As we are winding down (or gearing up) for Christmas, the World Energy Council (WEC) has reached out to us to nominate exceptional individuals to join the Future Energy Leaders 100 cohort (FEL, or FEL100 for short). New Zealand is currently represented by 3 members: Z Energy's Tina Frew, Transpower's Bennet Tucker, and Powerco's Daniel Gnoth. They took part in the last WEC's summit in Lisbon, and reported back about what they learnt to YEPN and BEC members last week. See below for more information about the FEL application process and more information about their presentation.

Whilst the suspense is still building up over the new NZ government formation, YEPN is ready to launch its three-year strategy and indicative programme. Our Network is apolitical, but we are proud to share and foster common values, some of which were presented at the Downstream Conference last year. We are also fortunate to draw inspiration from global views and ideas, as our Future Energy Leaders (FELs), Tina Frew, Daniel Gnoth and Bennet Tucker will soon be heading to the World Energy Leaders' Summit in Lisbon. Don't hesitate to join us on 14 December to hear about their insights from this event.

While some of us are busy dealing with dry winter, Electric Vehicles, and observing political parties pre-election, the YEPN council has been working with BEC on our 3-year strategy. We will also organise a get-together soon, so stay tuned as we will announce more very shortly.

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A warm welcome to all our new members and those who joined us at our first ever Auckland Young Energy Professionals events in February and March.

Welcome to our first Young Energy Professionals newsletter for 2017! Here at YEPN we aim to develop a network to share ideas with other professionals, to broaden and deepen our collective understanding of the energy sector and to shape the industry's future.

Welcome to our last edition of the Young Energy Professionals Network Newsletter for 2016. We hope you've enjoyed this newsletter as much as we've enjoyed bringing it to you. We've got one last treat in store for our friends in Wellington. Keep you're eyes peeled for more details soon.

It's awards season in the energy industry and there are a spate of events recognising the awesome talent and innovative technology both at home and overseas. If you know of some great work worth recognising, let us know at youngenergypro@gmail.com.

It's certainly an exciting time to be part of our industry, and as young energy professionals we play an important role in shaping New Zealand's energy future. Check out the links below to see how that future might evolve.

At the Young Energy Professionals Network, we aim to develop a network which allows the transfer of knowledge between professionals in order to broaden and deepen our collective understanding of the energy sector.