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More than 300 professionals from across the energy industry have already registered for this year's Global Electrification Forum, with virtual sessions from April 12-23. Join us for one of the largest gatherings of industry CEOs and global thought leaders.
Register now in
just two simple steps:
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- Click here to
register for the GEF. You will be asked to log in using your EEI account.
Your ticket will give you access to the live event, as well as session recordings for on-demand viewing post-event. See detailed pricing information below. - EEI U.S. and International Members - Complimentary
- Industry Professionals - $150
- D.C. Embassy Staff - Free (email international@eei.org)
- Students - Free
Please read
below for more information about the event, including confirmed speakers and
sessions surrounding our theme, Destination 2050: Pathways, Inflections, Crossroads,
Convergence. We look forward to seeing you at this year's virtual GEF!
Destination 2050: Pathways, Inflections, Crossroads, ConvergenceThe world is in
the midst of several parallel transitions that will shape our energy future for
decades to come. As countries continue to set ambitious targets to reduce
emissions and address climate change, the electric power sector is prepared to
play a key role in economy-wide decarbonization. Simultaneously, the
transportation industry is facing a great shift as companies and countries
commit to electrifying cars, buses, shipping, and even aviation. The
increasingly digital nature of grid operations is another important transition,
with digitalization and new technologies improving efficiency and changing how companies
interact with customers.
Over the next 30
years, these transformations (and more) will be superimposed on one another as
the electric power industry continues to evolve. Because of the interrelated
nature of these transitions, electric companies will face many critical
decisions in the coming years, with countless trajectories branching out to create
possible futures for the energy industry. Societal, economic, political, and technological
factors add further layers of uncertainty and complexity to the final destination
of these transitions.
Today, many
people are looking to the year 2050 as the promise of the future. As the Global
Electrification Forum celebrates its 5th anniversary, we hope to
explore visions for what the energy system will look like in 2050. With this
destination in mind, this year’s GEF will consider the various pathways
the industry can take, predict points of inflection, and envision the crossroads
the industry will face and the opportunities to be harnessed as we prepare for
the convergence of transformations.
Please view the full
session agenda for more detailed session descriptions. Below we've included an
overview for the sessions that will be held each week during the virtual Global
Electrification Forum.
Week 1 Session
Overview (April 12-16)
- Keynote: Radical
Uncertainty
- Thriving in a
Post-Pandemic World
- Electrifying
Transportation, Industry, and Economies
- Enabling the
Clean Energy Future
- Showcasing
Innovation: Part One
- Harnessing
Digital Technologies
Week 2 Session
Overview (April 19-23)
- Keynote: The
Good Ancestor
- Intergenerational
Roundtable on Energy and Climate Change
- Serving the
Customer of Tomorrow, Today
- Evolving
Business and Regulatory Models
- Responding to
Extreme Events: Resilience, Infrastructure, and Economics
- Showcasing
Innovation: Part Two
- Realizing Net
Zero Ambitions: Policy and Finance
- Leadership in
Uncertain Times
We are very
excited for this year's lineup of speakers, with many CEOs from around the
world committed to being a part of the GEF conversations and panel sessions.
Please see below a list of some of our confirmed speakers to date. More
speakers to be announced.
More than 50
confirmed speakers from over 20 countries, including:
- Dan Jørgensen, Minister of Climate, Energy, and Utilities (Denmark)
- Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Minister of Information Technology and Digital Economy (Republic of Mali)
- Rod Carr, Chairperson, Climate Change Commission (New Zealand)
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Former President of Iceland, Chair of IRENA's Global Commisison on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation (Iceland)
- Lord Mervyn King, Former Governor of the Bank of England and Author of Radical Uncertainty (United Kingdom)
- Roman Krznaric, Public Philosopher and Author of The Good Ancestor (Australia)
- Fatima Al Foora Al Shamsi, Executive Director of Energy Policy, Department of Energy (United Arab Emirates)
- Andrew Steer, President and CEO, World Resources Institute (United States)
- Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS Markit (United States)
- Henrik Green, CTO, Volvo Cars (Sweden)
- Arshad Mansoor, President and CEO, EPRI (United States)
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