Panel. The new energy order: how renewables are reshaping trade, alliances and geopolitics @WithTheEconomist
Panel. The new energy order: how renewables are reshaping trade, alliances and geopolitics  @WithTheEconomist
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Clean energy is power. How will diplomacy, security and influence shift as fossil-fuel dependence fades? Will protectionist energy policy derail climate goals or unlock new competitive advantages?

Moderator: 
Cailin Birch, Principal 
global economist, Economist Intelligence  

Speakers
Seth Kirkham, Chief investment officer, Galvanize Global Equities
(Zoom) Benedetta Scuderi, Member of the European Parliament
(Zoom) Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, Cabinet minister of minerals and energy, Government of Botswana 
Mallika Ishwaran, Chief economist, Shell  

Supported by Shell
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Panel. The new energy order: how renewables are reshaping trade, alliances and geopolitics

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