Wednesday 29 September, 2021
University of Oxford
Aurora
Spring Forum
Building back:
strategising the energy sector’s role in the global economic recovery
Key topics will include:
- Global Net Zero by 2050 – feasibility and financial implications
- The role of the utilities in achieving Net Zero and the policies needed in this parliament
- The role of hydrogen in Net Zero as one of the most promising decarbonisation options
- Financial implications of Coronavirus on energy companies
- Net Zero technologies: the role of nuclear and Government support for the next wave of emerging technologies
- Renewables investment – strategies in an increasingly competitive sector
- The role of the company board during the transition
- The European Green Deal and what it means for the power sector
The Aurora Spring Forum is the leading annual gathering of the European energy industry, focussing on the decarbonisation of the energy system. We welcome energy leaders for a full day of intellectual engagement, thought-provoking analysis, premium debate and networking.
The topic for 2021 focusses on ‘Building back: Strategising the energy sector’s role in the global economic recovery’. One of the key subjects on the agenda will be the need for international cooperation to accelerate the energy transition, especially in these challenging times.
More information about the Aurora Spring Forum 2021 will be released soon.
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2020 Highlights
Capitalising on Net Zero:
strategies to thrive in a deeply decarbonised energy sector
With a series of 14 recorded sessions which were shared with our delegates on a daily basis, the Virtual Spring Forum hosted highly insightful discussions and panel debates with leading industry figures, together with original analysis and insights from the Aurora team.
Key topics included:
- Global Net Zero by 2050 – feasibility and financial implications
- The role of utilities in achieving Net Zero and the policies needed in this parliament
- The role of hydrogen in Net Zero as one of the most promising decarbonisation options
- Financial implications of Coronavirus on energy companies
- Net Zero technologies: the role of nuclear, and Government support for the next wave of emerging technologies
- Renewables investment – strategies in an increasingly competitive sector
- The role of the company board during the transition
- The European Green Deal and what it means for the power sector
Speaker Highlights
Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng
Minister of State for Business Energy and Clean Growth
Baroness Brown
Vice Chair, Committee on Climate Change
Jean-Bernard Levy
Chief Executive Officer, EDF
Francesco Starace
Chief Executive Officer, Enel
Judith Hartmann
Chief Financial Officer, ENGIE
Antonio Mexia
Chief Executive Officer, EDP
Partners
Previous Years
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