Lights Out in Spain! IEA Energy Security Summit | Atlantic Council's Landon Derentz

Experience the insights from the IEA Energy Security Summit, where global energy leaders convened to discuss pressing national interests and the urgent need for investment in energy infrastructure. Join Atlantic Council's Senior Director of Global Energy Center Landon Derentz, shares his expertise, with host Alex, on how energy security has evolved post-COVID and amid the Ukraine crisis. Learn from the summit's key outputs and explore strategies to prevent disruptions like the recent Heathrow incident, ensuring global ports and airports remain operational. We also dive into the latest reports on the massive power outage that struck Spain and Portugal, proving why energy security is more important than ever.Atlantic Council website: https://www.atlanticcouncil.orgAtlantic Council TV: https://www.atlanticcouncil.tv/If you would like to become a partner of the Wolfe Power Club and your company’s ambition to reach the over 50 nations that the podcast has been listened to, come to our partner's day on the 21st May 2025 at the Royal Automobile Club, followed by an audience with former energy minister, Charles Hendry CBE. This is an invitation and ticket-only event, RSVP ([email protected]) for more details.Landon Derentz is senior director and Morningstar Chair for Global Energy Security at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. Under his leadership, the Global Energy Center devises solutions to the geopolitical, sustainability, and economic challenges of the changing global energy landscape. During his career, Derentz has engaged in all facets of US energy and climate policy, including as director for energy at the White House, director for Middle Eastern and African affairs at the US Department of Energy, as an energy policy advisor in the US Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources, and as a presidential management fellow in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy. Derentz has deep experience building diverse coalitions across governments, the private sector, and civil society. He led US efforts to establish the Net-Zero Producers Forum and served as the US representative and vice chairman of the International Energy Agency’s standing groups on emergency questions and the oil market.Season Two is in Partnership with The SpectatorTickets for the upcoming The Spectator Energy Summit, on Monday 30th November 2026, are available on sale. Use code: WPC50 for 50% off your purchaseIf you would like to partner with The Spectator Energy Summit, please contact Alex on LinkedIn or [email protected] Our SocialsWebsite: https://www.wolfepowerclub.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfePowerClubLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolfe-power-club/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfepowerclub/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wolfe.power.club Wolfe Power Club Production TeamFounder and Host: Alex WolfeDirector of Government Relations: Max AustinDesigner: Nick PelekanosEditor: Adam WoodwardSocial Media Manager: Bella Carter Recorded at Studio 55 - which has produced podcasts, including Breaking the Taboo with Theo Clarke and The ABTO Podcast