2025 Strategic Speakers

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H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei

Minister of Energy & Infrastructure

Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, UAE

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H.E. Dr. Abdulla Humaid Saif Al Jarwan

Chairman

Department of Energy - Abu Dhabi, UAE

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H.E. Yaser bin Ebrahim Humaidan

Minister of Electricity & Water Affairs

Kingdom of Bahrain

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H.E. Mrs. Maria Panayiotou

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development & Environment

Republic of Cyprus

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Hon. Eng. Kumara Jayakody

Minister of Energy

Sri Lanka

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Hon. Prof. Anil Jayantha

Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development

Sri Lanka

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H.E. Amal Mint Maouloud

Minister of Hydraulics & Sanitation

Mauritania

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H.E. Samir Valiyev

Deputy Minister of Energy

Azerbaijan

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Dr. Angela Wilkinson

Secretary General & CEO

World Energy Council

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Jasim Thabet

Group CEO & MD

TAQA

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H.E. Eng Mohamed Al Hammadi

MD & CEO

Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC)

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H.E. Eng Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi

Group CEO

Emsteel

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Chris Young

MD, Energy Strategy & Performance Transformation

KPMG, UK

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Anuj Agarwal

Partner

KPMG

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Alexios Zachariadis

Partner

Deloitte

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H.E. Majid Al Suwaidi

CEO

Alterra

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Patricia Bingoto

Senior Expert

McKinsey

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Rory Sullivan

Associate Partner

McKinsey

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Francesco La Camera

Director General

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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Joerg Doerler

Partner

Deloitte

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Mohammad Ayub

Partner

McKinsey

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Fabrizio Fabbri

CEO

Ansaldo Energia

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Danny Touma

Partner

PwC Middle East

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Loyiso Tyabashe

Group CEO

South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)

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Hubert Sobora

Principal

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

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Carl Clayton

Partner & Associate Director

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

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Alessandro Zampieri

Partner & Associate Director

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

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Oxana Dankova

Partner, Director & Global Lead of Energy Networks Business Segment

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

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Hara Sidiropoulou

Partner, Power & Utilities

EY Parthenon (Strategy)

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Yannig Gourmelon

Partner

McKinsey

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Nawied Jabarkhyl

Senior Director

APCO

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Suhail Diaz

Director of Future Energies Middle East

Wood

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Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, MBS, OGW

Director General

The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

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Farid Al Awlaqi

CEO

TAQA Generation

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Fatima Marzouq Almehairbi

Awareness & Behavioral Change Senior Specialist

Department of Energy - Abu Dhabi

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Sylvie Jehanno

CEO

Dalkia

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Avin Gidwani

CEO

BNC Network

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Amandeep Bhangu

Presenter & Moderator

Voice Media London

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Manus Cranny

Geo Economics Editor

The National

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John Defterios

Senior Fellow, Centre for Energy & Materials

World Economic Forum

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J.D. Sitton

CEO

CTC Global

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Dan Murphy

Anchor & Correspondent

CNBC

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Zainub Noor

Director, Technology and Innovation

Halliburton Labs

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Dr. Sama Bilbao y León

Director General

World Nuclear Association (WNA)

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Sukh Sidhu

Director – Energy Plus Group

Société Générale

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Khalid Al Marzooqi

CEO

Tabreed

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Prof. Nidal Hilal

Director of the water research center

NYUAD

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Christian Rugland

President Engineering & Maintenance International

Bilfinger

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Béatrice Buffon

Chairwoman & CEO

EDF Renewables

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Steve Vincent

MD, Energy & Power - Middle East

Jacobs

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Dr. Afif Al Yafei

CEO

TAQA Transmission

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Rob McDonald

MD

SSEN Transmission

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Sumant Sinha

Founder, Chairman & CEO

ReNew Energy

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Alexandre Eykerman

MD & Energy Business Director

Wartsila Middle East

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Eng. Yousif Al Ali

CEO

Etihad Water & Electricity

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Dr. Tariq Aslam

Hub Digital Leader - India, Middle East & Africa

ABB Energy Industries

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Myrtle Dawes

CEO

Net Zero Technology Centre

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Ahmed Elbermbali

Director - Sustainability Growth, MCA Region

Bureau Veritas

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Eng Ahmed Al Shamsi

CEO

TAQA Water Solutions

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Shashi Prakash

Head - Regulation, Policy & certification

Masdar

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Salma Bin Breik

MD - Middle East

Isle Utilities

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Khalid Al Qubaisi

CEO

TAQA Energy Services

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Dr. Hamad Odhabi

Vice Chancellor for AI & Operational Excellence

Abu Dhabi University

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Hebah Abbas

Chairwoman

Kuwait Water Association

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Ayesha Al Ateeqi

Executive Director

The Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative

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Semih Ozkan

Head of Corporate Payments Sales, MENA

J.P. Morgan

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Adri Pols

CEO

Desolenator

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Luc Koechlin

CEO

Middle East, EDF

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Bruce Smith

Executive Director, Strategy & Planning

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)

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Helmut Von Struve

CEO

Siemens Middle East

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Christopher Behme

Partner & VP

IBM

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Frederik Beelitz

Head of Advisory for Central Europe

Aurora Energy Research

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Sumeet Thakur

Global Head for Water, Cities, Waste & Circularity

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

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Jeffery Miller

VP

TerraPower

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Johnny Obeid

VP

Veolia Water Technologies

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Magnus Bach

VP

Atoco

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Pierre Pauliac

CEO - Water

SUEZ

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Eng. Nabil Aljohani

VP - Contracts Management

Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)

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Dr. Sameh El Khatib

Energy Policy Expert

Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE

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Nitin Sharma
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Andrew Sutherland

SVP APJMEA

Copperleaf

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Mark John Siddorn

SVP - Strategic Planning and Business Performance

Tadweer Group

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Omnia Halawani

Co-CEO & Founder

GRFN

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Dr. Waheed Abbasi

SVP, Gas Services, MENA

Siemens Energy

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Andrei Covatariu

Co-chair – Digitalization in Energy Task Force

United Nations Economic Commission - Europe

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Maurizio De Stefano

SVP Energy International

Minsait

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Eiman Al Hammadi

SVP, Group HC Strategy and Organization Effectiveness

ADNOC

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Neil Wilmshurst

SVP, Chief Nuclear Strategy Officer & MD of EPRI Gulf, Chair - U.S. Member Committee, World Energy Council

EPRI Gulf

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Amel Chadli

Gulf Countries President

Schneider Electric

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Andreas Feil

First Secretary on Climate, Energy & Environment

German Embassy

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Noel Aoun

Group Chief Strategy Officer

TAQA Group

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Humaid Al Shamsi

EVP - Customer Affairs Operations

TAQA Distribution

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Karim Amin

Board Member

Siemens Energy

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Rizwan Razaq

CTO | Smart PV & ESS Business

Huawei

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Ezzeddine Jradi

Chief Transformation & Business Excellence Officer

Emicool

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Jan Lozek

MD & Co-Founder

Future Energy Ventures

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Dr. Mike Roshchin

Head of AI

AIQ

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Niko Cornelis

MD - Flexible Power GCC

Engie

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Chirag Shah

Executive Director – Sustainable Finance, AME

Standard Chartered Bank

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Santiago Bañales López

MD

Iberdrola Innovation Middle East

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Dusun Kim

Founder & CEO

MediSun Energy

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Kehkashan Basu

Founder & President

Green Hope Foundation

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Sheikh Muhammad Noman

Sheikh Muhammad Noman

Founder & CEO

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Vijay Jaiswal

CTO

IFS

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Lars Kroijer

Founder & MD

AlliedOffsets

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Ali Siddiqi

Acting CFO

ADNOC Distribution

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Charles-Edouard Mellagui

CEO - Cable Business Unit

Dubai Cable Company - Ducab

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Mazin Khan

CFO

Masdar

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Valerie Levkov

Global Industry Director for Energy, Metals & Mining, and Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

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Esam Al Murawwi

Chief Projects Officer

TAQA Transmission

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Dr. Toby Ferenczi

CEO

Granular Energy

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Sulaiman Rafat Turki

Chief Strategy & Development Officer

Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)

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Dr. Fahad Al Yafei

Chief Technology Officer, Middle East & Africa

Siemens Energy

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Naser Al Hajri

Chief Corporate Support Officer

Mubadala Energy

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Mohamed Al Braiki

CEO

ENEC Consulting

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Julio De La Rosa Jurado

Chief Development Officer - Water

Acciona

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Adnan Bu Fateem

COO

Mubadala Energy

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Wael Gad

CEO

UTEC

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Antonio Di Cecca

COO

Tabreed

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Waseem Ashraf Qureshi

CEO

Enercap

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Dr. Nader Assad Bin Taher

COO

TAQA Water Solutions

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Dr. Jan Haizmann

CEO

ZETA Global

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Lew Evans

CEO

Nexus Resilience Group

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