Energy transition institutions within academia, research organisations, the private sector, and the energy industry have all been developing and updating energy transition scenarios. While these organisations have different methodologies and varying assumptions, most of their scenarios are not optimistic about the world meeting targets set by the Paris Agreement. For the second CEO Roundtable of 2023, international experts will provide new insights into short and long-term scenario planning and discuss whether volatile energy markets are slowing or accelerating the energy transition.