ADIPEC 2026 | ADIPEC Strategic Conferences

About the Strategic Conference

In a world where rising demand coincides with geopolitical volatility, capital discipline, technology disruption and growing pressure on infrastructure, the need to examine and discuss the strategic choices that will determine how energy systems perform under stress and how they evolve to meet future needs has never been more critical.

The ADIPEC Strategic Conference responds to this need by focusing on the system-level priorities shaping energy security, economic resilience and long-term growth and competitiveness.

A selection of confirmed speakers:

Wael Sawan

Shell

Wael Sawan

CEO

Shell

Claudio Descalzi

Eni

Claudio Descalzi

CEO

Eni

Horacio Marín

YPF

Horacio Marín

CEO

YPF

Mark J. Thomas

Bapco Energies

Mark J. Thomas

Group Chief Executive Officer

Bapco Energies

Christian Bruch

Siemens Energy

Christian Bruch

CEO

Siemens Energy

Lorenzo Simonelli

Baker Hughes

Lorenzo Simonelli

Chairman & CEO

Baker Hughes

Alessandro Puliti

Saipem

Alessandro Puliti

CEO

Saipem

Maarten Wetselaar

Moeve

Maarten Wetselaar

CEO

Moeve

Markus Krebber

RWE

Markus Krebber

CEO

RWE

Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos

CEO

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Markus Steilemann

Covestro

Markus Steilemann

CEO

Covestro

Hunter Hunt

Hunt Energy Holdings

Hunter Hunt

CEO

Hunt Energy Holdings

Proscovia Nabbanja

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Proscovia Nabbanja

CEO

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Olivier Le Peuch

SLB

Olivier Le Peuch

CEO

SLB

Miguel Borrego

thyssenkrupp Uhde

Miguel Borrego

CEO

thyssenkrupp Uhde

Jeff Miller

Halliburton

Jeff Miller

Chairman, President & CEO

Halliburton

Prashant Ruia

Essar Group

Prashant Ruia

Group CEO

Essar Group

Girish K. Saligram

Weatherford

Girish K. Saligram

President & CEO

Weatherford

Yoshinori Kanehana

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Yoshinori Kanehana

Chairman

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Vimal Kapur

Honeywell

Vimal Kapur

Chairman and CEO

Honeywell

Fred Krupp

Environmental Defense Fund

Fred Krupp

President

Environmental Defense Fund

Omar Abdulla Al Hashmi

TAQA Distribution

Omar Abdulla Al Hashmi

CEO

TAQA Distribution

Brian Sullivan

IPIECA

Brian Sullivan

CEO

IPIECA

Roger Kearns

Borouge International

Roger Kearns

CEO

Borouge International

Engineer Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi

EMSTEEL

Engineer Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi

Group CEO

EMSTEEL

Stuart Bradie

KBR

Stuart Bradie

Chair of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer

KBR

Caspar Herzberg

AVEVA

Caspar Herzberg

CEO

AVEVA

Olivier Oullier

Inclusive Brains

Olivier Oullier

CEO

Inclusive Brains

Uljan Sharka

Domyn

Uljan Sharka

Founder and CEO

Domyn

Omar Mir

World Wide Technology (WWT)

Omar Mir

Executive Vice President

World Wide Technology (WWT)

Gabriel Podskubka

Tenaris

Gabriel Podskubka

CEO

Tenaris

Haruhiko Ando

Japan Cooperation Center for Petroleum and Sustainable Energy (JCCP)

Haruhiko Ando

CEO

Japan Cooperation Center for Petroleum and Sustainable Energy (JCCP)

Neil McMahon

Kimmeridge

Neil McMahon

Founder & CEO

Kimmeridge

Tarek Sultan

Agility

Tarek Sultan

Chairman

Agility

Jennifer Holmgren

LanzaTech

Jennifer Holmgren

CEO

LanzaTech

Angela Wilkinson

World Energy Council

Angela Wilkinson

Secretary General & CEO

World Energy Council

Lord John Browne

BeyondNetZero

Lord John Browne

Co-Founder & Chairman

BeyondNetZero

Performance under pressure: Energy systems in a new era
ADIPEC 2026 Themes

RESILIENT BY DESIGN: Securing Energy In A Sovereign World

Engineered for endurance

Energy security in an era of strategic blocs & techno-nationalism
Critical minerals, trade corridors & technology flows as leverage
Gas, nuclear & diversified supply as structural stabilizers
Transforming end-to-end systems to meet rising demand, designed for resilience against price volatility, market fluctuation, cyber threats, climate stress and geopolitical fragmentation

FROM POLICY TO PRODUCTION: Execution Through Enabling Frameworks

Aligning policy and governance to enable disciplined delivery at scale.

Turning industrial policy into commissioned assets
Aligning permitting, standards & market rules to accelerate build-out
Strengthening cross-border collaboration and forging strategic energy partnerships for long-term prosperity
Enabling sovereign yet interconnected supply chains
Expanding grids, all energy sources & chemicals capacity at scale

CAPITAL THAT PERFORMS: Catalysing Investments Through Cycles

Scaling capital for structural demand

Channeling disciplined capital into scalable energy systems
Managing volatility, currency exposure & capital competition
De-risking emerging markets while protecting returns
Aligning public ambition with private execution

POWERING THE INTELLIGENCE AGE: Technology, AI & the infrastructure super-cycle

AI, Advanced Technology & Industrial Transformation

AI-driven electricity demand & data-center integration
Robotics, quantum & “dark factories” reshaping industrial load
Digital twins, advanced materials & next-generation storage
Technology transforming both demand growth and supply architecture

BUILDING THE ENERGY ADVANTAGE: Workforce, Industry & Competitive Depth

Workforce 2.0 for a Sovereign Energy Future

Scaling engineering, skilled trades & technical capacity
Competing for talent in an AI-dominant economy
Engaging Generation Z & emerging market youth populations
Building sovereign industrial ecosystems across the full value chain

Securing resilient energy systems across 11 strategic programmes

Energy Security
& Resilience New

Explore how industry and governments are protecting energy systems against disruption, volatility and rising infrastructure risk.

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Policy, Regulation
& Governance New

Understand how policy and regulation can unlock investment, reduce risk and accelerate delivery across energy markets.

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Finance
& Investment

Examine how investors and developers are navigating risk, unlocking capital and financing energy growth at scale.

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AI, Digital & Technology

Discover how AI and digital technologies are driving efficiency, resilience, security and competitive advantage across energy operations.

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Upstream New

Explore how upstream leaders are strengthening portfolios, improving execution and sustaining competitiveness in a more volatile market.

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Natural Gas & LNG

Delve into how gas and LNG are shaping energy security, affordability and market flexibility in a changing global landscape.

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Downstream, Chemicals & Industrial Value Chains

See how downstream and industrial players are protecting margins, securing feedstocks and improving integration across value chains.

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Grids, Infrastructure & Industrial Execution New

Understand how grids, infrastructure and execution capacity are becoming decisive to growth, reliability and delivery at scale.

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Clean Power, Molecules & Carbon Management New

Explore how low-carbon power, cleaner molecules and carbon management are moving into commercially viable delivery.

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Maritime & Logistics

Discover how shipping, ports and logistics are strengthening trade resilience, route security and infrastructure competitiveness.

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Workforce & Skills New

Learn how energy leaders are tackling workforce constraints, critical skills gaps and leadership succession to sustain performance.

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Join the world’s largest and most influential platform for energy leadership, innovation and investment, and connect with the decision-makers shaping energy security, unlocking opportunity and delivering the systems needed for long-term growth.