The Fuellers' Duke of Edinburgh
Future Energy Conference

Mansion House, London  EC4N 8BH

Tuesday 2nd December 2025

The fourth edition of The Fuellers' Duke of Edinburgh Future Energy Conference will be held on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 in the historic heart of The City at Mansion House - the official residence of The Lord Mayor of The City of London.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
HRH Duke of Edinburgh is the Patron of this biennial Conference- an initiative started by him, in his year as Royal Master of the Fuellers.

The Conference, curated as a combination of a number of keynote speeches and high-level panel discussions and chaired by the Master Fueller, addresses the most relevant forward-looking issues of the energy industry and is held under the Chatham House Rule. It attracts senior energy-finance and technology executives from across the UK and internationally, members of other City Livery Companies and the members of the Fuellers. Like membership of the Fuellers, it is open to anyone who has an interest in Energy.

Speakers include senior professionals in industry and academia from across disciplines of science, engineering, finance, and government policy involved in the transition to a sustainable global energy future. By bringing together diverse knowledge, interests and experience we will explore these key challenges in an open and frank manner.

We aim to stimulate debate by sharing differences and building new relationships.

We hope to inspire the next generation of energy professionals. Experienced practitioners can network, while people new to energy can build new relationships.

Early Bird tickets are available until 20 September.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

The Fuellers' Duke of Edinburgh
Future Energy Conference

Mansion House, London EC4N 8BH
Tuesday 2nd December 2025

09:30 – Master Fueller, Introduction 
09:40 – Keynote Speaker 1: Energy Outlook – A UK Perspective
Rt Hon Charles Hendry, Former Minister of State for Energy and Immediate Past President BIEE
10:05 - Keynote Speaker 2: Energy Outlook – A Perspective from the United States
Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Washington DC, USA
10:30 - Panel 1: The Challenges & Context.
Chair: Jon Clark, Partner at EY-Parthenon.
The latest science on climate change – what new developments are we seeing? Political pressures (local and international - especially from the US), Economic Issues especially impact on the competitiveness of the general UK economy and the City specifically

1. Rt Hon Chris Skidmore*, Author of 'Mission Zero, Independent Review of Net Zero' - The Skidmore Report
2. Dr Mallika Ishwaren, Chair of BIEE, Group Chief Economist, Shell International
3. Dr Carole Nakhle, Founder & CEO, Crystol Energy

11:30 – Coffee & Networking 
11:50 – Panel 2: Mitigation Technologies to assist the transition to Net Zero. 
Chair – Professor Martin Freer, CEO, The Faraday Institution [Battery Developments]

1. Sam French, Chief Technology Officer, MorGen Energy  [Hydrogen]
2. Tim Lines, CEO, Geothermal Wells LLC  [Geothermal]
3. Dr Mike Bluck, Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Imperial College London  [SMR]

13:00 – Networking Lunch
14:00 – Keynote 3: Adaptation & Enablement - Incentivising Investment
Basil Scarsella, CEO, UK Power Networks
14:25 – Panel 3: Adaptation & Enablement - Dynamic demand & Grid balancing, Finance and Policy responses
Chair: Basil Scarsella, CEO, UK Power Networks

1. 1. Ben Wilson, President, National Grid Ventures, National Grid
   2. Jon Butterworth – CEO, National Gas
   3. Richard Nicholls, Brook Green Supply

   15:35 – Coffee and Networking
   15:55 – Keynote 4: Opportunities - What the changing energy world means for The City?
   Dame Susan Langley, Chair, Gallagher UK (Lady Mayor 2025-26 - subject to Election) *
   16:30 – Panel session 4: Opportunities for the City's Investment Community
   Chair - David Whitehouse, CEO, Offshore Energies UK

   1. Adrian Topham, The Crown Estate
   2. Jonathan Thurlwell *, Head of AI Policy OFGEM
   3. Parminder Kohli, Chair, Shell UK

   16:50 – Keynote 5: The Big Picture
   Christof Rühl, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
   17:15 – Closing thoughts and Call to action: Master Fueller
   17:30 - Drinks reception
   19:30 – Close

   TICKET PRICES

   	Early Bird upto 20 September		Full Rate after 20 September
   Fuellers	£240		£300
   Other Livery Companies	£300		£360
   All Other Delegates	£390		£450

   ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT