IEA Energy Innovation Forum 2025

Event — Toronto, Canada

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Event overview

For five decades, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been cooperating with international experts to help set the energy technology agenda and convene decision-makers, advising governments all around the world.

This work has never been as important as it is today, with innovation required to play a critical role in enabling faster transitions to a more secure and sustainable energy sector.

The 2025 edition of the Energy Innovation Forum (EIF) was co-hosted by the IEA and the Government of Canada on 29 October 2025, the day prior to the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto.

The event’s primary objectives were to identify key opportunities and risks facing energy technology innovation, inform senior decision-makers about high-impact actions for prioritisation in the near term, and highlight the importance of international cooperation.

Read more in the IEA press release and Natural Resources Canada's press release.

Participants

Co-hosts

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The Hon. Tim Hodgson
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Canada
Timur Gul
Timur Gül
Chief Technology Officer, IEA

Government Speakers

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Julie Dabrusin
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada
Frank Des Rosiers
Frank des Rosiers
Assistant-Deputy Minister - Energy Efficiency and Technology Sector, Natural Resources Canada
Cindy Termoshuizen
Cindy Termoshuizen
Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G7 and G20 Summits, Canada
Rosalinde van der Vlies
Rosalinde van der Vlies
Director Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency and Innovation, DG Energy, European Commission
Shinichi Kihara
Shinichi Kihara
Director-General for Energy and Environmental Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Eleanor Webster
Eleanor Webster
Head of Secretariat, Mission Innovation
Svitlana Grynchuk
The Hon. Svitlana Grynchuk
Minister of Energy, Ukraine
Damitha Adikaari (1)
Damitha Adikaari
Chair of the IEA Committee on Energy Research and Technology, United Kingdom

Private sector Speakers

Anthony Cottone
Anthony Cottone
President, 1PointFive
Ryan Melsert
Ryan Melsert
CEO, American Battery Technology Company
Akshat Rathi
Akshat Rathi
Senior Reporter, Bloomberg News
Cristina Lopez
Cristina Lopez
Managing Director, Canada Growth Fund
Wendy Lam
Wendy Lam
CEO, Capsol
Naim Merchant
Na’im Merchant
Executive Director, Carbon Removal Canada
Alex Petre
Alex Petre
CEO, Deepsky
Robert Winsloe
Robert Winsloe
Executive Vice President, Origination
Francois Perras
François Perras
President & CEO, ELYSIS
Inga Petersen
Inga Petersen
Executive Director, Global Battery Alliance
Marsden Hanna
Marsden Hanna
Head of Energy and Sustainability Policy, Google
Ayesha Choudhury
Ayesha Choudhury
CCO, Infinium
Luca Mezossy
Luca Mezossy-Dona
Co-Founder, IONATE
Jon Hennek
Jon Hennek
Chief Product Officer, Lila Sciences
Christine Guyot
Christine Guyot
Director, Corporate Affairs
Madhavi Srinivasan
Madhavi Srinivasan
Professor, Nanyang Technological University
Megan O'Connor
Megan O’Connor
Co-founder and CEO, Nth Cycle
Diana Maranga
Diana Maranga
Head of Commercialisation, Octavia Carbon
Marcius Extavour
Marcius Extavour
Partner, Ode
Nobuto Nakanishi
Nakanishi Nobuto
Director, Panasonic Energy Co.
Morgan Bazilian
Morgan Bazilian
Professor, Payne Institute
John Stakhouse
John Stackhouse
Senior Vice-President, Royal Bank of Canada
Alan Aspuru Guzik
Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Professor, University of Toronto Acceleration Consortium
Marta Jara
Marta Jara Otero
Head of Hydrogen Division, Ventus
Amanda Hall
Amanda Hall
CEO, Summit Nanotech
All times in Paris time
Oct 29, 2025