“Women Energize Women” conference
ICM – International Congress Center
Munich, Germany
15 June 2023

Women Energize Women Conference

A dedicated conference-day in the context of the smarter E Europe fair in Munich in May 2022 and in June 2023 offered a valuable space to explore key challenges and opportunities in the global energy transition.

You can’t make it to the Women Energize Women Conference on 15 June 2023 in Munich?

Register now for the online live stream to get the reminder and the link!

About the conference

Diversity in the energy sector is an essential factor to unlock the full potential of renewable energy and ensure a just energy transition aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Women Energize Women conference invited participants from across the globe to experience discussion rounds, workshops and other innovative formats on urgent energy transition topics with exclusively female* speakers. It allowed for women* and allies of a social just energy transition to connect with each other, gain more visibility on international fora and shape the discussion on the energy transition themselves.

The #womenenergize media fellowship

Female* journalists, influencers and bloggers writing on and dedicated to topics such as environment, inclusive energy transition and renewable energies from Bilateral Climate and Energy Partnership countries Algeria, Brazil, Chile, China, Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uruguay or Vietnam were invited for a study tour to the #womenenergize conferences in 2022 & 2023 and smarter E fair.

Further information on the conference & #womenenergize

The last Women Energize Women conference took place in Munich on June 15, 2023, within the context of The smarter E – Europe’s leading platform for the energy industry. More than 500 energy experts from over 50 countries participated in discussion rounds, workshops and other formats on urgent energy transition issues – looking at them from a female* perspective.

The conference, as the first of its kind provided a stage for 30 renewables experts from 10 countries that were exclusively women*, featured 23 women*’s networks and invited 10 female* journalists within the #womenenergize media fellowship to spotlight the important role of women* in the energy transition. With a media publications in 11 countries and a reach of 2.8 million impressions on social media, the conference amplified their voices on a global scale.

The Women Energize Women conference is a project by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), implemented in 2022 and 2023 by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) and the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar).