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Jasim Thabet

Group CEO & MD

TAQA

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Eng. Wesam Alghazali
Eng. Wesam Alghazali

Executive Director & Member of Al Geemi Executive Committee

Al Geemi Energy
Fabrizio Fabbri
Fabrizio Fabbri

CEO

Ansaldo Energia
Christian Rugland
Christian Rugland

CEO, Middle East

Bilfinger
Ferdinand Varga
Ferdinand Varga

MD & Senior Partner

Boston Consulting Group
Charles Mellagui
Charles Mellagui

CEO, Cable Business Unit

Ducab Cables Business
Luc Koechlin
Luc Koechlin

CEO - Middle East

EDF
Manish Dabkara
Manish Dabkara

Chairman & MD

EKI Energy Services Ltd
Niko Cornelis
Niko Cornelis

MD, GCC

Engie
Easa Alzarooni
Easa Alzarooni

Executive Director, System Operations

EWEC
Otmane Benamar
Otmane Benamar

CTO EMEA, Gas Power

GE Vernova
Ilias Abdo
Ilias Abdo

CEO

Hydropower Energy
Santiago Bañales López
Santiago Bañales López

MD

Iberdrola Innovation Middle East
Abdul Karim Sawan
Abdul Karim Sawan

CEO

IntelliGrid AI
Gauri Singh
Gauri Singh

Deputy Director General

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Dr. Amro Elshurafa
Dr. Amro Elshurafa

Executive Director of the Utilities and Renewables Department

KAPSARC
Dr. Yacine Addad
Dr. Yacine Addad

Associate Chairman Nuclear Engineering & Deputy Director ENTC Nuclear Engineering

Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Hebah Abbas
Hebah Abbas

Chairwoman

Kuwait Water Association
Juan Luis Martín Ruiz
Juan Luis Martín Ruiz

VP, Head of Energy & Utilities, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific

Minsait-Indra
Khalid Al Marzooqi
Khalid Al Marzooqi

CEO

National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed)
Nauman Afsar
Nauman Afsar

Regional VP, Oracle Energy & Water

Oracle Utilities
David Auriau
David Auriau

CEO

Positive Zero
Sumant Sinha
Sumant Sinha

Founder, Chairman & CEO

ReNew Energy
Amel Chadli
Amel Chadli

Gulf Countries President

Schneider Electric
Khalid Bin Hadi
Khalid Bin Hadi

MD, UAE

Siemens Energy
Helmut Von Struve
Helmut Von Struve

CEO, Middle East & UAE

Siemens Middle East
Glenn Barber
Glenn Barber

Group Director - Corporate Affairs directorate

SSE plc
Eng. Ali Al Dhaheri
Eng. Ali Al Dhaheri

MD & CEO

Tadweer Group
Gareth Wynn
Gareth Wynn

Chief Communications Officer

TAQA
Dr. Najwa Aaraj
Dr. Najwa Aaraj

CEO

TII
John Roper
John Roper

CEO, Middle East

Uniper
Wael Gad
Wael Gad

CEO

UTEC
Alexandre Eykerman
Alexandre Eykerman

MD and Energy Business Director, Middle East

Wartsila
Dr. Sama Bilbao y León
Dr. Sama Bilbao y León

Director General

World Nuclear Association

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