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

Kadri Simson

European Commission

Commissioner for Energy

Kadri Simson is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party. She is serving as an European Commissioner for Energy in the Von der Leyen Commission since 1. December 2019. She was previously the Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure in Jüri Ratas' first cabinet from 2016 to 2019. During the Estonian Presidency in the Council of the EU, Simson chaired both energy ministers and transport ministers meetings in TTE Council and ministers of economy format in EU Competitiveness Council. From 2007–2016 Kadri Simson was a member of the 11th, 12th, and 13th Riigikogu and in 2019 she was also elected to the 14th Riigikogu. She holds a Master's degree in Political Science from University College London.

Sessions With Kadri Simson

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 02:30pm - 03:20pm (CST) / -

    Conversations with Women in Energy
  • 04:40pm - 05:25pm (CST) / -

    Plenary - The Future of the European Green Deal
    Geopolitics/Policy/Regulatory Climate & Sustainability

    Europe’s Green Deal commits Europe to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050—and by 2030 to cut GHG emissions by 50–55%. Each EU member will develop targets and legislation to achieve these ambitions. Many companies operating in Europe have similarly adopted net-zero targets. Will financial and technical realities support these goals? At what economic, political, and social costs? How must public and private sectors work together? With Europe accounting for less than 10% of global GHG emissions, what must be done to have a meaningful impact on climate change?