EnerGhentIC - CAPTURE Café - Rethinking Energy: an afternoon with Michael E. Webber
The 'EnerGhentIC - CAPTURE Café' is honoured to welcome Professor Michael E. Webber, one of the world’s leading voices on the complex challenges surrounding energy and the energy transition, for a special free lecture in Ghent.
Webber is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a researcher, educator, author and internationally recognised energy expert. His work brings together engineering, policy, innovation and business to explore one of the defining questions of our time: how do we build an energy system that is reliable, sustainable and fit for the future? His mission: to change the way the world thinks about energy! We are particularly honoured to welcome him to Belgium and to bring his unique international perspective to the EnerGhentIC & CAPTURE communities.
Michael Webber is known for his ability to connect the different pieces of the energy puzzle. His expertise ranges from electricity grids and electrification to clean molecules such as hydrogen, the built environment, and the complex links between energy, water, food and waste. He is also the author of several widely acclaimed books, including Power Trip: The Story of Energy and Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival, making complex energy questions accessible to audiences far beyond the academic world.
Join us for an afternoon of ideas, inspiration and conversation as we explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of energy.
Programme
- 13.30: Doors open
- 14.00: Introduction by Prof. Jan Mertens, CSO at Engie
- 14.15 - 15.00: Keynote talk by Prof. Michael E. Webber, renowed energy researcher, educator and author
- 15.00 - 15.30: Interactive Q&A session
- 15.30 - 16.30: Drinks & networking
Participation is free, but registration is mandatory.