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Ambition, Affordability, Resilience: The Next Steps for the European Energy Transition

As the global Energy Transition enters its next decisive phase, 2026 will test whether governments, investors, and industry can sustain momentum towards net zero amid intensifying geopolitical and economic pressures. China is reinforcing its influence in clean technology, while the U.S. and Europe diverge over industrial strategy and climate ambition. Within Europe, fiscal constraints and election cycles are narrowing the scope of green policy just as electrification, AI, and the digital economy drive surging power demand. Technological progress – from rapid battery deployment to AI-enabled optimisation – continues to propel decarbonisation forward, yet the challenge remains: how can Europe balance ambition with affordability, maintain resilience amid fossil retirements, and finance the €5.6 trillion investment needed to deliver its energy transition?

Book your ticket now and join energy industry leaders to discuss the medium and long term challenges of the sector over a full day of intellectual engagement, thought provoking analysis, debate and networking.   

Check out the 2025 highlights video…

 

Agenda

The 2026 programme will open with CEO keynotes from global energy and finance leaders, followed by plenary sessions exploring geopolitics, system resilience and investment strategy. New for this year, the Forum will host an Oxford-Union style Aurora Debate. The day will also feature a live recording of Aurora’s “Energy Unplugged” podcast, as well as afternoon breakout sessions tackling the frontier questions of the transition from China’s role in European supply chains to market design and financing the next wave of storage and clean technology. 

As always, the Forum will combine high-level discussions with exceptional networking opportunities, including breakfast and lunch sessions, a formal networking dinner, and evening drinks reception – bringing together senior representatives from across Europe’s energy ecosystem in a uniquely collegial setting.

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08:00

Registration and Networking Breakfast

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location08:00 - 09:00

09:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks

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Hanns Koenig

Managing Director, EMEA, Aurora Energy Research

09:15

Aurora Energy Unplugged Live

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location09:15 - 09:40

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John Feddersen

Founder & CEO, Aurora Energy Research

09:40

Distinguished Opening Keynote Addresses & Interviews

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John Feddersen

Founder & CEO, Aurora Energy Research

10:20

Coffee & Networking Break

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11:00

Plenary Session: Geopolitics (China, US) and Consequences for Net Zero

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Hanns Koenig

Managing Director, EMEA, Aurora Energy Research

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Michael Lewis

CEO, Uniper

11:45

Aurora Global Keynote - Charging ahead: finding an edge in the next wave of batteries

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Richard Howard

Global Research Director, Aurora Energy Research

12:10

Plenary Session: Keeping the Lights on Amid Fossil Retirements and Surging Power Demand

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location12:10 - 13:00

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Ana Barillas

Managing Director, Iberia and LATAM, Aurora Energy Research

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Fintan Slye

CEO, NESO

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Greg Jackson

Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy Group

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Martin Pibworth

CEO, SSE

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Networking Lunch & Coffee

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14:15

Aurora Keynote - Integrating Renewables into Europe’s Energy Mix – An Analytical Perspective

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Dan Monzani

Managing Director, UK & Ireland, and European Hydrogen, Aurora Energy Research

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Plenary Session: Bridging Europe’s €5.6 Trillion Gap - Financing the European Energy Transition

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Laurie Fitch

PJT Partners

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Rui Manuel Rodrigues Lopes Teixeira

Chief Financial Officer EDP, Former CEO EDPR

15:30

Coffee & Networking Break

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location15:30 - 16:15

16:15

Breakout Session 1 - The Role of China in the European Energy Transition

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Breakout Session 2 - Making the Renewables Business Case Work Despite Congested Grids and Negative Prices

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Matteo Coriglioni

Head of Italy, Aurora Energy Research

16:15

Breakout Session 3 - From Constraint to Opportunity: Powering Europe's AI Data Centre Build-Out

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Brian Potskowski

Head of Advisory, UK & Ireland, Aurora Energy Research

16:15

Breakout Session 4 - Batteries and Flexplorer

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Mateusz Wronski

Global Software Solutions Director, Aurora

17:15

Breakout Session 1 – The role of China in the European Energy Transition

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Evangelos Gazis

Head of SEE, Aurora Energy Research

17:15

Breakout Session 2 - What New Technologies Could Revolutionise the Picture?

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Emma Woodward

European Hydrogen Market Lead, Aurora Energy Research

17:15

Breakout Session 3 - Getting batteries financed: to Toll or not to Toll

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Thaddäus Kreisig

Principal, Aurora Energy Research

17:15

Aurora Debate - Europe got Distracted by Green Hydrogen Post Covid

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Caroline Still

Principal, Aurora Energy Research

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Ana Quelhas

EVP Hydrogen and Data Centres, EDP Renewables

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Richard Nourse

Chair of Schroders Capital Infrastructure, Schroders Greencoat

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Drinks Reception

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Formal Seated Networking Dinner

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After Dinner Drinks

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Why partner with us?

The Aurora Spring Forum is the leading annual gathering of the European energy industry, focussing on the decarbonisation of the energy system and bringing together the Biggest Energy Utilities, Developers, Investors, Policymakers and System Operators who shape Strategy, Capital Allocation and System Design across Europe’s energy sector. The event provides a platform for hard evidence, rigorous analysis and high-level discussion on the strategic questions defining the next phase of the Energy Transition – including Geopolitics, System Resilience, Investment Strategy, Market Design and the Technologies reshaping Supply Chains and Flexibility.

Partnering with us at Spring Forum enables your organisation to contribute to the high-level discussions driving Europe’s Energy Transition. It provides opportunities to share expertise, participate in focused engagements and align your brand with evidence-based analysis and sector-leading insight.  

The Aurora Spring Forum also forms part of Aurora’s wider global programme of market-focused events: 

  • Aurora Energy Transition Summit Warsaw, February: Focus on CEE markets
  • Aurora Energy Transition Summit Berlin, September: Focus on the German energy market
  • Aurora Energy Transition Forum, New York, October: Focus on the North American energy market
  • Aurora Energy Finance Conference, Paris, October: Pan-EU focus on energy financing
  • Aurora Energy Transition Summit London, November: Focus on the UK energy market

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Ethel Chiodelli
Senior Logistics Coordinator
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For content and partnership opportunities, please contact

Steve Downing
Event Content Producer
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For Press Enquiries, please contact

Zinovia Fragkiadaki
Senior Press Officer, Global
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Interested in partnering with us?

We’re always open to new and exciting opportunities for collaboration. For partnership enquiries, please contact Steve Downing.

UPCOMING EVENT
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calenderNov 24, 2026

locationGreat Britain

Speakers

Martin Pibworth
Martin Pibworth

CEO, SSE

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Lord Browne
Lord Browne

Independent Co-Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Council on Science and Technology

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Chris O’Shea
Chris O’Shea

CEO, Centrica

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Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis

CEO, Uniper

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Miya Paolucci
Miya Paolucci

UK CEO, Engie

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Peter Stanley
Peter Stanley

CEO, Elexon

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Greg Jackson
Greg Jackson

Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy Group

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Åsa Jamal
Åsa Jamal

SVP, Vattenfall

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Rui Manuel Rodrigues Lopes Teixeira
Rui Manuel Rodrigues Lopes Teixeira

Chief Financial Officer EDP, Former CEO EDPR

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Josephine Tan
Josephine Tan

VP Corporate Development & M&A, BHP

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Francois Sterin
Francois Sterin

COO, Data4 Group

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Fintan Slye
Fintan Slye

CEO, NESO

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Richard Butland
Richard Butland

CEO, Highview Power

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Ana Quelhas
Ana Quelhas

EVP Hydrogen and Data Centres, EDP Renewables

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Peter Highmore
Peter Highmore

SVP Head of Partnerships and M&A, Orsted

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Prof. Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
Prof. Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

Professor of Cryptography, Edinburgh Napier University

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Arnaud Jouvin
Arnaud Jouvin

VP Investments, Brookfield

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Richard Nourse
Richard Nourse

Chair of Schroders Capital Infrastructure, Schroders Greencoat

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Hanns Koenig
Hanns Koenig

Managing Director, EMEA, Aurora Energy Research

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John Feddersen
John Feddersen

Founder & CEO, Aurora Energy Research

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Dan Monzani
Dan Monzani

Managing Director, UK & Ireland, and European Hydrogen, Aurora Energy Research

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Ana Barillas
Ana Barillas

Managing Director, Iberia and LATAM, Aurora Energy Research

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Richard Howard
Richard Howard

Global Research Director, Aurora Energy Research

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Alex Esser
Alex Esser

Head of Nordics & Baltics, Aurora

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Matteo Coriglioni
Matteo Coriglioni

Head of Italy, Aurora Energy Research

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Emma Woodward
Emma Woodward

European Hydrogen Market Lead, Aurora Energy Research

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Casimir Lorenz
Casimir Lorenz

Managing Director, Central Europe, Aurora Energy Research

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Mateusz Wronski
Mateusz Wronski

Global Software Solutions Director, Aurora

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Evangelos Gazis
Evangelos Gazis

Head of SEE, Aurora Energy Research

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Caroline Still
Caroline Still

Principal, Aurora Energy Research

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Brian Potskowski
Brian Potskowski

Head of Advisory, UK & Ireland, Aurora Energy Research

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