10th December: Please note that this event will take place on Thursday 10 December, rather than on a Wednesday as has been the case for our recent events.
Overview of the Westminster Energy Forum
The Westminster Energy Forum (WEF), founded 2004, is an established Knowledge Exchange Programme and Senior Leadership Network comprising over 150 organisations from the UK government, regulators, industry, NGOs and diplomats.
The WEF aims to:
Deliver expert risk analysis, early warning and strategic guidance for senior leaders in support of a resilient low carbon transition.
In pursuit of this strategic goal, the WEF Secretariat delivers a series of high-level meetings throughout the political year which have the following operational focus:
The evaluation of risks found at the intersection of dynamic and disruptive energy markets, climate change and (geo)political uncertainty.
AGENDA
Session One:
Status of Risks at the Interface between National Security, Geopolitics, Energy Resilience & Climate Change
Chris Lambert, Director, Westminster Energy Forum
Energy Security & Market Geopolitics in the Era of Sovereignty - 2026 in Review, and a Forward Look to the Year Ahead
Michael Collins, Director, Low-Carbon Energy Research, Energy Intelligence
Joseph Parkes, Senior Asia Analyst, Verisk Maplecroft
Perspectives on Challenges and Solutions for European Energy Security & International Trade
Urszula Kmita-Małek, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Sandra Hanni, Head of Climate Policy, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) UK
Session Two:
Derailment Risks: Industrial Perspectives on the Potential Pitfalls - and Opportunities - Ahead for the Transition
Chair: Chris Lambert, Director, Westminster Energy Forum
Richard Crossick, Director - Regulatory Affairs, Ørsted UK
Industrial Perspectives on Challenges and Solutions for De-Risking Global PowerGen Development
Chair: Vanessa Jakovich, Partner, Freshfields
Sarah Forman, Head of Global Strategy & Corporate Development // Emilie Isaacs, Global Head of Government Affairs, Urenco
Bogi Højgaard, CEO, Repower Initiative
Future Events
Nov 4, 2026
UK Onshore Energy Security and Transition Review: Regulation and Delivery of Powergen and Gas Systems, Networks and Storage
Dec 10, 2026
Annual Review of Global Energy Trends: Examining the Interplay between Energy Sovereignty, Security and Markets
Jan 27, 2027
Annual post-COP Review of International Energy and Climate Risk, Resilience and Response
Mar 17, 2027
UK Offshore Energy Security and Transition Review: The Redevelopment of the North Sea
May 5, 2027
Systemic Climate Risks and Global Energy Transitions: Implications for Policy, Security, and Markets
Jul 7, 2027
Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition: International Risk, Resilience and Competition