Energy transitions 2024 | Chatham House | 11 March 2024 | Chatham House, 10 St James's Square London SW1Y 4LE UK

Recent years have witnessed a continuous shift in climate and energy policy with significant implications for the acceleration of the energy transition. Growing recognition of worsening climate impacts, the war in Ukraine, increased government engagement in industrial strategies and inflationary pressures have driven decarbonization, energy security, and affordability to the top of international agendas.

However, industrial policies such as the US’s Inflation Reduction Act and EU Green Industrial Strategy have disrupted the traditional dynamics of this energy trilemma. With this comes new avenues for competition and collaboration for businesses and governments in pursuit of a clean, affordable, and secure global energy system.

Join policymakers and senior leaders from the private sector, multilateral organizations, government agencies, academia, and NGOs for two days of high-level panel discussions, networking sessions and an interactive workshop. The second day is dedicated to an in-person workshop on the future of energy systems, exclusive to in-person participants only and held under the Chatham House rule.

Why you should attend:
• Understand the key policy shifts, geopolitical developments and global mega-trends shaping the energy transition.
• Discover innovative approaches and actionable steps to optimise demand management and accelerate the green industrial revolution.
• Share your perspective on which critical materials, technologies and investment strategies will deliver the energy system of the future.

2024 Speakers

CHAIR SPEAKERS:

Laura Sandys
CBE, Non-Executive Director SSE Transmission, Highview Power

Antony Froggatt
Senior Research Fellow; Deputy Director, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

Hannah Thomas-Peters
Climate Change and Energy Correspondent, Sky News

Paul Ekins
Professor of Resources and Environment Policy, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, Facult of Built Environment, University College London

Shiela Khama
Senior Associate, Africa Programme, Chatham House

Akshat Rathi
Senior Climate Change Reporter, Bloomberg News

Glada Lahn
Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

Richard Delevan
Co-founder, Wicked Problems

Ruth Townend
Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

SPEAKERS:

Markus Hicken
Director for Energy Diplomacy, Climate and Security, German Federal Foreign Office

Xi Liang
Professor, Sustainable Transitions in Construction and Infrastructure, University College London

Brenda Boardman
Emeritus Research Fellow, Energy, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford

Dominic Hurndall
Partner, Oaklin Consultancy

Lucy Yu
CEO, Octopus Centre for Net Zero

Claire Countinho
MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom

Anders Lindberg
President, Wärtsilä Energy

Sue Armstrong-Brown
Director of Thought Leadership, CDP

Brendan Devlin
Adviser, International Just Transition, Methane and Hydrocarbon Phase Out, Energy Platform Task Force, DG Energy, European Commission

Lapo Pistelli
Director of Public Affairs, ENI

Marit Kitaw
Interim Director, African Minerals Development Centre

Chris Stark
CEO, Climate Change Committee

Tzeporah Berman
Chair, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

Amir Lebdioui
Associate Professor of the Political Economy of Development, Oxford Department for International Development

M J Mace
Senior Teaching Fellow, Law, Environment and Development Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies

Dan Quiggin
Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

Laura Cunliffe-Hall
Policy Manager, Institution of Civil Engineers

Toby Park
Principal Advisor, Head of Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Behavioural Insights

Anna Bazley
Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs, ENODA

Iain Tobin
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and CFO, Carbon Clearn

Ryan Williams
Chief Economist and Professor of Finance, Paris Dauphin

2024 Sponsors

• Wartsila
• Oaklin Consulting