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Programme

A world class programme

The World Energy Congress programme is built on the collective insights and experience of the World Energy Council's unique 100-year-old global leadership network. 

Under the theme of 'Inspiring Transformations, Delivering Transitions’, we will connect the dots between the visionary thinking and practical action that will deliver a better energy future for billions of better lives and a healthy planet.  

By putting people and communities at the heart of the global energy dialogue, we move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach towards successful outcomes that are adopted and shaped by the needs of people and communities across regions, cultures, and industries.

Programme pillars

Faster, fairer and deeper decarbonisation

Refuelling the future

Electrifying progress

The next productivity revolution

Closing the people gaps

Securing a resilient future

The smart energy era

Finance for just and inclusive transitions

Independent, global, inclusive

  • Rich content programme

Four days of industry-defining content tailored to the full energy ecosystem, from producers and suppliers to consumers and users of energy 

  • 350 high profile speakers

Uniting Ministers, CEOs, innovators and young energy leaders as one global community of visionaries 

  • Leadership dialogue

A curated mix of open sessions and invitation-only roundtables, providing the ideal space for exchanging practical wisdom and peer-to-peer learning

FAQs

 

The World Energy Congress programme is developed in collaboration with the Council’s global network and the host country. 

Under the theme ‘Inspiring Transformations, Delivering Transitions’, the programme connects the dots between visionary thinking and practical action that will deliver a future of more and better energy for all.  

By putting people and communities at the heart of the global energy dialogue, the programme moves beyond a one-size-fits-all approach towards successful outcomes that are adopted and shaped by the needs of people and communities across regions, cultures, and industries. 

Curated for impact, the programme features a mix of open sessions and invitation-only roundtables, providing the ideal space for exchanging practical wisdom and peer-to-peer learning.  

Eight programme pillars underpin energy leadership discussions throughout World Energy Congress 2026, developed to resonate across all geographies, sectors and communities.  

  • Faster, fairer and deeper decarbonisation: The diverse ambitions and actions required to transform energy systems, industrial processes and societal behaviours [more context] . 

  • Refuelling the future: the development and deployment of global energy vectors, storage solutions and value chains shaping energy systems to come [more context] . 

  • Electrifying progress: the cutting-edge advancements in electrification and the complex coordination challenges of blending smart, integrated systems at scale [more context] . 

  • The next productivity revolution: the new wave of quality and industrial competitiveness shaping a sustainable economy [more context].   

  • Closing the people gaps: the transformational power of people and demand in energy transitions [more context] . 

  • Securing a resilient future: diverse energy transition pathways and approaches that are extending resilience beyond systems to people and communities [more context]. 

  • The smart energy era: the opportunities and challenges of digital and intelligent systems, the role of the empowered consumer, and the requirements to deliver on the digital promise [more context].  

  • Finance for just and inclusive energy transitions: the role of finance in driving cleaner, fairer and more equitable energy transitions worldwide [more context].  

 

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