17 June 2026
Charging Up Capital 2026
Global Energy and Digital Investments ForumWednesday, 17 June 2026 | DLA Piper, London
Energy and digital infrastructure are converging at pace, and so is the capital behind them. Join us at Charging Up Capital 2026, our flagship forum bringing together investors, lenders and industry leaders to navigate the opportunities and risks across this rapidly shifting landscape. From renewables and energy storage to AI-powered data centres, EV charging, efuels, critical minerals and nuclear, sessions will explore the sectors and structures shaping capital deployment.
What to expect:
- A high-impact agenda covering the key themes driving energy, natural resources and digital infrastructure investment.
- Senior-level networking with investors, lenders, developers and advisers shaping the market.
- 1-2-1 Clinics: short, focused meetings with DLA Piper lawyers from over twenty jurisdictions, offering practical insight on investment conditions, regulatory developments and sector-specific opportunities.
- A live recording of Redefining Energy, one of the world's top energy podcasts, co-hosted by Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid.
Agenda
08:15 – 09:00
Registration and coffee
09:00 – 09:10
Opening remarks
09:10 – 09:30
Setting the scene: geopolitical forces shaping energy and digital investment
09:30 – 10:00
Deploying capital: platform build-up and management in energy and digital infrastructure
10:00 – 10:30
Bridging markets: financing energy and digital infrastructure across borders
10:30 – 10:50
Networking coffee break
10:50 – 11:15
Energy storage unlocked: report launch
Breakouts
11:20 – 12:00
The Future of Solar: Standalone vs Co-located with BESS
A look at the shifting battery storage landscape, from its growing role in renewable integration and grid stability to technological advances, emerging long‑duration solutions, evolving policy and revenue models, and the key challenges ahead across supply chains, sustainability and project delivery.
A look at the shifting battery storage landscape, from its growing role in renewable integration and grid stability to technological advances, emerging long‑duration solutions, evolving policy and revenue models, and the key challenges ahead across supply chains, sustainability and project delivery.
Speakers:
Mathias Bimberg, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital
Rosalind Smith-Maxwell, Senior Director, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Giulio Maroncelli, Partner, DLA Piper (moderator)
Critical Minerals: Investment Insights Across the Value Chain
A look at where capital is moving across mining, processing, refining and recycling - and how investors are positioning for supply security amid rising geopolitics, policy risk and resource nationalism. The session will unpack ESG and permitting realities, along with how offtakes, JVs and vertically integrated models are unlocking bankable opportunities.
A look at where capital is moving across mining, processing, refining and recycling - and how investors are positioning for supply security amid rising geopolitics, policy risk and resource nationalism. The session will unpack ESG and permitting realities, along with how offtakes, JVs and vertically integrated models are unlocking bankable opportunities.
Germany: BESS Market Overview and Strategic Opportunities
An exploration of Germany’s rapidly evolving battery energy storage (BESS) market, examining the regulatory landscape, investment drivers, anticipated deployment volumes, bankability and financing opportunities and the broader role of storage in supporting Germany’s ambitious energy transition goals.
An exploration of Germany’s rapidly evolving battery energy storage (BESS) market, examining the regulatory landscape, investment drivers, anticipated deployment volumes, bankability and financing opportunities and the broader role of storage in supporting Germany’s ambitious energy transition goals.
12:00 – 12:40
Rewriting the contract: The future of power purchase and offtake agreements
Japan: Energy Strategy, Capital Flows, and Global Engagement
An overview of key market developments, investment movements, and strategic considerations influencing the region’s role in the global energy transition.
An overview of key market developments, investment movements, and strategic considerations influencing the region’s role in the global energy transition.
Speakers:
Fumiyo Harada, Managing Executive Officer, Development Bank of Japan
Takuro Yamamoto, CEO, Tokyo Gas United Kingdom
Jun Kasamatsu, Head of Japan, Green Giraffe
Peter G. Armostrong, Regional Head of Energy and Natural Resources, Asia, DLA Piper (moderator)
Ireland: Charging Up Irish Data
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of connecting and powering Irish data centres.
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of connecting and powering Irish data centres.
Speakers:
Anthony Doherty, Chief Investment Officer, NTR Plc
Kate Tuohy, Head of Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure, Bank of Ireland
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch
13:40 – 14:20
Plugged In: Driving the EV Charging Revolution (fireside chat)
A conversation on where capital is flowing across public, private and fleet charging, how power and grid constraints are shaping rollout strategies, what revenue models investors find bankable, and how the sector is shifting from pure infrastructure to data‑ and software‑driven charging platforms.
A conversation on where capital is flowing across public, private and fleet charging, how power and grid constraints are shaping rollout strategies, what revenue models investors find bankable, and how the sector is shifting from pure infrastructure to data‑ and software‑driven charging platforms.
Speakers:
Asif Ghafoor, CEO, BE.EV
Rubayet Choudhury, Partner, DLA Piper (interviewer)
Turning Up the Heat: Networks for a Decarbonised Future
An exploration of the investment case for heat networks, the low‑carbon technologies driving decarbonisation, the risk and regulatory factors shaping bankability, and the policy and delivery models needed to scale deployment.
An exploration of the investment case for heat networks, the low‑carbon technologies driving decarbonisation, the risk and regulatory factors shaping bankability, and the policy and delivery models needed to scale deployment.
Speakers:
Ben Morton, Partner, DLA Piper (moderator)
Middle East: Energy trends and opportunities in the Middle East
14:20 – 15:00
Powering Intelligence: AI, Data Centres and the New Infrastructure Investment Cycle
A panel exploring the rise of AI and hyperscaler data centre deployment and investment, tackling scale, location and above all power demand strategies, including grid access, onsite generation and other crucial investment priorities.
A panel exploring the rise of AI and hyperscaler data centre deployment and investment, tackling scale, location and above all power demand strategies, including grid access, onsite generation and other crucial investment priorities.
Speakers:
Anthony Day, Global Co-Chair of the Technology and Sourcing, DLA Piper (moderator)
Fuelling the Transition: Investing in Sustainable Aviation Fuels and other Next-Generation Fuels
A look at the investment case for SAF, eFuels and advanced biofuels - driven by rising demand and policy mandates - alongside the feedstock, power and scalability constraints shaping project viability. The session explores offtake structures, pricing and bankability, and what’s needed to move next‑generation fuels from pilot projects to large‑scale deployment.
A look at the investment case for SAF, eFuels and advanced biofuels - driven by rising demand and policy mandates - alongside the feedstock, power and scalability constraints shaping project viability. The session explores offtake structures, pricing and bankability, and what’s needed to move next‑generation fuels from pilot projects to large‑scale deployment.
Italy: Energy Trends and Opportunities in Italy
15:00 – 15:40
Charged Up: The Future of Battery Storage
A look at the shifting battery storage landscape, from its growing role in renewable integration and grid stability to technological advances, emerging long‑duration solutions, evolving policy and revenue models, and the key challenges ahead across supply chains, sustainability and project delivery.
A look at the shifting battery storage landscape, from its growing role in renewable integration and grid stability to technological advances, emerging long‑duration solutions, evolving policy and revenue models, and the key challenges ahead across supply chains, sustainability and project delivery.
Speakers:
Mathias Bimberg, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital
Rosalind Smith-Maxwell, Senior Director, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Giulio Maroncelli, Partner, DLA Piper (moderator)
The Future of Wind Power Investment: Offshore and Onshore Opportunities
A look at where wind investment is heading - from offshore versus onshore dynamics to repowering and shifting geographies. The session explores cost and supply‑chain pressures, evolving revenue models and merchant exposure, and how wind integrates with storage, grids and flexible demand in a decarbonised power system.
A look at where wind investment is heading - from offshore versus onshore dynamics to repowering and shifting geographies. The session explores cost and supply‑chain pressures, evolving revenue models and merchant exposure, and how wind integrates with storage, grids and flexible demand in a decarbonised power system.
Speakers:
Omotola Ogunlesi, General Counsel, Nala Renewables
Mehmet Energin, Chief Commercial Officer, OX2
Paula Corban-Pelin, Partner, DLA Piper (moderator)
US: Energy trends and opportunities in the United States
15:40 – 16:20
Nuclear Power: The Next Strategic Asset Class
An exploration of how nuclear is re‑emerging as a strategic investment opportunity, driven by energy security needs, stable long‑term returns and next‑generation technologies - from large reactors to SMRs - reshaping the future power mix.
An exploration of how nuclear is re‑emerging as a strategic investment opportunity, driven by energy security needs, stable long‑term returns and next‑generation technologies - from large reactors to SMRs - reshaping the future power mix.
Canada on the World Stage: Outbound Investment Trends in Energy & Natural Resources
Iberia: Energy Strategy, Investment Trends, and Regional Opportunities
16:20 – 16:40
Networking coffee break
16:40 – 17:30
Redefining Energy Live podcast: energy storage
17:30 – 17:35
Closing remarks
17:35 – 20:00
Drinks reception