• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Brian Sullivan

Ipieca

Executive Director 

Brian joined Ipieca as the Executive Director in 2011 following a 23 year career in bp. He graduated in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Imperial College, London, UK and was recruited into bp's Refining and Marketing international graduate programme in 1986. During his time with bp he has had a varied career of technical, commercial, financial and leadership roles across the downstream value chain including crude and products trading, marine fuels, lubricants and alternative energy. During his tenure at Ipieca, he has overseen the growth of the Association and leads their contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Energy Transition. 2022 saw the launch of the Ipieca Principles, a new condition of membership promoting support for UN agreements and practices that align with them. Brian is a Fellow of the Energy Institute.

Sessions With Brian Sullivan

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 10:00am - 10:30am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 03:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 03:30 pm

    Improving Energy Access While Combatting Climate Change
    Digitalization/AI/Machine Learning/Robotics/Cybersecurity

    Developments over the past two years have demonstrated that the energy transition is more complicated than previously thought. While the transition proceeds, expectations of a linear global shift have been shaken as climate goals compete with priorities around energy security, energy access and affordability. Where are the gaps in policy, technology and financing and what is a feasible path to address those gaps?