Prof. Weale is a highly sought-after and inspiring keynote speaker and moderator of conferences. He is particularly appreciated for his cross-country insights and ability to get to the heart of matters and confront his audience with inconvenient truths. Over recent years he has been a keynote or guest speaker in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK and US (California, Arizona and Washington DC). Engagements he has undertaken are listed below. The following is a selection of the speeches which Prof. Weale has made in recent years:
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ConferenceTitle of Speech
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Chaire European Electricity Markets, Université Paris- Dauphine – June 2021Can an Energy-Only Market fully remunerate investment? Empirical evidence since 2005
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DFBEW (German French Office for the Energy Transitions) – Nov. 2020Keynote speaker – How to meet Europe’s climate ambitions for 2030
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Slovenia Industry Association – Slovenia – Nov. 2020Keynote speaker – The German Laboratory– Decarbonisation of Heavy Industry
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EL Cano Real Instituto, Madrid – Client Webinar – Nov. 2020The EU Green Deal – A Reality Check
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France Stratégie (Prime Ministers’ Office) – Mar. 2020Guest speaker – Optimised power market design
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Chaire Electricité, Paris – Sep. 2019Keynote speaker – A power market design fit for the future
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Ireland Energy Conference, Dublin – June 2018Keynote Speaker – Energy Transitions – lessons from other EU and US States
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Platts EU Power Summit, Düsseldorf – Sep. 2018Guest speaker – Understanding the risks in the power sector
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PWC Utility Bootcamp, Rome – May 2017Power Market Design – trends in Germany and Europe
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AREL (Leading Italian Think Tank), Rome – May 2017Guest Speaker – The German Energiewende – a Titanic battle between policies and markets
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Swiss Nuclear Forum Annual Meeting, Zürich – May 2017Guest Speaker – The Limits of the wholesale power market and the need for a new design
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Eurelectric, Brussels – June 2017Future power market design – challenges and objectives
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Real Instituto Elcano (Leading Spanish Think Tank), Madrid – Feb 2016Guest Speaker – EU Energy Transitions compared
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Smart Energies Summit, Paris – June 2016Keynote Speaker – Comparisons of the French ‘Projet de Loi’ with other Energy Transitions
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IEA Electricity Security Advisory Panel Meeting, Paris – Oct. 2016Future of fossil fuels in the power sector
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Foratum Annual Conference, Brussels – Dec. 2016Guest Speaker – Refocussing the Clean Energy Package to prepare for electrification
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American Public Power Association CEO Meeting, Phoenix (Arizona) –Mar. 2015Guest Speaker – Lessons from the German Energiewende for the US Power Industry
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Université Dauphine (Chaire Eléctricité), Paris –Mar 2015Guest Speaker – Lessons from the US Power Industry and the New York REV Plan
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Flame Gas Conference, Amsterdam – Apr. 2015Keynote Speaker – Energy Efficiency – impact on Gas Demand and the Utility Response
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Platts European Power Summit, London – Apr. 2015Keynote Speaker– Energy Efficiency: Challenges and Opportunities for Electric Utilities
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Energy Efficiency Global Forum, Washington DC – May 2015Energy Efficiency – The Dual Role for Utilities and Governments
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European Power Summit, Prague – Dec. 2015US and EU Energy Transitions compared
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California Public Utilities Commission – July 2014Energy Transitions – who does it better – Germany or California?