Morning Session I

The first morning session of the SHAPE ENERGY conference hosted by Friends of Europe on 22 January focused primarily on how to facilitate the integration of the social sciences and humanities into energy systems. Speaker included Aziza Akhmouch (Head of the Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities), Simone Abram (Anthropology Professor; and Co-Director in the Durham Energy institute), Renata Mele (Head of Strategy for E-City at ENEL X), Florent Marcellesi (Member of the European Parliament, Committee for Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)) and Malcolm Smith (Director of Integrated City Planning at ARUP).