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Leonore Gewessler
Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.
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Fatih Birol
Executive Director. As Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol (@fbirol) has positioned the IEA at the forefront of global efforts to advance a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system. Since taking office in 2015, he has modernised the Agency by broadening its energy security mandate beyond oil to include electricity, natural gas, renewables and critical minerals, strengthened the Agency's global leadership in clean energy transitions and expanded IEA membership to include major emerging countries. As a result, the IEA’s share of global energy demand coverage has increased from 40% to over 80%. He has also played a central role in the global response to major energy security emergencies, including those triggered by the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis.Dr Birol joined the IEA in 1995 and steadily rose through the ranks from junior analyst to Chief Economist, where he oversaw the flagship World Energy Outlook. Throug...
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Nick Butler
Visiting Professor. Nick Butler is chair of the Kings Policy Institute at Kings College. He spent 29 years at BP, five of them as Group Vice President for Policy and Strategy Development, and later served as a senior advisor to former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Mr Butler is also an energy commentator for the Financial Times.
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