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

Emmanuelle Wargon

Commission de régulation de l'énergie

President

A graduate of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration ( “Marc Bloch” class) and of HEC, Ecole des hautes études commerciales de Paris (1992), Emmanuelle Wargon began her career at the national Court of Auditors. Following this experience, Emmanuelle held several positions within the French social ministries. Notably, from 2012 she managed the General Delegation for Employment and Vocational Training. With a long career in the public sector behind her, Emmanuelle tried her hand at the private sector in 2015, joining Danone's management team in public affairs and communications.She was then appointed to the governments of Edouard Philippe as Secretary of State for Ecological Transition and Jean Castex as Minister for Housing. Finally, since August 2022, Emmanuelle Wargon has been President of the French Energy Regulatory Commission.

Sessions With Emmanuelle Wargon

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 04:50pm - 05:30pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 09:50 pm - 19/mar/2024 10:30 pm

    Infrastructure: Surmounting the permitting barrier?
    Energy Infrastructure/Supply Chains

    The energy transition requires rapid deployment of new energy infrastructure at an unprecedented pace and scale.  Successfully permitting that infrastructure in a timely manner has become a critical issue, one that countries and companies are struggling with. It’s a fine line between creating a framework that delivers the right outcomes—for the environment, for locals, for a country—and one that introduces too many constraints. How can regulators overcome these barriers, and ensure that perfect does not become the enemy of the good? What role should companies play to ensure their projects meet public demands?