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
Prof Jim Skea CBE FRSA FEI, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pre-recorded content piece.

The age of electricity – implications for energy and climate trends
09:15 - 09:45 GMT

Dr Fatih Birol HonFEI, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Geopolitics shaping the energy landscape
09:45 - 10:15 GMT

Moderator: Melissa Stark FEI, Former Senior Advisor to Deputy Asst. Sec. Operations, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S Department of Energy
Maxim Timchenko, CEO, DTEK

Global energy, trends and priorities
10:15 - 10:40 GMT

Moderator: Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
Gordon Birrell, EVP, Production & Operation, bp

The challenges and opportunities within the renewables market
10:40 - 11:05 GMT

Moderator: Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute
Dr Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE AG

In conversation with Zoë Yujnovich
11:20 - 11:45 GMT

Moderator: Andy Brown OBE FEI, Deputy Chair, Ørsted & President, Energy Institute
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
Sara Vaughan, Non-Executive Director, North Sea Transition Authority & Chair of the Board, Elexon
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
Adrian Rimmer, Director of Sustainable Finance, LSEG

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
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 | Unlocking net zero opportunities
16:55 - 17:00 GMT

Melissa Stark FEI, Former Senior Advisor to Deputy Asst. Sec. Operations, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S Department of Energy

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 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

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
Kruthika A. Bala, Head of Energy Transition & Critical Minerals, Lean in Equity & Sustainability

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
Gary Smith, General Secretary, GMB Union
Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association

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 FEI, 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: Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute
Mohammed 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

Petronas Keynote
15:00 - 15:25 GMT

Ir Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, SVP 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
Olivia Powis, CEO, Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA)
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

Moderator: Holly Pattenden, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, UK, Equinor
Andrew Walker, Vice President of Strategy, Cheniere
Mark Davis FEI, CEO, Capterio
Cristian Signoretto, Director Global Gas & LNG Portfolio, 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

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

Dr Sheila Addo, Director, Policy Coordination, National Petroleum Authority
Ahmad Damcida, Founder & Principal, Energy Culture
Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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

Moderator: Mark Gainsborough FEI, Chairman, Seatrim | Chairman & Co-founder, Low Carbon Advisors
Peter Godfrey, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Energy Institute
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

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
John Bell, CEO, Gulfsands Petroleum

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, Colombian Natural Gas Association
Javier Vaquerizo, Chief Commercial Officer, Contour Global
Roberto Ardenghy, President, Brazilian Institute for Oil & Gas (IBP)

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

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
Pratima Rangarajan FEI, CEO Climate Investments
David Phillips, VP, Europe & Middle East, Svante
Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, Founder, Good Energy

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

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
Cordi O'Hara OBE FEI, Vice President & Honorary Secretary, Energy Institute, President, UK Electricity Distribution, National Grid

Closing Remarks | Conference summary thoughts
16:55 - 17:00 GMT

Dr Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, CEO, Energy Institute

IE Week Dinner and Awards
Thursday 27 February 2025
18.45 – 00.00

QEII Centre, London

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

Join us for 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, join us for a networking reception and exclusive art exhibition, where you will engage with like-minded professionals, exchange ideas, and explore new opportunities in the energy sector.