Course Detail

Leading in the Energy Transition: Leadership for a Sustainable Future Duration: 1 Week/s

Course Information

  • Course Price £4995 Plus VAT
  • Location UK Courses
  • Course Code LETLS
  • Course Date 7 Sep - 11 Sep 2026

Course Objectives

The energy transition represents the most profound strategic challenge facing the global energy sector in a generation.
Energy leaders must navigate an unprecedented paradox: maintaining profitable hydrocarbon operations that generate current cash flows, while simultaneously building low-carbon businesses that ensure future viability.

This intensive 5-day executive programme is purpose-built for senior energy leaders confronting this transformation.
Delegates will grapple with the unique complexities defining this transition: technological uncertainty, policy volatility, stakeholder activism, business model disruption, and organizational culture resistance.


Who Should Attend?
Asset Managers overseeing transitioning or declining hydrocarbon assets. Operations Directors managing decarbonization of existing facilities. Senior Engineers exploring low-carbon technologies and process modifications. Chief Sustainability Officers and Sustainability Directors. Renewable Energy Project Directors. CCUS, Hydrogen, or Biofuels Programme Leaders. Business Development Directors evaluating energy transition M&A. Commercial Directors navigating evolving market structures and regulatory frameworks. CFOs and Finance Directors assessing transition investments and green finance. HR Directors managing workforce transition and capability development. CEOs and Managing Directors of business units or subsidiaries. Board members with ESG committee responsibilities.

Prerequisites

None

Course Overview

The Energy Transition Strategic LandscapeThe Energy Transition Strategic Landscape

  • Delegates will analyse megatrends driving transition including climate policy evolution, technology cost curves, investor activism, and consumer preferences.

  • Participants will understand varying transition speeds across geographies and sectors. They will conduct competitive mapping of traditional operators, pure-play renewables, utilities, and technology disruptors.

  • Portfolio Transformation and New Business Models
  • Participants will develop strategies for diversification into offshore wind, solar, hydrogen, CCUS, biofuels, and electric vehicle charging. Delegates will evaluate M&A opportunities versus organic development options.

  • The module addresses capital allocation models balancing traditional hydrocarbon returns with strategically essential new energy investments.

  • ESG Integration, Decarbonization, and Sustainable Finance
  • Delegates will master Scope 1, 2, 3 emissions accounting, measurement, and reduction strategies.

  • Participants will implement TCFD climate risk reporting and scenario analysis.

  • They will develop credible net-zero targets with interim milestones balancing ambition with achievability.

  • The programme addresses accessing green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and transition finance while managing ESG ratings.

  • Innovation, Technology, and Digital Transformation
  • Participants will lead R&D investment decisions for low-carbon technologies under fundamental uncertainty.

  • The module addresses fostering innovation culture through new governance models, incentives, and partnerships.

  • Participants will learn to manage technology commercialization risk and build capabilities in unfamiliar domains.

  • Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainable Communications
  • Delegates will navigate complex stakeholder ecosystems holding fundamentally conflicting expectations.

  • Participants will develop strategies for managing climate activism and maintaining social license to operate.

  • They will engage policymakers to shape enabling frameworks and communicate authentic transition progress.

  • Leading Organizational Change and Culture Transformation
  • Participants will drive culture transformation from hydrocarbon-centric identity toward diversified energy mindset.

  • Delegates will manage workforce transitions including reskilling, attracting clean energy talent, and addressing job losses.

  • The module addresses overcoming organizational resistance rooted in legacy success and established business models

  • Delegates will analyse megatrends driving transition including climate policy evolution, technology cost curves, investor activism, and consumer preferences.

  • Participants will understand varying transition speeds across geographies and sectors. They will conduct competitive mapping of traditional operators, pure-play renewables, utilities, and technology disruptors.

  • Portfolio Transformation and New Business Models
  • Participants will develop strategies for diversification into offshore wind, solar, hydrogen, CCUS, biofuels, and electric vehicle charging. Delegates will evaluate M&A opportunities versus organic development options.

  • The module addresses capital allocation models balancing traditional hydrocarbon returns with strategically essential new energy investments.

  • ESG Integration, Decarbonization, and Sustainable Finance
  • Delegates will master Scope 1, 2, 3 emissions accounting, measurement, and reduction strategies.

  • Participants will implement TCFD climate risk reporting and scenario analysis.

  • They will develop credible net-zero targets with interim milestones balancing ambition with achievability.

  • The programme addresses accessing green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and transition finance while managing ESG ratings.

  • Innovation, Technology, and Digital Transformation
  • Participants will lead R&D investment decisions for low-carbon technologies under fundamental uncertainty.

  • The module addresses fostering innovation culture through new governance models, incentives, and partnerships.

  • Participants will learn to manage technology commercialization risk and build capabilities in unfamiliar domains.

  • Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainable Communications
  • Delegates will navigate complex stakeholder ecosystems holding fundamentally conflicting expectations.

  • Participants will develop strategies for managing climate activism and maintaining social license to operate.

  • They will engage policymakers to shape enabling frameworks and communicate authentic transition progress.

  • Leading Organizational Change and Culture Transformation
  • Participants will drive culture transformation from hydrocarbon-centric identity toward diversified energy mindset.

  • Delegates will manage workforce transitions including reskilling, attracting clean energy talent, and addressing job losses.

  • The module addresses overcoming organizational resistance rooted in legacy success and established business models


  • Course Materials

    Notes, handouts and exercise materials