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We are delighted to announce that the 11th BIEE Future of Energy Lecture will be given by
Fintan Slye
CEO, National Energy System Operator (NESO)
at The Royal Society on Tuesday 10 June 2025
Registration will open here soon, register your interest at admin@biee.org or subscribe to our mailing list.
Fintan Slye
Fintan Slye is CEO of NESO. He joined NESO in 2018. Prior to this he was CEO of the EirGrid Group, the electricity system and market operator in Ireland and Northern Ireland. He has previously worked for McKinsey & Company and ESB Group.
Fintan is both a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Ireland and the Energy Institute. He holds a Masters in Engineering Science and an MBA from University College Dublin.
The Future of Energy Lecture series
As its strapline says, BIEE has for over 40 years provided a focal point for informed discussion and debate of key energy issues in the UK (and more broadly in Europe and globally).
In 2014, to mark its 30th anniversary, BIEE launched an annual lecture series – “The Future of Energy”. The lecture is given by a leading figure in the energy world from industry, government or academia on a topic of their choice.
Past Speakers
2024 Lord Adair Turner – ‘Achieving a net zero economy: technological possibilities and economic challenges’
2023 Juliet Davenport OBE – ‘A view from a Renewables Pioneer’
2021/22 Greg Jackson, Founder & Chief Executive, Octopus Energy – ‘Heating goes electric: Why heat pumps will become mainstream soon’
2019 Sinead Lynch, UK Country Chair, Shell – ‘The UK’s Energy Future: a call for greater urgency’
2018 Steve Holliday, Former CEO, National Grid – ‘We Need a Plan… or do we ?’
2017 The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy – ‘UK Energy Policy’
2016 Iain Conn, CEO, Centrica – ‘The Customer and the Changing Energy Landscape’
2015 Prof Dieter Helm, University of Oxford – ‘Energy Policy after the Election’
2014 Ian Marchant, Former CEO, SSE – ‘Keeping the Lights on’
Venue
The lecture will be held in the Dining Room on the lower ground floor of The Royal Society. Registration will start outside the meeting room at 17:00 and tea will be available on arrival. The lecture including Q&A will run for an hour from 17:30 and will be followed by a drinks reception at 18:30.
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This event is not organized or endorsed by the Royal Society.
The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
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