A few key presenter will take stock of the policy landscape. Reporting on the current situation and how to get back on track.

Marianne Sivertsen Næss,
Member of Parliament, Chair,
The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment

Jim McFarland,
Senior Economist,
U.S. EPA's Climate Change Division 

Matthew Baldwin,
Deputy Director-General,
Energy Department of the European Commission

Tor Grande,
Rector,
NTNU

On the journey towards a sustainable energy transition, a pivotal aspect is the upscaling of green technologies and solutions. The development needs ramping up if we are to meet our goals. This raises questions, like:

• How can we effectively balance environmental preservation and cultural practices with the pressing need for faster implementation of renewable generation?
• What political incentives and new regulations must be implemented to catalyze faster change?
• How can and should education and workforce development help us deliver the competence needed at the right time?
• How does international competition and geopolitics affect investments

This session will focus on the need for action to reach the targets of the Paris-agreement, and the need to recognize global differences and the challenges of emerging economies.

Joakim Lagerholm,
Vice President,
Siemens Energy Nordics

Laura Hurley,
Director of Policy,
Xiron Global

Ragnhild Ulvik,
Senior Vice President,Future Business,
Statkraft

Mona Mølnvik,
Research Director, executive VP for Gas technology,
SINTEF Energy Research

Arunabha Ghosh,
Founder-CEO,
CEEW

 

In this session we will shed light on the role of circular value chains in the energy transition. Sustainable solutions rely on robust supply chains beyond the scope of the energy sector alone. Manufacturers grapple with the challenges of meeting escalating demand, increased deglobalization and geopolitical tension while also navigating the complexities of the energy transition themselves, like reducing emissions and strict technological and environmental regulations. This raises critical questions, like:

• How can we safeguard the resilience of vital components within a circular economy when the materials required by emerging green technologies and the surrounding regulations, remains uncertain?
• How does deglobalization affect the circular value chains?
• And how does this again influence the transition of transport and industry?

Arild Aspelund,
Professor,
NTNU

Aude Pommeret,
Professor of Economics,
University Savoie Mont Blanc

Maria Varteressian,
State Secretary for Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Labour Party

Jana Krägenbring-Noor,
Head of Environmental Sustainability,
Mercedes-Benz AG

Stephan Krinke,
Head of Sustainability Management and Life Cycle Engineering,
Fraunhofer IST

 

The energy transition and the required speed with which it needs to happen inevitably leads to conflicts between decarbonizing the energy system and other important domains such as biodiversity, cultural traditions, and human needs. In this session, we will outline these challenges by looking at examples and explore ways to balance these legitimate needs and perspectives.

• How can we equip our democracies with the tools to be able to both make fast decisions, succeed with the sustainable transition, and engage citizens and stakeholders in a fair and balanced way?
• How can we progress from resistance to not just acceptance but engagement in the transition?
• How can we monitor the progress of this transition beyond looking at GDP and CO2 emissions, for example by assessing well-being effects, natural and cultural wealth?

Morten Halleraker,
SVP New Business & Investments,
Equinor

Swetha Ravi Kumar,
Executive Director,
FSR Global

Richard Damania,
Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Practice Group,
The World Bank

Anna Wieczorek,
Professor, Chair of sustainable innovation and transitions,
Eindhoven University of Technology the Netherlands

Mirey Atallah,
Chief of the Nature for Climate Branch,
UNEP