ENERGEX will take place in Vienna from 6th – 10th July 2008 and is to become a high-profile, global platform on energy issues. The motto of next year’s congress is “Energy for Human Development and the Protection of the Environment”.

ENERGEX has been set up by the International Energy Foundation (IEF), an association of scientists and energy experts. The foundation calls for a worldwide collaboration on a scientific level in the field of energy and climate change. The aim is a better production and supply of energy with respect to climate protection and sustainability.

At ENERGEX 2008, an expected 2000 participants will discuss aspects of global energy production and distribution. The organisational committee as well as the scientific committee of the congress are made up of renowned scientists from India, China and Europe – among them Prof. Josef Spitzer and Prof. Thomas B. Johansson, as well as representatives from international organisations such as the IEA, UNIDO, OPEC, IIASA and IAEA.

ENERGEX serves as a platform for international experts with diverse economical, political or technological background. It focuses on the question of how energy can globally stimulate human and social development. The congress is being endorsed by UNIDO, UNEP, the European Commission as well as IIASA.