Where capital meets the energy transition

Energy Shift Forum convenes a growing network of family offices, investment councils, investors, energy companies and scale-ups through invitation-only, curated global gatherings and digital programming — driving deal flow, capital formation, co-investments, and investor activation.

Built on exclusive access, curation, and alignment.

What Are We Building?

Energy Shift Forum operates across three interconnected formats — each designed to activate capital, deepen relationships, and accelerate the energy transition.

Global Forums

Invitation-only gatherings co-located with the world's leading climate and energy moments — Climate Weeks, COPs, and Davos. Built on exclusive access, curation, and alignment .

Digital Programming

Monthly Community Calls bringing together investors, operators, and partners across the ESC network. Spotlights, open dialogue, and ecosystem updates — every month, online.

Family Office Network

Structured access to a curated network of family offices, institutional investors, and strategic capital — built for alignment, not volume. Warm introductions that move capital.

Investment Councils

Year-round engagement beyond events — enabling investors to stay connected to deal flow, peers, and market developments through vertical-specific peer councils.

Energy Shift Forum convenes invitation-only gatherings co-located with the global moments that shape capital flows — Climate Weeks, COP, Davos, and beyond.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Energy Shift Forum Past Events

Energy Shift Forum Davos

In collaboration with TRANSMED TRADING,ANRONG and Business Finland

January 21-22, 2026

Our inaugural Davos programming brought together 35 speakers representing tens of billions in assets under management, establishing Energy Shift as a key Davos programming on the energy transition during World Economic Forum week.

See the full programming here.

Energy Shift Forum Helsinki

Slush Community Side Event in collaboration with Helen, Climate KIC and Burson

November 20, 2025

Hosted during Slush, the Energy Shift Forum Helsinki gathered a distinguished group of 70 energy transition leaders and investors, collectively managing over €30B in AUM.

Co-hosted by Finnish energy forerunner Helen, the invitation-only event brought together investors, innovators, and energy operators to explore how collaboration among scale-ups, corporates, and capital can accelerate innovation in the clean energy transition.

Operator Panel

Panelists:

  • Tommi Nyman, Founder & CEO at Steady Energy

  • Juhani Hintikka , CEO, at Virta

  • Per Øyvind Voie, CEO at Vireon

  • Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen, Co-founder & CEO, at Hyme

Moderated by Risto Kuulasmaa, Energy Shift Capital

Investor Panel

Panelists:

  • Lucy Rands, General Partner at ETF Partners

  • Natalia Medianero Aldaba, Investment Manager at SC Net Zero Ventures

  • Jussi Lilja, Executive Vice President at Korkia

  • Alessa Sänger, Investment Associate at Sabancı Climate Ventures

Moderated by Mido Talhouni, Investment Principal, Climate KIC

Energy Shift Forum Bodrum

In collaboration with DEF Bodrum

November 13, 2025

“Türkiye as a Bridge: Connecting Local Energy Giants with Global Capital” panel explored how Türkiye can accelerate international partnerships, attract global capital, and position itself at the heart of the energy transition.

Panelists:

  • Canan Özsoy, Independent Board Member & Advisor

  • Birol Ergüven, Board Member at Limak Enerji

  • Cem Deniz, CEO at İş Elektrik

Moderator: Ilkay Demirdag, CEO at Energy Shift Capital

“Unlocking Global Investment in Energy Transition” panel brought together influential voices shaping the next decade of energy investing.

Panelists:

  • Vazil Hudak Hudák, Chairperson of the Board at InoBat

  • Oli Harris, Partner at Dream Ventures

  • Abdulla Al-Naimi, Managing Director at Doha Business Consulting

Moderator: Risto Kuulasmaa, Energy Shift Capital

Energy Shift Forum New York

NYC Climate Week event in collaboration with Herrick

September 25, 2025

While the first panel focused on the founder journey, the second brought the investor’s perspective. Together, the discussions underscored that success in climate tech demands more than breakthrough technologies — it requires resilient teams, strong fundamentals, and trusted partnerships.

Panelists:

  • Morris DeFeo Jr., Partner/Co-Chair, Corporate Department at Herrick Feinstein LLP

  • Christine Weydig, Operating Partner at Tiger Infrastructure Partners

  • Stephen Meyer, IGC Fund

Moderator: Ely Sandler Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education

Panelists:

  • Chris Graves, Founder & CEO at Noon Energy

  • Marian Böček, Founder & CEO at InoBat

Moderator: Ilkay Demirdag, CEO at Energy Shift Capital

Energy Shift Forum London

London Climate Week event in collaboration with BancTrust & Co

June 13, 2025

Global energy investments are projected to reach a record $3.3 trillion this year—a clear signal of both the urgency and importance of our mission. In London, our panel examined how to align capital with climate, innovation with scale, and values with long-term impact.

Panelists:

  • Johan Hatting, Chair at Arch Emerging Partners

  • Lucia Fuselli, Vice Chair - Working Group on Decarbonized Industry at United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

  • Vazil Hudak, former Minister of Finance and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Ex Vice President of the European Investment Bank, Advisory Board Member at Energy Shift Forum

Moderator: Ilkay Demirdag, CEO at Energy Shift Capital