The WEF's Objectives:

The purpose of the WEF is to provide a Senior UK Leadership Network & Knowledge Exchange Programme for the strategic evaluation of climate and energy transition risks.

Founded and led by Chris Lambert since 2004, the WEF functions as a small, independent and collaborative think tank, delivering nine meetings during the political year. Its primary objectives are to:

• Convene expert practitioners in the fields of climate risk and energy transition.
   
• Share strategic information on the challenges and opportunities of decarbonisation policy, investment and innovation.
   
• Inform political and corporate decisions in support of Net Zero goals and ambition.

Agenda

Session 1 – Political & Commercial Assessments

Silke Goldberg, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Critical Minerals Risk Assessment and Competitions: implications for the Transition

Chris Laing, Director, Verisk Maplecroft

Key commercial and political challenges for transitioning the UK: opportunities to accelerate energy investments v. potential Derailment Risks

Stephen Sheal, Head of Government Affairs and Policy, Net Zero Technology Centre

Katerina Tolarova, Head of Electricity Networks, Department for Business & Trade

Alex Murley, Partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Ekaterina Kozinchenko, MD & Global Energy Downstream Leader, Accenture

Session 2 – Industrial Delivery Assessment Panels

An Integrated Approach to the Development of CCUS operations as part of the UK Energy Transition

Jemima Bruin-Bland, Global Lead CCUS + Head of UK Energy Transition Strategy, ARUP

5 Years to 2030 > Reviewing the challenges, solutions and emerging opportunities for corporate energy strategists to achieve UK sustainability goals on time

Mike Thompson, Chief Economist, National Energy System Operator

Sam Mathew, Executive Director in Data and AI Innovation for Energy, Microsoft UK

Tom Thackray, Head of Strategy and Sustainability, EDF Energy

Anser Shakoor, Executive Leader, Consulting Services Europe , GE Vernova