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Strategic Conference
Here we have gathered the video recordings from all sessions at the ONS Strategic Conference, including Leadership Dialogues, Round Tables and Panel Debates.
Please note that this page is not intended for publication to a broad audience unless agreed upon with the ONS Foundation.
Streaming
Strategic Conference
Here we have gathered the video recordings from all sessions at the ONS Strategic Conference, including Leadership Dialogues, Round Tables and Panel Debates.
Please note that this page is not intended for publication to a broad audience unless agreed upon with the ONS Foundation.
Opening Ceremony
What is Courage and why Courage matters now in a time of disruption and uncertainty, where geopolitics and technology are reshaping the world faster than we all can adapt.
Setting the scene for energy, climate and geopolitics. Where have we been, where are we and where are we heading?
Watch the recording on the right
Opening Ceremony
What is Courage and why Courage matters now in a time of disruption and uncertainty, where geopolitics and technology are reshaping the world faster than we all can adapt.
Setting the scene for energy, climate and geopolitics. Where have we been, where are we and where are we heading?
Watch the recording on the right
Leadership & Energy Dialogues at ONS 2026
Leadership Dialogue: Chuanwei Zhang
Chuanwei Zhang, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Ming Yang Smart Energy
Moderator: Lynn Loo, CEO, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
Leadership Dialogue: Øyvind Eriksen
Øyvind Eriksen, President & CEO, Aker
Moderator: Marius Lorentzen, FaTV, Finansavisen
Leadership Dialogue: Rasmus Errboe
Rasmus Errboe, CEO & Group President, Ørsted
Moderator: Frida Layti, Business Development Manager, Validé
Leadership Dialogue: Greg Jackson
Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO, Octopus Energy
Moderator: Ann Mettler, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP)
Leadership Dialogue: Kirk Johnson
Kirk Johnson, EVP, Global Operations and Technical Functions, ConocoPhillips
Moderator: Maynard Holt, Founder & CEO, Veriten
Leadership Dialogue: Amena Bakr
Amena Bakr, Head of Middle East & OPEC+ Insights, Kpler
Moderator: Marius Lorentzen, FaTV, Finansavisen
Leadership Dialogue: Morten Wierød
Morten Wierod, CEO of ABB
Moderated by: Amrita Sen, Founder & Director of Market Intelligence, Energy Aspects
Leadership Dialogue: H.E. Modestus Amutse
Modestus Amutse, Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Government of Namibia
Moderator: Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President Geopolitics & International Affairs, S&P Global
Leadership Dialogue: Nick Walker
Nick Walker, CEO, Vår Energi ASA
Moderator: Tina Bru, Partner and Senior Adviser, First House
Leadership Dialogue: Kjerstin Braathen
Kjerstin Braathen, Chief Executive Officer, DNB Bank ASA
Moderator: Marius Lorentzen, FaTV, Finansavisen
Leadership Dialogue: Dr. Christian Bruch
Christian Bruch, President and CEO, Siemens Energy
Moderator: Latika M Bourke, Writer-at-Large for The Nightly, Independent advisor
Leadership Dialogue: Nicolai Tangen
Nicolai Tangen, CEO, Norges Bank Investment Management
Moderator: Maynard Holt, Founder & CEO, Veriten
Energy Dialogue: Nobuo Tanaka
Nobuo Tanaka, Distinguished Fellow, The Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ)
Moderator: Eirik Wærness, Acting EVP and Chief Economist, De Beers Group
Energy Dialogue: Xavier Rousseau & Mark McCrory
- Mark McCrory, Director for Policy & Analysis, International Gas Union
- Xavier Rousseau, Director Strategic Studies, Snam
Moderator: Pål Rasmussen, Corporate relationship manager, Gassco
Energy dialogue: Tatiana Mitrova
Tatiana Mitrova, Global Fellow, CGEP, Columbia University
Moderator: Robert Johnston, Director of Energy and Natural Resources Policy, University of Calgary
Energy Dialogue with Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba
Moderator: Eirik Wærness, Acting EVP and Chief Economist, De Beers Group
Energy Dialogue - Three Nations. Three Perspectives
Pietro Mendes, Director, ANP
Maggy Shino, Director, Namibia Ministry of Mines & Energy
Torgeir Stordal, Director General, Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Energy Dialogue: Yao Li
Yao Li, Founder & CEO, SIA Energy
Sverre Alvik, Vice President and Energy Transition Outlook dire, DNV
Leadership Dialogue with Lynn Loo
Lynn Loo, Chief Executive Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
Latika M Bourke, Writer-at-Large for The Nightly, Independent advisor
Roundtable - ONS 2026
A changing world order and new alliances - in cooperation with Atlantic Council
- Benedikt Franke, CEO & Vice Chairman, Munich Security Conference
- Narendra Taneja, Chairman, Independent Energy Policy Institute
- Arancha González Laya, Dean, Sciences Po
- Carlos Pascual, SVP Geopolitics & International Affairs, S&P Global
- Helima Croft, Man. Dir. and Global Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
- Jonathan Black, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, Columbia University
Moderated by: Elena Benaim, Deputy Director, Energy Security and Transatlantic Lead, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Courage in action: delivering energy and decarbonization in a fragmented world
- Anders Opedal, President & CEO, Equinor ASA
- Wael Sawan, CEO, Shell
- Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman of the Board & CEO, TotalEnergies
- Sylvia dos Anjos, Executive Director of Exploration and Production, Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
Moderated by:
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, Chair, Exec. Committee OGCI & Head of Secretariat OGDC, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI)
AI and future energy need?
- Muqsit Ashraf, Chief Executive - Industry and Enterprise, Accenture
- Sean Saul, Vice President, DeltaV Platform Marketing, Emerson
- Maxine Ghavi, Executive Vice President and Head of Europe, Hitachi Energy
- Tim Meyerjürgens, CEO, TenneT Germany
- Paul Sankey, President, Sankey Research
Moderator:
Dan Thompson, Data Center Research Director, S&P Global
Capital for change: Unlocking investments in the global energy transition
- Narendra Taneja, Chairman, Independent Energy Policy Institute
- Luz Stella Murgas, Presidenta de Naturgas, Naturgas
- Douglas L. Peterson, Senior Advisor, DLP Advisors
- Rashid Ali Abdallah, Executive Director of the African Energy Commission (AFREC)
- Kruthika Anastasia Bala, Managing Director, Resources Now
- Modestus Amutse, Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Government of Namibia
Moderator:
Xenia Wickett, Director, Wickett Advisory
Cold realities - resources and geopolitics in the Arctic
- Tatiana Mitrova, Global Fellow, CGEP, Columbia University
- Thomas Emanuel Dans, Chairman, United States Arctic Research Commission
- Robert Johnston, Director of Energy and Natural Resources Policy, University of Calgary
- Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, Director, Norwegian Intelligence School
- Astrid Willa Eide Hoem, State Secretary, Ministry of Climate and Environment, The Norwegian Government
Moderator:
Elana Wilson Rowe, Adjunct research professor, Norwegian Inst. of International Affairs (NUPI)
War and energy/ Energy under fire
- Christina Verchere, CEO, OMVPetrom
- Oleksiy Gavrysh, Ambassador to Ukraine, Embassy of Ukraine
- Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, Director, Norwegian Intelligence School
- Arancha González Laya, Dean, Sciences Po
- Sara Akbar, Chief Executive Officer, Oilserv Kuwait
- Pawel Wojtunik, Executive Vice President, Security, Orlen SA
Moderator:
Xenia Wickett, Director, Wickett Advisory
Financing the future energy system in Europe
The Equinor and HitecVision Finance Symposium 2026
- Torgrim Reitan, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Equinor ASA
- Erlend Basmo Ellingsen, Managing Partner and CEO, HitecVision
- Kristina Kostial, Acting Director of the IMF’s European Department, International Monetary Fund
- Christian Bruch, President and CEO, Siemens Energy
- Per Christian Honningsvaag, General Manager - Energy & Resources - EMEA, Microsoft
Moderator:
Paul Wheeler, Head of International Energy and Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Jefferies
The Trust Mandate: Leadership and Public Support for the Energy Transition
In cooperation with BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
- Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
- David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
- Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba
- Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, President & CEO, Statkraft AS
- Michael Shanks, Minister of State for Energy, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK
Moderator:
Ali Aslan, Moderator, Host and presenter
Leadership in an uncertain energy world
- Elisabeth Berntsen Gardum, P&O Business Partner, Aker BP
- Oleksii Riabchyn, Chief International and Sustainability Officer, Naftogaz of Ukraine
- Sheel Sood, Executive Director, ONGC
Moderator:
Ali Aslan, Moderator, Host and presenter
Beyond chaos: Courage to build a sustainable, secure and affordable energy system
- Elisabeth Vike Vardheim, CEO, Statnett
- Christian Bruch, President and CEO, Siemens Energy
- Douglas L. Peterson, Senior Advisor, DLP Advisors
- Luz Stella Murgas, Presidenta de Naturgas, Naturgas
- Anne Leer, Chief AI Policy Officer, Sovereign AI
Moderator:
Ali Aslan, Moderator, Host and presenter
Panel debates - ONS 2026
Energy future - renewable, nuclear or something new?
- Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment, Government of Estonia
- Brooke Morrison, CEO, Solestiss
- Marina Md Taib, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, PETRONAS
Moderator:
Latika M Bourke, Writer-at-Large for The Nightly, Independent advisor
Shaping or shaking? The AI impact on energy
- Darryl Willis, Corporate VP, Energy & Resource Industry, Microsoft
- Hege Skryseth, EVP and Chief Technical Officer, Equinor
- Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO, Octopus Energy
- Jeremy Fraenkel, CEO, Fundamental Technologies
Moderator:
Ann Mettler, Dist. Visiting Fellow, The Centre on Global Energy Policy (CGEP)
Disrupting the energy trilemma: Breakthrough ideas shaping the future of energy? ONS Innovation Awards
- Terje Aasland, State Secretary, The Norwegian Government
- Karl Johnny Hersvik, CEO, Aker BP
- Abdellah Merad, EVP Core Services and Equipment, SLB
- Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman and CEO, Baker Hughes
Moderator:
Xenia Wickett, Director, Wickett Advisory
Secure access to critical components, minerals and energy
- Amani Abou-Zeid, Former AU Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, African Union
- Alzbeta Klein, CEO/Director General, International Fertilizer Association
- Robert Johnston, Director of Energy and Natural Resources Policy, University of Calgary
- Andriy Kobolyev, Founder, Elektryka
Moderator:
Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President Geopolitics & International Affairs, S&P Global
Climate reality 2026: The truth about where we stand — and what must change
- Amrita Sen, Founder & Director of Market Intelligence, Energy Aspects
- Musaab M. AlMulla, VP Market Analysis & Sustainability, Saudi Aramco
- Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Founding Partner and CEO of onepoint5, Former Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Valentina Kretzschmar, Vice President- Consulting, Wood Mackenzie
Moderator:
Latika M Bourke, Writer-at-Large for The Nightly, Independent advisor
Sci-fi technology/The holy grail technologies that could rewrite energy
- Heike Freund, COO, Marvel Fusion
- John O'Donnell, Founder and CIO, Rondo Energy
- René Rohrbeck, Director of Chair for Foresight, Innovation and Transformation, EDHEC Business School
- Masanao Moriwaki, Senior Vice President and Division General Manager, Hitachi GE Vernova Nuclear Energy
Moderator:
Ann Mettler, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP)
Energy addition, transition or substitution?
- Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, President & CEO, Statkraft AS
- Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba
- Nobuo Tanaka, Distinguished Fellow, The Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ)
Moderator:
Jarand Rystad, CEO, Rystad Energy
Will energy continue to shape global power games?
- Khalifa Abdulsadek, Minister of Oil & Gas in Libya, board member in NOC
- Nick Butler, Visiting Professor, King's College London
- Amena Bakr, Head of Middle East & OPEC+ Insights, Kpler
- Elena Benaim, Deputy Director, Energy Security and Transatlantic Lead, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Moderator:
Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President Geopolitics & International Affairs, S&P Global
Decarbonisation in hard to abate sectors
- Anko van der Werff, CEO, SAS
- Marco Richrath, Chief Operating Officer, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
- Morten Bo Christiansen, SVP Energy Transition, A.P. Moller Maersk
- Alfredo Parres, Head of Renewables, Group Senior VP, Hitachi Energy
Moderator:
Lynn Loo, Chief Executive Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
NCS Vision 2035 - Improved Recovery Award
- Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani, Executive Chairman, DNO
- Torgeir Stordal, Director General, Norwegian Offshore Directorate
- Kjetil Hove, EVP, Exploration & Production Norway, Equinor
- Anastasia Polymeni, Principal Analyst - Exploration Scout, Upstream Intelligence, S&P Global
- Paal Eikeseth, Executive Vice President, Life Cycle, Aker Solutions
Moderator:
Tina Bru, Partner and Senior Adviser, First House