The Energy Transition: Be Idealistic! Achieve The Possible! (21 IESE Energy)

This video shows key moments and highlights from the 21st IESE Energy Industry Meeting at the Madrid campus of IESE Business School.
In the video, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, associate professor of decarbonization at IE Business School, emphasizes the importance of managing the pace of the energy transition, warning that rushing into it without proper preparation can lead to burnout and resistance.
Rafael Mateo, CEO of Acciona Energría, told the audience that, in his opinion, the speed of a transition can't be a choice of the affected industries' incumbents. He also stated that we should see the energy transition as an investment rather than a cost, emphasizing the need for clear targets, well-defined ideas, and public support for building new energy infrastructures.
Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Director of the EU Energy Platform and International Relations, stresses the need to focus on the competitiveness of European industry in the energy transition.
Lluís Noguera, Global Head of Renewables Development at Brookfield and CEO at X-Elio, notes that Europe has clear targets and well-defined ideas, but getting the details right is taking a long time.
Oliverio Álvarez, partner responsible for Energy and Ressources at Deloitte Spain and co-organizer of the Meeting, emphasizes the need for public support for the energy transition and the importance of involving rural communities.
Mariano Bacigalupo, professor of Energy Law at UNED, acknowledges the benefits of renewable energy generation but highlights the need to encourage demand and address the challenges of network investment.
Juan Luis López Cardenete, IESE professor and academic director of the Meeting, notes the importance of managing public opinion and avoiding oversimplification of the energy transition, acknowledging that there will be sacrifices and challenges.
Also in the video:
• Pedro Linares, Professor, ETS-ICAI, Universidad Pontificia Comillas
• Loreto Ordoñez, CEO, Engie Spain
• Mario Ruíz-Tagle, CEO, Iberdrola España
• Ana Palacio, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Spain and visiting professor at Edmund Walsh School of Georgetown University
Moderator: Prof. Juan Luis López Cardenete, IESE Business School
• Sehila Gonzalez de Vicente, Global Director, Fusion Energy (CATF)
• Marina Serrano, President, Aelec
• Rocío Prieto González, Director of Energy, CNMC
• Carmen Becerril, President, OMI Group
• José Casas, General Director, Institutional Relations and Regulation, Endesa
• José Luis Gil, Director of Regulation, Naturgy
• Luis Cabra, EMD Energy Transition, Technology, Institutional Affairs & Deputy CEO, Repsol
• Alicia García Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific, Natixis
• Emilio Lamo de Espinosa, Catedrático Emérito de Sociología, Real
• Juan Caño, Managing Director, MACQUARIE
• Luis Atienza, President, Grupo Argo Capital
• Vicente Cortés Galeano, Professor and President, Inerco Corporation
• Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta, Chairman of the Energy Transition Group, Alantra Partners
• Pedro Antonio Merino, Repsol
To know more: industrymeetings.iese.edu