Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026: Energy, Security and Geopolitics in the New World Order
Columbia's annual summit convenes CEOs, policymakers, and academics on AI's power demands, critical minerals, great power competition, and energy access.
Why we picked this
This is where energy industry leaders and policy scholars actually hash out the future — AI power demands, critical mineral wars, and the Global South's energy access gap, all in one room.
The Columbia Global Energy Summit brings together industry executives, government officials, and academics for a full day of panels on the forces reshaping global energy markets. This year’s theme — energy, security, and geopolitics — reflects a world where the energy transition has become inseparable from great power competition.
Topics span AI’s voracious appetite for electricity, critical mineral supply chains, economic statecraft, and energy access in the developing world. Featured speakers include Nawaf Al-Sabah of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Exelon’s Calvin Butler, former FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee, Council on Foreign Relations President Mike Froman, and Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen.
Columbia affiliates can attend for $50. General public access is invitation-only in person, but a virtual livestream is available.