Making Sense of Net Zero: Speeding up the energy transition

DAY 3 – Wednesday 12^th October 2022 

Speeding up the energy transition 

The energy transition is more than just developing a low-carbon economy: it involves the transformation of the entire global energy system to meet net-zero targets. Against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainties and elevated energy prices, how can the private sector lead the energy transition and drive rapid change, while ensuring fair access to affordable and reliable energy for all?

Day 3 will explore how companies can create robust, sustainable business models and seize the opportunities derived from a global transition to a cleaner, smarter and more resilient economy. 

This free-to-attend event is a unique opportunity for leaders of business and policy to come together and put their collective expertise behind addressing some of the immediate challenges that will shape the COP27 agenda, as well as accelerating the pace of change brought about by COP26. 

Other events in the Making Sense of Net Zero series:

• Wednesday 7^th September 2022  - What progress have we made since COP26? 

• Wednesday 21^st September 2022  - Financing the transition to net zero 

2022 featured speakers across the series:

• The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, COP26 President

• Lord Browne, Chairman of BeyondNetZero and former CEO of BP

• Mary D. Nichols, Former Chair of the California Air Resources Board

• Sir Douglas Flint CBE, Chairman, abrdn

• Louise Heaps, Head of Sustainable Blue Economy, WWF

• Andy Bord, CEO, Flood Re

• Vance Merolla, Worldwide Director, Global Sustainability, Colgate-Palmolive Company 

• Robert Muir-Wood, Chief Research Officer, RMS 

• Chris Wan, Head, Design Management, Sustainable Real Estate, Masdar City

• Sonya Bhonsle, Global Head of Value Chains & Regional Director Corporations, CDP

• Anders Schelde, Chief Investment Officer, AkademikerPension

• Pontus Lidbrink, Head of Thematic Strategies and Implementation, Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)

• Simon Perham, Head of Investor Outreach (Europe), Carbon Tracker Initiative

• Julian Leslie, Head of Networks and Chief Engineer, National Grid ESO

• Jeremy Lawson, Chief Economist and Head of the abrdn Research Institute

• Gyude Moore, Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development

• Dolf Gielen, Director for Innovation and Technology, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

• Mardi McBrien, Director of Strategic Alliances, IFRS Foundation

• David Craig, Co-Chair, Taskforce for Nature-Related Disclosures (TNFD) and former CEO and founder of Refinitiv

• Demetrios Papathanasiou, Energy and Extractives Global Director, World Bank

• Karen Sack, Executive Director, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) 

• Michael Lewis, Head of Research ESG, DWS

• Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors 

• Rachel Barré, Environmental Leadership Director, L’Oréal

• Lorie Rufo, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Climate Investment Funds

• Eero Ailio, Advisor, Directorate for Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency & Innovation, European Commission 

• James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF

• Morgan Richmond, Senior Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative

• Dr. Jyoti Parikh, Executive Director, IRADe

• Florian Kemmerich, Managing Partner, Bamboo Capital Partners

• Peter Munro, Head of Division, European Investment Bank

• Aline Casagrande, Climate Solutions Global Director, AB InBev

• Rachel Kyte, Dean of The Fletcher School, Tufts University and Co-Chair, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) 

• Robin Sundaram, Sustainable Sourcing Manager, Nestlé UK & Ireland

• Arild Skedsmo, Senior Analyst, Responsible Investments, KLP  

• Richard Fenne, Director, Woods Bagot 

• Sabine Frank, Executive Director, Carbon Market Watch

• Janaina Dallan, Founder and CEO, Carbonnext  

• India Bourke, Environment Correspondent, New Statesman (Moderator)