How can we deploy innovation at scale and responsibly?

Rise of Electro States

January 22, 2026
11:30–12:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Global electricity demand is rising at twice the pace of overall energy use, driven by transport, industry and digitalization. What is needed to power this new era and ensure a resilient and prosperous age of electricity? Simultaneous interpretation in English and Mandarin Chinese

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

HA
Henrik Andersen
President and CEO
Vestas
MB
Manon van Beek
Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board
TenneT
DM
Dan Marokane
Group Chief Executive Officer
Eskom Holdings
AB
Anindya Novyan Bakrie
Chairman
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN)
JR
Jan Rosenow
Professor of Energy and Climate Policy
University of Oxford

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