Only three months to go until the Italian Member Committee of the Council will host this year’s World Energy Week in Milan.

The Council’s annual general gathering of global energy leaders to promote the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all, will take place from 8 to 11 October, offering a wide range of activities and networking opportunities for the global energy community, including high-level, exclusive sessions that will convene Ministers, CEOs.

2018 World Energy Week aims to deepen issues related to the Energy Transition including topics such as dynamic resilience, digitalisation and blockchain, green financing, integration and sustainability of energy systems. In addition to the global dimension, the meetings will cover themes related to the development of secure, affordable and sustainable energy systems within the Euro-Mediterranean area, Middle East, Asia and African regions.

Marco Margheri, Chairman of the Council’s Italian member Committee commented: “It is a great pleasure and an honour for the Italian Committee of the World Energy Council to welcome you to Milan. The event will offer plenty of networking opportunities, providing the perfect occasion to meet and interact with global energy leaders and experts. We hope you will join us in Milan for this unique event and participate in this active international platform to discuss the future challenges facing the energy sector.”

The week’s program built around a series of thematic meetings over four days, includes:

10 Oct 2018 | Energy Transition Summit

An exclusive platform for the World Energy Council’s community and energy leaders of the region to explore new energy futures, critical innovation areas and new strategies that are enabling the grand energy transition and ‘Driving energy for inclusive prosperity’.

11 Oct 2018 | Italian Energy Day

An opportunity to explore Italian, macro-regional and international energy issues based on the Council’s content and insight.

 11 Oct 2018 | Future Energy Leaders’ Summit

An interactive platform for young energy leaders to network and explore critical issues high on the energy agenda.

11 Oct 2018 | World Energy Leaders’ Summit

A high-level event, co-hosted by the Italian government to facilitate ongoing dialogue for the global energy leaders’ community focusing on “Innovations for the New Energy Future”.