Joint Excellence ProgrammeInternational Mini MBA Energy Transition and Innovation

The future of energy and the ensuing business opportunities and challenges

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Programme Highlights

• JointExcellenceprogrammeEnergyDeltaInstituteandNyenrodeBusiness University

• Improvebothyourknowledgelevelandyourbusinessskillswiththismini MBA

• New:thisprogrammeincludesblendedlearning;acombinationofthetraditionallearningexperienceintheclassroomwithonlinelearning.

WhytheInternationalminiMBAEnergyTransitionandInnovation?The world of energy is changing rapidly. In the transition towards a more sustainable world, we are facing a lot of challenges. This mini MBA has been designed for those who want to understand these challenges and want to master the competences needed to face the many challenges and opportunities of the energy transition.

The programme in detail

Module 1. Energy insights (2 days)

Module developed with the Energy Academy Europe, the International Energy Agency, RWTH Aachen, Utrecht University, and Shell.

The big picture • Presentationanddiscussiononthe

geopolitical context, resource availability, climate and sustainability issues, trade and tensions and key players.

• Expectationsandoutlookonaglobalscale.

The long term perspective • IEAscenarios,technologydevelopments,

possibilities and plausibilities, energy system developments, policy context and drivers and issues.

Technology Breakthroughs and their Implications for the Energy Business • Thebreakthroughswiththegreatest

• Applicationofinnovationtheoriestotheenergysector, notably disruptive innovation theory and innovation system theory.

Gas in transition • Theroleofgasas‘cleanestcarbonbasedfuel’inthe

worldwide energy transition. • Theeffectsofinnovationsandthegrowingrole of gas as security fuel, e.g. through shale/tight gas

resources. • Balancingfuelinanenergysystemwithfluctuating

renewables, up to a role as energy storage.• Integrationofgasinlargescalesmartenergy

systems. • Greeningofgas,includinginnovationsinthisarea

(e.g. CO2 storage and biogas developments). • Keyinnovations,includinglinksdevelopments

such as the bio based economy and zero footprint industries.

impact on energy companies and their business models.

• Expectationsandinsights.• Lessonsforcompanies,policymakers and financiers.

Innovation dynamics in the energy sector: how to respond to today’s disruptive changes • Aviewonasectorinturbulence.New

technologies emerge, new actors enter the energy sector, customers get more powerful, and the rules of the game change rapidly.Areflectiononthechallengesforbusinesses in times of disruptive change.

• Discussionofpatternsandresponsesthatfrequently take place in such periods. Insightinthesepatternsprovidehandholdstodevelopstrategies.Thecurrentdynamicsin the energy sector are experienced differentlybynewentrantsandestablishedenergy companies. In this lecture both perspectives are discussed.

EDI’S JOINT ExCELLENCE PROGR A M M ES

Inourjointexcellenceprogrammes,wepartnerwithinternationallyrecognizedknowledgeinstitutes,toguaranteehighquality.Inthisparticularprogramme,weworktogethercloselywithNyenrodeBusinessUniversity.Eminentspeakerswithabroadinternationaloverviewsetthescene.Lecturerscomefrombothacademiaandtheindustry–ensuringscientificsoundnessandpracticalapplicability.ThisjointexcellenceiswhatmakesEDIunique.

traditional learning experience in the classroom with online learning. The set up of the course is ‘4 + 2’. Energy and business insights are taught in the first four days, management insights and attendee reflection follows some weeks later in a two day reflection session. In between the 4- and 2-day sessions, participants are provided with a business skills-oriented online learning package that can be accessed at any time through our online learning environment.

TheeducationalpartnersIn this joint excellence programme, we partner with Nyenrode Business University. Nyenrode is the only private university in the Netherlands. To guarantee a varied programme, several lectures from energy companies, governmental bodies, prestigious consulting firms and the academic world are added to the programme.

CertificationUpon the completion of the course the participant will receive a certificate from Nyenrode Business University and Energy Delta Institute.

YourprofileThis course provides executives, professionals, financiers and entrepreneurs in the energy sector with up to date insights in the future of energy, and the ensuing business opportunities and challenges. Participants of this course have an academic background, several years of experience and a working knowledge of business English.

TheprogrammestructureThis programme is one of Energy Delta Institutes first blended tracks, where we will incorporate the

Scenario planning and translation into business models • Weighingvariousscenarios,confrontation

with business models, recognizing and seizing opportunities.

Module 2. Business Insights and Policies (2 days)

ModuledevelopedwithNyenrodeBusinessUniversity

Translating innovations to business value • Theoreticalinnovationmodels,experience

from other sectors (e.g. ICT, Chemical sector), experience from the energy sector.

• Variousrelevantinnovationtheories,creative destruction, disruptive innovation, linear innovation, open innovation.

• Applicationanddiscussion.

New business models in the energy sector • Changingvaluechains,prosumerenergy

models,newrolesofutilities,effectson‘resourceproviders’andEnergyServiceCompanies.

Energy venturing (including a workshop)• Theory,examplesofsuccessfulventures,

both in energy and non-energy context. • Relevanceofventuringforincumbents.

Energy Innovation Policies • Aninternationalreviewofpolicymodelsforinnovation–withspecificattentionforEurope, the U.S. and the Far East.

• Policymodels,policysizing,impactofpolicies, policy evaluation.

• Relevanceforbusinessdevelopment.

Homework: • Energyinnovationessayorpresentation;reflectionofattendeesonrelevancefor

the own company.• E-learningmodulesoninnovation

management and business skills.

Module 3. Participant reflection (0,5 - 1 day)• Participantsshareinsightsandpresentations,basedonthe‘homework’done.

• Relevanceandapplicationtotheirowncompanies, business environment or policy context.

Module 4.Managing for Transition and Innovation, Site Visit (1 - 1,5 days)

Module prepared with Eon Energy Research Centre/RWTHAachenandNyenrode

• ReflectionontheGerman‘Energiewende’(Energy Transition), including a site visit to theEONEnergyResearchCentre.

• Skillsintransition;subjectscouldincluderecognizing opportunities, organizational flexibility,managingforcreativity.

Sharing the Energy of Knowledge.

‘Professionals working in the energy sector face a future that will be radically and perhaps uncomfortably different from the present. This course is about that future’ CourselecturerProf.Dr.Ir.R.W.deDoncker,EONEnergyResearchCenter/RWTHAachen

‘This course is a high level blend of academic insights and business experience. A unique set of perspectives is brought together in a very condensed programme’CourselecturerProf.Dr.C.J.Voisey,NyenrodeBusinessUniversity,StrategyandInternationalmanagement

‘A course that I would like to follow myself ’ CourselecturerDr.MarkusWrake,leadscenaristInternationalEnergyAgency,responsiblefortheIEAf lagshippublication‘EnergyTechnologyPerspectives’

T +31 (0) 50 524 83 00F +31 (0) 50 524 83 01E info@energydelta.nlI www.energydelta.org

Sharing the Energy of Knowledge.

For more information about dates and location, please visit our website www.energydelta.nl .

About Energy Delta InstituteEnergy Delta Institute (EDI) is an international energy business school, with a primary focus on natural gas. EDI was founded in 2002 by N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie, GasTerra B.V., OAO Gazprom and the University of Groningen, later joined by Shell, Essent, Dong Energy, EB, Eneco, Taqa, A.Hak and Tebodin. The energy community has come to appreciate EDI both as a platform of knowledge exchange between partners and participants alike. The changing energy world is forcing energy companies to innovate in order to stay competitive. In addition, the energy sector is confronting the possibility of a growing shortage of qualified personnel in the coming decades. The sector has only one choice: to invest in knowledge.

EDI’s main objective is to contribute to the professional development of current and future energy managers. EDI develops and organizes training programmes and network events with a focus on the economic, management, legal and geopolitical aspects of the energy business.

Lecturers include:• Dr M.A.M. Boersma – chairman of the ‘Topsector Energy’ in the Netherlands, past functions include CEO of Essent and president of Shell Global Solutions. • Dr Ewald Breunesse – Manager Energy Transitions, Shell.• Prof. dr. Ir. Rik W. de Doncker – professor at RWTH Aachen, director of the EON Energy Research Centre• Prof. Dr Marco Hekkert – Utrecht University, director of the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation• Dr Noe van Hulst – director Energy Academy Europe, Groningen• Dr Gerald Linke – Vice President New Build & Technology, EON • Prof. Dr. A. J. M. Roobeek – Nyenrode Business University, professor of strategy and transformation management • Ir. A.B. Stuij – Vice President Innovation of EDI, Manager Energy Strategy and Transition NL Agency. • Prof. Dr. C.J. Voisey – Nyenrode Business University, professor of strategy and international management• Dr Marcus Wrake – lead author Energy Technology Perspectives, International Energy Agency, Paris