Maintaining energy security in the transition to clean energy

Fatih Birol

Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

Fatih Birol has been serving as the Executive Director of the IEA since 2015. Under his leadership, the IEA has been at the forefront of global efforts to achieve international climate goals, ensuring that the social and economic impacts of energy security and the transition to clean energy are central to policy decisions. Having worked at the IEA for over 20 years, he was listed among the most influential figures in the energy sector by Time magazine in 2021, most influential person in the energy sector by Forbes USA, and “Energy Person of the Year” by the Financial Times in 2017.

Trade Rules for the Green Energy Transition

James Bacchus

Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs, University of Central Florida

Former Adviser to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Former Founding Member and Chair of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1991-1995)