The coming months will be replete with policy planning in the fields of energy and climate change. We will be seeing the finalization of EU member states’ National Energy and Climate Plans, the elaboration of national Long-Term Strategies, discussions on the Commission’s 2050 Long-Term Climate Strategy, and NDC updates in the Paris process. In this context, it is high time to look at the intersection between policy planning and investment in the energy sector in order to distill major implications for business, financial institutions, energy consuming and supplying industries, and public policy.
In order to do so, Esade’s Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics (EsadeGeo) is hosting – together with the Representation of the European Commission in Spain, KIC InnoEnergy, and Boston Consulting Group – the eighth edition of its Global Annual Energy Meeting. This meeting provides a forum where business leaders and policymakers can discuss how energy technologies, geopolitics, and regulation will affect business and society in the medium term.
Program
09:00 Welcome & Introduction
Javier Solana, President, EsadeGeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics
Francisco Fonseca, Head of the European Commission's Representation in Madrid
Teresa Ribera, Acting Minister for Ecological Transition, Government of Spain (TBC)
09:30 Keynote Speech
Andrew McDowell, Vice President, European Investment Bank
10:00 The Energy Transition: Views from International Institutions
Rabia Ferroukhi, Director, Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, IRENA
Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen, Ambassador of Finland to Spain
Christian Egenhofer, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Energy and Climate program, CEPS
Quentin Genard, Acting Head of Brussels Office, E3G
Moderator: Angel-Saz Carranza, Director, EsadeGeo
11:30 Coffee Break
12:00 The Energy Transition: New Technologies and Frontiers
Luis Cabra Dueñas, Executive Managing Director for Technology Development, Resources and Sustainability, Repsol
Diego Pavía, CEO, KIC InnoEnergy
Pierre Abadie, Executive Director, Co-Head of Energy Transition Practice, Tikehau Capital
Moderator: Iván Martén, Senior Fellow, EsadeGeo
13:15 Concluding remarks
Javier Solana, President, EsadeGeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics
The event will be conducted in English. Simultaneous interpretation from/to Spanish will be available.
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