🌟 You’re Invited! 🌟

Calling all Energy Transition Enthusiasts

Dear students, researchers and staff! 🎓🌍

Come join us at the 26th World Energy Congress at the Rotterdam Ahoy venue. This year’s theme ‘Redesigning Energy for People and Planet’, is a critical turning point for leadership on clean and inclusive energy transitions worldwide and an opportunity to spring forward in redesigning energy for people and planet. Delegates from all over the world will arrive in Rotterdam April 22-25 to discuss, connect and take action.

🌟 World Energy Congress Exhibition 🌟

Date: Thursday April 22-25th

Where: Rotterdam Ahoy

Who: All Students, Researchers and Staff of EUR Welcome to Register

If you are researching, studying or simply interested in the topic of energy transition and the impact it has on industry, the people, cities and the world come join us over the 4 days of connect, share and learn.

The pass you will receive is a complimentary 4 day pass to the World Energy Congress (WEC) exhibition, you can also sign up for only one day pass if that is preferable to you.
Please note: this pass does not grant you access to the delegation congress program. The exhibition hours are:

Monday 22 April 12:00 – 19:30

Tuesday 23 April 09:00 – 18:00

Wednesday 24 April 09:00 – 18:00

Thursday 25 April 09:00 – 14:00

During the exhibition there is a speaker theater with sessions running all day long on three main streams: Port and Industry, People and City and Innovation and Science. The Theatre Program can be found here: Theatre: Rotterdam, a gateway to Energy Transition - World Energy Congress | Rotterdam 2024
Don’t forget to come visit us at the University hub.

If you happen to be at the exhibition on Wednesday, please join us in the theater from 15:00 – 16:00 for a session sponsored by the Erasmus Center for Energy Transition and the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics titled Building a future-proof digital energy system powered by data and AI – training & educating future leaders.

If you are a student and happen to be at the exhibition on Thursday, please join us at 12:00 -13:00 in the theater for Ask anything College Tour | Boudewijn Siemons CEO Port of Rotterdam.

Parking at the event will be very busy and cost €16/day, we recommend taking public transportation or by bike.

Hosted by: the Erasmus Centre for Energy Transition

⚡ The ambition of the Erasmus Centre for Energy Transition is to collaborate across the Erasmus University Rotterdam in a multidisciplinary way, and to create public/private partnerships in order to master and accelerate the Energy Transition through education, research, engagement and impact. The Centre believe strongly that our university has a key role to play in the energy transition that has such a profound societal impact on people, organizations, cities, and the planet.

About the World Energy Congress:

The World Energy Congress is the world's longest-established energy event, having shaped the global energy agenda for a century. In today's unpredictable, turbulent and fast-shifting world, the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam will be the most important energy convening of the next decade.

The only global energy event convening 150+ C-suite speakers and 70+ Ministers, alongside 7,000+ international energy stakeholders, the Congress enables the highest levels of government-to-government dialogue and unites businesses and communities of all shapes and sizes. This four-day event bridges sectors, geographies, generations and systems to make faster, fairer, and more far-reaching energy transitions happen.

Under the theme 'Redesigning energy for people and planet,' an impact-focused content programme of 60+ sessions is built on the collective insights and experience of the Council's unique global network of over 3,000 member organisations and presence in more than 100 countries. With a world-class exhibition and unparalleled networking opportunities, the 26th World Energy Congress will challenge conventional thinking and drive action to progress clean, fair and inclusive energy transitions in all world regions.

Co-hosted by the World Energy Council and the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and taking place from 22-25 April 2024, this edition celebrates 100 years since the Council's formation and the first World Energy Congress. As the independent and pragmatic voice of the global energy agenda, only the Council has the deeply local and globally networked convening power to progress a better energy future for all.

“Against a backdrop of new energy insecurity concerns and the increasing damages that climate change is inflicting on the Earth’s natural life support system, it is neither easy nor enough to translate net zero roadmaps into reality. It is important to develop a shared and deeper understanding of the role of increasingly diverse energy systems in enabling a safe operating space for humanity. It is urgent to involve more people and communities and identify leading practices in inclusive implementation. The best way forward is to support diverse regions in leading with and learning from each other and appreciate the diversity of place-based, clean and just energy transitions.”

Dr Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General and CEO, World Energy Council