A conversation with ADNOC’s Executive Director of Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth, Musabbeh Al Kaabi.
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Speakers:
Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Executive Director of Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth, ADNOCÂ
Moderator:
Neslihan Aydagul Mathieu, Founder & Managing Director, Everose Strategies
‘Energy Transition’ is a broad term, involving everyone from governments and energy producers to corporate businesses and individual consumers.
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· Accomplish net zero goals, and truly embed sustainability into our everyday, by echoing change across infrastructure & transport which support renewable energy production and distribution whilst maintaining & improving upon living standards.
· Deep dive the new smart city projects working to capture this vision of a thriving sustainable community, independent of oil, through the integration of state-of-the-art technologies with a mix of traditional and new strategic planning principles to facilitate the development of a carbon neutral hub.
· Learn how innovation and agility are bringing together a forward facing, flexible net-zero initiative which evolves alongside us to support an inclusive energy future.
Speakers:
Ahmed Baghoum, CEO, Masdar City
Chris Wan, Associate Director of Sustainability and CSR, Masdar City
Moderator:
Neslihan Aydagul Mathieu, Founder & Managing Director, Everose Strategies
· Explore the potential and current successes of state-owned enterprises and sovereign wealth funds in supporting businesses as they enter new, more sustainable ventures.
· Delve into the most successful financial tools, from green bonds to risk insurance, as we unpick which tried and tested strategies are essential to facilitating the consideration of carbon footprint across both burgeoning enterprises and established industry giants.
· Understand the importance of a progressive and well curated enabling environment as MENA regions power ahead with new green projects, including the role of market facilitators, transparency, and general public awareness.Â
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Speakers:
Sophia Swire, CEO, Gender Equity Diversity Investments (GEDI)
Mohamed Shehab, VP of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations, BAPCO Energies
Fawaz Sabri, Chief Technical Advisor – Private Sector Development and Banking, UNDP
 Moderator:
Rumi Mahmood, Research Director, MSCI Sustainability Institute
· Are renewables still more expensive? Contextualize the technology through analysis of lifecycle, demand shift and upfront capital investment. In doings so, set strategy to ensure well considered investments which instil resilience and improve access.
· Follow the learning curve of advancement in renewables and climate tech- how can producers empower consumers by a cumulative increase in installed capacity?
· Unlock the power of new energy as you learn from case-studies of success and translate these learnings into your own investment planning.
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The susceptibility of Africa to the impacts of climate change has garnered attention, highlighting the need for climate-resilient energy infrastructure and integrated regional planning to ensure energy security.
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· Ask how you can tap into the potential for increased renewable energy consumption across the region and make the most of the rapid competitive growth of new energy solutions.
· Shift your perspective of ROI from short to long term as you strive to improve energy efficiency and decarbonize in line with nationally determined contributions to climate mitigation.
· Answer the call for a developing energy sector to catalyse renewables growth guided by advice from the experts working to rewrite North Africa’s energy legacy as they outline challenges and opportunities for a secure and equitable transition.
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Speakers:
Gianpiero Nacci, Director, Sustainable Business & Infrastructure, EBRD
Mohamed Ismail Mansour, Co-Founder & CEO, Infinity Power
Cornelius Mathes CEO, Dii Desert EnergyÂ
Moderator:
Dusko Stjepanovic, Head of Green Banking, REEEP
· Successfully decarbonize through a multi-pronged approach, combining initiatives to increase energy efficiency and reduce waste, integrate carbon capture and utilization (CCUS) technologies, and increase lower carbon fuel adoption to power production processes.
· Strive towards a carbon neutral economy and seize growth potential through the integration of net-zero strategy into your planning and operations.
· Gain an informed perspective of capital costs and ensure wise net-zero investment allocation through a big picture of international legislation, industry standards, technology landscapes and portfolio management strategy.
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Speakers:
Ibrahim AI Zubi, CSO Sustainability & Climate, ADNOC
Mike Train, Chief Sustainability Officer, Emerson
Thierry Froment, CEO, Veolia Water Technologies
Moosa Al-Moosa, President, Middle East & Turkey, Dow
Jason Cleveland, Managing Director, MENA, Gecko RoboticsÂ
Moderator:
Alexander Rozenfeld, Founder & Managing Director, Climate Impact Capital (tbc)
· Examine the crucial role energy storage can play in ensuring solar and wind can meet peak demand, and the importance of this for renewable energy reliability and decarbonization efforts in the region.
· Consider the bankability of integrating energy storage into your portfolio, contemplating how to mitigate supply chain risk, startup costs and operational challenges to confirm the profitability of energy storage projects.
· Endeavor to set an aspirational market standard as energy storage technology becomes more accessible and offers consumers and developers alike increased choice and growth potential.
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Speakers:
Bruce Smith, Executive Director of Strategy & Planning, EWEC
· Get the full picture of opportunities ahead as we ask whether the dominance of fossil fuels in the production of hydrogen, despite its portrayal as the future of clean energy, should be raising concerns of economic viability when going green.
· With a rainbow of opportunities beyond green and grey, dig into the complete spectrum: hydrogen burns in many colours from the popular natural gas derived blue hydrogen to the less familiar turquoise, pink and yellow forms.
· Explore next steps- What is the most effective way to navigate the implementation of hydrogen as a tool for energy transition? How can we build infrastructure which supports flexibility and leaves room for innovation? What does MENA's future hydrogen mix look like, and how can project owners ensure they are prepared to meet these demands?
· Will MENA be the leading producers of low-carbon hydrogen and how can we achieve that?
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Speakers:
Yako Wijnands, VP, Operations, NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC)
Eduard de Visser, Director of Strategy, Port of Amsterdam
Dr Ashwani Dudeja, President & Director (Green Hydrogen & Ammonia), ACME Group
Rasha Hasaneen, Chief Product Officer and Sustainability Officer, AspenTech
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Moderator:
Khaled Nageib, CEO, Hydrogen Egypt
· Gain insight on how to enable greater trust and transparency in the tracking, reporting and verification of critical emissions data, a national security asset for the energy transition.
· Guide economic, environmental, and operational benefits across your business and instill efficiency across all business units from procurement to construction.
· Hear an example of an enhanced security technology that brings new value in the Energy Transition.
Speakers:
Chris Rezendes, CEO, Context Labs
Toby Rice, CEO, EQT Corporation
Mansour Belhadj, General Manager, Energy & Resources Industries, CEMA, Microsoft
Moderator: Phil Hart, Chief Researcher and Head of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Centre, Technology Innovation Institute
· Instil resilience into the industries powering MENA and meet international demand for carbon intensive commodities at the lowest possible cost.
· Steer through legislative grey areas with a concise business plan which prioritizes an accurate quantitative understanding of your carbon footprint from procurement to production.
· Reduce operations costs as you increase data quality and identify critical improvement areas to both lower carbon taxes and cut out inefficiency.
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 Tackling Energy Transition objectives is challenging; the path ahead is brand new, and the strategy implemented now will contribute to determining the future success of major producers in both regional and global markets.
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· Come out on top of the energy transition through a focused expansion of your renewable’s portfolio balanced with a holistic restructuring of your business.
· Recognize that targeted investment alone is not enough to secure success as you work to embed sustainability into corporate values and business practices at all levels, from workforce development to initiatives which aim to protect local ecosystem integrity and promote biodiversity.
· Understand what an all-encompassing sustainability strategy takes, and how national energy companies can take control of transition narratives to become drivers of change and backbones supporting growth of local communities.
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Speakers:
Sophie Hildebrand, CTO, ADNOC
Dr. Alyazia Al Kuwaiti, Executive Director, UAE Investment Platform, Mubadala
William Restrepo, CFO, Nabors
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Moderator:
Christina Deligianni, Policy & Programs Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development
· Discuss the opportunity smart grid technology holds as an innovative step towards carbon neutrality, and why this is a crucial investment for grid resilience with growing generation capacity and requirement for reenable integration.
· Identify how smart grids lead to better consumer empowerment, considering resilience of infrastructure, increased control, and more accessibility for EV charging, to enhance relationships with consumers.
· Assess the solutions such an investment provides across energy efficiency, reliability of power, and sustainability to ultimately understand the bankability and projected longevity of smart grid technology.
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· Uncover how Public and Private Stakeholders are coming together to accelerate the development of MENA’s green hydrogen infrastructure and catapult the region towards global new energy leadership through knowledge sharing, joint project ventures, and aligned business objectives.
· How should investors and developers in the energy space mobilize to meet these ambitious development goals, and why is green hydrogen considered such an essential tool for the energy transition? Answer the big picture questions surrounding a high potential fuel.
· Gain insights from the companies breaking down barriers and moving early to equip the region with a game changing supply of renewable energy and understand the next steps to securing long term, low carbon, ROI.
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Speakers:
Stephen Gobert, SVP Hydrogen, Engie
Mohammad Abdelqader El Ramahi, Chief Green Hydrogen Officer, Masdar
Hanh Nguyen, VP Sustainability, OCI
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Moderator:
Lynn Ammar, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
MENA’s Energy Mix- how are public and private stakeholders working to achieve a diverse and sustainable power supply?Â
Renewable technologies are becoming more accessible, more effective, and less expensive. At the same time, oil & gas prices fluctuate, the pressure to decarbonize mounts, and energy security worldwide is threatened by the disruption of international supply chains. For MENA’s energy leaders, energy security is critical.
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· Analyse the increasingly convergence of security and sustainability objectives as you untangle the challenge of balancing accessibility, price, and long term viability.
· Map out how you can meet ambitious net zero targets and diversify away from hydrocarbon dependence to instil lasting resilience.
· Discover what’s next for MENA’s energy mix, hearing from the most impactful companies and organizations driving transition progress.
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Speakers:
Luc Koechlin, CEO Middle East, EDF
Haroon Rahmathulla, COO, Fertiglobe
Daniel Zywietz, Founder and Chairman, Enerwhere
Adrian Blanck, Chief Digitalization Officer, Luberef
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Moderator:
Christina Deligianni, Policy & Programs Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development
· Establish best practice and market guidelines across renewable project lifecycles, from development to end-of-asset-life management and make renewable projects more reliable compared to conventional power sources.
· Reduce the risk associated with wind, solar and storage projects by mapping out optimal O&M and asset management strategies.
· Achieve optimal operational efficiency, resulting in top profitability from your portfolios as you explore advancements to infrastructures and processes surrounding renewable deployment which can assist in planning for your future projects.
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Speakers:
Mark Hedges, Asset Management Executive Director, EWEC
· Analyse the solar potential across the MENA region, establishing the hot spots for solar growth, to seize the trillion-dollar opportunity for solar energy.
· Set out best practice standards, and realistic methods of implementing these across the whole solar project lifecycle, from conception to efficient operation, to ensure resilience and accessibility of solar projects.
· Consider steps taken towards solar innovation, addressing issues of climate-proofing, PV efficiency and technical faults to increase the bankability of solar projects.
· A direct way to lower emissions that is often not discussed is by integrating solar production in the off-grid space that currently depends on fossil fuels. What is the potential for solar in this space and what can we do to accelerate this transition?
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Speakers:
Kishan Khoday, Regional Team Leader for Nature, Climate and Energy, UNDP
Andy Biffen, Asset Development Executive Director, EWEC
Romain Riche, International Development Director, MESIA
Imran Syed, Chief Operating Officer, RSS
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· From price point to policy, delve into the intricate challenges and opportunities underpinning the development of super grids for transmitting renewable energy across the MENA region.
· Understand the collective power of international grid infrastructure for enabling the efficient and cost-effective transmission of renewable energy from resource-rich areas to high-demand regions.
· Gain insights into the technical, financial, and regulatory considerations for designing and implementing super grid projects and hear from experts in the field to evaluate what the future holds.
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Speakers:
Mohammed Al-Taani, Secretary General, Arab Renewable Energy Commission
· Lay out the benefits of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as NOC's plan ahead against a backdrop of market uncertainty, in doing so, define a market facing vision which secures key commercial relationships.
· De-risk taking strides to secure resilience as MENA leaders shape the future energy landscape through robust, well-coordinated partnerships which bring together a wealth of knowledge, resources, and expertise.
· Review partnership options to develop collaboration strategies which heighten competition, instil quality, and complement firmly outlined deliverables with an essential flexibility for proactive stakeholder management.
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Speakers:
Alice Cowman, CEO, Enerwhere
Hon. Reece Whitby, Minister of Environment and Climate Action, The Western Australia Government Office in Dubai
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· Foster the transparent, all encompassing, energy strategy which is essential for instilling economic security.
· Engage in the policy discussions pivotal in building trust with consumers. It is frequently cited that impactful policy reforms, particularly surrounding energy pricing, could serve as a lifeline to support energy transition success across the MENA region.
· Strategize to develop a roadmap to subsidy reform which considers both social impacts and economic security and uncover how channelling funding into new energy streams catalyse an equitable transition.
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Speakers:
Maryam Habil, Vice President, Media Intelligence & Innovation, Mubadala
· Consider the global and regional supply chain landscape and discuss how we can stabilize supply chains to offset unforeseen issues.
· Establish a resilient supply chain strategy in the face of uncertainties, time constraints, cost pressures and risks to ensure security and profitability from your portfolio.
· Navigate the relationship with OEMS to ensure reliability of supply. Set out a roadmap to achieving a sustainable energy future that balances decarbonization concerns and a secure supply chain for energy projects.
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Speakers:
Hossam Saadany, Head of Supply Chain, Egyptian Refining Company
Zakia Bahjou, DSIO Supply Chain Director and Logistics Director, India, Middle East & Africa, Dow
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