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E-FWD Westminster Briefing
Powering Britain: The Future of the UK Grid
11th of November, 2026
House of Commons, Westminster, London
Powering Britain: The Future of the UK Grid
Wed 11 Nov 2026 | 18:30 - 21:00
Our annual Westminster event will bring together senior policymakers, regulators and industry leaders to examine the UK's evolving approach to grid security, resilience and the future of the electricity network.
Hosted by Graeme Downie MP, Member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee, and Member of the APPG on Grid Networks and APPG on Nuclear Energy.
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Speakers and Panellists
GRAEME DOWNIE
MP
Dunfermline and Dollar
SIR Ashley FOX
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary
MP for Bridgewater
Michael Shanks MP
Minister of State for
Energy Security and Net Zero
DAN McATEER
CEO
Nexos
Ed REED
Editor and Host
E-FWD
Wafa Jafri
Partner
KPMG
Greg Clarke
Head of Corporate Affairs
SSEN Transmission
Peter feehan
Partner, Co-Head of Projects, EMEA
Pinsent Masons
Agenda
18.30
Arrival & canapes
18:50
Welcome by Graeme Downie MP, member of Energy Security & Net Zero Committee
18:55
Opening remarks | Owen Wyatt, Chief Growth Officer,
DC Thomson
19.00
Keynote | Michael Shanks MP, Minister for Energy and Net Zero
19.10
Powering Britain | Whitepaper launch by Nexos featuring SSEN Transmission
19:20
Industry & Policymaker whitepaper discussion & debate
19:45
Q&A
20:00
Networking with canapes
21:00
Event concludes