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Confirmed speakers are listed below. Further speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Please note that the programme is subject to change.
- 24 Sep 2026
Time
Registration and refreshments
Welcome
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Opening keynotes
Michael Shanks MP
Minister of State (Minister for Energy), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Dhara Vyas
Chief Executive, Energy UK
Session 1
Decarbonisation and domestic resilience: UK growth and security in a changing world
Chair: Richard Druce | Senior Managing Director, NERA
- Chris Aylett | Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House
- Rob Rome | Director of Commercial, Customer & Regulation, National Grid
- Bill Farren-Price | Senior Research Fellow and Head of Gas Research, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
- Ana Musat | Executive Director, Policy & Engagement, RenewableUK
Chair
Richard Druce
Senior Managing Director, NERA
Speakers
Chris Aylett
Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House
Rob Rome
Director of Commercial, Customer & Regulation, National Grid
Bill Farren-Price
Senior Research Fellow and Head of Gas Research, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Ana Musat
Executive Director, Policy & Engagement, RenewableUK
Refreshment break
Session 2
The cost of inaction: impacts and risks of missing UK climate goals
Chair: Donna Leong | Director of Analysis and Chief Economist, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)
- Eoin Devane | Acting Director – Net Zero, Climate Change Committee
- Jessica Gwyther | Senior Fiscal Analyst, Head of Climate and Energy, Office for Budget Responsibility
- Simon Sharpe | Managing Director, S-Curve Economics
Chair
Donna Leong
Director of Analysis and Chief Economist, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)
Speakers
Eoin Devane
Acting Director – Net Zero, Climate Change Committee
Jessica Gwyther
Senior Fiscal Analyst, Head of Climate and Energy, Office for Budget Responsibility
Simon Sharpe
Managing Director, S-Curve Economics
Lunch
BSI AGM (12:15 – 12:30)
Keynote
Tim Gould
Chief Energy Economist, IEA
Session 3
Resilience for returns: securing capital when consensus is thin
Chair: Kruthika Anastasia Bala | Managing Director, Resources Now
- Josh Buckland | Director of Strategy and Policy, EDF Energy
- Ben Leich | Head of Policy, Great British Energy
- George Anstey | Senior Managing Director, NERA
- Rosalind Smith-Maxwell | Senior Director, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Chair
Kruthika Anastasia Bala
Managing Director, Resources Now
Speakers
Josh Buckland
Director of Strategy and Policy, EDF Energy
Ben Leich
Head of Policy, Great British Energy
George Anstey
Senior Managing Director, NERA
Rosalind Smith-Maxwell
Senior Director, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Refreshment break
Session 4
Resilient systems for people and place
Chair: Lucie Middlemiss | Professor of Environment and Society, University of Leeds
- Rose Chard | Senior Advisor Fair Futures, Energy Systems Catapult
- Adam Scorer | Chief Executive, National Energy Action (NEA)
- Deborah Petterson | Director of Whole Energy System Resilience, National Energy Systems Operator (NESO)
- Iona Penman | Market Design Manager, Octopus Energy
Chair
Lucie Middlemiss
Professor of Environment and Society, Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds
Speakers
Rose Chard
Senior Advisor Fair Futures, Energy Systems Catapult
Adam Scorer
Chief Executive, National Energy Action (NEA)
Deborah Petterson
Director of Whole Energy System Resilience, National Energy Systems Operator (NESO)
Iona Penman
Market Design Manager, Octopus Energy
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