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April 21, 2026 • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm est

Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026

The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community. 

Summit Event • Lerner Hall
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Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026

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Jessica Uhl

Senior Advisor, Three Cairns Group

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Jessica has led global energy businesses from wind and solar manufacturing to the upstream oil and gas sector. Her work has been guided by the ambition of achieving an energy system that is abundant, resilient and sustainable.

Jessica is a Senior Advisor with the Three Cairns Group along with other energy and climate initiatives. She has served on the boards of Shell, Goldman Sachs and GE and as an advisor to Breakthrough Energy. She is currently on the boards of RMI, OpenMinds and Mission Possible Partnership. Jessica is an advisory board member for the Columbia Center for Global Energy and on the Global Leadership Council of GEAPP.

Jessica was previously President of GE Vernova and, prior to GE Vernova, she was the CFO of Shell plc. Jessica graduated from UC Berkeley and received an MBA from INSEAD.

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