Agenda

• How the integration of renewable energy with traditional energy can ensure a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future

• How traditional energy might play the sustainability game. Successful case studies from the leading global utilities on implementing low-carbon solutions.

• The potential of natural gas: A foundation for renewables or a major contributor to climate change.

• Why energy efficiency gets less attention from media and investors

• How heavy industry leaders beef up their energy efficiency programs during uncertain times and a pandemic.

• How energy efficiency contributes to achieving the climate goals

• What kinds of partnerships and collaborations can help businesses and industries achieve their energy efficiency goals

• How energy transformation is being implemented in developing countries and what the main challenges are

• What options for financing energy programs are available in developing world

• How to select an innovative energy project to work on

• Key progress points in Switzerland’s energy agenda

• Main challenges and key projects for the next few years

• Switzerland’s historic decision to become a nuclear-free country

• Opportunities in Switzerland for local and foreign investors

Join our keynote interview with Mr. Ralph Izzo.

In this workshop we will discuss the following topics:

• How to define a challenge worth solving
• How to find and select the best available tech solutions
• How to shape a pilot partnership to test the quality of the solution, the team and the relationship
• How to evaluate and fail or scale fast in order to keep the energy and the quality high
  

The global oil industry is facing an uncertain future: after 125 year of nearly continuous growth, demand for oil looks set to peak in the coming decade as the world moves to address climate change. Rather than fight the inevitable, oil companies should lean into the transition, and opt either to wind down or to leverage their assets to transition into a new kind of energy company.

The global energy transition community named Colombia its pioneer in Latin America. Leveraging abundant natural resources, the country introduced renewable energy auctions in 2019 which enabled the government to launch dozens of renewable energy projects across the country. In the interview with Davos Energy Week Minister Mesa, the mastermind behind his country’s energy transformation programs, will reveal his Ministry’s further plans and steps in that regard.

The global supply chain accounts for an incredibly high percentage (~30%) of green house gasses and PR just isn't going to solve that.

Join this session to learn about what the highest performing shippers are doing to green their supply chains and what the role of finance and ESG investing is in accelerating the mass adoption of sustainable practices.

• How are energy investment rules changing to obtain a low-carbon energy system? Successful examples of green investments around the world.

• What is the likelihood that investment opportunities arising from the energy transition will outweigh climate-related risks? How to assess climate-related risks before making energy investments.

• How can regulators and banks foster a corporate transition to cleaner technologies? What financial instruments are there for promoting energy efficiency—regulation, taxation, subsidies?

• How can green investments bring a competitive advantage to companies and improve their economic resilience to climate change?

• How AI and ML are tackling the energy efficiency problems of the traditional energy sector

• What types of AI and ML technologies are currently in use by leading energy companies, together with success stories in AI and ML applications.

• How AI can assist in improving forecasting, accessibility, and efficiency of renewable energy technology

While the Paris Agreement will have global implications, its implementation will take place primarily on the national level. Each country will make its own decisions about how to address hydropower in its energy policy, but the stronger pressure coming from the Paris Agreement and the regular review cycle will likely help to ensure support for hydropower within renewables policy frameworks.

With a global hype on renewables, hydrogen, biomass, electric vehicles and other enablers of green energy transition, the importance of continuous improvement of energy efficiency in many industries has been overlooked. Minister Turmes’s keynote speech will focus on the main factors that can enable governments and corporations to intensify their energy efficiency programs to further accelerate their energy transformation.

• Overall objectives of the European Green Deal

• The future power generation mix

• Investment required to meet the targets

Meet the startup finalists of the Energy Efficiency cohort of the Davos Energy Week Startup Pitch Competition.

As the world enters the Energy 4.0 era, all aspects of energy generation, distribution, consumption and smart production are going to face significant changes due to technologies as big data, IoT and cloud computing. In his presentation our speaker will share his advice and case studies of successful digital transformation of energy units.

• Technological progress as one of the key enablers of a cost-efficient energy transition

• Key business opportunities for energy industry solution providers

• The role of carbon capture and small modular nuclear reactor technologies in energy transition

• Achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Join winners announcement ceremony of the Startup Pitch Competition.

• How energy efficiency can unlock the full potential of renewable energy sources and extend their benefits

• Energy efficiency and economic stimulus: How energy efficiency can boost jobs and economic growth around the world

• Government vs market-stimulated energy efficiency: How the right policy signals can encourage the private sector to scale up energy efficiency

• What technologies are currently being implemented to improve energy efficiency across industries.

On the first day of the Biden administration in office the presentation of Gregory Wetstone, the President and CEO of ACORE will be focused on the first highly anticipated strategic decisions of the new administration as well as their long-term plan to make the USA a global pioneer in renewable energy development.