تحت رعاية سمو الشيخ خالد بن محمد بن زايد آل نهيان ولي عهد أبوظبي رئيس المجلس التنفيذي لإمارة أبوظبي
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH KHALED BIN MOHAMED BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN CROWN PRINCE OF ABU DHABI AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ABU DHABI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Session 1: Smart Grids - Enhancing Resilience And Efficiency
CHAIRS:
Eng. Doreb EbrahimCEOEnertech Middleast FZ LLC
Rui De SousaPrincipal, Industry & Value Advisor, Middle East & Africa SouthSAP
10:00 - 10:20
Voltage regulating distribution transformers as the new standard in public grids for economically integrating renewable energy and new loads at distribution level
Waqas HussainBusiness Development Manager
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, United Arab Emirates
10:20 - 10:40
An AMI solution developed and operated by a DSO, to unlock the full potential of smart meters
Fabian NilssonCommercial DirectorEDF IN, France
10:40 - 11:00
Advancing grid stability and efficiency: an extensive examination of the Volt-VAR Management System (VVMS)
Ayşegül KutlayVice President
inavitas
10:00 - 11:30
Capital Suite 9
Session 2: Exploring New Energy Systems
CHAIRS:
Dr. Corrado SommarivaCEO Sustainable Water & Power Consultants (SWPC)
Malik BenameurHead of Energy & Smart SolutionsDalkia Middle East, Saudi Arabia
10:00 - 10:20
Beyond surface: exploring KSA's geothermal opportunities and challenges
Mohamed A. AlEmamManager, Business DevelopmentEDF, Saudi Arabia
10:20 - 10:40
PV recycling and solar waste management in Dubai
Krishiv GandhiResearcher - Energy SystemsDEWA, United Arab Emirates
10:40 - 11:00
Evaluating grid technologies for utility net-zero
Abhishek KarHead- Strategy & Sustainability
Siemens, United Arab Emirates
11:00 - 11:20
The H2 battery by water stuff - paving the way for a quantum leap in the hydrogen eco-system
Lukas KaltHead of Development Water stuff & sun GmbH, Germany
11:30 - 13:10
Capital Suite 8
Session 3: Advancements In Power Generation R&D
CHAIRS:
Dr. Yacine AddadDeputy Director, Emirates Nuclear Technology Center, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Nuclear EngineeringKhalifa University
Milton DasguptaProject Manager - Energy BusinessWartsila
11:30 - 11:50
Hybrid machine learning forecasting for grid-connected solar power plant
Ameera AlmarzooqiPower Protection Engineer
TRANSCO, United Arab Emirates
11:50 - 12:10
Deposits in steam turbines and GT’s compressors – unwanted expensive factor. Full restoration of steam and gas turbines efficiency by removing deposits with deep chemical foam cleaning
Wojciech MajkaCEO, President of the BoardEcol Sp. z.o.o., Poland
12:10 - 12:30
Integrating multiple renewable energy sources with machine learning and deep learning for enhanced efficiency and profitability
Kevin WilliamsCo-Founder and CEOK.M. Williams and Associates LLC, India
12:30 - 12:50
Path of construction of light water reactor based nuclear power plant in India – a case study
R S Prasad General ManagerEngineers India LTD, India
12:50 - 13:10
Nuclear power plant lifetime extension: using R&D and digital twin to model reinforced concrete and evaluate mechanical phenomena
Miquel Huguet Aguilera
Civil Engineering Project ManagerEgis, France
11:30 - 13:10
Capital Suite 9
Session 4: Advances In Desalination And Water Treatment Strategies
CHAIRS:
Nada AbubakrMiddle East Lead – Global Water PracticeRicardo PLC
Dr. Mohamed A. DawoudSenior Water AdvisorEnvironment Agency – Abu Dhabi
11:30 - 11:50
BFP filtration - a replacement for chlorination/dechlorination in RO pre-treatment
Martin StahlArea ManagerE+B Umwelttechnik GmbH, United Arab Emirates
11:50 - 12:10
Navigating the technology shift from thermal desalination to reverse osmosis to decarbonise the water sector while ensuring the security of supply in UAE
Asim KhanWater Production Planning LeadEWEC, United Arab Emirates
12:10 - 12:30
Decoupling of water production and electricity generation from GDP and population in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
Dr. Shayma AlBannayGrid Sustainability Section ManagerADDC, United Arab Emirates
12:30 - 12:50
Alternative sustainable water resources for district cooling plants
Husam Al SmadiGeneral ManagerCooltech Gulf, Tabreed, United Arab Emirates
14:00 - 15:40
Capital Suite 8
Session 5: Building Sustainable Smart Communities And Intelligent Infrastructure
CHAIRS:
Randheer SinghFounder & CEOForeSee Advisors
Ian RodgersProduct Manager Assessment Services - Digital SolutionsXylem Inc
14:00 - 14:20
Transforming industrial cities into smart hubs: a case study of modon's smart industrial cities program
Mohammed EldalyHead of Business InnovationGiza Systems, Saudi Arabia
14:20 - 14:40
Strategic vision for electric vehicle infrastructure in a fast-changing landscape
Maher AboujaoudeTech Lead of Innovative Analytics ENEDIS, France
14:40 - 15:00
The road not taken? the role of behaviour in the energy transition
Dr. Malek Al-ChalabiContinuing MemberUniversity of Oxford, United Kingdom
15:00 - 15:20
Transformative innovations in sanitary waste management: the promise of sanitary waste recycling destruction technology (SWRDT)
Iram MaimunaCEOE Waste Social Pvt Ltd, India
15:20 - 15:40
Evaluating the role of grid interactive buildings for clean energy transition from energy trilemma perspective
Dr. Satish Balantrapu Principal ConsultantInfosys
14:00 - 15:40
Capital Suite 9
Session 6: Hydrogen Production And Infrastructure: From Innovation To Implementation
CHAIRS:
Secil TorunVice President - Engineering and Technical Project ManagementENGIE
Assessing the financial viability of green hydrogen projects in the GCC
David RobertsonVice President Solutions EMEAEnergy Exemplar, United Arab Emirates
14:20 - 14:40
Ansaldo green tech’s contribution to energy transition: a comprehensive look at AEM electrolyzer technology deployment
Luca RofiHydrogen Program Manager
Ansaldo Green Tech, Italy
14:40 - 15:00
Re-evaluating economics and performance metrics in the context of circular business models and decarbonisation endeavors
Cornelia-Oana ToropocSenior Advisor Economics MEAOMV, Austria
15:40 - 17:20
Capital Suite 8
Session 7: Empowering Utilities Through Ai, Data Analytics, And Emerging Technologies
CHAIRS:
Dr. Yacine AddadDeputy Director, Emirates Nuclear Technology Center, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Nuclear EngineeringKhalifa University
Siddharth SabooHead of Energy / O&G (EMEA)Amazon Web Services
15:40 - 16:00
A decade of digital transformation from electro-centric to data-centric distribution company
Pierre AchaichiaCommunication Systems and Networks Engineer
ENEDIS, France
16:00 - 16:20
Optimising gas storage portfolios via deep reinforcement learning
Alex GardnerSenior Risk Quantification Specialist
Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), United Arab Emirates
16:20 - 16:40
Leveraging artificial intelligence for industrial process design optimisation in power generation and green e-fuel synthesis
Islam Haji Process Digital Control Systems & Commissioning Department LeadElectricité de France (EDF), France
16:40 - 17:00
Tackling OT cyber threats in the era of generative AI
Tahir SaleemSr. Specialist - OT SecurityIBM, United Arab Emirates
17:00 - 17:20
Deployment of Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality technologies for engineering use cases within Egis
Wissam JarmakAssociate Director - Infrastructure
Egis, France
15:40 - 17:20
Capital Suite 9
Session 8: Enhancing Asset Performance And Management
CHAIRS:
Ian RodgersProduct Manager Assessment Services - Digital SolutionsXylem Inc
Katarina Uherova HasbaniPartner and Global Director of Strategy and AdvisoryAESG
15:40 - 16:00
Determination of asset useful life and efficient maintenance decision making for better asset performance management
Balasubramanian NainarSpecialist / Operation TechnologyTransco, United Arab Emirates
16:00 - 16:20
A DSO-oriented tool for optimised network planning
Pierre AchaichiaCommunication Systems and Networks Engineer
ENEDIS, France
16:20 - 16:40
Cable differential protection scheme for 11/22/33kV cable feeders by using one differential relay (instead of 2 relays) with the help of CT merging unit only at the remote
Sajid Ahmed Mohamed Abdul KaderSenior Studies and Protection EngineerADDC, United Arab Emirates
16:40 - 17:00
Transformation journey towards operational excellence and enhanced efficiency
Atef Al BraikiSenior Vice President – Operations and MaintenanceTabreed, United Arab Emirates
10:00 - 11:40
Capital Suite 8
Session 9: Unlocking The Potential Of Energy Storage And EMS
CHAIRS:
Giriraj RathoreGeneral Manager – Europe, Middle East and AsiaWärtsilä Energy
Simon BartmannCo-CEOBullfinch Asset AG
10:20 - 10:40
Potential and feasibility of large scale pumped storage in middle east
Thomas PinchardSenior Hydropower Specialist
EDF, France
10:40 - 11:00
Large scale energy storage using gaseous hydrogen
Wietse ter VeldGreen Hydrogen Subject Matter Expert (ME)AtkinsRéalis
11:00 - 11:20
Economically complying with grid codes for PV plants by enhancing inverter capability
Waqas HussainBusiness Development Manager
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, United Arab Emirates
Antonio Valentin DiazHead of Project Delivery – Middle EastEDF Renewables Middle East
10:00 - 10:20
An update on the role of gas-turbines in a net-zero energy system
Cristopher SagarChief EngineerAtkinsRéalis, United Arab Emirates
10:20 - 10:40
UAE net-zero pathway
Omar HatoumLead Energy Analyst
GE Vernova Consulting Services, UAE
10:40 - 11:00
Decarbonising existing gas turbine power generation infrastructure - combustion system retrofits for clean hydrogen utilisation and carbon footprint reduction
The path to decarbonisation through re-electrification of green hydrogen: focus on green hydrogen production
Daniel SchwappachHead of Sustainable Energy Systems, Middle East & Africa
Siemens Energy, United Arab Emirates
12:40 - 13:00
PtX products
Grigorios IatropoulosHead of Business Development, MEA RegionMAN Energy Solutions, Germany
14:00 - 15:40
Capital Suite 8
Session 13: Water Treatment And Resource Management
CHAIRS:
Dr. Amber BullenTechnical Director – Wastewater, Engineering ServicesAtkinsRéalis
Hebah AbbasChairwomanKuwait Water Association
14:00 - 14:20
Dynamic criticality assessment method for secure short-term operational plans in water systems
Abdallah ElbashatliWater Operations - Planning EngineerEWEC, United Arab Emirates
14:20 - 14:40
Improving water security – insights from testing Australia's town and city water security framework
Huw PohlnerAssociate DirectorRicardo, Australia
14:40 - 15:00
Strategic pipeline alliance (SPA)- transmission main - Anglian water UK - deliberately delivering differently
Mark Jones Chief Engineer, UKAtkinsRéalis
15:00 - 15:20
A strategic water reserve for emergency water supplies in Abu Dhabi
Dr. Mohamed DawoudSenior Water Advisor
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
14:00 - 15:40
Capital Suite 9
Session 14: Modernisation Strategies And Innovations In Power Systems
CHAIRS:
Ian RodgersProduct Manager Assessment Services - Digital SolutionsXylem Inc
Imteyaz AhmadManaging Director – Power and WaterFuture Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)
14:00 - 14:20
Design criteria for the conventional power island of small modular reactors
Marco CioffiProduct Manager
Ansaldo Energia, Italy
14:20 - 14:40
Research update on engineering and construction innovations
Hasan CharkasSenior Principal Manager (Advanced Reactors Engineering)Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), United States
14:40 - 15:00
Optimal design of hybrid solar power systems: a case study in the chinese industry
Fabian GrossR&D Lead
sbp sonne
15:00 - 15:20
Development of a cloud-based fleet-wide settlement solution for SEC
Josef PetekManager Commercial Operations
ENEXSA GmbH, Austria
15:20 - 15:40
Leveraging IoT, AI/ML, and cloud technologies for accelerating global energy transition through virtual power plants and flexibility services platforms
Siddharth SabooEMEA Energy LeadAWS
15:40 - 17:00
Capital Suite 8
Session 15: Operational Excellence 4.0
CHAIRS:
Hervé de TrémiollesInternational Development ManagerEDF / CSFN
Siddharth SabooHead of Energy / O&G (EMEA)Amazon Web Services
15:40 - 16:00
AI-driven transformation: shaping the future of operational excellence, workforce management, and cost efficiency
Kevin WilliamsCo-Founder and CEOK.M. Williams and Associates LLC, India
16:00 - 16:20
Operational excellence - a path for sustainable and continuous refinement
Praveen AshokanManager - Global Fleet Management
ENGIE, United Arab Emirates
16:20 - 16:40
Enhancing production facilities productivity through Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) approach
Mohamed HamdallahPower Generation Manager
TAQA Arabia - Power Group, Egypt
15:40 - 17:00
Capital Suite 9
Session 16: Integrated Safety Culture
CHAIRS:
Sabooh AsgharVP-HSEQTabreed
Eng. Doreb EbrahimCEOEnertech Middleast FZ LLC
15:40 - 16:00
Perspectives for senior power & utilities leaders on the imperative to rapidly transform their management of critical operational risks
Mathieu LeducDirectordss+, United Arab Emirates
16:00 - 16:20
Chemical free & environmentally friendly technique to eliminate the interference of dissolved oil from produced water chemical analysis
Faisal Al ShehriTechnical AdvisorSaudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
16:20 - 16:40
Safety by design engineering of transformers with embracing new concepts in utility specifications
Himanshu ShahApplication Engineer - Power Transformers & Renewables
Hitachi Energy India Ltd, India
16:40 - 17:00
The future of civil defense: embracing AI responders for enhanced emergency management
Khaled Al AtrashTechnical Operation Expert
Civil defence, United Arab Emirates
10:00 - 11:30
Capital Suite 8
Session 17: Advancing Transmission And Distribution Networks
CHAIRS:
Dr. Bouhadjar Ahemed SeddikElectrical Engineering LeadSiemens Energy
Imteyaz AhmadManaging Director – Power and WaterFuture Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)
10:00 - 10:20
Utilities require a paradigm shift in managing their supply chains for building the electricity grids for the energy transition
Martin HoegelPartner & Director
Boston Consulting Group, United Kingdom
10:20 - 10:40
Statnett's initiative to implement digital substations in the Norwegian power grid