Executive Leadership in Energy Programme
Overview
A unique 10-day programme designed to develop strong future leaders who will be instrumental to the success of the energy transition.
The Energy Institute and world-leading business school, Hult EF Corporate Education, are delighted to be collaborating on this new Executive Leadership in Energy Programme to develop tomorrow’s global energy leaders.
This split two-week programme will equip tomorrow’s leaders with the system-wide thinking, skills and network to navigate and lead transformational change within their organisations and to shape the energy system of the future.
Featuring renowned industry leader guest speakers, a one-of-a-kind immersive leadership simulation and the opportunity to debate and collaborate with industry peers, this programme will deliver a truly unique contextual learning experience.
Through participating in challenging, multi-layered conversations and self-reflection, you will develop a leadership style that’s fit-for-the-future and a strong understanding of how you can create change not only within your organisation, but also within the wider energy system.
This is a multi-location (Dubai and UK), split two-week (2 x 5 days) programme with a 6-12 week gap for reflection:
Is this programme right for me?
Do you match the following criteria?
- You are a high-performer on a fast-track towards C-suite leadership responsibilities.
- You have 10+ years of experience and are in a leadership position near the top of your organisation or you have held a senior role for at least 5 years.
- You are working within an energy sector organisation or energy-related industry, in any field, including but not limited to engineering, procurement, commercial, energy management, CSR and sustainability, finance.
- You want to maximise the impact you, as a leader, and your organisation can have on the energy transition.
- You want to understand how to shape the energy system of the future and lead transformational change.
- You want to learn from and connect with your peers across the energy system, finding opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.
What will I learn?
- A system-wide global energy perspective: the ability to look across the global energy system for context, collaboration, and solutions.
- The knowledge of the technologies, the policies, and the skills to navigate through the energy transition.
- An overview of the various environmental, social and governance issues affecting the energy sector.
- The strategies, the risks and the financing needed to develop and implement sustainable business plans and clean tech projects.
- A range of personal leadership skills that will be expected from the energy leaders of the future such as authenticity, agility, resilience, and emotional intelligence.
- Organisational leadership strategies and processes to attract and lead a diverse workforce, develop high performing teams and foster a culture of energy innovation.
- Advanced leadership techniques in to order to implement net zero strategies in their own organisations, such as change management, cultural transformation and stakeholder management.
- The governance frameworks, standards and reporting initiatives for energy and environmental management towards net zero.
Programme benefits
- The skills and network to navigate and lead transformational change and to play a leading role in shaping the energy system of the future.
- Clear strategies for addressing the challenges you face in your role as a leader and as presented by the energy transition, with the ability to make decisions within an ambiguous and changing environment.
- A greater understanding of the energy transition and its inter-complexities, and the ability to problem-solve and look for opportunities and solutions beyond your organisation.
- High quality connections with influential peers across the energy system – you’ll have had the opportunity to learn from, debate and collaborate with peers, and built long-lasting relationships that will continue as part of the Executive Leadership in Energy Alumni Network.
- Techniques for creating, motivating and inspiring diverse high-performing teams.
- Access to unrivalled professional expertise and experience. You will have heard from renowned industry leaders – the best in the business.
- Associate Membership of the Energy Institute with access to a full range of benefits, helping you to better understand and contribute to energy and develop your career.
By the end of the programme your organisation will gain leaders who:
- Drive growth, bring about positive disruption and lead transformational change within your organisation, enabling your organisation to play a leading role in shaping the energy system of the future.
- Think beyond your organisation and geography to develop new partnerships and strategies instrumental to the success of the energy transition.
- Have strong relationships with influential leaders across the energy system.
- Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration across your organisation.
- Create, motivate and inspire diverse high-performing teams.
Course Outline
Day 1
- Introductory session
- Global & UAE energy economics, policy and trends
- Environmental factors affecting the energy sector
- Dynamics of the energy transition
Day 2
- Social factors affecting the energy sector
- Governance issues and the energy transition
- Leadership Development
- Preparation for group project presentation
Day 3
- Emerging and new energy technologies
- Importance of energy management and efficiency
- Leadership styles to deal with the energy transition
- Personal leadership skills
Day 4
- Energy transition site visit
- Leading (high performing) teams through the energy transition
Day 5
- Sustainability and systems thinking
- Communication and reporting
- Stakeholder Management in the energy transition – new partnership models, JVs, etc.
- Preparation for group project presentation
Week 1 summary & outlining
Week 2
- Strategic implications of the energy transition
- Innovation in the energy transition
- Transformational change management in the context of the energy transition
Day 7
- Financing the energy transition
- Risk Management for the energy transition
- Leadership Experience Briefing Dinner
Days 8 & 9
- One-of-a-kind, fully immersive simulation
- Series of critical Senior leadership encounters
- Multi-level feedback from faculty, actors, peers & personal responses to stress and pressure
Day 10
- Group project Presentations
- Bringing it all together: Reflections on delivering impact and value as a leader in the context of the energy transition
- Future outlook for the industry
How and where will I learn?
Featuring renowned industry leader guest speakers, a one-of-a-kind immersive leadership simulation and the opportunity to debate and collaborate with industry peers, this programme delivers a truly unique contextual learning experience.
Through participating in challenging, multi-layered conversations with your peers and self-reflection, you will develop a leadership style that’s fit-for-the-future and a strong understanding of how you can create change not only within your organisation, but also within the wider energy system.
The one-of-a-kind, fully immersive simulation in Week 2 of the programme condenses years of leadership experience into a couple of days. Through reproduction of real-life scenarios, you will learn key leadership lessons and practice your responses to extremely challenging situations.
You will receive extensive feedback, including a heart rate report and coping strategies from a sports coach, that will improve your self-awareness and resilience as well as your ability to think and act under pressure.
The faculty and guest speakers in this programme have been specially selected based on their professional experience and achievements. They will guide you through the course material and provoke discussion and our guest speakers will bring it to life by sharing examples from their own experiences across different sectors.