The 2013 World Energy Congress started on Thursday in Daegu, Korea, with energy industry players launching the Future Energy Leaders Programme (FELP), which seeks to bring together the younger generation of energy leaders from around the world.
The five-day consultative meeting brings together 100 delegates from 44 countries, including 20 from developing countries. The Congress aims at tapping some of the brightest young minds across the globe to inject their unique skills to the Congress programme, under the theme “Securing Tomorrow’s Energy Today”.
The Congress, which was first held in 1924, is the premier global forum for leaders and thinkers to debate solutions regarding energy issues. The event also provides an opportunity for executives to display their technologies and explore business opportunities. Participants are drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Middle East working in various energy-related sectors including government, industry, finance, academia and NGOs.
The Secretary General of the World Energy Council Christoph Frei said the forum is very important considering the young participants who will be attending. “I am excited that such a diverse group of young talent will be joining us in this year’s Congress. It is the emerging energy leaders who drive the global energy transformation and hold the key to our sustainable energy future. Their insights will help steer the discussions at the Congress and underpin our ambition: to provide sustainable energy systems for the benefit of all,” he noted.
The World Energy Congress is held after every three years under the auspices of the World Energy Council and this year’s Congress will be the second to be held in East Asia in the events 90-year history.
