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Autumn Conference 2025

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The Autumn Conference is a joint event hosted by Equinor, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy and the International Energy Agency (IEA). The conference will be broadcasted live on this page Tuesday 25 November 09:00 – 12:20 CET.

For this year’s Autumn Conference, we have invited our speakers to set off a thorough conversation on trust and cooperation at a time of unpredictability, conflict and geopolitical tension. Energy both affects and is affected by changes in the geopolitical and global trade situation. Our societies need reliable and affordable energy, but also a route to lower emissions. We welcome you to a day of discussion and engagement.

The keynote speakers are Norwegian Minister Energy, Terje Aasland, IEA Executive Director, Dr Fatih Birol, and CEO Equinor ASA, Anders Opedal.

World Energy Outlook 2025

IEA’s World Energy Outlook is among the world's most authoritative sources of projections and insight into trends in the global energy market.

This year’s edition is published, and as usual key highlights from the report will be presented at the Autumn Conference.

World Energy Outlook 2025

Programme

09:00

  • Welcome
  • Terje Aasland, Minister of Energy
  • “World Energy Outlook 2025” — Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA
  • “Market response – commenting on the IEA analysis", Dr Carole Nakhle, Founder & CEO, Crystol Energy
  • Panel: "Global trade and financial stability towards 2030"
    • Robin Brooks, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
    • Erik Jones, Professor and Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute
    • Kjersti Haugland, Chief Economist, DNB Carnegie
  • Panel: "Financing the green transition"
    • Sunniva L. Bjørnstad, Senior Partner & Head of Investment Team, HitecVision
    • Gyri Reiersen, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Tanso
    • Kari Elisabeth Kaski, former Member of Parliament, Socialist Left Party

10:30
Break

11:00

  • Anders Opedal, President and CEO, Equinor
  • Debate: “Where are we going in the next four years?”
    • Frøya Skjold Sjursæther, Member of Parliament, the Green Party
    • Ola Svenneby, Chairman Young Conservatives
    • Mani Hussaini, Chair of The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, the Labour Party
  • Fireside chat “Protection of critical infrastructure NCS"
    • James Appathurai, Interim Manging Director, NATO DIANA
  • Panel: "Infrastructure security"
    • Oliver Berdal, Rear admiral, Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy
    • Hans Vik, Chief of Police, South-West Police District
    • James Apparthurai, Interim Manging Director, NATO DIANA
    • Knut Hauge, former NATO and Moscow Ambassador

12:20
Thanks and see you in the evening!

The speakers

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From the stage at the Autumn conference 2024

See last year’s Autumn Conference here (2024)

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.

Autumn conference 2024