6th Vienna Energy Security Dialogue (VESD)

LOOKING AHEAD: SHAPING THE POST-CRISES GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET(S)

Jointly organized by the OSCE and the World Energy Council Austria, and kindly supported by the Federation of Austrian Industries and Ernst & Young, the sixth edition of the Vienna Energy Security Dialogue will be dedicated to discussing the shifts in the global supply chains of energy, technologies, and critical minerals in light of the energy transition and the continued war against Ukraine. The reshuffling of international energy trade has revealed new avenues for energy partnerships, while new policy responses are being shaped around the race for dominance in the evolving global energy market. Meanwhile, system vulnerabilities to man-made threats and climate-induced risks are becoming a key concern in the energy community.

Gathering over 200 decision makers and energy experts from companies, politics, academia and civil society, this year’s edition features one high-level session and three expert panels on:

• Strategic outlook: forging effective policies and partnerships
• Increasing resilience and security: reducing energy system vulnerabilities
• Industries at crossroads: balancing the energy trilemma 

The event will be held in English. 

Audience: The event will be open to the delegations of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, the OSCE executive structures, including field operations, as well as members and partners of the World Energy Council, Ernst & Young and the Federation of Austrian Industries. Representatives of international organizations, expert academics, business representatives and non-governmental organizations with relevant expertise are also invited to this event.  

By participating at this event you agree that audio-visual content might be taken of you. 

The programme and the speakers will be finalised soon.

Contact persons (OSCE): 

Ms. Giulia Manconi, Acting Senior Programme Officer, Energy Security, giulia.manconi@osce.org 

Mr. Emomali Mirzoev, Project Associate, emomali.mirzoev@osce.org 

Contact persons (WEC Austria):

Dr. Robert Kobau, Secretary General, office@wec-austria.at 

Mr. Ivo Wakounig, Senior Advisor, ivo.wakounig@wec-austria.at 

Mr. Eric Eschrich, Operations Coordinator, office@wec-austria.at