2025 Energy Transition Summit Speaker Tile

FT Energy Transition Summit

29/10/2025 - 30/10/2025

Celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary, the FT’s Energy Transition Summit includes two days of high-level content, curated and moderated by leading FT journalists. The programme includes insightful interviews with CEOs from major energy companies, complemented by valuable networking opportunities. Discussions will confront the challenges and opportunities facing the sector across geopolitics, supply and demand, technology and innovation, finance and investment.

Join our CEO, Prof Martin Freer, for the Panel: From R&D to ROI – Energy innovation at scale – Thursday 30 October, 15:50-16:30

From solid-state batteries to AI-assisted material discovery, a wave of innovation is emerging to support the next phase of the energy transition. Yet many of these innovations remain far from scale, held back by high costs, technical barriers and uncertain policy support. How should global public and private R&D efforts be prioritised to accelerate the energy transition, and what are the most effective funding mechanisms?

Which technologies have the potential to be transformative for the energy transition, and what are the remaining hurdles to commercial viability?
What are the major technology gaps that need to be addressed to achieve net-zero emissions?
What role can AI and advanced modelling play in accelerating discovery and deployment?
How can emerging solutions like CCUS and DAC overcome cost and infrastructure hurdles?
What other carbon removal services and technologies, beyond DAC, will help share the future energy transition?
How can international collaboration in R&D be strengthened to speed up innovation?

Check out the full programme.