Global Conference on Energy and AI


High-Level Roundtable on Energy & AI

The High-Level Roundtable will bring together global leaders from policymaking, the energy industry and the tech sector for a series of roundtable discussions. Part of the discussions will be livestreamed to enable participation from the IEA’s large global group of stakeholders. The remaining discussion will be closed-door to enable an open discussion. The agenda overview is shown below.



Day

1 : December 4, 2024
08:30 - 09:30
Arrival and Registration
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break

Day

2 : December 5, 2024
08:30 - 21:30
Arrival and registration
08:30 - 09:30
Arrival and Registration
09:30 - 11:30
Energy for AI, and AI for Energy: Strategic Overview
This session will provide a strategic overview of the energy and AI nexus.
11:30 - 12:00
Networking coffee and group photos
Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00
Energy for AI: Delivering on the Demand Challenge (Closed-door)
The AI and digital boom are increasing energy demand, prompting questions on how to meet this demand sustainably, what impact this couldhave on the grids and how to ensure investment keeps track to deliver and grid capacity. This session will explore the outlook for energy demand from AI, key challenges and options to meet the rising sustainably.
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
AI for Energy: Unlocking the Transformative Potential of AI in the Energy Sector (Closed-door)
AI’s impact on the energy sector could be transformative. This session will explore the blue skies applications of AI in energy innovation and how AI can be applied in the energy sector to boost productivity, safety and sustainability.
15:00 - 15:30
Conclusions, Outlook, and Next Steps
Summary reflections on the conference outcomes and next steps.