World Energy Week is the Council's annual general gathering of global energy leaders to promote the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all. The week’s programme will offer a wide range of events including high-level, exclusive sessions that will convene Ministers, CEOs and energy leaders. The event will drive debate and open dialogue between an audience of local and global energy experts. There will also be prestigious social events throughout the week including special cocktail reception. The event will take place in Milan at Marriott Hotel 66, Via Giorgio Washington. WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL The World Energy Council is the principal impartial network of leaders and practitioners promoting an affordable, stable and environmentally sensitive energy system for the greatest benefit of all. Formed in 1923, the Council is the UN-accredited global energy body, representing the entire energy spectrum. The World Energy Council’s strength is derived from its network of National Member Committees, with more than 3000 member organisations located in over 90 countries and drawn from governments, private and state corporations, academia, NGOs and energy-related stakeholders. The World Energy Council informs global, regional and national energy strategies by hosting high-level events, publishing authoritative studies, and working through its extensive member network to facilitate the world’s energy policy dialogue. WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL IN ITALY The Italian National Committee (WEC Italy), member and founder of the World Energy Council, was formed in 1988 in Rome under the high patronage of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. WEC Italy represents the various industries in the national energy sector: from research to production, from transformation to distribution and sales of all energy resources, from historical sources to nuclear energy and renewable energy. WEC Italy takes an active role in promoting discussion of national energy policy with an impartial spirit focusing on objectives of general national interest. WEC Italy organizes national and international events, workshops, promotes education and training, participates in energy studies, assessments and research projects and communicates the results to facilitate the decision-making process and provide national energy leaders with the tools they need to respond to the challenges posed by the current international energy scenario.