Wednesday, 11th June 2025, from 09:30 to 11:30 h. CEST (UTC+2). Online event.
In a context of intensifying geopolitical rivalry, the energy transition has become a key arena of strategic competition among major powers. China is leading in critical technologies and raw materials, the United States is redefining its industrial policy, and the European Union faces the challenge of upholding its climate ambition without undermining either its competitiveness or its strategic autonomy.
This joint event, organised by the Elcano Royal Institute and the Naturgy Foundation, will bring together leading international experts to discuss how to align trade and industrial policies with a competitive decarbonisation pathway. Joined by sector specialists, we will examine the transformative potential of the European Clean Industrial Deal, the future of industrial policy in the US and China, and the prospects for both cooperation and rivalry across decarbonised value chains.
Hashtag: #TransEnerGeo
Programme
Opening:
- Francisco Reynés, Chairman, Naturgy
- José Juan Ruiz, Chairman, Elcano Royal Institute | @ElcanoJjRuiz
Keynote speaker:
- Nicolás González Casares, Member of the European Parliament and its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) | @nicogoncas
Panel:
- Moderated by Gonzalo Escribano, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy and Climate Programme, Elcano Royal Institute | @g_escribano
- Samantha Gross, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative, Brookings Institution | @samanthaenergy
- Pedro Linares, Professor, Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-IIT. Director, Economics for Energy | @P_Linares
- Jiayi Zhou, Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) | @jzyhou
Closing:
- Rafael Villaseca, Chairman, Fundación Naturgy | @NaturgyFnd
– Please, register here to watch the event via live streaming.
– The event will be held in Spanish and English with simultaneous translation.
