Adriaan Kamp

Adriaan Kamp is a sustainability advocate and keynote speaker who specialises in energy transition, world energy systems, and UN Sustainable Development Goals. As Founder of Energy For One World and Programme Director of Nyenrode Executive Energy MBA programmes, he draws on 25 years of international experience in upstream oil and gas with Shell Group, alongside extensive consultancy work across China, India, the EU, the Middle East and USA. Adriaan has authored three books on sustainable energy, most recently "99 Theses to Build Back Better", and regularly addresses energy conferences comprising leaders from clean-tech, government and finance. His sessions equip organisations and leaders with practical frameworks to navigate energy transition, implement sustainable strategies, and align business innovation with climate action and global development priorities.

After 25 years navigating international project and business development roles across the upstream oil and gas sector with Shell Group, Adriaan Kamp took a decisive turn in 2009 when he joined a global think tank examining how humanity can improve its knowledge, decision making and leadership over world energy systems. That pivotal moment set the course for a career now dedicated to bridging the gap between energy transition ambition and practical implementation. Based in Oslo and The Hague, Adriaan founded Energy For One World, a boutique consultancy focused on delivering sustainable energy economy architectures aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, and serves as Programme Director of Nyenrode Executive Energy MBA programmes at Nyenrode Business University.

Adriaan's credibility stems from both operational experience and applied research across multiple continents. His fact-finding missions to China, India, the EU, the Middle East and the USA have informed his understanding of how energy policy, climate action and economic development intersect in vastly different contexts. He has addressed energy conferences comprising leaders from the clean-tech industry, government, financial institutions and the United Nations, translating complex energy transition challenges into actionable strategies. As creator, organiser and moderator of the Shell Alumni Conference titled The Future Starts Now: Humanising Energy, Adriaan demonstrated his ability to convene diverse stakeholders around shared goals. He has authored three books on sustainable energy, including his 2021 manifesto "99 Theses to Build Back Better", which offers a roadmap for the post-pandemic decade of climate action leading to 2030. His forthcoming leadership of a trade mission to Bangladesh in October 2026, focusing on maritime infrastructure and shipbuilding opportunities, reflects his ongoing commitment to connecting European expertise with emerging markets in the global energy transition.

Adriaan's speaking engagements equip audiences with practical frameworks to navigate the complexities of energy transition, sustainable strategy and business innovation. Whether addressing corporate leadership teams, government policy makers or industry conferences, he helps organisations move beyond theoretical commitments to measurable climate action. His sessions clarify how energy decisions made today shape economic resilience, social equity and environmental outcomes for decades to come. Audiences leave with concrete tools to align their operations with global sustainability priorities, implement energy architectures that balance ambition with feasibility, and lead their sectors through transformation rather than disruption. Adriaan's approach combines the rigour of his Shell Group training with the vision of a practitioner who understands that sustainable societies require both bold thinking and disciplined execution.