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title: "ADIPEC 2025 - Executive Boardroom Roundtable: Collaboration or control? Navigating the global race for decarbonisation resources"
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## ADIPEC 2025 - Executive Boardroom Roundtable: Collaboration or control? Navigating the global race for decarbonisation resources

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Patrick Shearer, Senior Vice President - Supply Chain Procurement

Wednesday 5 November, 12:00 GST

Patrick Shearer, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Procurement, will take part in an executive boardroom roundtable on how clean tech supply chains are becoming a critical fault line in the energy transition, as regions look to secure access to the materials and technologies needed for low-carbon growth. Concentrated production of solar modules, battery inputs, and rare earth elements has triggered a wave of industrial strategies aimed at reshoring, friendshoring, and building regional self-sufficiency. While these efforts promise resilience and energy security, they also risk fuelling protectionist trade policies and fragmenting global cooperation. This roundtable will share cross-sector insights on how the industry is adapting to evolving supply dynamics and navigating the balance between national priorities and international collaboration.

Discussion points:

- Does strategic decoupling slow progress or enable long-term resilience?
- Can diversified supply chains and national industrial policies coexist with global cooperation?
- How are rising protectionist measures in major economies shaping trade, competitiveness, and deployment timelines?
- What role should energy companies, financiers, and technology providers play in mitigating supply risk?

Attendee insights: Gain insight into how protectionism, strategic competition, and regional resilience are reshaping global supply chains for decarbonisation and what this means for achieving secure, scalable, and cost-effective progress toward net zero.