Future of Energy Week 2022 | Economist Impact Events | 18 September 2022 | Virtual

But the energy sector is complex and dynamic, and despite these trends, the demand for energy has never been higher. For the world to have a chance of keeping global warming in check, the energy transition that is underway will need to be larger, quicker and more widespread than any before it.

The good news is that governments are committing to net-zero targets, technology solutions are being developed at breakneck speed, and investors are divesting from fossil fuels, reorienting capital towards cleaner and greener energy solutions to power our societies and economies.

The Economist Events will invite policymakers, energy experts, business leaders, academics and scientists to break down the concept of energy transition, consider the issues that need to be overcome and explore what a change in the energy system means for Asia and the world.

Who should attend?
• Business leaders and executives (managers, directors, c-suite) from energy/renewable energy companies, commercial and industrial, financial services
• High-level government representatives including ministers, policymakers, regulators, advisors, senior advisors, senior directors
• Chief executives, chief risk officer, chief sustainability officer
• Energy investors / sustainable investors
• Multilaterals
• Professors of energy science and senior directors from energy research institutes
• Senior representatives from energy regulatory bodies
• Senior representatives from energy societies

2021 Speakers

Arifin Tasrif
Minister of energy, Indonesia

Bill Johnston
Minister for mines and petroleum, energy and corrective services, Government of Western Australia

Megan Woods
Minister of energy and resources, New Zealand

Wong Kam-sing
Secretary for the environment, Hong Kong

Chin Hwee Tan
Chief executive, Trafigura Asia Pacific

Chun-Li Lee
Deputy director general, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan

Darren Miller
Chief executive, Australian Renewable Energy Agency

Sally Capp
Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia

Andreas Pistauer
Head of generation, Siemens Energy Asia-Pacific

Arun Sharma
Advisor to chairman; group head for sustainability and climate change, Adani Group

Datuk Ir. Baharin Bin Din
President and chief executive, Tenaga Nasional (TNB)

Deepesh Nanda
Chief executive, GE Gas Power South Asia

Purvin Patel
President, Vestas Asia Pacific; group senior vice president, Vestas Wind Systems

Hans van Steen
Advisor, Renewables, Research, Innovation and Energy Efficiency, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

Tengku Muhammad Taufik
President and group chief executive, PETRONAS

Tom Ridsdill-Smith
Senior vice president, Climate, Woodside Energy

Richard Lancaster
Chief executive, CLP Holdings

Ramesh Singaram
President and chief executive, Gas Power Asia; President, ASEAN & ANP, GE