Keith Allott is Head of Climate Change at WWF-UK, where he leads a team working on UK and EU climate change and energy policy, international climate negotiations, aviation policy and climate change adaptation. He has worked particularly closely on issues such as the UK Climate Change Act, energy policy, the EU emissions trading scheme and global carbon markets. Before joining WWF in 2006, Keith...

Dr William F Baker directs the Bernard L Schwartz Center for Media, Education, and Public Policy at Fordham University, and is a distinguished professor of media management at IESE Business School. He is President Emeritus of WNET, New York’s PBS station. During his four-decade career, Baker launched both Oprah Winfrey and Charlie Rose, and helped start the Discovery Channel and the Disney...

Sam manages the Energy Institute’s (EI) work in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage through the CCS Technical Committee, which looks at hazards and technical issues relating to the introduction of this technology to both the on and offshore environment. He also manages the Power Utilities Technical Committee, which allows for insight into the link between the on and offshore sides of the...

Phil Burns is a Director at Frontier Economics specialising in regulatory and competition analysis in the energy sector. Phil is an expert on utility regulation and liberalisation policy, and has shaped policy through his work with clients and his published work, which extends across sliding scale regulation, comparative efficiency measurement, and incentive design to align commercial and policy...

Peter Cochrane is an international guru who invests his time and money as an agent of change. Renowned for his out of the box thinking, he is an advisor and consultant to companies and governments, the Author of blogs, articles and books on technology, business and managing rapid change. With over 40 years of technology and operational experience, Mr Cochrane has been involved in the creation and...

Emily is our innovative thinker which is why she is responsible for developing programmes for events such as Technology Frontiers, The Big Rethink and our Innovation Awards. Emily has a degree in Philosophy and Literature from Warwick University and has worked for The Economist Group for 6 years.  She's really passionate about education and is proudly on the "I love Ken Robinson" bandwagon. Her...

Paul's background in qualitative research and a spell as Head of Research for BBC News has given him a passion for the interpretation of current affairs and social change. His clients include Thomas Cook, Cardiff Proud Capital Partnership, Nokia, BUPA and Waitrose. Paul is a regular conference speaker and is frequently invited to speak and run workshops across Europe and in America for the...

Brian is currently Geneva-based having come to Europe from the EIU's Thought Leadership team in New York. His research has covered a range of business strategy issues concerning industries ranging from energy and information technology to manufacturing and financial services. Prior work included research into energy systems and regulatory frameworks. He holds a master’s degree from Columbia...

Diallo Hall, based in New York, is a senior editor at the EIU, responsible for covering a range of industries with a special focus on financial services. Prior to joining the EIU, Diallo was director of marketing and communications at UBS Wealth Management Americas, where he oversaw the development of advisor- and client-facing marketing material. Diallo also worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of...