2019 Energy Conference

The Cambridge University Energy Network is looking forward to seeing you at their 3rd annual Energy Conference. It will take place on Friday 26 April 2019 at the Judge Business School. The theme of this year’s conference is “Mapping the Energy Transition”, and will bring together leading energy professionals, key influencers, faculty and students to discuss the progress the industry has made toward transitioning to low carbon sources of energy and the actions that are required to progress further. 

AGENDA

TimeEventSpeaker  Moderator
09:00Opening RemarksGabriel Ronacher
Judge Business School
09:15Key note – Addressing the energy transition opportunitySir David King
Former UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change and UK Chief Scientific Officer
09:45Panel I – Financing the energy transition
How can we keep (or increase) momentum behind renewable investment in the context of falling costs, prices and subsidies? How much more investment would be needed to get closer to a 1.5 degree pathway in the power sector, and how do we get there?
Aida Sitdikova
Director Energy Eurasia, EBRD
Ed Pitt Ford
Senior Investment Manager, Octopus Investments
John Prendergast
Senior Commercial Manager, RES
Alban Bressand
Judge Business School
10:45Break
11:15Panel II – Reshaping hydrocarbon-based portfolios
How are companies reshaping their Oil & Gas portfolios and maximising returns as they acquire and operate low-carbon assets and cleaner technologies?
Annant Shah
Vice President, Strategy Development and Realization, Equinor
Gabriel Davies
Deputy Head Asset Management, Ørsted
Charles Perry
Founder, Sustainable Future for All
Carlos Morales Rozo
Judge Business School
12:15Lunch
13:15Panorama of the energy industry in 2030
A discussion on global trends, future developments, multiple scenarios and disruptions in sight for 2030
Adrian Del Maestro
Director of Global Research and Thought Leadership, PwC Strategy&
Sanjeet Sanghera
Judge Business School
13:45Panel III – Digital transformation driving lower carbon solutions
How is the digital transformation contributing in the transition agenda? How are Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning driving efficiencies that reduce carbon footprint?
Salvador Sumohano-Verdeja
Head of Digitalisation PG & PS, Siemens
Jon Ferris
Strategy Director, Electron - Blockchain Systems for the Energy Sector
Ben Harrington
Business Development Director,
Ecocentric Energy
Natalia Khetagurova
Judge Business School
14:45Break
15:15Panel IV – A global outlook on the deployment of new transport fuels, mobility solutions and technologies
How is the market adopting alternative transport fuels that enable a transition from refined products to a zero emission scenario? What are those technologies that may not be available today but promise to transform the transportation industry?
Albert Cheung
Head of Global Analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Jonathan Goose
Managing Director, EVBox
Philip Fjeld
CEO, CNG Fuels
Kyle Rapoport
Judge Business School
16:15Networking reception

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Conference Lead

Gabriel Ronacher
Logistics
Sanjeet SangheraGemma Siddall
Content
Carlos Morales Rozo
Ben Ferris
Namuun Munkhbat
Alban Bressand
Clara Galeazzi
Natalia Khetagurova
Marketing
Pauline Chow
Georgia Roussou
Finance
Samsurin Welch

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