Executive Program Energy Transition in Business and Leadership

Executive Programme Energy Transition in Business & Leadership 

Business, Finance and Leadership

About the programme

This executive programme focuses on the development of new business models at a time of massive and disruptive change in the energy market. It has three main parts.

First, it looks at how value propositions are changing and how new value may be created in energy markets. Consumer focus is considered key to survival and success.

Second, it addresses the role of energy companies in the changing energy landscape and looks at the innovation and leadership skills needed.

Third, it focuses on the financial side of the energy transition: where will the hundreds of billions of euros needed for the transition come from and how can sustainable energy projects be financed.

Modules 1 and 2 are combined in the first week. In the middle of that week we travel from Amsterdam to Berlin by fast train. On the train workshops will be held on the future of mobility. Module 3 takes place two months later in London. In the intervening period you will write a New Energy Essay.

Topics Module 1: New energy business models

Location: Amsterdam (to be confirmed)

• Changing value propositions
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• Energy efficiency business models and energy service companies (ESCOs)
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• New management systems
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• Decentralised energy production and urban energy developments
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• Data mining and digital energy business models
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• European energy market design

 Module 2: Innovation and leadership

Location: Berlin (to be confirmed)

• Leading a sustainable energy revolution
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• Dealing with public perceptions and resistance
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• Key innovations and gamechangers
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• Corporate ethics and corporate leadership

Module 3: Financing the new energy reality

Location: London (to be confirmed)

• Global new energy investments
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• Financial characteristics of renewable energy sources
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• Investments and project finance valuation
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• Financial partnerships between private and public sector
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• Mergers and acquisitions strategies

What you learn

• Analyse how utilities adapt to decentralised energy production
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• Discuss and evaluate the challenges for incumbent and emerging energy companies
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• Recognise the global investment trends in energy transition
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• Evaluate project development models for renewable energy
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• Identify the key innovations in a changing energy world
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• Understand values, corporate ethics and developments in leadership