The Autumn Conference is a joint event hosted by Equinor, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the International Energy Agency (IEA). It was held in Oslo on 26 November. See the full recording below and find links to the individual chapters in the programme.
Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland, Equinor
Autumn Conference 2024:
At global crossroads
Agenda
In 2024, the Autumn Conference took place in a historic election year. Business leaders and politicians must find a way forward in a context of potentially increased polarisation, geopolitical competition and tensions, aware that the world’s ability to meet its climate goals hinges on the ability to reduce emissions.
The challenge will be to decarbonise our energy system, all while ensuring energy security in a situation with strained financial resources. We are standing at global crossroads.
The keynote speakers were Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, IEA Executive Director, Dr Fatih Birol, Norwegian Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland, and President and CEO, Equinor ASA, Anders Opedal.
World Energy Outlook 2024
IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2024 is among the world's most authoritative sources of projections and insight into trends in the global energy market.
This year’s edition was published in October, and as usual key highlights from the report will be presented at the Autumn Conference.
Programme
Follow the links in the programme below to see the videos.
09:00
- Welcome
- Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway
- “World Energy Outlook 2024” — Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA
- “Market perspectives on the energy transition” panel with Jeff Currie, Carlyle group and Irene Rummelhoff, EVP Equinor
- “The role of private finance — how to finance the green transition?” panel with Kjerstin Braathen, CEO DNB, Stephanie Kelly, Head of Greenwheel and Ben van Beurden, former CEO of Shell, now senior adviser Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
- Fireside chat with Terje Aasland, Norwegian Minister of Energy
10:25
Break
11:00
- Anders Opedal, President and CEO, Equinor
- “Election outcomes’ impact on energy industry”, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Director – Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings
- Closing remarks — with Terje Aasland, Norwegian Minister of Energy and Anders Opedal, President and CEO, Equinor
12:00
End of conference
The speakers
Constanze Stelzenmüller
Director, Center on the United States and Europe at BrookingsCV Constanze Stelzenmüller
See last year’s Autumn Conference here (2023)
The keynote speakers were IEA Executive Director, Dr Fatih Birol, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, Director Norwegian Intelligence School, Dr. Kristin Ven Bruusgaard and President and CEO Equinor ASA, Anders Opedal.