Spring Forum 2017 | Aurora Energy Research

“The Transformation Underway in the Global Energy System”

Aurora’s 2017 spring forum was an exclusive, invitation only event convened in Oxford.

Our forum offered the opportunity to engage in debate and tackle the medium-term issues facing the energy industries, given both the climate change agenda and the very rapid technical progress reshaping our industry.

The day included a number of panel-led discussions and break-out sessions chaired by Aurora’s leadership team.

Our speakers

Ben van Beurden - CEO, Shell

Iain Conn - CEO, Centrica

Dr. Frank Mastiaux - CEO, EnBW

Matthew Bell - Chief Executive, CCC

Dermot Nolan - CEO, Ofgem

Dorothy Thompson - CEO, Drax

Professor Peter Bruce - University of Oxford

Paul Massara - CEO, North Star Solar

Dr. Sam Stranks - University of Cambridge

Alexander Voigt - CEO Lumenion GmbH

Sonja Chirico Indrebø - Vice President Strategy & Innovation, Statoil

Cordi O'Hara - Director of UK System Operations, National Grid

Brian Davis - Vice President, Integrated Energy Solutions, Shell

Wilfrid Petrie - CEO, ENGIE UK & Ireland

Philip ten Bosch - Head of EMEA Power & Utilities, Co-Head Asia Power & Utilities, Citigroup

Neil Griffiths-Lambeth - Associate Managing Director, Moody's

Christopher Hunt - Partner & Managing Director, Riverstone

Andrew McDowell - Vice-President, European Investment Bank

Professor Dr. Andreas Loeschel - Director of the Centre Applied Economic Research, University of Münster

Dr. Georg Müller - Chief Executive & Commercial Director, MVV Energie AG

Dr. Carsten Rolle - Department Head - Energy and Climate Policy, The Federation of German Industries

Our panels

Opening Address: Ben van Beurden

To read Mr van Beurden’s Opening Keynote Address please click here

The transformation underway in the global energy system: electrification, digitalisation, zero marginal cost competition, and the rise of distributed energy. Keynotes: Iain Conn | Dr. Frank Mastiaux

To read Mr Conn’s Keynote please click here

Current state of play in the energy market reform: successes, failures and next steps.

Speakers: Matthew Bell | Dermot Nolan | Dorothy Thompson CBE

Emerging technologies, scientific progress and deployment potential.

Speakers: Professor Peter Bruce | Paul Massara | Dr Sam Stranks | Alexander Voigt

Implementing the energy transformation.

Speakers: Sonja Chirico Indrebø | Cordi O’Hara | Brian Davis | Wilfrid Petrie

Financing the energy transformation.

Speakers: Philip ten Bosch | Neil Griffiths-Lambeth | Christopher Hunt | Andrew McDowell

Current state of play in the Energiewende: successes, failures and next steps.