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Power & Nature A Conference on Accelerating Electrification, Offshore Wind and Grids with Nature and People as Allies

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Topic

Energy system planning & implementation
Calendar 30 November 2026
Clock 13:15 – 19:00
Location Brussels, Belgium

Join us to explore how Europe can accelerate electrification, renewable energy and grid deployment while strengthening nature and delivering benefits for people. Discover how Nature- and People-Positive approaches can shape offshore wind, infrastructure planning and investment, and how policy, finance and practical solutions can help us build faster and build well. Hear from policymakers, industry leaders, financiers, civil society and environmental experts. Sign up now!

The EU has important goals to accelerate electrification, expand renewable energy and protect and restore biodiversity. At times, these objectives seem to be at odds with each other. But they do not have to be.

The Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are pleased to invite you to the POWER & NATURE conference, where policymakers, industry leaders, financiers, civil society and environmental experts will explore how the energy transition and nature restoration can advance together.

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How can we accelerate electrification, the deployment of renewable energy, offshore wind and electricity grids while strengthening nature and delivering benefits for people?

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Which solutions can enable offshore wind projects to deliver measurable and lasting improvements for nature?

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How can Nature-Positive approaches reduce investment risks and strengthen the business case for the energy transition?

Through discussions on policy, finance and practical implementation, participants will examine the strategies and tools needed to accelerate energy infrastructure deployment and scale up Nature- and People-Positive energy infrastructure across Europe.

Join us to explore how ambitious climate action and thriving ecosystems can reinforce one another – and how collaboration across sectors can turn this vision into reality.

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Annika Lilliestam

Coordinator – GINGR

Annika Lilliestam

Coordinator – GINGR

t: +49 30 2332 11032
Annika Lilliestam joined RGI in April 2024 as the Coordinator for the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR). She has more than 15 years of professional experience and has worked in various institutions, whereby her focus has always been on sustainability topics and stakeholder management. Before joining RGI, among others, she worked for WWF Germany, Swiss Church Aid HEKS/EPER, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Annika holds a Master degree in International Economics from the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Mara Zainea

Manager – Communication

Mara Zainea

Manager – Communication

t: +49 30 2332 11031
Mara joined the Renewables Grid Initiative in 2021. Her main responsibilities at RGI encompass communications and media work as well as event management. She previously worked as a training coordinator at the Center for International Peace Operations in Berlin and at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) within the European University Institute. At the FSR she was also responsible for donor relations and policy events. Mara studied in Sibiu (Romania), Salzburg (Austria) and Berlin (Germany) and holds degrees in German and English Philology (BA) and Arts and Media Administration (MA).

Annika Lilliestam

Coordinator – GINGR

Annika Lilliestam

Coordinator – GINGR

t: +49 30 2332 11032
Annika Lilliestam joined RGI in April 2024 as the Coordinator for the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR). She has more than 15 years of professional experience and has worked in various institutions, whereby her focus has always been on sustainability topics and stakeholder management. Before joining RGI, among others, she worked for WWF Germany, Swiss Church Aid HEKS/EPER, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Annika holds a Master degree in International Economics from the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Mara Zainea

Manager – Communication

Mara Zainea

Manager – Communication

t: +49 30 2332 11031
Mara joined the Renewables Grid Initiative in 2021. Her main responsibilities at RGI encompass communications and media work as well as event management. She previously worked as a training coordinator at the Center for International Peace Operations in Berlin and at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) within the European University Institute. At the FSR she was also responsible for donor relations and policy events. Mara studied in Sibiu (Romania), Salzburg (Austria) and Berlin (Germany) and holds degrees in German and English Philology (BA) and Arts and Media Administration (MA).