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 — building the trust, dialogue and relationships that move capital into the transition.
Built on exclusive access, curation, and alignment.
What Are We Building?
Energy Shift Forum operates across four interconnected formats — each designed to activate capital, deepen relationships, and accelerate the energy transition.
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 .
Monthly Community Calls bringing together investors, operators, and partners across the ESC network. Spotlights, open dialogue, and ecosystem updates — every month, online.
Structured access to a curated network of family offices, institutional investors, and strategic capital — built for alignment, not volume.
Year-round engagement beyond events — enabling investors to stay connected to deal flow, peers, and market developments through vertical-specific peer councils.
The 2026–2027 calendar is forming. Invitation-only gatherings — co-located with the global moments that shape capital flows: NYC Climate Week, COP31, WEF27.
Energy Shift Forum Past Events
Eight invitation-only gatherings across London & New York Climate Weeks, Slush in Helsinki, Bodrum and WEF Davos — spanning 40+ countries, with institutional capital and financing capacity exceeding $10 trillion represented across closed-door sessions.
Türkiye Energy Transition Investment Forum
Co-hosted with the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and Bloomberg, during London Climate Action Week.
June 24, 2026
Türkiye sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East — a critical energy corridor, a rapidly expanding renewable market, and an increasingly compelling destination for green industrial capital. Europe's mature capital markets and expanding climate finance ecosystem, combined with Türkiye's rapidly growing renewable energy pipeline and infrastructure ambitions, are creating significant opportunities for cross-border collaboration and investment. As Türkiye prepares to host COP31, this moment carries particular weight — and this event designed to reflect that.
The Türkiye Energy Transition Investment Forum, co-hosted with Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiyeand Bloomberg at Bloomberg HQ London, brought together 200+ attendees from 150+ organisations across 20+ countries — with institutional capital and financing capacity exceeding $10 trillion represented in the room.
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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.
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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