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SUMMARY:Innovation and energy for a sustainable future
LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Ol
 d Theatre\, Old Building)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 24 September 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakersProfessor Anna 
 ValeroDr Praveer SinhaChairJohn Van ReenenTransforming the energy system i
 s one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. Meeting grow
 ing energy needs while tackling climate change will require not only new t
 echnologies\, but also innovation across the energy system. From clean ene
 rgy\, storage\, and smart grids to artificial intelligence and energy effi
 ciency\, innovation is reshaping how we generate\, manage\, use energy. Ye
 t technological advances alone are not enough: their impact depends on the
  policies\, institutions\, markets\, and incentives that enable new ideas 
 to be developed\, deployed\, and adopted at scale.This public event explor
 es how innovation can accelerate the transition to a cleaner\, more secure
 \, and sustainable energy future. It considers how governments\, businesse
 s\, researchers\, and communities can create the conditions for innovation
  to flourish\, while ensuring that its benefits are widely shared. Drawing
  on examples from academia and industry\, the lecture will explore both th
 e opportunities and challenges of turning promising innovations into real-
 world solutions.Meet our speakers and chairPraveer Sinha is the CEO & Mana
 ging Director of The Tata Power Company Limited\, one of India's oldest an
 d largest integrated power utilities. With a career spanning almost four d
 ecades\, Dr. Sinha has held several leadership positions across the power 
 sector value chain. Dr Sinha is a qualified electrical engineer and has al
 so completed his master's in business law. He received his PhD from the In
 dian Institute of Technology\, Delhi\, and is a visiting research associat
 e at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, Boston\, USA.Anna V
 alero is Professor in Practice at the LSE's Centre for Economic Performanc
 e (CEP) and Global School of Sustainability. She is Director of the Growth
  Programme\, Deputy Director of the Programme on Innovation and Diffusion 
 (POID) and an Associate of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Chan
 ge.John Van Reenen is Ronald Coase School Professor at LSE and Digital Fel
 low\, Initiative for the Digital Economy at the Massachusetts Institute fo
 r Technology (MIT). Since July 2024 he has served as a senior economic adv
 isor to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer\, Rachel Reeves. He is a fellow
  of the British Academy\, the Econometric Society\, the NBER\, CEPR and th
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 rtners at the School and across the world we want to use Environment Week 
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