About CERAWeek

Chaired by Daniel Yergin, CERAWeek is recognized as the foremost annual gathering in the energy sector, rated among the top five “corporate leader conferences” worldwide. This premier event convenes over 450 C-Suite executives, 80 ministers and top officials, and 325 media representatives, with more than 10,000 participants from over 2,050 companies across 80 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition. 

CERAWeek 2024 explored strategies for a multidimensional, multispeed and multifuel energy transition. The drive for energy transition is reshaping the competitive landscape for companies and countries – creating new opportunities and risks across the energy value chain. The imperative to reduce emissions has grown in urgency. Yet expectations of a simple linear global transition have been shaken as climate goals compete with concerns over how to deliver economic growth while ensuring energy security, energy access, and affordability. The multidimensional energy transition reflects different realities and timelines by region, technology, industry strategies, the variety of social and political approaches and divergent national priorities in an increasingly multipolar world. 

CERAWeek 2025 will focus on the challenges ahead for energy supply, the transitions and security – as well as for markets, infrastructure, directions of policy and the advance of technology including AI – and what this means for all aspects of the industry and beyond. There will also be significant focus on the role of natural gas, and the continuing transformation of electric power, including transmission and renewables. 

Through a diverse set of programs and platforms CERAWeek highlights the linkages of these topics across industries and showcase the partnerships and collaborative models that are transforming energy.

The Innovation Agora is an open marketplace for the exchange of insights and solutions on energy innovation and emerging technologies. It is also a forum to learn and connect, including an exciting program with many sessions and formats designed to facilitate meaningful dialogue and stimulate new thinking and learning. The program covers a wide array of transformational technology platforms ranging from digitalization, AI, analytics, and connectivity to robotics, blockchain, additive manufacturing and mobility, and including a continued focus on new technologies for decarbonization. The Agora convenes a remarkable community of technologists, investors, thought leaders, government officials and corporate innovators—all committed to exploring new pathways for lower emissions, affordability and reliability.

Partner and Professional Development Programs are designed to promote high-level interaction among senior executives and officials and build communities to address and share learning on the most important challenges facing the energy future; and programs that foster engagement by emerging leaders and communities. Partner Programs include Summits and Regional & Topical Forums convened during CERAWeek and Energy Partner Informal Conversations (EPICs)—opportunities for executives to engage with senior public officials in a relaxed setting.