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The WEF's Objectives:

The purpose of the Westminster Energy Forum (WEF) is to deliver:

‘A Senior Leadership Network & Knowledge Exchange Programme for the Strategic Evaluation of Energy Transitions, Climate Change and (Geo)Political Risk.’

Founded and led by Chris Lambert since 2004, the WEF functions as a small, independent and collaborative think tank, delivering nine meetings during the political year. Its primary objectives are to:

  • Convene expert practitioners in the fields of climate risk and energy transition.
     
  • Share strategic information on the challenges and opportunities of decarbonisation policy, investment and innovation.
     
  • Inform political and corporate decisions in support of Net Zero goals and ambition.
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Agenda

Key System Challenges for Transitioning the UK Energy Landscape

Samuel Pachoud, Partner, Energy Transformation Leader, EY

Rachel Brisley, Director – Energy & Environment, IPSOS

Regulatory Challenges for the next phase of delivering the UK's Net Zero Strategy

Jane Dennett-Thorpe, Deputy Director Net Zero Strategy, Ofgem

Delivering Changes to the UK Energy System, its Networks and Infrastructure 

Emily Clark, Chief Regulation and Strategy Officer, National Gas

Mark Adolphus, Director of Connections, UK Power Networks

Industrial Delivery Challenges for the next phase of Onshore Power Generation, Energy Management Systems & Storage

Susanna Elks, Senior Policy Advisor, UK Power System Transitions, E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism

Nicola Crawford-Percival, Head of Regulatory Affairs UK & Ireland, RWE Renewables UK

Will Webster, Head of Regulatory Economics, Centrica

Wider Considerations re. the Onshore Transition to Consider...
Mark Ellis-Jones, Manager (Climate Change & Energy), Environment Agency

Future Events

Future Events

Nov 5, 2025

UK Onshore Transition Review > Powergen and Gas Systems, and the National Spatial Plan

Nov 12, 2025

Global Issues in Nuclear New Build, Safety, Regulation & Insurance - No.10 (NRI webinar)

Dec 9, 2025

Global Energy Trends: Reviewing the Interplay of Energy Sovereignty, Security and Markets

Jan 28, 2026

Annual post-COP Review of International Climate Risk, Resilience & Response

Mar 18, 2026

UK Offshore Energy Transition Review: The Integration of the North Sea Upstream Sector, CCUS, Hydrogen & Offshore Renewables

May 13, 2026

Systemic Climate Risks: National Security Scenarios, Market Impacts & Implications for Net Zero Policy

Jul 8, 2026

Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition: Evaluating International Risk, Resilience and Competition

Sep 24, 2026

Annual pre-COP Review of UK Energy Transition & Climate Risks: Implications for Policy and Markets

Nov 6, 2026

UK Onshore Energy Transition Review: Regulation and Delivery of Powergen and Gas Systems, Networks and Storage