Welcome Remarks: Campbell Keir, President, EIC
Session One: Shaping the Future: Energy Policy and Regulatory Pathways to Net Zero
Effective policy and regulation remain pivotal in steering the UK and Europe’s energy transition toward net-zero targets. This session brings together policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to discuss the evolving energy policy landscape, exploring how frameworks can accelerate investment, innovation, and deployment across conventional and renewable sectors.
Key topics include the impact of evolving regulatory mechanisms, market reforms, incentives for clean technology, and cross-border coordination within Europe. The session will also address challenges such as energy security, affordability, and just transition considerations, highlighting how aligned policy strategies can unlock sustainable growth and resilience in the energy system.
Participants will gain critical insights into policy trends shaping the next decade and practical approaches to navigating regulatory complexities in a rapidly transforming energy market.
Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Rebecca Groundwater, Head of External Affairs, EIC
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Panel Discussion with Slido interactions
This session gives the supply chain speaking companies the opportunity to respond to what was said within the opening session
Chair: Rebecca Groundwater, Head of External Affairs, EIC
Wave Utilities
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Coffee & Networking Breaks
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - Industrial Cluster
This Spotlight Session will showcase standout projects across various industries that are making significant progress in their development. Attendees will gain insight into initiatives that are not only advancing energy goals but also creating real, near-term opportunities for the supply chain to engage, innovate, and deliver.
Spotlight Session Chair: Kim Stephen, Regional Director UK & Ireland - EIC
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - Renewables
This Spotlight Session will showcase standout projects across various industries that are making significant progress in their development. Attendees will gain insight into initiatives that are not only advancing energy goals but also creating real, near-term opportunities for the supply chain to engage, innovate, and deliver.
Spotlight Session Chair: Kim Stephen, Regional Director UK & Ireland - EIC
Session Two: The Strategic Role of Gas in a Decarbonising Energy Era
As the UK and Europe accelerate toward a net-zero future, the oil and gas sector plays a strategic role in reshaping the concept of baseload power. Industry leaders will explore how natural gas can complement intermittent renewables, safeguard grid stability, and act as a pragmatic transition fuel.
Session Chair: Pieter-Jan Provoost, Director – Energy Tech Belgium
Panel Discussion
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Lunch and Networking Break
SPOTLIGHT SESSION - SAF
This Spotlight Session will showcase standout projects across various industries that are making significant progress in their development. Attendees will gain insight into initiatives that are not only advancing energy goals but also creating real, near-term opportunities for the supply chain to engage, innovate, and deliver.
Spotlight Session Chair: Campbell Keir, President, EIC
Thomas Davey, Senior Communications Specialist, Alfanar
Session Three: Net Zero Needs Nuclear
This session will explore the evolving role of nuclear power in supporting the UK’s energy transition and industrial decarbonisation. Speakers will share insights on the latest advancements in nuclear technology, strategies for deployment, and opportunities for collaboration across the supply chain. Delegates will gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities in delivering safe, efficient, and scalable nuclear solutions, including how innovation, partnerships, and long-term planning are shaping the future of the sector.
Session Chair: Andy Storer, CEO, NucCol
Market Update
EIC Jack Boggis, Energy Analyst
EDF
Rachel Glaving, UK Business Development Director
Amentum
Paul Hennessey, Growth & Strategy Director: Technology
Coffee & Networking Break
Spotlight Session - Battery Storage
This Spotlight Session will showcase standout projects across various industries that are making significant progress in their development. Attendees will gain insight into initiatives that are not only advancing energy goals but also creating real, near-term opportunities for the supply chain to engage, innovate, and deliver.
Spotlight session chair: Neil Golding, Director Market Intelligence - EIC
Raymond Walsh, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Energy Storage UK Ltd.
Session Four: Turning the Tide: Wave & Tidal Energy at Scale
As the UK and Europe accelerate efforts toward net-zero targets, cross-border grid connectivity has become a critical enabler of a secure, flexible, and decarbonised energy system. This session will explore the strategic importance of strengthening grid infrastructure across national boundaries to support the large-scale integration of renewables and balance supply and demand across regions.
Market Update: Nabil Ahmed, Energy Analyst - EIC
Elva Bannon, Research and Engineering Manager – Wave Energy Scotland
Andrea Caio, Business Development Manager – Mocean Energy
Closing Remarks from Day One
Kim Stephen, Regional Director, UK & Ireland - EIC
Welcome Remarks & EIC Update
Kim Stephen, Regional Director, UK & Ireland - EIC
Chair: Campbell Keir, President – EIC
Keynote – Soichi Kawai, Head of Hydrogen Business, UK & Europe - Kawasaki
Session Five: Decommissioning Europe: Navigating UK & European Energy Legacy Closures
With Europe transitioning rapidly from fossil fuels and ageing nuclear infrastructure, this session will provide strategic insights into the regulatory, technical, and social dimensions of decommissioning. Drawing on real-world UK case studies and EU experiences, we will examine both nuclear and fossil infrastructure phase-out and their intersection with the energy transition agenda.
Session Chair: Sam Long, CEO – Decom Mission
Market Update
Tom Bacon, Market Intelligence Manager (OPEX & Decommissioning) - EIC
Panel Discussion
Alastair Findlay, Head of Regional Affairs, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
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Coffee & Networking Break
Spotlight Session - Data Centre
This Spotlight Session will showcase standout projects across various industries that are making significant progress in their development. Attendees will gain insight into initiatives that are not only advancing energy goals but also creating real, near-term opportunities for the supply chain to engage, innovate, and deliver.
Spotlight Session Chair: Neil Golding, Director Market Intelligence - EIC
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Session Six: Scaling Offshore Wind: Accelerating Delivery for a Net-Zero
Offshore wind continues to lead Europe’s renewable energy expansion, but meeting 2030 and 2050 climate targets will require a rapid scale-up in deployment, infrastructure, and innovation. This session will examine the progress, challenges, and future direction of offshore wind in the UK and across Europe as governments push for larger capacity auctions, faster permitting, and deeper integration with onshore grids.
Industry leaders will discuss key developments including floating wind technologies, cross-border interconnection, supply chain localisation, and port and vessel infrastructure. The session will also explore investment signals, policy frameworks such as the UK’s CfD scheme and the EU’s Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, and how offshore wind can support green hydrogen and decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors.
Session Chair: Erikka Askeland, Energy Voice
Market Update
Diveena Danabalan, Head of Consult - EIC
Session Seven - Investing in Net Zero: Risk, Reward, and Renewable Growth
Session Chair: Rebecca Groundwater, Head of External Affairs, EIC
Panel Discussion
Kent
ETZ
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Lunch & Networking Break
Session Eight: Connecting UK and Europe Supply Chains
Explore the role of hydrogen in the energy transition, focusing on production, transport and shipping logistics, and cross-border collaboration. This session highlights major UK and European projects, infrastructure development, and the growing role of hydrogen in driving decarbonisation and energy security.
Session Chair: Neil Golding, Director Market Intelligence - EIC
Market Update
EIC
Jack Boggis, Energy Analyst
Kent
Luigi Crolla, Director of Energy Transition & Low Carbon Technology
Session Nine - Carbon Capture: From Strategy to Execution Across the UK and Europe
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is now entering a critical phase, with several UK and European projects expected to reach or having recently reached Final Investment Decision (FID). This session explores the progress of key initiatives in the UK, alongside major developments in the Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark. Speakers will examine the cross-border infrastructure and industry partnerships enabling these projects to move from planning to execution.
Session Chair: Steve Martin, Business Development Manager – 2JCP, Chair – Supply Chain Association
Market Update EIC Jack Boggis, Energy Analyst
Panel Session
Jack Richards, Head of CCS & New Energies – Spirit Energy
Bill Cattanach, Head of Supply Chain – North Sea Transition Authority
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Closing Remarks
Kim Stephen, Regional Director, UK & Ireland - EIC