinsey
- Patrick Pouyanné, CEO, TotalEnergies
Clean molecules – emerging low carbon fuels
14:10 - 14:55 GMT
- Moderator: Daria Nochevnik, Hydrogen Task Force Expert, UN Economic Commission for Europe
- Fabian Zeigler, CEO, DCC Energy
- Lara Naqushbandi, CEO, ETFuels
- Clare Harris, EVP Investments and Portfolio and EVP NW Europe & Nordics, Power2X
Driving net zero with high integrity carbon markets
15:00 - 15:45 GMT
- Moderator: Gordon Bennett, Non-Executive Director of ICE Futures, ICE
- Rachael Nutter, Director of Project Development, Climate Impact Partners
- Andrea Bonzanni, International Policy Director, IETA
Derisking energy transition uncertainties
15:45 - 16:10 GMT
- Rowan Douglas CBE, CEO, Climate Risk & Resilience, Howden
Sustainable investment to accelerate net zero
16:10 - 16:55 GMT
- Moderator: Seb Henbest, Group Head of Climate Transition, HSBC
- Alex Michie, Head, GFANZ
- Ian Brown, Head of Banking and Investments, UK Infrastructure Bank
- Olukorede Adenowo, CEO, First Bank
- Lydia Rainforth, Managing Director, Energy and Energy Transition Equity Research, Barclays
Closing Comments | Insights
16:55 - 17:00 GMT
Once in a generation societal energy opportunity
Wednesday 26 February 2025
09:00 - 12:45
QEII Centre, London, and online
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
- Chris Stark, Head of Mission Control, Clean Power 2030, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Sustainable energy for all
09:20 - 09:45 GMT
- Damilola Ogunbiyi HonFEI, CEO, Sustainable Energy for All
Equitable climate action
09:45 - 10:30 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
Powering tomorrow's energy workforce
10:30 - 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
CCC Announcement
11:30 - 11:55 GMT
- Senior speaker, Climate Change Committee
Tripling smart, resilient clean energy systems
12:00 - 12:45 GMT
- Moderator: Dr Jemma Green, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Powerledger
- Abbie Badcock-Broe, Head of Corporate, UK & Decarbonisation Strategy, National Grid
- Monica Collings, Chair, Plug-N-Go & Non-Executive Director, Cornwall Insight
- Dhara Vyas, CEO, Energy UK
Decarbonising power and industry
Wednesday 26 February 2025
13:45 - 17:55
QEII Centre, London, and online
Global renewables acceleration
13:45 - 14:15 GMT
- Moderator: Timothy Pick MBE FEI, Chair, Offshore Wind Growth Partnership & VP, Energy Institute
- Mohammed Jameel Al Ramahi, 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
Petronas keynote
15:00 - 15:25 GMT
- Tan Sri Tengku Taufik, CEO, Petronas
Net zero and the role of carbon capture and storage
15:25 - 16:10 GMT
- Moderator: Andy Cox, Head of Energy Transition, Howden
- Olivia Powis, CEO, CCS Association
- Pavan Chilukuri, Vice President / Group Head of CCUS, Holcim
- Omer Ahmad, Senior Policy & Commercial Development Manager, Low Carbon Contracts Company
LNG - the fuel powering transitions
16:10 - 16:55 GMT
- Andrew Walker, Vice President of Strategy, Cheniere
- Mark Davis FEI, CEO, Capterio
- Cristian Signoretto, Director Global Gas & LNG Portfoilio, Eni
- Alessandro Agosta, Senior Partner and Gas Service Line Leader, McKinsey
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 - 09:10 GMT
- Aliko Dangote, Founder & President, Dangote Group
Energy transition insights: Europe
09:10 - 09:50 GMT
- Moderator: Raphael Vermeir CBE, Board Director, Eni
- Dev Sanyal, CEO, VARO Energy
- Julia Pyke FEI HonFNucl, Managing Director Finance and Development, Sizewell C
Energy transition insights: Sub-Saharan Africa
09:50 - 10:30 GMT
- Osten Olorunsola FEI, Chairman, Energy Institute Nigeria
- Dr Sheila Addo, Director, Policy Coordination, National Petroleum Authority
- Ahmad Damcida, Founder & Principal, Energy Culture
Energy transition insights: Asia
10:30 - 11:10 GMT
- Moderator: Melody Wong, Senior Consultant, Arup
- Peter Godfrey, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Energy Institute
- Victor Kwong, Chairman of Environmental Committee, Institute of ESG & Benchmark
- Charlotte Wolffbye, Chief Sustainability Officer, PETRONAS
Energy transition insights: Middle East & North Africa
11:25 - 12:05 GMT
- Moderator: Dr Carole Nakhle, CEO, Crystol Energy
- Dr Waddah Ghanem FEI, Senior Director, Fellow Board Directors Institute & Honorary Chair, Energy Institute Middle East
- Ibrahim Al-Zu'bi, Group Chief Sustainability & ESG Officer, ADNOC
Energy transition insights: Latin America
12:05 - 12:45 GMT
- Moderator: Ieda Gomes FEI, Visiting Fellow Oxford Institute for Energy Studies & FGV Energia, Member of the Board of International Energy Week
- Luz Stella Murgas, President, Columbian Natural Gas Association
- Javier Vaquerizo, Chief Commercial Officer, Contour Global
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
- Rani Koya, CEO, OGL Geothermal
- Professor Sir Ian Chapman, CEO, UKAEA
- Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng FRS, Dean of Engineering, Imperial College London
Investment in energy ventures
14:30 - 15:15 GMT
- Moderator: John MacArthur FREng FEI, Director, Highland Sustainability & Chair, International Energy Week Board, Energy Institute
- Pratima Rangarajan FEI, CEO Climate Investments
- Claude Letourneau, CEO, Svante
Industrial emissions: transforming industrial heat
15:15 - 16:00 GMT
- Ken Hunnisett Head of Public Sector, Triple Point Investment Management
- Mark Meldrum, Global Head of Business Development, Rondo Energy
- Tamsin Lishman FEI, CEO, Kensa Group
- Christophe Williams, CEO & Founder, Naked Energy
- Céline Le Goazigo, Energy Lead, WBCSD
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, Head of Strategy and Business Development Services, Global E&C
- Lisa Pardini, International Renewable Energy Specialist, Ion Ventures
Closing Remarks | Conference summary thoughts
16:55 - 17:00 GMT
- Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute