

The WEF's Objectives:
The purpose of the WEF is to provide a Senior UK Leadership Network & Knowledge Exchange Programme for the strategic evaluation of climate and energy transition risks.
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.

Agenda
Session 1
Climate Risks: Trends & Implications for the UK’s Transition Goals
UK Climate Risk Metrics in a global context
Prof. Richard Betts, Head of Climate Impacts Research, Met Office Hadley Centre
Systemic climate risks, global energy risk models & UK National Preparedness: evaluating challenges ahead
Shuayb Ismail, Director - Climate Risk, Baringa Partners
UK energy and climate goals in the current world context: key challenges to overcome
Climate Change Committee 2025 Progress Report
Dr. Emily Nurse, Head of Net Zero, Climate Change Committee
The future of UK climate and transition investment: navigating the next five years through to 2030
Gerard Reid, Co-Founder and Partner, Alexa Capital
Kristina Beadle, ESG Director, Inspired Energy
Session Two
The UK energy transition under pressure: re-invigorating plans to deliver national resilience and manage risk
Restating the UK’s global role as a key enabler of the international energy transition
Alex Milward, Director – CCUS, DESNZ
Maryam Adamji, Partner, Energy & Infrastructure, Linklaters
Katie Lennon, Head of Strategy – Energy Transition, AXA XL
Don McCarthy, VP – Growth, Jacobs

Future Events
Sep 25, 2025
Annual pre-COP Review of UK Energy Transition & Climate Risks: Implications for Policy and Markets
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: Year-end Review of Market Trends, Technology Deployment and the Key Geopolitical Forces in play for 2026
Jan 28, 2026
Annual post-COP Review of International Climate Risk, Resilience & Response
Mar 18, 2026
UK Offshore Transition Review > UK Upstream sector, CCUS, Hydrogen & Offshore Renewables
May 7, 2026
Systemic Risk Assessment of prevailing Energy, Climate and Nature Trends and their Impacts on Markets
Jul 8, 2026
The Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition: Evaluating International Risk, Resilience and Competition