Opening remarks: Seize the Moment

Kingsmill Bond, Ember | DOWNLOAD SLIDES

Moving from burning "a piece of fossilized sunshine," used once and mostly lost, to harnessing the rays of heaven in real time: a world after fire. Renewables take fire out of supply; electrification takes it out of demand.

Session 1: Building the Era of Electrotech
Where the opportunities are, who’s leading, and what comes next

• Simon Morrish, Xlinks  | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  Reimagining a global grid that connects renewable assets across countries and time zones.

• Jonas Birgersson, ViaEuropa | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  "The internetification of energy distribution." Borrow the internet's logic to build the grid from the bottom up.

• Vincent Petit, Schneider Electric | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  AI and electrification are the same transition; data centres are "the substations of the digital economy."

• Greg Jackson, Octopus Energy
  Europe's networks run ~11% utilised, "like a 200-seat plane" with 178 empty seats. The fix is to awaken the long-idle demand side versus building more planes.

Follow up read: The Electrotech Revolution (Ember)

Session 2: The Electro-World Order
How electrotech is reshaping energy security and creating new winners and losers

• Harry Krejsa, Carnegie Mellon | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  The climate and national security communities have more shared interests than they realise.

• Thijs Van de Graaf, Ghent University
  An electrostate is not a petrostate; the dependency is different in kind.

• Tatiana Mitrova, Columbia University
  Europe should aim to be the system's architect, competing on integration, not commoditised panels.

• Sarah Ladislaw, New Energy Industrial Strategy Center
  Competitiveness has no quick fix. Much of China's electrotech is made at a loss. Does the West have the appetite to match it?

Follow up read: Electrotech Moneyball (CMIST)

Session 3: A New Day for Europe
How Europe can harness electrotech to escape fossil dependence, regain sovereignty and catalyse growth

• Michael Liebreich | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  There’s a way of overcoming Europe’s electricity price  "doom loop" by deploying flexible volume.

• Miguel Muñoz, Iberdrola
  What holds back electrification? Clogged grids, slow permits and taxing electricity more than gas.

• Ben Westerman, Electrify Britain | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  UK has a largely untapped opportunity to take advantage of electrification and getting costs down.

• Jules Kortenhorst, Energy Transitions Commission
  Industrial policy is no longer an ugly word, but the precondition for competitiveness.

• Andy Hackett, Centre for Net Zero | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  On smart tariffs, an algorithm sets almost all of a household's energy load. AI and automation are the next frontier in grid management.

Follow up read: Make Electricity Cheap Again!(Michael Liebreich)

Session 4: From Emerging Markets to Global Leaders
Why developing economies are outpacing developed countries in electrotech deployment

• Daan Walter, Ember | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  Emerging economies are increasingly taking the electric fast track by deploying solar plus batteries. 

• Assaad Razzouk, Gurin Energy
  The “electro shield” is bolstering energy security in emerging markets. Southeast Asia is particularly driven by the need for homegrown clean energy.

• Oscar Luo, CATL
  China solves problems "by building big things," from the Great Wall to the Grand Canal.

• Danny Kennedy, Global Solar Council | DOWNLOAD SLIDES
  The rooftop revolution is driven by "decisions at the kitchen table, not board tables." It’s time for solar-darity!

Follow up read: Electric Asia (Ember)

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