2026 Global Energy Forum

  • Tue, June 9, 2026 • 9:00 am ET
  • Waldorf Astoria
  • 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • Washington, DC 20004

The tenth Global Energy Forum will chart the course for continued innovation, collaboration, and leadership in the global energy transition. 

Catch the best moments from the 2026 Global Energy Forum which marked a decade of dialogue on the future of energy. This year's agenda examined key issues shaping the future of energy and gathered top policymakers, executives, and global energy leaders over the two days in Washington DC.
2026 Global Energy Forum highlights
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World leaders and energy experts gather at the 2026 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum to discuss and define grid reliability, global energy security, and how today’s decisions will shape the energy future.
Global Energy Forum 2026 | Day 1 - Energy stage
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Policymakers and energy experts convene at the 2026 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum to chart strategies for AI-powered energy systems and the leadership and cooperation required to build them.
Global Energy Forum 2026 | Day 1 - Leadership stage
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From critical minerals to resilient supply chains, the 2026 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum gathers global decisionmakers to tackle the infrastructure investments shaping the energy landscape for decades to come.
Global Energy Forum 2026 | Day 2 - Energy stage
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At the 2026 Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, leading voices in policy and industry explore how nuclear energy, trade competition, and innovation will define the future of energy.
Global Energy Forum 2026 | Day 2 - Leadership stage
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Powering artificial intelligence (AI) requires massive amounts of additional electricity and a major expansion of generation and delivery infrastructure. Meeting the challenge of unprecedented energy demand from AI will be a defining challenge of this decade, compounded by rising energy demand from electrification and revitalized industrial growth. This panel examines the full range of potential solutions—and asks the harder question: which policy, technology, and investment solutions can deliver power in the most efficient, secure, and cost-effective way as the AI-economy grows? Speakers: H.E. Mariam Almheiri Vice Chair and Managing Director, 2PointZero Robert M. Blue Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Energy Gardner Boulmay Chief Sustainability Officer, Nscale Morten Wierod President and Chief Executive Officer, ABB Session Chair: Lyndsey Merrill Feinberg Managing Director and Head of Middle East and North Africa, GCM Grosvenor; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center and Middle East Programs, Atlantic Council
Panel: Artificial intelligence and the energy addition challenge
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AI is going to “change our lives massively,” Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. “There’s going to be disruption, but the benefits are going to be massively larger than the downsides,” he told CNBC's Brian Sullivan. Follow the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum for more.
Energy Secretary Wright: How does the US energy system catch up so we don't slow AI progress?
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As governments seek reliable pathways to decarbonization and long-term energy resilience, nuclear and fusion technologies are reemerging at the center of global energy strategy. This leadership conversation will explore countries’ approaches to advancing next-generation nuclear power, accelerating fusion innovation, and strengthening energy security while driving the transition to net zero.
Leadership conversation: The golden age of nuclear — partnership, delivery, and energy security
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Nuclear energy has seen a resurgence in the last year, with the US nuclear energy policy landscape having been dramatically transformed by President Donald Trump's May 2025 executive orders on nuclear energy. This session will address newcomers and existing stakeholders to nuclear energy—including regional leaders in the US and globally—by exploring the roles of government, industry, and philanthropy in galvanizing investments in new nuclear projects.
Panel: The role of nuclear in the global energy landscape
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Rising energy demand, supply chain constraints, and geopolitical instability are placing renewed pressure on energy affordability worldwide. As governments and industry leaders work to maintain reliable access to energy, they must also contend with higher infrastructure costs, commodity volatility, and growing political sensitivity around consumer prices and industrial competitiveness. This panel explores the market structures, policy tools, and investment strategies needed to preserve affordability and reliability simultaneously—while managing the global supply chain and geopolitical risks increasingly shaping energy markets. Speakers The Hon. Alex Fitzsimmons Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy, US Department of Energy Tim Holt Member of the Executive Board and Labor Director, Siemens Energy Josh Parker Head of Sustainability, NVIDIA Bonnie Titone Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Duke Energy Session Chair Sherri Goodman Secretary General, International Military Council on Climate and Security; Board Director, Atlantic Council
Affordability and the energy demand surge—managing costs in a more volatile energy system
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The Global Energy Forum returned to Washington, DC, on June 9 and 10 for its tenth convening, marking a decade of dialogue and leadership in global energy policy.

The 2026 Forum served as both a reflection on the evolution of the global energy landscape and a forward-looking platform to chart its future based on building systems, strengthening partnerships, and empowering the public.

Thank you for joining us in Washington as we celebrated the Forum’s 10th anniversary and charted the course for continued innovation, collaboration, and leadership in the global energy transition.

For more information on partnership opportunities, please contact the team at GEF@AtlanticCouncil.org.  

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