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Event Overview
2nd Edition MENA Energy Meet is the ideal virtual meeting place for global and regional energy stakeholders, C-level executives, leading industry experts, decision makers, policy makers and government officials from across the value chain to engage in dialogue, discuss current challenges and business opportunities, develop market strategies, share their knowledge, deliberate approaches and identify solutions aimed at shaping the future of the energy sector.
Aligning itself with the new goals of the energy industry as it experiences rapid changes, the Meet will feature two days of expansive line-up of sessions, engaging discussions, unique insightful presentations and power packed networking opportunities, along with a comprehensive B2B expo showcasing an array of products, services, and technologies.
The Event is unrivalled in its scope, offering participants and attendees a definite platform encompassing a diversified energy mix and all facets of the energy industry across Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream and downstream) Renewables, Power, Utilities and more.
The Meet will give prominence on growth resurgence post COVID-19 combined with enabling the energy transition and transformation along with outlooks beyond the current crises and analysis into the implications for the energy sector in the coming year.
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A new way to experience an Exhibition. A virtual event works very much the same as our in-person events, with many of our physical features transferring across to the digital experience. The Event will run for 48 Hours from 30 August 2021, Gulf Standard Time – 10:00hrs or GMT+4, to make sure global attendance from all time zones. All you need is a desktop, laptop, tablet or phone, and you can digitally attend from the safety and comfort of your office or home.
The Summit will feature a stellar line-up of speakers, presentations, case studies and panel discussions providing access to a wealth of industry-leading knowledge, information exchange, cutting-edge insights and outlooks with actionable takeaways.
Speakers are selected based on a peer-review by the advisory committee, bringing together energy professionals, industry thought leaders, strategic thinkers, senior executives, top technical and project-based influencers from the MENA region and the world.
Speakers will share their enlightened perspectives and cover a broad range of topics, addressing important issues, integrated challenges, spotlighting trends and developments in the energy sector with the objective to navigate through the current crisis and build a strong energy ecosystem.
The Agenda will also explore the role of digital technology in driving innovation, optimization and improvement across the industry. Sessions will provide informative presentations on key themes impacting the sector, from data analytics, AI, machine learning, cyber security, Digital Transformation and more.
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Advisory Board
Ali Salim Al Rajhi
(PhD in Geology)
Director General of Planning
Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Sultanate of Oman
Ali Salim Al Rajhi
(PhD in Geology)
Director General of Planning
Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Sultanate of Oman
Dr. Ali AL Rajhi is the Director General of Planning in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. He has been honored a PhD degree in Geology from Sultan Qaboos University and has been working as an expert in the field since 1991.
While leading geological researches through the years when he was Director General of Research’s and Geological Surveys in the former Public Authority for Mining, he has contributed to publish many papers with the latest one to be in 2020 under the title “Sedimentology of mixed siliciclastic-carbonate system in a structurally constrained Paleogene basin: Eocene Musawa Formation in Eastern Oman Mountains”.
Cornelius Matthes
Chief Executive Officer
Dii Desert Energy
Cornelius Matthes
Chief Executive Officer
Dii Desert Energy
Cornelius is a well-respected leader and investor in the renewable energy industry and built several successful clean energy businesses and start-ups within Middle East and Africa. He has extensive board level experience from 10 years in Deutsche Bank (among others, youngest board member in Deutsche Bank Italy Group) and several leading renewable energy organisations and associations via pro bono work as well as different startup companies.
By building the international shareholder and partner network of Dii (Desertec Industrial Initiative), he was at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution in North Africa and the Middle East. A keen entrepreneur and investor in emerging markets with recognitions such as “Solar Pioneer 2015” for the Middle East, he is lecturing at several universities including St. Gallen and is a regular speaker at international conferences. He holds an MBA (Dipl. Kaufmann) from University of Passau, and speaks German, English, Italian, French and Russian.
His experience ranges from M&A transactions, asset management, developing utility scale renewable energy projects (including mid-market with private PPAs), pay-as-you-go solar to energy efficiency, including ESCO projects and new business models. Some of the projects and companies were executed in challenging settings or countries. He has led sizable organizations both in startup environments and blue-chip companies and has raised funds from angel investments to USD 100m+ projects with institutional investors.
“I am glad to be able to work in renewable energy which is also my passion – we can genuinely make an impact with many different things and help people, to make our planet a better place. Having new challenges every day is fantastic and many more mountains to be climbed!”
Nasser Saif Nasser Al-Mahrooqi
Petroleum Data & Analytics Manager (CFDH)
UPM
Petroleum Development Oman
Sultanate of Oman
Nasser Saif Nasser Al-Mahrooqi
Petroleum Data & Analytics Manager (CFDH)
UPM
Petroleum Development Oman
Sultanate of Oman
TOPIC : Future dynamic workforce – Harvesting the potential of human capital
Graduated at Plymouth University UK with BEng in Telecommunication Engineering, over 30 year’s experience in Oil and Gas Industry leading high motivated Petroleum Digital Centre team. My focus is identifying business pain areas and deploy digital solutions as enabler for creating value through end to end business processes. In 2019, I was appointed as the Minister’s office advisor for the Ministry of Technology and Communication. I am a father of 4 and known by many as ‘Abu Saif’
Speakers
Anna Shpitsberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Energy Resources
U.S. Department of State
Anna Shpitsberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Energy Resources
U.S. Department of State
TOPIC : Building Blocks of the Energy Transition
Anna Shpitsberg serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation at the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Shpitsberg is responsible for supporting a shift to a decarbonized economy that enables secure and resilient energy systems. Shpitsberg leads efforts and advises on power market reform, clean energy financing, and resilient supply chains to support transitioning power, transport, and end-use sectors. Additionally, she leads U.S. representation at the International Renewable Energy Agency, and other bilateral and multilateral engagements on energy with U.S. allies and partners.
In her prior role, Shpitsberg served as Director for Global Power and Renewables at IHS Markit. In this capacity she conducted research on emerging trends in the power sector; collaborated with teams covering power, clean energy technology, upstream energy, climate, economics, transport, and agriculture on possible outcomes for the energy transition; advised executives on trends that may impact their business strategy; led corporate renewable research, including the outlook for the United States; consulted on bespoke renewable projects; and managed the buildout of power market analysis and research in Africa and the Middle East.
Prior to joining IHS Markit, Ms. Shpitsberg established the U.S. Department of State’s Power Sector Program (PSP) through which she partnered with and advised utilities, regulators, system operators, and energy ministries on power market reform, energy resource optimization and procurement, regional power market development, and renewable energy integration and financing. In this role, she designed, managed, and advised on over 30 projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, including in Angola, Argentina, Cambodia, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, and Vietnam. She also held positions at the U.S. Department of Energy, the Rocky Mountain Institute, and Morgan Stanley. Ms. Shpitsberg holds a BS from Binghamton University in Finance and an MEM in Environmental Economics and Policy from Duke University with a focus on power systems and the energy-water nexus.
Dr. Abderrezak Benyoucef
Head - Energy Studies Department
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Dr. Abderrezak Benyoucef
Head - Energy Studies Department
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
TOPIC : Blue hydrogen: opportunities & challenges
Dr. Benyoucef is the Head of the Energy Studies Department at the OPEC Secretariat. The Department is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and forecasting world energy developments in the medium and long term and reporting thereon. It also monitors developments and undertakes specific studies on energy demand and production-related technology. Prior to joining OPEC in September 2017, he was the acting Director of Studies and Knowledge Management at the Algerian National Oil Company, SONATRACH, where he was responsible for mid- and long-term planning, in particular coordinating training activities and setting up a knowledge management and technological mastery system.
Dr. Benyoucef was engaged for many years as a lecturer and researcher at the Algerian Petroleum Institute.
Dr. Benyoucef has a Ph.D. in Energy Economics from Bourgogne University (France) & the French Petroleum Institute (France) and holds a Bachelor degree in Petroleum Economics.
Dmitry Sokolov
Head of Energy Economics and Forecasting
Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Dmitry Sokolov
Head of Energy Economics and Forecasting
Gas Exporting Countries Forum
TOPIC : MENA Gas Outlook 2050 by GECF
Dmitry Sokolov has been Head of Energy Economics and Forecasting Department (EEFD) at Gas Exporting Countries Forum since December 2015.
At the GECF, Mr Sokolov is responsible for developing views on the gas market development by projecting supply and demand figures into the future to obtain better understanding of the mid- and long-term gas sector trends and providing quantitative assessment of the impact of policies, regulations, investments and commercial decisions, thorough analysis and utilization of specialized energy and gas forecasting models.
More specifically, Mr Sokolov is responsible for supervising long-term gas market Outlook development process based on various scenario assumptions, GECF Global Gas Model (GGM) runs and regular updates of the data and constraints of GGM, as well as development of econometrical long and medium term forecasting sub-model related to macroeconomics and energy sector to complement GECF GGM.
Prior to the GECF, Mr Sokolov worked for four years as Researcher at the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)/ The Institute of Energy Economic, Japan (IEEJ).
In 2006-2009, Mr Sokolov worked for three years as International Researcher at the Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI).
He is originally from Irkutsk, the Russian Federation, where he spent many years in working as Researcher of the Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Eng. Wael Hamed Abdel Moati
Gas Industries Expert
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting countries (OAPEC)
Eng. Wael Hamed Abdel Moati
Gas Industries Expert
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting countries (OAPEC)
TOPIC : Hydrogen in the Arab Countries: Success Factors and Challenges
Eng.Wael has 18 years’ experience in the gas Industry. He started his career as a gas engineer in 2004 at one of Eni’s JVs, (Petrobel) in Egypt, and held several roles from field operations to production planning until held the position of production department manager. He was appointed at OAPEC as a gas industries expert since 2013. He conducts technical studies covering the current developments and future prospects of gas/LNG and hydrogen sectors.
Eng.Wael actively participates at various international forums and gives presentations addressing the sustainability credentials of gas and focuses on policies and actions that underpin use of gas in different sectoral areas and how to attain sustainable development goals.
Eng.Wael holds a MSc degree (with honours) in Petroleum Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in Italy and a BSc degree (with honours) in chemical engineering & petroleum refining. Recently, he obtained a MBA diploma in Project Management.
James Grabert
Director - Mitigation Division
Acting Director - Communication and Engagement Division
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
James Grabert
Director - Mitigation Division
Acting Director - Communication and Engagement Division
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
TOPIC : Journey to COP26: Raising ambition for World Energy Transition
Mr. Grabert has worked for the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) for more than 25 years. He heads the Mitigation Division of the UNFCCC, leading the work on market-based approaches to climate change mitigation. In addition, he also currently leads the secretariat’s Communication and Engagement Division.
Prior to 2006 he served as a greenhouse gas emissions specialist and worked in numerous expert groups of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Before joining the United Nations, he was an industry and regional analyst for the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr. Grabert holds a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Wheaton College, Masters of International Economics from the Institut de Hautes Études Internationales in Geneva, and has undertaken post-graduate studies in Management at Stanford University, University of Navarra (IESE) and London Business School, and in Development at Harvard University.
Abdulrahman Al Yahaei
Chief Executive Officer
Oman Society For Petroleum Services
Abdulrahman Al Yahaei
Chief Executive Officer
Oman Society For Petroleum Services
Dr. Sherif El Sayed Ayoub
Chief Financial Officer
Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)
Dr. Sherif El Sayed Ayoub
Chief Financial Officer
Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)
TOPIC : Sustainability Focused Investment
Dr. Sherif Ayoub is the Chief Financial Officer for the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) where he oversees treasury and capital markets, financial control, financial planning and analytics, financial operations, budget and corporate performance as well as risk management. Prior to APICORP, he has assumed numerous leadership positions over his career, serving as Senior Advisor at the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Assistant Secretary General at the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), in addition to working with A.T. Kearney, the US Government, United Nations, and the World Bank in different capacities.
Notably, Dr. Ayoub acquired his PhD in Finance from the University of Edinburgh and is also a holder of a Masters’ Degree from Columbia University and a Bachelors’ Degree from Baldwin Wallace University. In addition, he has served as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University.
Dr. Ayoub is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He has also published a book and several articles that relate to the finance and risk management.
Cornelius Matthes
Chief Executive Officer
Dii Desert Energy
Cornelius Matthes
Chief Executive Officer
Dii Desert Energy
Cornelius is a well-respected leader and investor in the renewable energy industry and built several successful clean energy businesses and start-ups within Middle East and Africa. He has extensive board level experience from 10 years in Deutsche Bank (among others, youngest board member in Deutsche Bank Italy Group) and several leading renewable energy organisations and associations via pro bono work as well as different startup companies.
By building the international shareholder and partner network of Dii (Desertec Industrial Initiative), he was at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution in North Africa and the Middle East. A keen entrepreneur and investor in emerging markets with recognitions such as “Solar Pioneer 2015” for the Middle East, he is lecturing at several universities including St. Gallen and is a regular speaker at international conferences. He holds an MBA (Dipl. Kaufmann) from University of Passau, and speaks German, English, Italian, French and Russian.
His experience ranges from M&A transactions, asset management, developing utility scale renewable energy projects (including mid-market with private PPAs), pay-as-you-go solar to energy efficiency, including ESCO projects and new business models. Some of the projects and companies were executed in challenging settings or countries. He has led sizable organizations both in startup environments and blue-chip companies and has raised funds from angel investments to USD 100m+ projects with institutional investors.
“I am glad to be able to work in renewable energy which is also my passion – we can genuinely make an impact with many different things and help people, to make our planet a better place. Having new challenges every day is fantastic and many more mountains to be climbed!”
Tim Karlsson
Executive Director
International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE)
Tim Karlsson
Executive Director
International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE)
TOPIC : Actions Necessary to Help Facilitate Global Trade in Hydrogen
Tim Karlsson is Executive Director of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) Secretariat, since 2015. The IPHE is an inter-governmental partnership of 21 countries and the European Commission, working to help facilitate the transition to clean and efficient energy, industry, and mobility systems using hydrogen and fuel cells technologies.
Previously, Mr. Karlsson held various positions including Director of Emerging Technologies, and, Director of Environmental and Clean Energy Industries in the Department of Industry of Canada.
He has worked on numerous policy issues related to energy and the environment including domestic and international climate change in part as a member of Canada’s delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Dr. Roland Roesch
Deputy Director - Innovation and Technology Center
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Dr. Roland Roesch
Deputy Director - Innovation and Technology Center
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
TOPIC : Global Green Hydrogen Perspectives
Dr. Roland Roesch is Deputy Director at the Innovation and Technology Center of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He currently leads IRENA´s work on RE Innovation, Grids-Assessments and the Strategies Teams for Power Sector Transformation and for the Gas Sector Transformation. During his first years of assignment he was the lead to set-up the IRENA Project Navigator platform to support member countries with developing renewable energy projects. He actively leads the development of IRENA´s work in the fields of ocean energy, blue economy and decarbonizing the shipping sector.
Roland became in October 2010 a Professor for Energy Economics at the University of Applied Science in Darmstadt he worked for 15 years in the Oil&Gas and Utilities Industry for Shell and E.ON in his last position as General Manager Power at Shell and for E.ON as Head of Division, Project Leader, Project Executive and Technical Project Developer. Before he joined E.ON he worked as Energy Market Consultant for Lahmeyer International and as researcher for renewable energies. Roland has solid business experience in energy markets, energy economics and energy strategies, renewable integration management, energy project development and project financing.
Ahmed Badr
Director of Project Facilitation and Support
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Ahmed Badr
Director of Project Facilitation and Support
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
TOPIC : Unlocking Renewable Energy Investments through Project Facilitation
Ahmed Badr is the Director of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Project Facilitation and Support division (PFS), a new division that offers member countries dedicated project implementation support. Mr. Badr took up the position in April 2020 and brings more than 30 years of international experience in the field of banking and finance.
In his role, Mr. Badr is tasked with leading the development of the division, while spearheading the Agency’s implementation of the Climate Investment Platform, a multi-stakeholder platform in established in partnership with SE4All, the UNDP and in coordination with Green Climate Fund to streamline access to climate funding for developing countries and advance renewables deployment.
Prior to joining IRENA, Mr. Badr held several senior operational positions in the field of climate change, renewable energy, energy efficiency, water and infrastructure projects in a number of multinational financial institutions, including the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission (EuropeAid), and Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
Mr. Badr is certified a project infrastructure project manager, with a B.Sc in Civil Engineering and Master’s Degree in Infrastructure Economics from the Universite de Nates, France.
Silvia Macri
Principal Research Manager - Africa and Middle East Power & Renewables
IHS Markit
Silvia Macri
Principal Research Manager - Africa and Middle East Power & Renewables
IHS Markit
TOPIC : The role of renewables in MENA: growth opportunities and challenges
Ms. Silvia Macri, Principal Research Manager, is responsible for renewable and power market analysis in Africa and Middle East. She has led the regional renewables research for over 9 years, covering renewable power policy trends, business models, emerging renewable strategies, project activity and competitive landscape, among others. Her research scope includes all renewable power technologies’ options. She’s also contributed to a number of projects led by the IHS Markit Consulting Team looking at renewable energy strategy in long-term national energy planning, renewables commercial due diligence and market entry strategies. She has international experience in analysis and communication, having been based in the Middle East for over five years before her role at IHS Markit. Ms. Macri was an energy researcher and journalist for the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), based in Beirut, Lebanon, and previously a development advisor at UNDP in Cairo, Egypt.
Ms. Macri holds a BA in International Relations from Bologna University (Italy) and a Master’s degree in Arab Gulf Studies from the University of Exeter (UK). She is Frankfurt School’s Certified Expert in Climate and Renewable Energy Finance (2018). Ms. Macri is based in Paris and speaks Italian, English, Spanish, and French, and has a basic knowledge of Arabic.
Nasser Saif Nasser Al-Mahrooqi
Petroleum Data & Analytics Manager (CFDH)
UPM
Petroleum Development Oman
Sultanate of Oman
Nasser Saif Nasser Al-Mahrooqi
Petroleum Data & Analytics Manager (CFDH)
UPM
Petroleum Development Oman
Sultanate of Oman
TOPIC : Future dynamic workforce – Harvesting the potential of human capital
Graduated at Plymouth University UK with BEng in Telecommunication Engineering, over 30 year’s experience in Oil and Gas Industry leading high motivated Petroleum Digital Centre team. My focus is identifying business pain areas and deploy digital solutions as enabler for creating value through end to end business processes. In 2019, I was appointed as the Minister’s office advisor for the Ministry of Technology and Communication. I am a father of 4 and known by many as ‘Abu Saif’
Turki Al Shehri
Chief Executive Officer
ENGIE in Saudi Arabia
Turki Al Shehri
Chief Executive Officer
ENGIE in Saudi Arabia
TOPIC : The ESG transition in KSA
Turki Al Shehri is the Chief Executive Officer for ENGIE in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Al Shehri is responsible for ENGIE’s vast business that covers renewables, conventional power, green hydrogen, gas storage, smart city applications, and downstream LNG. Currently ENGIE in Saudi Arabia has over $5 billion in investments and nearly 2,000 employees. ENGIE is a major contributor to the Country’s vision through foreign direct investments, local job creation, and knowledge transfer. ENGIE has strong ambitions to double its investments and employment in the next 3 to 5 years.
Prior to joining ENGIE, Al Shehri was the Head of the Renewable Energy Project Development Office leading the Country’s renewable program, a role he assumed after nearly a decade at Saudi Aramco as the Head of Power Investments. He began his career with Saudi Aramco in 2002 as an electrical engineer, after graduating from the University of South Florida with a B.Sc. in electrical engineering.
Al Shehri brings to ENGIE nearly 20 years of experience as a visionary leader in power systems and renewables. He has strong expertise in energy strategy and policy, integrated resource supply planning, market regulations, cogeneration, efficiency enhancements, and power system analysis.
Ali Zerouali
Cooperation and International Development Director
Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen)
Ali Zerouali
Cooperation and International Development Director
Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen)
TOPIC : Potential for hydrogen in MENA
Ali ZEROUALI has been Masen’s Cooperation and International Developement Director since September 2015. He is responsible for designing and implementing an international projection strategy for Masen, with a focus on three priority areas : collaborating with Europe, as part of South-North cooperation for trading electricity from renewable sources between Morocco and the European electricity market ; collaborating with Africa, as part of South-South cooperation ; and for the MENA region and the rest of the world, sharing expertise and Masen’s technical assistance, developing greenfield and brownfield projects, and developing an industrial cooperation.An advocate of African optimism, convinced that energy is fundamental to sustainable development and growth, he strives to promote a green revolution on a regional and continental scale in his work at Masen.
James Mackey
Managing Director - Project Capital
OGCI Climate Investments
James Mackey
Managing Director - Project Capital
OGCI Climate Investments
TOPIC : Investment Capital for Decarbonization
James Mackey is the Managing Director of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage for OGCI Climate Investments. He leads the team responsible for investing in projects that recycle and store greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial facilities. Before joining Climate Investments, James was Senior Vice President of Finance for Apex Clean Energy, a leading developer of wind and solar generation facilities in North America. He was previously Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for NextEra Energy Resources and has held senior commercial roles with Dynegy, J.P. Morgan and Duke Energy. James holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a BA in Economics from Trinity College – Hartford, Connecticut.
Ryan McPherson
Regional Director - Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS
Energy Industries Council
Ryan McPherson
Regional Director - Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS
Energy Industries Council
Ryan McPherson is the Regional Director (Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS) for EIC (Energy Industries Council), a not-for-profit organisation whose key role is to help its members maximise commercial opportunities worldwide in the energy sector.
He is a judge on the ADIPEC Awards Technical Committee and Energy Section Chair for the British Business Group (Dubai). Closer to home he is the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the 2010 Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards and a founding member of the Oil and Gas UK ‘Next Generation’ Task Force, and has presented across the globe at Offshore Europe, ADIPEC, SPE Applied Technology Workshops and the Produced Water Society.
Prior to joining EIC, Ryan worked for ProSep where he led the company’s Middle East operations as General Manager, integrating the company’s tools and solutions into many of the regions national oil and gas companies. Ryan was also the Middle East & APAC Regional Director for the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), a membership organisation which supports oil and gas product and service companies bringing new technologies to market, launching their Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cluster.
Ryan holds a BA (Hons) in Law and Management and a MBA in Oil and Gas Management. He lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two daughters.
Claudia Vergueiro Massei
CEO
Siemens Oman
Claudia Vergueiro Massei
CEO
Siemens Oman
TOPIC : Impact of Digitalization on Transmission and Distribution Networks
As Siemens Oman CEO, Claudia is committed to enabling the digital transformation in the sultanate and to contributing to its economic development. She drives business in power distribution, smart grid, smart buildings, control and automation, and digital solutions for industrial applications. She assumed her role after working with Siemens in Germany, Denmark and China for various business fields, including wind power and rail automation.
Originally from Brazil, she commenced her career in strategy consulting, undertaking assignments in France, Morocco, South Africa and the United States, besides her home country. She subsequently co-founded a SaaS edtech startup in Brazil, Eduqo, which she ran before joining Siemens. Claudia developed her passion for education during her college days, when she worked as part-time teacher preparing students for university entrance exams in Brazil.
In her free time, Claudia enjoys to dance, travel and learn about different cultures, as well as to mentor young entrepreneurs. She is the co-chair of the Industrial Advisory Board of the College of Engineering of Sultan Qaboos University, a Board Member of Casimiro Montenegro Filho Foundation and she sits on the Advisory Board of Battery Associates and Steering For Greatness Foundation. She was nominated by Forbes as one of the most powerful businesswomen in the Middle East in 2020 and 2021 and by LinkedIn as one of its 2020 Top Voices. She is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.
Claudia holds an Aeronautical Engineering Degree from Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania.
Rami Shabaneh
Senior Research Associate
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
Rami Shabaneh
Senior Research Associate
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
TOPIC : Understanding the hydrogen production prospects in Saudi Arabia
Rami Shabaneh is a senior research associate with a focus on global gas and hydrogen markets. Rami has nearly 15 years of research and industry experience analyzing energy markets and energy policy. Before joining KAPSARC, Rami worked at Cenovus Energy as a market fundamentals analyst, providing analytic support on specific issues affecting North American gas, natural gas liquids and condensate markets. His work informed the company’s hedging strategies. Before working at Cenovus Energy, Rami spent three years as a research economist at the Canadian Energy Research Institute. He holds a B.Sc. in actuarial science and an M.Sc. in sustainable energy development from the University of Calgary.
H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim
Chairman
Dubai Council for Marine & Maritime Industries (DCMMI Emirates)
H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim
Chairman
Dubai Council for Marine & Maritime Industries (DCMMI Emirates)
TOPIC : Searching for the Right Sustainable Global & Regional Energy Mix
H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is the Chairman & Group CEO of KBI-uae which is a conglomerate operating in several sectors including oil & gas, energy, navigation and industry. H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is a board member of Gulf Craft Inc and Asia Think Tank Group for future maritime transformation and the Global advisor for the MareForum, formerly he was Board Member and MD and Group CEO of Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC and Board Member of Drake and Scull International PJSC. H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim is the Chairman of the Dubai Council for Marine and Maritime Industries, the specialized industry council formed to promote the interests of the offshore and maritime industry in Dubai and the UAE. He is also Chairman of Arab Association for Petroleum Professionals (AAPP), for the professionals in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and the world to connect, network and collaborate to tackle major challenges facing the industry. In addition, he is the former Chairman of the Federal Committee for the Revision and Update of the UAE Maritime Law, the committee was created to review and update the UAE Commercial Maritime Law and formulate a new & futuristic law that will propel and govern the ongoing potential growth of business and the maritime industry in the UAE and the region.
H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim holds Bachelor of Business Administration and Economics - United Kingdom and the National Administration degree in Crises Management and incident Command - United States of America and the High-accreditation on international human resources management (IPM) & a Credited executive in Mergers, acquisitions and transformation including corporate restructuring, finance and growth.
Vignesh Mariappan
Technical Sales Specialist
Eddyfi Technologies
Vignesh Mariappan
Technical Sales Specialist
Eddyfi Technologies
TOPIC : Using advanced PAUT Imaging technologies for inspecting TKY joints
Vignesh is a Mechanical Engineer by training. He started his NDT career as a tube inspection engineer in 2005. Since then he worked in different roles from being an inspection engineer to being the NDT Level III responsible for implementing advanced NDT inspection technologies in real life applications. He also worked as a Product Manager in some reputable NDT instrument manufacturing companies, helping customers find solutions which were difficult to inspect in the past. Currently he works as a Technical Sales Specialist for Eddyfi Technologies operating within UAE.
Rick Musleh
Deputy Director, Investment
Ministry of Trade and Export Development
Government of Saskatchewan
Rick Musleh
Deputy Director, Investment
Ministry of Trade and Export Development
Government of Saskatchewan
TOPIC : Saskatchewan’s Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Rick Musleh is Deputy Director, Investment, with the Ministry of Trade and Export Development, Government of Saskatchewan, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Rick has been working in the energy and mineral sectors for over 30 years between government and private sector oil and gas companies.
Rick is responsible for domestic, national, and international business development, investment attraction, and opportunity identification across Saskatchewan’s energy and mineral sectors.
Rick works closely with industry to help them advance their interest in Saskatchewan, access new markets, create new profit centers, as well as develop partnerships and collaboration opportunities between local companies, international companies, and research organizations.
Stijn van Els
Director Commercial Delivery
Port of Rotterdam
Stijn van Els
Director Commercial Delivery
Port of Rotterdam
TOPIC : Rotterdam: from Fuel Hub to Power-Fuel Hub
Joining Shell from university with a physics degree from Delft University of Technology in 1988, Stijn has built up a distinguished career through a range of technical, commercial, project and senior leadership roles.
He has held positions in downstream manufacturing technology, project start-up and operations roles across the Netherlands, Japan and Germany.
Furthermore, he has worked in Shell’s upstream business, with LNG, commercial and new business development assignments in England, Australia as well as the Netherlands.
During the last 10 years with Shell, Stijn has held a number of senior management roles: as Executive Vice President Contracting & Procurement, responsible for Shell’s global procurement organization from the Netherlands, as CEO of a petrochemical Joint Venture between Qatar Petroleum and Shell based in Qatar and as CEO and country chair of Shell’s business in Germany.
Stijn has a strong people focus and led teams through organisational and market changes successfully. In his last role he has been leading significant energy transition work in Germany.
Since early 2019, Stijn has left Shell and moved back to join his family in the Netherlands. Stijn has taken on the role of Director Commercial at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, responsible for the delivery of key energy transition and other complex transactions.
Stijn has been appointed as Supervisory Board member of TenneT, the operator of the high-voltage networks throughout the Netherlands and most of Germany and therefore plays an essential role in the energy transition in Europe. He is also chairman of the supervisory board of EVOS, an independent storage company.
Furthermore, Stijn is the chairman of the Supervisory Board of IDA Foundation, a world leading, independent Dutch social enterprise providing medical goods to healthcare organizations worldwide.
Stijn is married with four children and lives in the historic city of Leiden.
Paul Holthus
CEO
World Ocean Council
Paul Holthus
CEO
World Ocean Council
TOPIC : Energy Transition and the Ocean: Oil, Gas, and Renewables in Sustainable Seas in the GCC Region
Paul Holthus founded the World Ocean Council (WOC) – the Global Blue Economy Business and Investment Organization – the international, multi-sector alliance for leadership, collaboration and action on ocean sustainable development.
WOC’s “Ocean Investment Platform” links investors, ocean industries and innovators and includes: a) the “Ocean Investor Roundtable” and b) the “Global Blue Economy Innovation Initiatives Network” for ocean accelerators, incubators, challenge competitions, startup hubs. The annual Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) is the premier high-level global “Corporate Ocean Responsibility” business event.
Paul has held senior positions with UN and other international organizations and worked in 30+ countries. He is a regular speaker at international business and investment events and the only global ocean industry organization representative invited to address the UN General Assembly.
Mark Walshaw
Leader – Renewable Energy, Middle East & Africa
Marsh
Mark Walshaw
Leader – Renewable Energy, Middle East & Africa
Marsh
TOPIC : Accelerating Investment for Clean Energy Projects
Mark Walshaw is the Renewable Energy Leader (Middle East & Africa) for Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management.
Mark works alongside many major energy clients, to assess the bespoke risk challenges across their business, asset portfolio and future strategies. In mapping and quantifying these risks, his team can provide tailored solutions to address and manage them, allowing the client business to thrive and prosper.
Prior to joining Marsh, Mark worked for ExxonMobil and held notable supply chain, operations and maintenance positions across their downstream manufacturing organization.
Mark is a Charted Chemical Engineer (CEng) and holds a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK.
Mark Ossel
Member, Coordination Group Smart Energy, European Commission
Board Member
OSGP Alliance
Mark Ossel
Member, Coordination Group Smart Energy, European Commission
Board Member
OSGP Alliance
TOPIC : The Changing Role of the Smart Grid: From Passive Power Distribution Infrastructure to Active and Agile Broker of Energy Flows
Mark B.M. Ossel (1955), is member of the board of OSGP Alliance, the global non-profit association dedicated to promoting the adoption of the Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP) and infrastructure for smart grid applications towards a future proof modern smart grid. With a key focus on security, smart metering, smart grid, grid analytics, distribution network management and smart cities the OSGP Alliance members, including utilities, hardware manufacturers, service providers and system integrators, all share a common goal and vision: promoting open standards for energy demand side management, smart grid and smart metering systems.
Mark is involved in AMR since 2001, when Echelon started with Enel (It) the world largest AMR project, and has been involved in most large scale deployments in Europe. Mark has a background of more than 20 years in various management functions in the ICT market (Burroughs/Unisys), before he became involved in energy management, smart metering and Smart Grids in 2001 at Echelon as VP EMEA. In 2015 Mark was selected as one of top 40 most influential people on the subject matter Smart Grid in Europe by Metering International.
Since 2014 Mark has been responsible for strategic alliances and partnerships at Networked Energy Services (NES) Corporation and he is currently focusing on developing and expanding the Energy and Utility market in his position as Sr Vice President of NES.
Mark is actively involved in international standardization efforts. Active member in ETSI, various IEC and CEN /CENELEC Technical committees (TC13,TC57), ESMIG and member European Commission Coordination Group – Smart Electricity Grid (CG SEG) and was actively involved in mandates M441 and M490.
Based on his experience, and the contacts with many utilities cross EMEA & APJ, Mark is frequently invited on many international events as speaker, chairman and forum member on the subjects energy transition, smart metering interoperability, the changing role of the smart grid, smart cities and related topics.
Mark has a Dutch nationality, lives in the Netherlands and is a member of Rotary International (Club President, PHF), non-executive member of various boards and playing an active role in the Unesco World Heritage program.
Bruce Anderson
CEO
247Solar, Inc.
Bruce Anderson
CEO
247Solar, Inc.
Bruce Norman Anderson, President and CEO of 247Solar Inc., is considered one of the solar industry’s foremost pioneers.
A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Bruce is co-inventor of the 247Solar Plant™, a modular, coal-competitive concentrated solar power (CSP) system that incorporates several ultra-high temperature power generation and storage technologies with origins at MIT.
Bruce began his solar energy career more than four decades ago, and in 1985, he became the first recipient of the American Solar Energy Society’s Lifetime Solar Contribution Award. He later served on the National Advisory Board of the Solar Energy Research Institute (now the National Renewable Energy Institute, or NREL).
In 1990, working with Earth Day founder Senator Gaylord Nelson, Bruce cofounded Earth Day USA, which expanded Earth Day from a 10-year anniversary celebration to an annual international event.
At MIT, Bruce has served as Visiting Professor and as Director of its Industrial Liaison Program. He has also served as a director on the International Board of the MIT Alumni Association, and as a member of the MIT Corporation — its board of trustees.
Akshay Datar
Strategy & PMO Manager
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Office (Reem), Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, UAE
Akshay Datar
Strategy & PMO Manager
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Office (Reem), Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, UAE
TOPIC : Ras Al Khaimah Government – Energy Management Program
Akshay Datar is Strategy & PMO Manager at the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Office (Reem) of Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, UAE, where he manages strategy formulation, planning, monitoring, reporting, advisory activities as well as special projects of the office.
He has over 7 years of experience in strategy, policy and project management where he was involved chiefly in the energy and utilities sector in the GCC. Prior to joining Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, he worked as a strategy consultant at Sia Partners and as a planner at Catalent Pharma Solutions in France.
Akshay holds a master’s degree from HEC Paris, with specialisations in marketing and social business as well as a bachelor’s degree in engineering from IIT Roorkee.
Georgio Akiki
Key Account Manager
TotalEnergies
Georgio Akiki
Key Account Manager
TotalEnergies
With 10+ years of Business and project development experience in the renewable energy sector, Georgio Akiki is an adept business leader known for his team management style in multicultural environments.
Currently a Key Account Manager for TotalEnergies Solar Distributed Generation (TSDG) Middle East, Georgio has a proven track record of generating high-quality leads, building a solid pipeline of projects, and facilitating their realization through to financial close.
With a broad skill set in key account management, B2B sales, competitive analysis, and market segmentation, Georgio’s current goal is to develop TSDG throughout the region with a focus on the Omani market.
As a Lebanese Canadian national, Georgio is fluent in English, French and Arabic. His professional legacy is built upon strong negotiation skills, an ability to learn and adapt, and on his prowess in designating and implementing strategies that keep both the customers and employees in mind.
Georgio received his Master of Science in France from IMT Atlantique where he majored in Energy Finance and Management and his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from McGill University in Canada.
Currently residing in Dubai, UAE, Georgio also makes time to stay active and enjoy the outdoors with a fitness portfolio as diverse as his professional achievements.
Gonzalo Martin-Barrera
Secretary General
Protermosolar – Spanish CSP Association
Gonzalo Martin-Barrera
Secretary General
Protermosolar – Spanish CSP Association
TOPIC : The future of CSP. The Spanish case.
Mr. Martin is the Secretary General of Protermosolar, the Spanish CSP Association founded in 2004 which represents the entire CSP industry in Spain, including all the operating assets, EPC and O&M contractors, developers, key suppliers, advisors, engineering, and consultants. Mr. Martin started his career in Abengoa developing control systems for CSP plants, and also represented the R&D activity of the company – including IP. In 2016 he joined Atlantica, an asset management company, as South Africa country manager in which the managed a 100 MW CSP plant with thermal storage. He is at Protermosolar since April 2020.
Mr. Martin holds a BSc Telecommunications Engineering and a MSc Renewable Energy both from the University of Sevilla (Spain), a MBA from Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), a PhD in finance applied to R&D projects and several postgraduate courses at Loyola Leadership School (Spain) and Georgetown (USA).
Patricio Navarro
Corporate Business Development Director
INERCO
Patricio Navarro
Corporate Business Development Director
INERCO
TOPIC : Advanced Centers for Hybridization, Storage and Green Energy Management
For more than 20 years, Patricio Navarro is Corporate Director of Business Development at INERCO, an international technological company that develops energy and environmental technologies and provides consultancy and specialised engineering services.
In the field of decarbonisation and energy transition, INERCO develops and integrates systems in:
INERCO, with 700 professionals and companies in Spain, USA, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Chile and India, has executed projects in more than 70 countries since 1984.
Academic background
Hassan Abdul Ali
General Manager, Service Delivery & PMO
Oman Data Park
Hassan Abdul Ali
General Manager, Service Delivery & PMO
Oman Data Park
TOPIC : HPC for the energy sector
Hassan Abdul Ali heads the Service Delivery and Project Management Office at Oman Data Park. During his 30+ years of experience, Hassan has worked with some of the top leaders in IT including VMWare VDC, Azure Cloud, IBM Power VM, and Redhat KVM. He has been involved in key projects such as Cisco collaboration, IBM middleware, EFT switch technology implementation, and Citrix virtualization.
A veteran in the banking sector in Oman, He was also instrumental in the implementation of various Banking applications, e-governments systems, B2B, B2G, Enterprise Service Bus, E-business applications and BPM.
Effective project management means having the best governance, transparency, and reusability. Hassan ensures Oman Data Park follows best practices to help its clients accomplish their projects as smoothly as possible.
Ahmad Alezemi
Energy and Renewable Energy Specialist
Private-Sector Projects Department
Ministry of Electricity and Water
Kuwait
Ahmad Alezemi
Energy and Renewable Energy Specialist
Private-Sector Projects Department
Ministry of Electricity and Water
Kuwait
TOPIC : Future Energy in Kuwait
Ahmad works in the Private Sector Projects Department (‘PSPD’) of the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) having been there since its establishment in 2014. The Department manages Kuwait’s new PPP projects, the first of which (Az Zour North Phase 1 - 1540MW CCGT, 107MIGD - $1.7bn PPP project) will shortly commence its third year of commercial operation. Other CCGT projects (Az Zour 2 & 3 and Al khairan – 4500MW CCGT and 290 MIGD) are at EOI stage and are expected to come to market more materially at the end of 2019.
On renewables projects, PSPD’s main focus is on the Shagaya Park project developments. Shagaya Phase 1 (70MW - 10MW wind, 10MW PV and 50MW CSP) is fully commissioned and will transfer to MEW in the near future and he is following the transfer process to MEW. On Shagaya Phase 2 (1500 MW PV Park – ‘Al Dibdibah’) Ahmad is a a member of the MEW technical team that is interacting with KNPC to ensure that the plant will be technically compliant with MEWs needs and contracted at a level which accords to international best practice. In this regard he is actively engaged in discussions with KNPC to finalize the PPA and other commercial/technical documentation for the project. On Phase 2 MEW will be the Buyer. For Shagaya Phase 3 (1500MW PV), Ahmad led the MEW team that interacted with the Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (‘KISR’) and it’s appointed Consultant, reviewing and providing MEW inputs into the feasibility studies. He now has the responsibility to progress the project, in conjunction with KAPP, through the Kuwait PPP Processes and to the market for bidding.
Ahmad is currently Kuwait’s coordinator with IRENA “International Renewable Energy Agency” for Roadmap and Readiness Report Assessment “RRA”, and a member of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Experts Committee at Arab League, member of AEE, and member of the State Higher Technical Renewable Energy Committee. He has represented MEW and the State of Kuwait (attendee & Speaker) at many events, conferences, and meetings such as, the annual meeting of executives of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency, which was organized with IAEA attendance. He also recently represented MEW at the World Water Day organized by the United Nations, presenting on how the energy sector manages its waste water and attended several conferences as a speaker on the behalf of MEW. His interests are in power projects, renewable energy and clean environment.
Milton Dasgupta
Business Development Manager
Wärtsilä Gulf FZE
Milton Dasgupta
Business Development Manager
Wärtsilä Gulf FZE
TOPIC : Transitioning towards flexible power systems in the Middle East
Milton Dasgupta, born in India, joined Wärtsilä in 1998 and has since then held various positions within the company. He started working for Wärtsilä in New Delhi and then moved to Finland for 10 years. For the last 6 years, he is based in Dubai and responsible for Business Development activities in the Middle East.
Milton has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, and an Executive MBA from Manipal Academy of Higher Education. He has extensive experience in design & engineering, project management, sales, and business development.
Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. In 2020, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with approximately 17,800 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations, 139 nationalities, 17,800 employees, in more than 70 countries around the world.
Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a decarbonised and 100% renewable energy future. The focus for achieving this is on the development of market-leading technologies, from future-fuel enabled flexible power plants and hybrid solutions to energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS energy management platform.
Wärtsilä Energy’s lifecycle services ensure increased efficiency and guaranteed performance. Wärtsilä has delivered 74 GW of power plant capacity and more than 80 energy storage systems in 180 countries around the world.
Alan D Kneisz
Global Business Development Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Cummins Inc.
Alan D Kneisz
Global Business Development Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Cummins Inc.
TOPIC : Scaling up Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the MENA region
Alan Kneisz is the Global Business Development Director at Cummins Corporation, the world’s largest engine supplier and a global leader in advanced hydrogen fuel cell, storage and electrolysis solutions.
In his role, Alan has been at the forefront of Hydrogen technology deployments by developing Hydrogen Transport solutions, Large and Small fuel cell power systems, Renewable Energy applications, Energy Storage, Green Hydrogen, and other applications. This includes the world’s largest Fuel Cell bus fleets in China, MW power systems, Marine and Rail systems, as well as assisting to better understand the planning for the Hydrogen Economy with Government, OEM’s, NGO’s and other Private institutions globally across Europe, Asia and Middle East-Africa regions.
Alan has extensive experience implementing green technologies into practical applications throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and Australia with Private and Government institutions and has become a thought leader in promoting the Hydrogen Economy, speaking at approximately 10 conferences a year explaining the advantages of the Hydrogen economy to a broader audience.
Prof. Dr. Robert Pitz-Paal
Director at the Institute of Solar Research
DLR German Aerospace Center
Prof. Dr. Robert Pitz-Paal
Director at the Institute of Solar Research
DLR German Aerospace Center
TOPIC : CSP-PV hybrid solutions: base-load - low cost solar for grids, industry and hydrogen
Robert Pitz-Paal is director at the Institute of Solar Research of the German Aerospace Center, the largest research institution in Germany working in the field of concentrating solar technologies. This position is jointly assigned with a professorship at Aachen University. His main research areas are the technical analysis and optimization of concentrating solar power systems for generating electricity and producing fuels. He has published more than 200 papers, book chapters, and conference contributions.
Pitz-Paal has been Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Network SolarPACES (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) of the International Energy Organization (IEA) since 2017. He is on the board of the DCSP German association for Concentrated Solar Power and in the executive committee of the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association ESTELA.
In 2017, Pitz-Paal received the Farrington-Daniels Award of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). Recently, he has been named the 2021 recipient of the Frank Kreith Energy Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for enabling the commercialization of several key concentration solar technologies.
Pitz-Paal received a diploma degree in physics from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University LMU Munich, Germany, and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany.
Jonas Lindvall
CEO
Maha Energy
Jonas Lindvall
CEO
Maha Energy
TOPIC : Monetizing stranded and mature hydrocarbon assets: one size does not fit all. One Company’s real life example of making unprofitable, profitable.
Mr. Lindvall obtained his Petroleum Engineering degree from the University of Tulsa in 1991. He has worked for Lundin Oil, Talisman, Shell and Tethys Oil in various capacities with a strong focus on drilling and production technology. Mr. Lindvall has been involved in three start ups, all of which have been successful. His current role is CEO, and co-founder, of Maha Energy AB, a Swedish independent enhanced oil and gas recovery production company that has assets in Brazil, USA and Oman. In Oman, his Company is targeting to monetize a large, fully delineated but undeveloped, heavy oil field.
Hatem Mahmoud
Economic Affairs General Manager
The Egyptian Gas Regulatory Authority (GasReg)
Hatem Mahmoud
Economic Affairs General Manager
The Egyptian Gas Regulatory Authority (GasReg)
TOPIC : The Transition of The Egyptian Gas Market
I am an economist with more than 15 years of experience in natural gas activities and markets, during which i were able to gain a variety of experiences, which began at the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), -the Egyptian transmission grid operator, where I used to conduct and evaluate the financial and economic feasibility studies of many major projects related to natural gas activities such as transportation, distribution, supply and processing activities.
Also , I am one of the founders of the Egyptian Gas Regulatory Authority, where I participated in the first shadow regulator since 2013, in which we managed to finalize all the needed preparations for the formal establishment of the Regulator in 2018, during i participated in the drafting of the new gas law No. 196 for the year 2017 and its executive regulations , in addition to drafting all the economic and commercial aspects related to the Egyptian market such as license fees , grid tariff, network code and any other Economic regulation issues.
I am also an active member in MedReg - consumer working group – and also in ERRA - Natural Gas Markets and Economic Regulation Committee.
Peter van Ees
Renewable Energy Banker & Hydrogen Business Developer
ABN AMRO Bank NV
Peter van Ees
Renewable Energy Banker & Hydrogen Business Developer
ABN AMRO Bank NV
TOPIC : Thoughts and Learnings on the EU’s hydrogen ramp-up – and read thoughts for Oman and the GCC
Peter van Ees (49) is one of Europe’s leading hydrogen bankers. The Netherlands already produce significant amounts of grey hydrogen that need electrification. Peter is one of the initiators of H2Sines, a large green hydrogen import/export project, involving Portugal and The Netherlands. Peter happens to be as well chairman of the Netherlands-Oman Foundation, which promotes cultural and economic ties between these two nations.
Birjendra Sangwaiya
Business Head - Middle East
Amplus Solar by PETRONAS
Birjendra Sangwaiya
Business Head - Middle East
Amplus Solar by PETRONAS
TOPIC : Solar Rooftop Leasing - Opportunities for Commercial and Industrial Companies
Experienced Vice President Of Business Development with a demonstrated history of working in the renewables and environment industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Sustainable Development, CDM, Solar PV, Carbon Management, and Carbon Markets. Presently based in Dubai, building business for Amplus Solar in New Overseas Markets of MENA and SEA with focus on rooftop Solar PV, Solar Leasing , Private PPA's, Investment in Renewable.
