ENERGY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION IN GLOBAL DIALOGUE

The 3rd Vienna Energy Strategy Dialog, which was organized by WEC Austria on November 24th, 2020 in cooperation with OSCE, IV and EY, created a virtual platform for experts from all over the world. In two panels, the socio-economic effects of global energy change as well as the geopolitical and security challenges in the new energy landscape were discussed with the following participants:

Mrs. Boyana Achovski, Secretary General, Gas Infrastructure Europe
Dr. Ayed S. Al-Qahtani, Director Research Division, OPEC
Dipl. Ing. Mag. (FH) Gerhard Christiner, Chairman of the Managing Board, Austrian Power Grid
Dr. Aliki van Heek, Unit Head 3E Analysis, IAEA
Jonathan Koomey, Ph.D., Koomey Analytics
Mag. Daniel Kroos, LL.M., Senior Program Officer, OSCE
Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Executive Director of The World in 2050 (TWI2050)
Aleš Prešern, CEO Siemens Energy Austria GmbH
Dr. Valeria Termini, Full Professor of Economics, Università Roma Tre
Gottfried Tonweber, Head of Cyber Security and Data Privacy, EY
Prof. Dr. Stefan Ulreich, Professor of Energy Economics and Management Consultant, Biberach University of Applied Sciences
Duane Verner, Manager, Resilience Assessment Group, Argonne National Laboratory
Brent Wanner, Energy Analyst, IEA
Dr. Kirsten Westphal, Senior Analyst, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Dr. Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General and CEO, World Energy Council
Dr. Katja Yafimava, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

We would like to thank Prof. Dr. Stephan Unger from Saint Anselm College for the conception of the event.

We would also like to thank the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) and EY Austria for their support as co-organizers.