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Bankable Energies

Unlocking Opportunities in Sustainable Energy

26th - 27th February 2025 | London, UK

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Bankable Energies is a major new event that will bring together the global investment community, key project developers, and policymakers to discuss the global shift needed to attract investment and drive projects forward. Despite the urgency to meet net zero targets, many companies and nations are struggling to make a reality of their commitments, pushing back timelines, and falling short of 2030 interim net zero goals. According to EICDataStream, the current pace of projects reaching financial investment decision (FID) in renewables and emerging markets does not reflect the trajectory necessary to achieve global net zero targets.

This event serves as a pivotal platform to unite the global energy and investment community in discussions to drive action. Join us as we explore solutions to unlock investment for future projects, discuss the policy and regulatory considerations required to accelerate new energy initiatives and highlight the strategies for managing risk associated with future projects.

Who will attend

  • Investors & Financiers can gain a better understanding of the energy market and the investment opportunities available, explore potential projects, partnerships, and market trends that align with their investment strategies and objectives.
  • Energy Majors will have a valuable opportunity to stay ahead of market trends, forge strategic partnerships with investors and other stakeholders to explore potential joint ventures, strategic alliances, and co-development projects.
  • Supply Chain companies will have the opportunity to showcase capabilities, ambition and readiness to energy majors, investors, and policymakers. As well as gain insights into the market demand and project pipeline, to position themselves as the preferred supplier and service provider for new energy projects and stay informed and compliant with relevant polices.
  • Policy Makers and Regulators can gain insights into the current challenges and opportunities facing the energy sector. Understanding the needs and perspectives of investors and project developers can inform the development of policies and licenses that effectively support and accelerate new energy projects. Regulators and policy makers can learn from successful case studies and strategies that have been implemented in other regions to help improve local regulatory frameworks.

Sessions

The first day of the conference will feature discussions among key project developers, policymakers, regulators, investors, and financiers on attracting investment for energy projects. Emphasising the collaboration needed among stakeholders to unlock investment and advance project development to meet net zero targets, the day will conclude with an evening networking reception.

In this keynote address we will look at the aims of the European Commission and the UK Government given the need to expedite efforts towards a holistic net zero energy system. The session will look at policy decisions and geopolitics over the next 5 years and the critical importance this will play in delivering our ambitions.

Chair:

  • Campbell Keir, President, EIC

Speakers:

  • Joanna Drake, Deputy Director-General, European Commission
  • TBA, UK Government Minister, (Invited)

In this scene setter, to be built on in following sessions, our Data Expert will provide a deep dive into the key energy projects we see coming up this year, as well as a look back at where technologies are on the whole and what we are looking at for the energy landscape.


Chair:

  • Campbell Keir, President, EIC

Speakers:

  • Neil Golding, Director of Market Intelligence, EIC

This session will delve into the critical role of regulatory actions and policy frameworks in enhancing the attractiveness of energy projects for investors. It will examine how creating supportive incentive structures can encourage investment, and how reducing regulatory and investment barriers can facilitate more efficient capital flow into the energy sector.

Chair:

  • Alan Haigh, Retired, European Commission Official

Speakers:

  • Chris Fox, Head of Policy, UK Renewables, Equinor
  • Nicolas Rey, First Secretary, Competition & Energy, EU Delegation to the United Kingdom, London
  • TBA, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, (Invited)
  • TBA, GB Energy, (Invited)

This session offers an overview to what makes a project bankable, covering the critical factors that influence a projects’ bankability, and how to build a solid foundation to attract investment.

Chair:

  • Audrey Louis, Partner, ImpactA Global

Speakers:

  • Ian Headley, Vice President, Santander Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Abel Martins Alexandre, Former Managing Director & Head of Infrastructure, Energy & Industrials, Lloyds Corporate & Institutional Bank
  • Abhay Ketkar, Founder & Managing Partner, MayCap Advisors

This session will discuss how strategic partnerships between financial institutions, energy companies, and advisory firms can unlock the funds needed to scale renewable energy projects. It will focus on innovative financing mechanisms and the role of major investment players in accelerating the transition to clean energy.

Chair:

  • Paul Hodgson-Jones, Chief Operating Officer, Stirling Infrastructure Partners

Speakers:

  • Matthew Taylor, Managing Director, Green Giraffe Advisory
  • Andrew Deeley, Director of Strategy and Development, Low Carbon Contracts Company
  • Ruth Herbert, Managing Director, EET Fuels
  • Andrew Lee, Managing Director - Engineering, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Rajesh Kedia, Director - Investments, National Wealth Fund
  • TBA, TBA, UK Export Finance

In this session, developers and operators will explore the link between policymakers, regulators, investors and the supply chain and the key collaboration required from all to ensure final investment decisions.

Chair:

  • Campbell Keir, President, EIC

Speakers:

  • Julia Pyke, Managing Director, Sizewell C
  • Kelly de Azevedo Dent, Head of Energy Transition Strategy Implementation, Shell

During this session we will discuss the supply chain and technology providers perspectives on the current energy landscape and the challenges they face when projects do not reach the Final Investment Decision (FID). The discussion will address the implications for these stakeholders, including the struggles they encounter and what support they require from policymakers, regulators, investors, and developers to unlock new opportunities and drive project success.

Chair:

  • Neil Golding, Director of Market Intelligence , EIC

Speakers:

  • John Pearson, Chief Operating Officer, Petrofac
  • Ann Johnston, External Relations Director, Blaze Manufacturing Services
  • James Collins, Head of Business Development, ITM Power
  • Jon Benton, Associate Director, KPMG

This session will focus on the strategies employed by financial institutions and advisory firms to mitigate risk in energy projects, making them more attractive to investors. It will also examine how large-scale projects can overcome the significant financial barriers often encountered during development.

Chair:

  • Audrey Louis, Partner , ImpactA Global

Speakers:

  • Leonidas Papanikolaou, Senior Head of New and Bespoke Schemes , Low Carbon Contracts Company
  • Georgios Kalpias, Vice President - Power & Renewables, HSBC
  • Rohan Churm, Director for Financial Resilience and Controls, Ofgem
  • TBA, The World Bank, (Invited)

Join us for an end of day one conference networking reception with partners, sponsors, speakers, exhibitors and delegates.


On day two, the event will offer delegates a choice of two stages: one focusing on Power Generation and the other on Hydrocarbons/Liquids. Each stage will feature project-specific sessions with representatives from various stakeholder groups. This structure will facilitate a thorough discussion on strategies to attract investment, advance projects, and achieve our net zero targets. We will also tackle the challenges preventing projects from reaching Final Investment Decision (FID), explore potential solutions, and draw insights from successful projects globally to unlock opportunities for all parties involved.

Power Generation stage will focus on projects from the UK and Europe in offshore wind, nuclear, small modular reactors (SMRs), solar and tidal.

Hydrocarbons/Liquids will focus on projects from the UK and Europe in hydrogen, CCUS and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).



This session will discuss strategies to advance projects both in the UK and across Europe, focusing on how we can streamline pathways to achieve Final Investment Decision (FID). This session will feature insights from industry leaders, policymakers, and experts. Looking at key projects in both fixed and floating offshore wind. 

Chair:

Speakers:

  • James Blake, Corporate Commercial Manager, Flotation Energy
  • Derek Christie, Government Affairs Scotland and UK Sites, Siemens Energy
  • TBA, Equinor, (Invited)
  • TBA, Orsted, (Invited)

This session will focus on the following projects:

  • H2 Teeside Carbon Capture (East Coast Cluster)
  • HyNet Cluster CCS - Transportation & Storage Project
  • Humber H2ub Blue Hydrogen Carbon Capture (Zero Carbon Humber-East Coast Cluster)
  • Humber Zero - VPI Immingham Power Plant CCS Project (Viking Cluster)
  • Humber Zero - Humber Refinery FCC CCS Project (Viking Cluster)

Chair:

Speakers:

  • Joe Seifert, Chief Operating Officer, EET Hydrogen
  • Leonidas Theodorou, Director, CCUS, H2 & Low Carbon Fuels, Standard Chartered Bank
  • TBA, Eni, (Invited)

This session will focus on the following projects:

  • H2Teesside Blue Hydrogen Project: Phase 1 (East Coast Cluster)
  • H2NorthEast Teesside Blue Hydrogen Phase 1 (East Coast Cluster)
  • Humber H2ub Blue Hydrogen Project (Zero Carbon Humber-East Coast Cluster

Chair:

Speakers:

  • Ian Cook, Head of Hydrogen Business Development, SSE
  • TBA, Worley, (Invited)

This session will focus on discussing how we attract investment to SMR projects, overcome obstacles and drive projects forward.

Chair:

  • Andy Storer, CEO, NucCol

Speaker:

  • Alastair Evans, Corporate Affairs Director, Rolls Royce SMR
  • Rachael Glaving, UK Business Development Director, EDF UK
  • Rory O'Neill, UK Director of Governmenet Affairs and Public Relations, Westinghouse
  • Andrew Champ, Country Leader, GE Hitachi
  • TBA, TBA, X Energy
  • TBA, Holtec, (Invited)

This session will focus on the following projects:

  • NorthPoint SAF Plant
  • Altalto SAF (Zero Carbon Humber-East Coast Cluster)


Chair:

Speakers:

  • TBA, TBA, EET Fuels
  • Amy Ruddock, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Aviation & Corporate Development, WLFC

Grid connection plays a crucial role in achieving Final Investment Decisions (FID) for energy projects, as it directly impacts their feasibility, timelines, and overall financial viability. Sector-specific challenges and needs will be discussed to help drive actions to ensure projects can deliver energy to the market efficiently.



    Chair:

    Speakers:

    • Rob Rome, Director of Commercial, Customer & Regulations, National Grid
    • Hessel de Jong, Energy Island Chief Operating Officer , Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

    This session will focus on the followign Projects

    • Acorn CCS Transportation & Storage Project (Scottish Cluster)
    • Avedøre Power Station CCS (Northern Lights)


    Chair:

    • Rodger Brandwood, Technical Lead - Low Emission Plant, Uniper

    Speakers:

    • Chris Wright, Director - Strategic & Capital Advisory , Société Générale
    • TBA, TBA, Petrofac
    • TBA, Storegga, (invited)

    This session will focus on the following projects:

    • Sizewell C Nuclear Power Plant

    Chair:

    Speakers:

    • Xanthe Kueppers, Head of Financing & Economic Regulation, Sizewell C
    • TBA, Great British Nuclear, (Invited)

    This session will focus on the following projects:

    • Kintore Green Hydrogen Project Phase 1
    • Holland Hydrogen I
    • REFHYNE 2 Green Hydrogen Project


    Chair:

    Speakers:

    • Tim Calver, Vice President – Commercial, ITM Power
    • TBA, Statera Energy, (Invited)
    • TBA, Iberdrola, (Invited)

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