Lunch Plenary

Innovation Energy Horizon Panel

Thursday, November 512:15 – 2:00

About This Session

This panel examines where the next generation of energy innovation is heading and what it will take to move promising technologies from concept to commercial scale. Drawing on perspectives from across the innovation and investment ecosystem, the conversation focuses on which bets are worth making now and how the industry can position itself for what comes next.

Key Questions Explored

  • Which emerging energy technologies are closest to the inflection point between promising and proven?
  • What does it take to move an innovation from a lab or pilot program to market at speed?
  • Where are the most important gaps between where investment is flowing and where it needs to go?
  • How should the industry be positioning itself today for the energy system that will exist in 2035?

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