World's preeminent energy conference to focus on 'Moving Ahead: Energy strategies for a complex world.' Learn more at www.ceraweek.com
HOUSTON, Feb. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The leader of the world's largest asset manager will be among the speakers at the 43rd annual CERAWeek by S&P Global, March 10-14 in Houston.
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Laurence D. Fink, Founder, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock will join the world's top energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymakers, as well as leaders from the technology, financial and industrial communities addressing this year's conference.
In addition to being the world's largest asset manager, Blackrock is also one of the world's largest energy investors with more than $325 billion invested globally—including $135 billion in Texas alone.
"We are pleased to welcome Larry Fink to CERAWeek," said Daniel Yergin, conference chair and Vice Chairman of S&P Global. "The substantial amount of investment required to meet the world's growing energy needs and scale new technologies for the future presents numerous challenges. As leader of the world's largest asset manager, his deep knowledge and insights on the role of investment in the global energy system, and his highly attuned sense of market signals will be an important contribution to the critical dialogues taking place at this year's conference and to understanding how the energy landscape will evolve."
CERAWeek 2025: Moving Ahead: Energy strategies for a complex world will examine an era of multifaceted change—in policy, technology and geopolitics—that is reshaping the global energy landscape. The conference will explore a multitude of factors, and the underlying issues and linkages between them, that have profound implications for markets, investment, supply chains, geopolitics and competitive strategies.
The CERAWeek 2025 conference program will explore key themes related to:
New Policies and Shifting Regulations
Oil and Gas
Power Grid and Electrification
Renewables and Low-Carbon Fuels
Geopolitics
Trade and Supply Chains
The Capital Transition
Business Strategies
Mobility and Transportation
Mining and Minerals
AI and Digital
Managing Emissions
Technology and Innovation
Climate and Sustainability
The week-long event will also include the CERAWeek Innovation Agora, serving as the center of technology and innovation programming at the conference. Featuring a community of, technologists, startup entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors, thought leaders, policymakers and corporate innovators, the Innovation Agora will showcase transformational technology platforms in energy and adjacent industries ranging across AI, decarbonization, low carbon fuels, cybersecurity, hydrogen, nuclear, mining and minerals, mobility, automation, and more. The 2025 program will also feature "Agora Hubs"—dedicated areas focused on climate, carbon and new energies.
Additional CERAWeek 2025 speakers will include (partial list):
H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid – Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, African Union
Hon. Tom Alweendo – Minister of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy, The Republic of Namibia
Murray Auchincloss – CEO, bp plc
Alan Armstrong – President and CEO, The Williams Companies
Christian Bruch – President and CEO, Siemens Energy
Jim Fitterling – Chair and CEO, Dow
Jack Fusco – President and CEO, Cheniere Energy
Richard Haas – Senior Counselor, Centerview Partners; President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
Harold Hamm – Executive Chairman, Continental Resources
Russell Hardy – CEO, Vitol
John Hess – CEO, Hess Corporation
Vicki Hollub – President and CEO, Oxy
Richard Holtum – CEO, Trafigura
Josu Jon Imaz – CEO, Repsol
Ditte Juul Jørgensen – Director-General for Energy, European Commission
John Ketchum – Chairman, President and CEO, NextEra Energy
Markus Krebber – CEO, RWE AG
Sanjiv Lamba – CEO and Member of the Board of Directors, Linde
Ryan Lance – Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips
Amin Nasser – President and CEO, Saudi Aramco
Meg O'Neill – CEO and Managing Director, Woodside Energy
Anders Opedal – President and CEO, Equinor
John Pettigrew – CEO, National Grid
Pedro J. Pizarro – President and CEO, Edison International
Marcel van Poecke – Chairman of Energy, The Carlyle Group
Maria Pope – President and CEO, Portland General Electric
Ruth Porat – President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google
Patrick Pouyanné – Chairman of the Board and CEO, TotalEnergies
H.E. the Hon. Dr. Kevin Rudd AC – Former Australian Prime Minister, Australian Ambassador to the United States
Wael Sawan – CEO, Shell
Lorenzo Simonelli – Chairman and CEO, Baker Hughes
Hon. Danielle Smith – Premier of Alberta, Government of Alberta
Dong Sub Kim – President and CEO, Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC)
Tengku Muhammad Taufik – President and Group Chief Executive Officer, PETRONAS
Ernie Thrasher – CEO, Xcoal Energy and Resources
Torbjön Törnqvist – Co-founder and Chairman, Gunvor SA
Olu Verheijen – Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Maarten Wetselaar – CEO, Moeve
Mike Wirth – Chairman of the Board and CEO, Chevron Corporation
Visit www.ceraweek.com for a complete list of speakers and the most up-to-date program information (subject to change).
Registration Information
CERAWeek by S&P Global 2025 will be held March 10-14 at the Hilton Americas—Houston. Further information and delegate registration is available at www.ceraweek.com.
Media Accreditation
Media registration is now open. Members of the media interested in covering CERAWeek 2025 are required to apply for accreditation.
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