Waddesdon
2026
Global Capital Shaping the
Future of Energy and AI
Institutional InvestorsPrivate CapitalStrategics
24 June 2026
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, UK
Partners
Data Partner
VIP Welcome Reception Partner
THE SUMMIT
A private gathering at Waddesdon.
The founders, investors and leaders behind the companies, capital and infrastructure shaping the next decade of energy and AI.
The Voices
2026 Speakers
Secretary John F. Kerry
Co-Chair
Galvanize
Greg Jackson
Founder & CEO
Octopus Energy
Nadav Steinmetz
Founder & Managing Partner
CF
Allen Blue
Co-Founder
LinkedIn
Mark O'Hare
Founder & CEO
Valhalla Ventures
Varun Sivaram
Founder & CEO
Emerald AI
Veery Maxwell
Founding Partner and Co-Head of Innovation & Expansion
Galvanize
Richard Manley
Chief Sustainability Officer
CPP Investments
Ainhoa Anda
Head of EMEA Energy Commercial Structuring
Google
Christian Schaefer
Global Co-head of Climate Credit
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Maud Texier
Global VP, Data Centres & Industrials
Octopus Energy
Josh Parker
Head of Sustainability
NVIDIA
David Livingston
Chief Strategy Officer
Galvanize
Sir Mick Davis
Managing Partner
Vision Blue
James Lockyer
Director, Climate Innovation Fund
Microsoft
Geoff Versteeg
Senior Partner
Roland Berger
Dor Bershadsky
Operating Partner
CF
Dinkar S. Bhatia
Executive Vice President
X Energy
Colin le Duc
Founding Partner
Generation Investment Management
James Gates
Chief Investment Officer
Elements Green
Christian Hernandez Gallardo
Co-founder & Partner
2150
Emmanuel Lagarrigue
Partner, Co-Head of Climate Transition, Head of Sustainability
KKR
Jill Macari
CFO
VEIR
David Ulrey
CFO
Fervo Energy
Guy Cherni
Founder & Managing Partner
Spades
James Tyler
Managing Director, UK
Equinix
Chandra Eastwell
Sustainable Investing Director
Qatar Investment Authority
Bob Mumgaard
Co-Founder & CEO
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Faris Sbahi
Co-Founder & CEO
Normal Computing
Stephen Smith
Group Chief Strategy Officer / President
National Grid / National Grid Partners
Richard Tite
Founder & CEO
Resource Technology Capital
Christina Karapataki
Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Chris Levesque
President & CEO
TerraPower
Jennifer Park
Partner
ALTÉRRA
Emile Culot
Investor
CF
Elinor Picton
Partner
Winston Taylor
Charles Vaslet
Senior Partner
Emerald
Ben Potter
Chief Strategy Officer
Energy Dome
Agenda
The Programme
Monday 22 June
City of London
- VIP Welcome Reception
Waddesdon 2026 partners and speakers
Wednesday 24 June
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
- 07:30Depart London for Waddesdon
- 09:00Buckinghamshire Breakfast
- 10:00Welcome RemarksDor BershadskyOperating PartnerCF
- 10:05State of the Market: Energy, AI and Global CapitalNadav SteinmetzFounder & Managing PartnerCF
- 10:20KeynoteSpeed, Sovereignty, Sustainability: Imperatives for the Global Energy TransitionSecretary John F. KerryCo-ChairGalvanize
- 10:35Asset Owner Perspectives on the Energy TransitionRichard ManleyChief Sustainability OfficerCPP InvestmentsChandra EastwellSustainable Investing DirectorQatar Investment AuthorityJennifer ParkPartnerALTÉRRAModeratorDavid LivingstonChief Strategy OfficerGalvanize
- 11:00Break
- 11:50Turning Grid Constraints into Compute CapacityVarun SivaramFounder & CEOEmerald AIStephen SmithGroup Chief Strategy Officer / PresidentNational Grid / National Grid PartnersMaud TexierGlobal VP, Data Centres & IndustrialsOctopus EnergyJosh ParkerHead of SustainabilityNVIDIAModeratorGeoff VersteegSenior PartnerRoland Berger
- 12:15Deploying Capital at the Frontier of the Energy TransitionColin le DucFounding PartnerGeneration Investment ManagementChristian Hernandez GallardoCo-founder & Partner2150Emmanuel LagarriguePartner, Co-Head of Climate Transition, Head of SustainabilityKKRCharles VasletSenior PartnerEmeraldModeratorElinor PictonPartnerWinston Taylor
- 12:401:1 ConversationCritical Minerals, Capital and the New Strategic OrderSir Mick DavisManaging PartnerVision BlueModeratorsNadav SteinmetzFounder & Managing PartnerCFRichard TiteFounder & CEOResource Technology Capital
- 13:05Lunch
- 13:501:1 ConversationFrom Breakthrough to NasdaqDavid UlreyCFOFervo EnergyModeratorGuy CherniFounder & Managing PartnerSpades
- 14:20Building the Infrastructure Behind the AI RevolutionJames TylerManaging Director, UKEquinixJill MacariCFOVEIRFaris SbahiCo-Founder & CEONormal ComputingChristina KarapatakiPartnerBreakthrough Energy VenturesModeratorJames LockyerDirector, Climate Innovation FundMicrosoft
- 14:45The Next Energy Giants: Fusion, Advanced Nuclear & StorageBob MumgaardCo-Founder & CEOCommonwealth Fusion SystemsDinkar S. BhatiaExecutive Vice PresidentX EnergyChris LevesquePresident & CEOTerraPowerModeratorEmile CulotInvestorCF
- 15:10Break
Extended networking — 40 minutes
- 15:50Building the Energy System of the FutureAinhoa AndaHead of EMEA Energy Commercial StructuringGoogleJames GatesChief Investment OfficerElements GreenBen PotterChief Strategy OfficerEnergy DomeModeratorChristian SchaeferGlobal Co-head of Climate CreditGoldman Sachs Asset Management
- 16:15Building Companies That Shape MarketsMark O'HareFounder & CEOValhalla VenturesAllen BlueCo-FounderLinkedInModeratorDor BershadskyOperating PartnerCF
- 16:35Rethinking Energy: Speed, Scale and the New Power EconomyGreg JacksonFounder & CEOOctopus EnergyVeery MaxwellFounding Partner and Co-Head of Innovation & ExpansionGalvanize
- 17:00Closing RemarksNadav SteinmetzFounder & Managing PartnerCF
- 17:00Depart Waddesdon Dairy for Waddesdon Manor
- 17:30Closing Champagne
@Waddesdon Manor
- 18:30Depart Waddesdon for London
Moments
The Summit in Pictures
A look back at Waddesdon 2026 — the conversations, the company, and the setting.
Forum Concluded
Waddesdon 2026 has taken place.
Applications are now closed. Thank you to the founders, investors and leaders who joined us at Waddesdon on 24 June 2026.
24 June 2026
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire