UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.H.

SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

24th World Energy

Congress
Main Programme
Abu Dhabi, 9-12 September 2019

Whether you are a minister, CEO, investor
or innovator – the World Energy Congress
delivers an inspirational programme that
will challenge your thinking, get you ahead
of the curve, and give you both the courage
to set ambitious targets and the tools to
achieve them.
In September 2019, the world’s energy
leadership will meet in Abu Dhabi to
determine a course of energy prosperity
for nations, companies, societies, the
environment and individuals.
Conference sessions bring together both
established experts and the radical thinkers
from across the globe, and ensure a balance of
opinion from the recognised, the provocative,
the aspirational, the disruptive and the proven
from across the energy ecosystem. The
discussions are happening there – make sure
you are in the room where it happens.

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KEY FACTS

4
days
250 16
70 star million
sessions speakers connections

4000
delegates 1
Mission
Energy for
Prosperity

INDICATIVE PROGRAMME (Subject to Change)

9TH SEPTEMBER
New Visions of Energy for Prosperity
09:00 – 09:50 Keynote Speech / Special Address
10:00 – 11:15 Opening Session

11:45 – 15:30 Interactive Parallel Sessions

(Lunch included) • Digitalisation and future energy systems
• Energy storage: Trends and drivers
• The future of nuclear
• Future of mobility
• Is a solar future getting further away?
• The circular economy: What is a realistic outlook?
• The role of hydrogen in a sustainable and secure future
• New visions of energy: Succeeding in a context of disruption
• New technology frontiers
• Global renewables update: The challenges of scaling up
16:00 – 17:30 Closing Session

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10TH SEPTEMBER
Business-as-(un)usual: the opportunity of change

09:00 – 09:50 Keynote Speech / Special Address

10:00 – 11:15 Opening Session

11:45 – 15:30 Interactive Parallel Sessions
(Lunch included) • Big Energy Challenges: Overcoming inertia in investment
and ambition
• Global dynamics of natural gas and LNG markets
• Dynamic resilience: Preparing for extreme weather, water and
cyber risk
• Cyber security: Three clicks from collapse?
• To invest or to divest: New realities and responsibilities
• The new people power: Driving the energy transition
• Getting to grips with blockchain: Do the case studies support
the hype?
• Communities and the social license to operate
• Skills, Talent and Leadership: The energy professional of the future
• Good questions boards should be asking about IoT and AI
• Rethinking Hydro: Powering tomorrow’s world
• Financing energy: Closing the investment gap

16:00 – 17:30 Closing Session

11TH SEPTEMBER
Inclusive prosperity: New policy imperatives
09:00 – 09:50 Keynote Speech / Special Address
10:00 – 11:15 Opening Session
11:45 – 15:30 Interactive Parallel Sessions
(Lunch included) • Megaprojects: Global impact, global implications
• Rethinking the energy trilemma: Synergies and co-benefits
• Nurturing the innovation energy ecosystem
• Rethinking climate change: Better metrics, better outcomes
• Reforming global energy governance
• SDGs and the carbon+agenda
• New Energy Realities: Trade barriers, protectionism and tariffs
• Nuclear: Overcoming today’s challenges
• Energy-Water-Food: Exploring the different perspectives
• Progressing the vision for regional integration
• Energy Access: From lightbulbs to livelihoods
16:00 – 17:30 Closing Session

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12TH SEPTEMBER
Innovation: The pathway to prosperity
09.00 – 09:50 Keynote Speech
10:00 – 11:15 Opening Session

11:45 – 15:30 Interactive Parallel Sessions

(Lunch included) • Start up energy transition: The power of the bold
• Innovations in energy: Technology push, society pull
• New regional perspectives
• From kit to bit and chit: Where is the future in energy
value-adding services?
• Agile giants: Are incumbents succeeding as entrepreneurs?
• The innovation ecosystem: What does success look like?
• Learning from failure: Innovate or die
• Driving Innovation through diversity

16:00 – 17:30 Closing Session

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SIDE EVENTS & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
The 24th World Energy Congress is a global platform, boasting a wide range of public and
private side events. Contact the organisers to get involved.

Side Events

Strategic Partnerships

WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL EVENTS

ABU DHABI AS A BUSINESS DESTINATION

It is no coincidence that the UAE was invited to host the 24th World
Energy Congress. In 2017, UAE launched a 2050 Energy Strategy
that is ground-breaking in its ambition to develop clean energy, curb
energy demand and manage emissions. Abu Dhabi is a great destination
for the business traveller; it was recently voted the safest city in the
world for a second year running. The city is a welcoming host with a full
spectrum of local and international foods and hotels, and boasts a feast
of sightseeing from the Grand Mosque to some of the world’s most
extraordinary modern architecture. We guarantee a warm reception for
our visitors from across the world and promise that you will be back!

Registration is now open

Early bird offer ends on 28th Feb 2019
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Star Speakers
A few from our 250 global energy lineup
(in alphabetical order by Country for Governments and by Organisation for all other categories)

GOVERNMENT
Name Title Organisation Country
Mustapha Guitouni Minister of Energy Government of Algeria Algeria
Government of the Russian
Alexander Novak Minister of Energy Russia
Federation
Minister of Energy, Industry
Khalid Al-Falih Government of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
& Mineral Resources
Awaidha Murshed
Chairman Abu Dhabi Department of Energy United Arab Emirates
Ali Al Marar
Suhail Mohamed Al
Minister of Energy Government of the UAE United Arab Emirates
Mazrouei
CEO; Assistant Undersecretary Organising Committee of the 2019
Fatima Alfoora Al
for Electricity, Water and World Energy Congress; Ministry United Arab Emirates
Shamsi
Future Energy of Energy and Industry
Organising Committee of the 2019
Chair; Undersecretary
Matar Al Neyadi World Energy Congress; Ministry United Arab Emirates
of Energy
of Energy and Industry
United States Department
Dan Brouillette Deputy Secretary United States of America
of Energy 

IGOs
Name Title Organisation Country
Executive President & Chief CAF - Development Bank of Latin
Luis Carranza Ugarte Venezuela
Executive Officer America
International Energy Association
Fatih Birol Executive Director France
(IEA)
Organization of the Petroleum
Mohammad Barkindo Director General Austria
Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Senior Director, Energy and
Riccardo Puliti World Bank United States of America
Extractives Global Practice

BUSINESS
Name Title Organisation Country
Sultan Ahmed Al Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
CEO United Arab Emirates
Jaber  (ADNOC)
Carmen Becerril Chief International Officer Acciona SA  Spain
President & Chief Executive
Lorenzo Simonelli Baker Hughes - a GE Company United States of America
Officer
Martin Brudermüller Chief Executive Officer BASF Germany
Chairman and Managing Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Atul Sobti India
Director (BHEL)
Group President and Chief
Remi Eriksen DNV GL Norway
Executive Officer
Saeed Mohammed Al Managing Director and Chief Dubai Electricity and Water
United Arab Emirates
Tayer Executive Officer Authority
Johannes Teyssen Chief Executive Officer E.ON Germany
Chairman & Chief Executive
Jean-Bernard Lévy Electricité de France (EDF) France
Officer
Joanna Hubbard Chief Operating Officer Electron United Kingdom
Mohamed Al Emirates Nuclear Energy
Chief Executive Officer United Arab Emirates
Hammadi Corporation (ENEC)
Claudio Descalzi Chief Executive Officer ENI Italy
Stefan Dohler Chief Executive Officer EWE AG Germany

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 BUSINESS (continued)
Name Title Organisation Country
President & Chief Executive
Pekka Lundmark Fortum Electricity Company Finland
Officer
Chief Executive Officer;
René Bautz Gaznat; Global Gas Centre Switzerland
Chairman
Deputy Chairman of the
Alexander Medvedev Gazprom Russia
Management Committee
President & Chief Executive
Russell Stokes GE Power United States of America
Officer
President and Chief Executive
Jérôme Pécresse GE Renewable Energy France
Officer
President & Chief Executive
Eric Martel Hydro-Quebec Canada
Officer
Mohammed Jameel
Chief Executive Officer Masdar United Arab Emirates
Al Ramahi
CEO Petroleum &
Mussabeh Al Kaabi Mubadala United Arab Emirates
Petrochemicals
Chairman and Managing
Gurdeep Singh NTPC Ltd. India
Director
Josu Jon Imaz Chief Executive Officer Repsol Spain
Alexey Likhachev Director General Rosatom Russia
Rolf Martin Schmitz  Chief Executive Officer RWE AG Germany
Lisa Davis Member of the Managing Board Siemens AG United States of America
Carlos Ormachea Chief Executive Officer TECHINT group Italy
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales
Miguel Gutierrez Chairman Argentina
(YPF)

CIVIL SOCIETY AND KEY EXPERTS

Name Title Organisation Country
Frederick Kempe Chief Executive Officer Atlantic Council United States of America
Andreas Kuhlman Chief Executive DENA Germany
Craig Bennett Chief Executive Officer Friends of the Earth United Kingdom
Sandra Ro Chief Executive Officer Global Blockchain Business Council United States of America
Xiansheng Sun Secretary General International Energy Forum Saudi Arabia
Robert C. Armstrong Director MIT Energy Initiative United States of America
Executive Director, Joint
National Renewable Energy
Doug Arent Institute for Strategic Energy United States of America
Laboratory (NREL)
Analysis 
Regional Center for Renewable
Chief Executive Officer &
Ahmed Badr Energy and Energy Efficiency Egypt
Executive Director
(RCREEE)
Agneta Rising Director General World Nuclear Association United Kingdom
President & Chief Executive
Andrew Steer World Resources Institute United States of America
Officer
Global Leader for Climate &
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal WWF International Switzerland
Energy

WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Name Title Organisation Country
Christoph Frei Chief Executive Officer World Energy Council United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer; World Energy Council; CLP Power
Richard Lancaster Hong Kong SAR
Executive Chair, Innovation Hong Kong Ltd.
Younghoon David Chair; Chairman & Chief World Energy Council; Daesung
South Korea
Kim Executive Officer Group
Member of the Board of World Energy Council; E.ON; Vice
Leonhard Birnhaum Germany
Management Chair for Europe
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