Session 1: Smart Grids - Enhancing Resilience And Efficiency

Session 1

Monday 16 September 2024 10:00 to 11:30

Eng. Doreb Ebrahim

CEO Enertech Middleast FZ LLC

Rui De Sousa

Principal, Industry & Value Advisor, Middle East & Africa South SAP

Session 2: Exploring New Energy Systems

Session 2

Monday 16 September 2024 10:00 to 11:30

Dr. Corrado Sommariva

CEO Sustainable Water & Power Consultants (SWPC)

Malik Benameur

Head of Energy & Smart Solutions Dalkia Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Opening Ceremony (By Invite Only)

Monday 16 September 2024 10:00 to 10:45

Mucha Hazel Nyandoro

Chief of Professionals Tribe & MC World Utilities Congress

H.E. Suhail Bin Mohamed Al Mazrouei

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure United Arab Emirates

Jasim Thabet

Group CEO & MD TAQA

H.E. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid

President Arab Water Council

Prof. Loic Fauchon

President World Water Council

VIP Exhibition Opening

Monday 16 September 2024 10:45 to 11:30

Session 3: Advancements In Power Generation R&D

Session 3

Monday 16 September 2024 11:30 to 13:10

Dr. Yacine Addad

Deputy Director, Emirates Nuclear Technology Center, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Khalifa University

Milton Dasgupta

Project Manager - Energy Business Wartsila

Session 4: Advances In Desalination And Water Treatment Strategies

Session 4

Monday 16 September 2024 11:30 to 13:10

Eng. Nada Abubakr

Middle East Director – Global Water Practice
Ricardo plc

Dr. Mohamed A. Dawoud

Senior Water Advisor Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi

From COP28 to COP29: fast-tracking climate action from pledges to reality

Ministerial Panel

Monday 16 September 2024 11:30 to 12:15

Tamer Obied

MD & Senior Partner
BCG

H.E. Dr. Sao-Kpato Hannah Isatta Max-Kyne

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Sierra Leone

Dr. The Hon. William F. Duguid, J.P., M.P.

Senior Minister for Infrastructure Barbados

Industry leadership on the road to 2030 and beyond (UNEZA)

Global Leadership Panel

Monday 16 September 2024 12:15 to 13:00

Mucha Hazel Nyandoro

Chief of Professionals Tribe & MC World Utilities Congress

Jasim Thabet

Group CEO & MD TAQA

H.E. Eng Mohamed Al Hammadi

MD & CEO Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)

Luc Rémont

Chairman & CEO EDF

Alistair Phillips-Davies

CEO SSE

Ben Backwell

CEO Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)

Lunch & Networking

Monday 16 September 2024 13:00 to 14:00

Bolstering resilience in power generation with digital power plants

Fireside Chat

Monday 16 September 2024 13:30 to 14:00

Imteyaz Ahmad

Managing Director – Power and Water Future Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)

Anuj Agarwal

Partner – Advisory Services KPMG Lower Gulf

Rizwan Rizaq

CTO, Smart PV Huawei Middle East

Maximizing Impact - Energy Efficiency at the Core of Abu Dhabi's Future

Panel Discussion

Monday 16 September 2024 13:50 to 14:10

Carlos Amaya

Programs Development & Oversight Section Head Department of Energy

Session 5: Building Sustainable Smart Communities And Intelligent Infrastructure

Session 5

Monday 16 September 2024 14:00 to 15:40

Randheer Singh

Founder & CEO ForeSee Advisors

Ian Rodgers

Product Manager Assessment Services - Digital Solutions Xylem Inc

Session 6: Hydrogen Production And Infrastructure: From Innovation To Implementation

Session 6

Monday 16 September 2024 14:00 to 15:40

Secil Torun

Vice President - Engineering and Technical Project Management ENGIE

Khalid Oumejjoud

Managing Director PSM Thomassen Gulf LLC

Balancing act: tackling demand disruption with sustainable and reliable supply

Global Leadership Panel

Monday 16 September 2024 14:00 to 14:45

Rachid Majiti

Senior Partner, Dubai McKinsey & Company

Izumi Kai

CEO, JERA Asia Pte. Ltd, Head of Platform Business Division JERA

Roberto Bocca

Head, Centre for Energy and Materials World Economic Forum

Powering tomorrow through sustainable power generation

Panel Discussion

Monday 16 September 2024 14:00 to 14:40

Imteyaz Ahmad

Managing Director – Power and Water Future Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)

Khalid Bin Hadi

Managing Director – UAE Siemens Energy

Bruce Smith

Strategy and Planning Executive Director EWEC

Yasin Kasirga

Decarbonisation Leader, Carbon Solutions - Middle East & Africa GE Vernova

Decarbonising water assets

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 14:10 to 14:30

Ensuring clean technology adoption with transparency of supply chains

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 14:30 to 14:50

Richard Wiles

Middle East Managing Director Talan

Christopher Jones

Head of Operational Assurance Low Carbon Contract Company

Enhancing grid stability in modern power generation: flexible solutions from the rotating machines

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 14:40 to 15:00

Marco Cioffi

Marketing and Product Manager
Ansaldo Energia

Safeguarding water security

Global Leadership Panel

Monday 16 September 2024 14:45 to 15:30

Hebah Abbas

Chairwoman Kuwait Water Association

Shannon McCarthy

Secretary General
International Desalination And Reuse Association (IDRA)

Sabrina Soussan

Chairman & CEO SUEZ

Eng. Khaled Alqureshi

CEO SWPC

Farid Al Awlaqi

CEO Generation
TAQA

Eng. Ahmed Al Shamsi

Managing Director & CEO SWS

Philippe Bourdeaux

CEO - Africa, Near and Middle East Veolia

Power Beaming: A New Era for Global Energy Infrastructure

Monday 16 September 2024 14:50 to 15:10

Andrew Wallace

Commercial Director EMROD

Transforming power grids with smart technology

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 15:00 to 15:20

Khaled Gamal Selim

Head of Sales, Middle East and Africa – Power & Grid Schneider Electric

Smart grid innovations - Onesait Grid - Smart Engineering Center

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 15:10 to 15:30

Francisco Arroyo Delgado

Smart Grid Manager Minsait

Shaping energy policy and regulation for a sustainable future

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 15:20 to 15:40

Aditya Saraswat

Research Director, MENA Rystad Energy

Decoupling growth from emissions to advance progress in the Global South

Industry Dialogue

Monday 16 September 2024 15:30 to 16:00

Cristiano Rizzi

MD & Senior Partner BCG

Fabrizio Fabbri

CEO Ansaldo Energia SpA

Atsushi Suzuki

President & CEO
Marubeni Middle East Africa Power

AMI Marvels - Smart meters changing the game

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 15:30 to 15:50

Marcus Kirchdoerfer

Managing Director ZENNER Connect

Session 7: Empowering Utilities Through Ai, Data Analytics, And Emerging Technologies

Session 7

Monday 16 September 2024 15:40 to 17:20

Dr. Yacine Addad

Deputy Director, Emirates Nuclear Technology Center, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Khalifa University

Siddharth Saboo

Head of Energy / O&G (EMEA) Amazon Web Services

Session 8: Enhancing Asset Performance And Management

Session 8

Monday 16 September 2024 15:40 to 17:20

Ian Rodgers

Product Manager Assessment Services - Digital Solutions Xylem Inc

Katarina Uherova Hasbani

Partner and Global Director of Strategy and Advisory AESG

Driving Sustainable Energy Markets in the GCC: Clean Energy Hubs

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 15:40 to 16:00

Dr. Jan Haizmann

Secretary General Zero Emissions Traders Alliance (ZETA)

Advancements in hydrogen fuel cells

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 15:50 to 16:10

Maryam Alshamsi

Sustainability Engineer Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE

Driving increased investments while navigating risk, inflation and ESG

Global Leadership Panel

Monday 16 September 2024 16:00 to 16:45

Yasin Kasirga

Decarbonisation Leader, Carbon Solutions - Middle East & Africa GE Vernova

H.E. Dr. Saif Saeed Al Qubaisi

A/Director General of Regulatory Affairs Department of Energy

Lina Osman

Managing Director & Head – Sustainable Finance, West Standard Chartered

Ashish Sethia

Global Head of Commodities, Energy & Environmental Markets
BloombergNEF

Mark Blackwell

CEO
Apex Investments

Karim Megherbi

Founder & Executive Director, Orisun Invest, and Board Member Global Solar Alliance

Middle East’s energy transition

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 16:00 to 16:20

Dr. Hai Bin Wan

Senior Advisor MeForIOT

Empowering next generation talent to build next generation technologies

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 16:10 to 16:40

Raddad Ayoub

Partner – Cybersecurity and Digital Trust PwC Middle East

Khawla Ali Al Nuaimi

Human Capital Executive Director EWEC

Dalal Saleh Al Yafei

Acting Vice President, Human Capital Tabreed

Permanently mineralise emissions to profits: decarbonising power and desalination

Case Study

Monday 16 September 2024 16:20 to 16:40

Yash Agarwal

Founder Carbonetics Carbon Capture

Revolutionising energy efficiency with data

Innovation Showcase

Monday 16 September 2024 16:40 to 17:00

Building the grid of the future

Global Leadership Panel

Monday 16 September 2024 16:45 to 17:30

Diego Hernandez Diaz

Partner McKinsey & Company

Dr. Afif Al Yafei

CEO TRANSCO

James Humfrey

CEO, Morocco – UK Power Project Xlinks

Marcus Stewart

Lead Green Grids Initiative, International Energy Transition Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK

Charles-Edouard Mellagui

CEO, Cable Business Unit Ducab

Session 9: Unlocking The Potential Of Energy Storage And EMS

Session 9

Tuesday 17 September 2024 10:00 to 11:40

Giriraj Rathore

General Manager – Europe, Middle East and Asia Wärtsilä Energy

Simon Bartmann

Co-CEO Bullfinch Asset AG

Session 10: Pathways For Decarbonisation

Session 10

Tuesday 17 September 2024 10:00 to 11:40

Daxita Rajcoomar,

Chief Sustainability Officer, Asia, Middle East, Africa ENGIE

Antonio Valentin Diaz

Head of Project Delivery – Middle East EDF Renewables Middle East

Tripling renewable energy capacity: from ambition to action

Ministerial Panel

Tuesday 17 September 2024 10:30 to 11:30

Ferdinand Varga

MD & Senior Partner BCG

H.E. Nurmammet Nurmammedov

Deputy Minister of Energy Turkmenistan

Francesco La Camera

Director General International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Dr. Adrian Băzăvan

Foreign Affairs Adviser, Ministry of Energy
Romania

Securing clean technologies supply chain

Panel Discussion

Tuesday 17 September 2024 10:30 to 11:10

Edward Cox

Director Efficio Consulting

Aditya Saraswat

Research Director, MENA Rystad Energy

Sultana Begum

ME Energy Advisory Lead Jacobs

Faysal Taher

Partner and Associate Director BCG

Overcoming renewable energy integration challenges in 2024 and beyond

Panel Discussion

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:00 to 11:40

Hassan Zaheer

Chief Operating Officer PTR

Dina Al Mannaee

Principal Project Manager Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE

Naji Al Messabi

Power Network Operations Director EWEC

Ilias Abdo

CEO Hydropower Energy

Suchitra Sriram

Director – Energy & Environment Frost & Sullivan – Middle East

Syed Fawad Ali Gilani

Planning & Energy Markets Director Department of Energy – Abu Dhabi

Synergising Industry 4.0 Technologies

Panel Discussion

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:10 to 11:40

Nawied Jabarkhyl

Director - Head of International Media Relations APCO Worldwide

Alexey Gavrilov

Head of LoB Digital Supply Chain & Manufacturing, Middle East & Africa SAP

Nader Ghabbour

Vice President, Digital Grid, MEA Schneider Electric

Cristiano Martincigh

Regional Director - Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa Copperleaf

Anastasia Kalnytska

VP Strategic Projects Net0

Megabytes to megawatts: driving innovation and efficiency in power generation

Global Leadership Panel

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:30 to 12:15

Mohammad Ayub

Partner McKinsey & Company

Noel Aoun

Chief Strategy Officer TAQA

Santiago Bañales López

MD Iberdrola Innovation Middle East

Yasser S. Alshahrani

VP of Trading  
Saudi Power Procurement Company

Tomaz Guadagnin

AMEA MD and GCC Country Manager Engie

Laurent Longuet

CEO SirajPower, a Positive Zero company

Nirupa Chander

VP Power Systems - Middle East & Africa Region
Schneider Electric

Session 11: Unveiling The Power Of Digital Twins, IOT, And Connected Performance

Session 11

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:40 to 13:10

Ian Rodgers

Product Manager Assessment Services - Digital Solutions Xylem Inc

Mohamed Sayed Taha

Projects & Technical Consulting Manager Enppi

Session 12: Utilisation Of Hydrogen For Power Gen And Automotive

Session 12

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:40 to 13:00

Chris Larsen

Senior Director - Clean Energy Dynapower

Cristopher Sagar

Chief Engineer Atkins

Process simulation: key to project success

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:40 to 12:00

Dr. Josef Petek

Manager Commercial Operations Enexsa

Zero-emission hydrogen production: a dream or reality?

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:40 to 12:00

Daniel Schwappach

Head of Sustainable Energy Systems Middle East & Africa Siemens Energy

Electrifying industries: shaping the future energy landscape

Panel Discussion

Tuesday 17 September 2024 12:00 to 12:40

Seif Rabei

Managing Partner UAE LOGIC Consulting

Mahmoud El-Dessouky

Marketing Director – Power Systems, Gulf Countries Schneider Electric

Faysal Taher

Partner and Associate Director BCG

Unlocking transformation with digital twins

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 12:00 to 12:20

Siddharth Saboo

EMEA Energy Lead Amazon Web Services

Adopting a customer-centric approach

Global Leadership Panel

Tuesday 17 September 2024 12:15 to 13:00

Sherif Ghaleb

Head of Industry Value Advisory, Middle East & Africa South
SAP

Omar Al Hashmi

CEO, Transmission & Distribution TAQA

Dr. Yousif Al Hammadi

Chief Asset Management Officer Tabreed

Alessandra Pasini

Co-Founder & President Zhero

Deepak Ravindran

CEO Kraken Utilities

Bernard Dagher

Chief Strategy Officer GE Vernova

Public-Private Partnerships Advancing Energy Solutions - Warsan Waste Management Centre (WWMC) case study

Tuesday 17 September 2024 12:20 to 13:00

Axel von Perfall

Energy Transition Consulting PwC Middle East

Khaled Abdulmajeed Al Tamimi

Section Manager, Sewerage & Recycled Water Projects Dubai Municipality

Umar Farooq

Executive Director,Investments & Portfolio Management Dubai Holding

Tim Clarke

CEO Warsan Waste Management Company

Decarbonisation strategies for energy-intensive industries

Fireside Chat

Tuesday 17 September 2024 12:40 to 13:00

Said Hobeika

Director Consumer and Industrial Products and Services
PwC Middle East

Boris Smondack

Head of Engineering & Technology, AMEA Engie

Lunch & Networking

Tuesday 17 September 2024 13:00 to 14:00

Pioneering AI-Driven Solutions to Combat Urban Heat

Tuesday 17 September 2024 13:00 to 13:10

Jay Sadiq

Founder & CEO FortyGuard

Next Generation Advanced Conductors

Tuesday 17 September 2024 13:20 to 13:40

Dr. Jason Huang

Founder & CEO TS Conductor

Excellence in Operations through Implementing Innovations

Tuesday 17 September 2024 13:40 to 14:00

Ali Al Harmoodi

Operation Excellence Manager TAQA Water Solutions

Session 13: Water Treatment And Resource Management

Session 13

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00 to 15:40

Dr. Amber Bullen

Technical Director – Wastewater, Engineering Services AtkinsRéalis

Hebah Abbas

Chairwoman Kuwait Water Association

Session 14: Modernisation Strategies And Innovations In Power Systems

Session 14

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00 to 15:40

Ian Rodgers

Product Manager Assessment Services - Digital Solutions Xylem Inc

Imteyaz Ahmad

Managing Director – Power and Water Future Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)

The green price tag: carbon pricing for the power sector

Global Leadership Panel

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00 to 14:45

Daniel Hacki

Head of Energy Transition
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Ingo Kleinschmidt

CFO ACX (AirCarbon Exchange)

Antonio Di Cecca

COO Tabreed

Managing the increasing adoption of electric vehicles and their impact on the grid

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00 to 14:20

Randheer Singh

Founder & CEO ForeSee Advisors

Beyond batteries: advancements in energy storage

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00 to 14:20

Siddiqa Batool

Battery & Storage Expert Analyst PTR

Harnessing Sunlight for Tomorrow's Power

Project Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:20 to 14:40

Dr. Zafar Said

Associate Professor - Department of Sustainable Renewable Energy Engineering University of Sharjah

Achieving operational reliability of your power assets through proper asset performance management

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:20 to 14:40

Johan Ferket

Consultancy Manager Bilfinger

The Distribution revolution in Abu Dhabi

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:40 to 15:00

Scott Ryan

Chief Operating Officer Abu Dhabi Distribution Company

Using (Gen)AI on Smart Metering & Grid data to improve Customer Insight & Interfaces, Network & Asset Management

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:40 to 15:00

Richard Wiles

Middle East Managing Director Talan

Aligning policies to unlock the potential of district cooling

Industry Dialogue

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:45 to 15:15

Dr. Corrado Sommariva

CEO Sustainable Water & Power Consultants (SWPC)

Khalid Al Marzooqi

CEO Tabreed

Steve Lemoine

CEO, Middle East Dalkia

Powering the future with battery storage

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:00 to 15:20

Sultana Begum

ME Energy Advisory Lead Jacobs

Pressure Measurement of Hydrogen rich environment

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:00 to 15:20

Gurvinder Singh

Product Manager VEGA Instruments

Nuclear in 21st century power systems

Global Leadership Panel

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:15 to 16:00

Dr. Yacine Addad

Associate Professor, Associate Chair Nuclear Engineering & Deputy Director ENTC Nuclear Engineering
Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Daniela Gentile

CEO Ansaldo Nucleare SpA

David Landon

CEO MoltexFLEX

Jon Ball

President - eVinci Microreactor Business
Westinghouse Electric Company

Sara Al Saadi

Nuclear Safety Director Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation

R-GOOSE - Enhancing Cybersecurity with IEC 61850 for a Resilient Smart Grid

Project Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:20 to 15:40

Supratik Pathak

Senior Global Product Leader - Cybersecurity, Grid Solutions GE Vernova

Exploring sustainable infrastructure Programme

Project Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:20 to 15:40

Eng. Noura Eisa Al Maazmi

Head of Technical Systems Development & Support Section, Sewerage & Recycled Water Projects Department Dubai Muncipality

Session 15: Operational Excellence 4.0

Session 15

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:40 to 17:00

Hervé de Trémiolles

International Development Manager EDF / CSFN

Siddharth Saboo

Head of Energy / O&G (EMEA) Amazon Web Services

Session 16: Integrated Safety Culture

Session 16

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:40 to 17:00

Sabooh Asghar

VP-HSEQ Tabreed

Eng. Doreb Ebrahim

CEO Enertech Middleast FZ LLC

Towards sustainability and renewable energy adoption through the Public-Private Partnerships route

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:40 to 16:00

Eng. Nabil Aljohani

VP - IWPs & IWTPs Contracts Management SWPC

MediSun RED Tech: Paving the way towards Blue Energy, Zero Carbon and Zero Brine

Project Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 15:40 to 16:00

Dusun Kim

CEO MediSun Planet

Decarbonising heavy industries

Industry Dialogue

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:00 to 16:30

Abhay Bhargava

Associate Partner & Regional Leader – Energy & Environment Frost & Sulivan

Saeed Khalfan Al Ghafri

CEO Emirates Steel

Helmut von Struve

CEO Siemens Middle East

Advancing the integration of renewable energy into the grid and addressing the challenges of energy storage

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:00 to 16:20

Dr. Muhammad Wakil Shahzad

Associate Professor and Head of Subject Northumbria University

Supercap’s, A truly sustainable alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:00 to 16:20

Bilal Sheikh

CMO
Enercap

Unlocking Demand-Side Flexibility: Paving the Way for Power Sector Transformation

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:20 to 16:40

Hervé Reynaud

Senior Vice-Président Corporate strategy, Development & Financing Energy Pool

Enhancing HSE in Gas Safety - Regulatory Leadership in Petroleum Products

Case Study

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:20 to 16:40

Rashid Harib Al Zaabi

Gas & Petroleum Products Operations Director Department of Energy

Fostering water ecosystems of tomorrow

Global Leadership Panel

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:30 to 17:15

Nawied Jabarkhyl

Director - Head of International Media Relations APCO Worldwide

Yousif Al Ali

CEO Etihad Water & Electricity

Sophie Borgne

Global Segment President Water and Wastewater Schneider Electric

Benjamin Tam

CEO Isle Utilities

Gavin van Tonder

MD - Water NEOM

Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi

Director General International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

Bruce Smith

Strategy and Planning Executive Director EWEC

Power to gas technologies for flexibility

Fireside Chat

Tuesday 17 September 2024 16:40 to 17:00

Axel von Perfall

Energy Transition Consulting PwC Middle East

Youssef Takki

Capacity Building and Localization Director Dii Desert Energy

Session 17: Advancing Transmission And Distribution Networks

Session 17

Wednesday 18 September 2024 10:00 to 11:30

Dr. Bouhadjar Ahemed Seddik

Electrical Engineering Lead Siemens Energy

Imteyaz Ahmad

Managing Director – Power and Water Future Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)

Session 18: Sustainable Solutions For Wastewater Management And Resource Recovery

Session 18

Wednesday 18 September 2024 10:00 to 11:30

Hebah Abbas

Chairwoman Kuwait Water Association

Julio De La Rosa Jurado

Regional Director Acciona

Improving operational efficiency and security

Global Leadership Panel

Wednesday 18 September 2024 10:00 to 10:45

Vijay Jaswal

CTO IFS

Ezzeddine Jradi

Chief Transformation & Business Excellence Officer
Emicool

Eng. Abdulla Al Khemeiri

COO Etihad Water & Electricity

Nauman Afsar

Regional VP - MEA & Turkey
Oracle Utilities

Forging a sustainable regulatory roadmap

Industry Dialogue

Wednesday 18 September 2024 10:45 to 11:15

Stephen Tudhope

Partner - Power, Water & Environment PwC

Khadija Hasan Bin Braik

Technical Regulation Director Department of Energy

Laura Thomson

General Counsel Emirates Water & Electricity Company

Dr. Jan Haizmann

Secretary General Zero Emissions Traders Alliance (ZETA)

Driving nuclear energy forward: advancing technologies, overcoming regulatory challenges, and fostering collaboration

Panel Discussion

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:00 to 11:40

Dr. Saeed Alameri

Director Emirates Nuclear Technology Center

Dr. Ahmed Khalifa

Nuclear Asset Manager, Asset Management EWEC

David Haboubi

Head of Nuclear & Net Zero Energy, Middle East AtkinsRéalis

Rashed Harib AL Falahi

Government affairs and acting international cooperation manager Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation

Enhancing private sector contribution in the water sector

Panel Discussion

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:00 to 11:30

Dr. Corrado Sommariva

CEO Sustainable Water & Power Consultants (SWPC)

Eng. Talal AlTayar

Executive Director – IWPs, Transaction Management SWPC

Robert Barnes

VP EMEA Myriota

Lu’ay Khdeir

Regional Water Market Director - Middle East AtkinsRéalis

Dr. Titia de Mes

Sustainability Manager TAQA Water Solutions

Driving ESG transformation with innovation, transparency, and accountability

Industry Dialogue

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:15 to 11:45

Gus Schellekens

Sustainability and Climate Change Advisor KPMG Lower Gulf

Robin Mills

CEO Qamar Energy

Cornelius Matthes

CEO Dii Desert Energy

Salih Merghani

VP of Energy Services
Olayan Financing Company

Semih Ozkan

Executive Director, EMEA - Energy, Power, Renewables, Metals & Mining J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

Session 19: Balancing Compliance, Innovation And Securing Critical Infrastructure

Session 19

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:30 to 13:10

Biren Gandhi

Global Energy and Utilities Practice Leader IBM Consulting

Khaled Gamal

Head of Sales - Digital Grid, MEA Schneider Electric

Session 20: Grid Integration And Demand Side Management Strategies

Session 20

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:30 to 13:10

Dr. Satish Balantrapu

Principal Consultant Infosys

Anousha Khan

Energy Sustainability Consultant Insight Plum

Ensuring Safety and Compliance: Securing Abu Dhabi's Gas Infrastructure

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:30 to 11:50

Jassim Mohamed Alsuwaidi

Liquids Regulation Section Head
Department of Energy

Capitalising on clean energy with green investments

Panel Discussion

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:40 to 12:20

Sal Jafar

CEO ESG MENA

Ahmed Bahei-Eldin

Managing Director & Commercial Leader EMEA - Financial Services GE Vernova

Lucia Fuselli

CEO Climate Strategies

Salman Mohammed

Director – Infrastructure Advisory KPMG Lower Gulf

Sufyan Al Issa

Global Head, Business Development and Client Coverage International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Unlocking low-carbon hydrogen economy

Global Leadership Panel

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:45 to 12:30

Chris Larsen

Senior Director, Clean Energy 
Dynapower Company LLC

Otmane Benamar

CTO EMEA, Gas Power
GE Vernova

Khaldoun Bouacida

MD & Country Cluster Head Arabian Peninsula BASF Middle East LLC

Nawal Alhanaee

Director of Future Energy Department Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE

Frank Wouters

Chairman, MENA Hydrogen Alliance and Director MED-GEM Network

Dr. Malcolm Cook

SVP, Chemicals & Process Technologies – Middle East & Turkey thyssenkrupp AG

Tim Rembold

Vice President - Petrochemicals SLB

Kinetic 7’s Green Hydrogen Stove – Revolutionising clean energy

Wednesday 18 September 2024 11:50 to 12:10

Lachlan Parish

Business Development Executive Aquarius Global Limited

Exploring the water recycle market

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:10 to 12:30

Achieving de-carbonisation through net zero approach

Case Study

Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:20 to 12:40

Saeed Abdirazak

Regional Director Bilfinger

Waste to wealth: driving sustainability through circular economy practices

Industry Dialogue

Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:30 to 13:00

Dr. Shihab Elborai

Partner Strategy&

Sulaiman Turki

Chief Strategy & Development Officer SWPC

Mohammed AlRayees

Director Waste Strategy and Projects Dubai Municipality

Cutting-edge Data Analytics and AI for improved data management and energy efficiency

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:30 to 12:50

Dr. Hasanain Al-Naimi

Regional Product Specialist - META Autodesk Water Infrastructure Solutions

Empowering district cooling companies with smart metering and AI-driven energy forecasting

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:40 to 13:00

Matthias Hinkelmann

Managing Director Zenner AI

Aligning Water Assets with SDG goals

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:50 to 13:10

Julio de la Rosa

Middle East Business Development Director, Water Solutions ACCIONA

Lunch & Networking

Wednesday 18 September 2024 13:00 to 14:00

Advancing water sustainability: integrating reuse and efficient desalination for a low-carbon future

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 13:10 to 13:30

Babu Dilleeswara

MEA Projects Domain Leader Veolia

Water from Air - The Future of Sustainable Water Solutions

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 13:30 to 13:50

Syed Irfan Ali

Regional Director- Sales & Aftersales Baynunah Watergeneration Technologies SP LLC

Sustainable water management in naturally deforested regions & proportional accreditation

Case Study

Wednesday 18 September 2024 13:50 to 14:10

Hans Christoph Kayser

Director Business Development, Acting Director climate and sustainability Icon Spaces

Session 21: Maximising Energy Efficiency And Innovations In Cooling Systems

Session 21

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:00 to 15:40

Antonio Di Cecca

Chief Operating Officer Tabreed

Cedric Carretero

Technical Director Dalkia

Session 22: Workforce Of The Future

Session 22

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:00 to 15:40

Atef Al Braiki

Senior Vice President – Operations and Maintenance Tabreed, United Arab Emirates

Rui De Sousa

Principal, Industry & Value Advisor, Middle East & Africa South SAP

Combatting intermittency challenges with storage and flexibility solutions

Global Leadership Panel

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:00 to 14:45

Chris Young

Managing Director, Energy Strategy & Performance Transformation KPMG, UK

Joe Mastrangelo

CEO Eos Energy Storage

Prof. Phil Hart

Chief Researcher, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Center
Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

Anders Lindberg

President, Energy, Executive Vice President Wärtsilä Corporation

Luqman Niazi

Global Managing Partner, Industries & Assets IBM

Rizwan Rizaq

CTO, Smart PV Huawei Middle East

Replacing chemical batteries with supercap storage is necessary for the energy transition

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:00 to 14:20

Omer Ghani

Chief of Project Fulfilment Enercap Energy Holdings Limited

Rehabilitation technology – RIR Methodology

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:10 to 14:30

Myungryong Hur

Managing Director WELTECH CO., LTD

CertaLink: Your path to carbon transparency

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:20 to 14:40

Lavinia Willmann

Digitalization Lead, UAE Siemens Energy

Journey to AI-based Assets Maintenance Strategy

Case Study

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:40 to 15:00

Carlos Vivas Teno

Director of the Assets Management Unit Minsait

Race to zero: driving sustainability in urban mobility

Industry Dialogue

Wednesday 18 September 2024 14:45 to 15:15

Biren Gandhi

Global Energy and Utilities Practice Leader IBM Consulting

Adam Ridgway

Founder & CEO One Moto

Waseem Ashraf Qureshi

CEO and Inventor Enercap Energy Holdings Limited

Ali Al Marzooqi

Head of Mobility Positive Zero

Decarbonisation as profitable business model shaping resilient economy and low carbon future

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 15:00 to 15:20

Mohamed Sayed Taha

Projects & Technical Consulting Manager
Enppi

Fostering talent for an evolving energy landscape

Global Leadership Panel

Wednesday 18 September 2024 15:15 to 16:00

Gunjan Shroff

Partner, People & Organization KPMG Lower Gulf

Hebah Abbas

Chairwoman Kuwait Water Association

Dr. Fahad Al Yafei

CTO - Middle East and Head of Innovation Center, Abu Dhabi Siemens Energy

Maurizio De Stefano

Senior Vice President
Minsait

Dr. Amro Elshurafa

Executive Director - Utilities and Renewables Department KAPSARC

Ensuring safety and compliance: securing Abu Dhabi's gas infrastructure

Innovation Showcase

Wednesday 18 September 2024 15:20 to 15:40

Session 23: Innovations Powering The Energy Sector

Session 23

Wednesday 18 September 2024 15:40 to 17:20

Peter Ondko

Associate Director Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Buket Guner

Investment Manager EDF, UAE

Session 24: Enabling A Sustainable Energy Transition

Session 24

Wednesday 18 September 2024 15:40 to 17:20

Mohamed Sayed Taha

Projects & Technical Consulting Manager Enppi

Atef Al Braiki

Senior Vice President – Operations and Maintenance Tabreed, United Arab Emirates