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The Energy Outlook

2025 Forum

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Key challenges of the energy sector

The Energy Outlook 2025 Forum was the venue to discuss the key challenges of the energy sector. Topics such as energy security, sector transformation, and technological innovation took centre stage. The event brought together industry leaders, experts, and decision-makers, creating a space to share knowledge and develop solutions for the future.

The theme was energy transition in the context of dynamic geopolitical and economic change. The event took place at a pivotal point in time - moments before Donald Trump took office as US President, Poland assumed the presidency of the European Union in 2025, and in the shadow of the ongoing war in Ukraine across the eastern border. Discussions took place against the backdrop of the entry into force of sanctions on Russian LPG gas, which have significantly affected global supply chains and the energy market situation.

The Energy Outlook 2025 Forum

2040 is just around the corner. There is little time for such a massive transformation. We must be open to new ideas, learn from others, and adopt what others do well. We should not be ashamed if we achieve the 2040 goal in 2050. A goal is just a goal. And we are paying too little attention to research, and not adequately funding higher education institutions. We are training fewer engineers than architects or communication specialists.

Professor Karl Rose

Senior Executive in the Energy Sector

Thank you for focusing on the topic of energy security. I am proud of what the U.S. and Poland have achieved in this area. This collaboration will only get stronger.

Mark Brzezinski

The U.S. Ambassador to Poland

Today, no one approaches security in a fragmented way. Energy security is a crucial component of it. It is at the center of attention for every government in Europe and around the world. Without it, the economy and the state cannot function. This is a topic for every Polish family, every Polish company

Tomasz Siemoniak

The Minister of Interior and Administration

In China, the energy mix that was supposed to look like in 2030 is what it looks like today. Because there, politicians, scientists, and companies are working together. This is what we need in Poland and the Western world.

Adam Sikorski

President of the Management Board of UNIMOT S.A.

Without a doubt, we will see very strong American leadership in the world. Not all problems can be solved immediately, but there are those that can be resolved more quickly—they just need a certain catalyst. Trump's election could serve as that catalyst. Especially considering it was a decisive victory.

Kurt Volker

U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations (2017-2019) and U.S. Ambassador to NATO (2008-2009)

The next six months will be a critical time that may determine the future of Ukraine. But also, how our country responds will determine Poland's position in the coming years, and possibly even decades.

Marek Budzisz

Strategy & Future Expert, specializing in Russia and the post-Soviet East, as well as military and strategic policy

The war in Ukraine is not just a war between soldiers, not only civilians are victims; it is also fought with energy tools. And it seems that Putin is more focused on defeating Ukrainian energy infrastructure than on destroying military targets. This is also the nature of future wars. It is a battle for a new division of global energy markets – this is already a consequence of the war.

prof. dr hab. Bogusław Pacek

Major General (Ret.), Director of the Polish Army Museum

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Participants focused on energy security in times of uncertainty, the role of renewable energy sources, and technological innovations that can drive sustainable development. The discussion also touched on the diversification of energy sources and the need for international cooperation to build a stable energy market.
The Energy Outlook 2025 Forum provided a platform where global perspectives met local challenges. Key findings were presented by world-class experts such as Kurt Volker, Marek Budzisz, and Prof Karl Rose, whose speeches placed the industry's challenges in a broad geopolitical and economic context.
The Energy Outlook 2025 Forum took place on 12 December 2024 at the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw.