Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Global Conference on Energy & AI: Fireside Chats
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The IEA is convening a series of fireside chats during its Global Conference on Energy & AI on 5 December. Vijay Vaitheeswaran, the Economist’s Global Energy and Climate Innovation Editor, will speak with high-profile conference participants from the energy sector and the tech industry about how artificial intelligence could transform global energy systems, exploring the key opportunities and challenges ahead.
12:10-12:20 CET Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google
12:40-12:50 CET Ashiss Kumar Dash, Executive Vice President, Infosys
13:20-13:30 CET Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO, Hitachi Energy
14:40-14:50 CET Jeffrey Olson, Vice President of Business Development and Finance, Kairos
15:10-15:20 CET Pankaj Sharma, EVP Secure Power, Schneider Electric
15:45-15:55 CET Laura Cozzi, Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks
Speakers
Kate Brandt
Kate Brandt
Ashiss Kumar Dash
Ashiss Kumar Dash
Andreas Schierenbeck
Andreas Schierenbeck
Jeffrey Olson
Jeffrey Olson
Pankaj Sharma
Pankaj Sharma
Laura Cozzi
Laura Cozzi
Laura Cozzi was appointed the International Energy Agency’s Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks in 2023. She leads and co-ordinates the IEA’s work on energy sustainability, encompassing energy technology policy and climate change. She is also the Agency’s Chief Energy Modeller, and in this capacity co-leads the World Energy Outlook, the IEA’s flagship publication series.
Ms Cozzi joined the IEA in 1999 as a junior analyst in the World Energy Outlook team. She has co-led many editions of the Outlook and led multiple special reports. Prior to joining the IEA, Ms Cozzi worked for the Italian energy company ENI S.p.A. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan and a Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Economics from Eni Corporate University.
Ms Cozzi was awarded an Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Cavaliere dell’ordine al merito della repubblica italiana) in 2025 and she was elected as a member of the National Academy of Technologies of France in 2024. She has also received honorary doctorate degrees from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology and from the Polytechnic University of Milan.