MENA Power & Water Summit 2021
8 videos • 64 views • by MEED | Middle East Economic Digest We are on the threshold of a change in how we produce, distribute and use power & water. Over the next few decades, energy will make a fundamental transition as the region lessens its dependency on using hydrocarbons for its power generation requirements. With important government dignitaries, key operators and stakeholders, municipal authorities, regulators, significant developers from leading infrastructure companies, sustainability leaders, prominent investors, financial institutions and important technology providers in attendance, join us for multiple opportunities across two days to network with high profile individuals, as well as to deepen your understanding of the power & water sector and to hear discussions about pressing challenges as the MENA region’s energy transition is driving towards a cleaner and more efficient future. Tuesday 2 November 2021 – Power Sector The sessions will bring together industry experts specialising in conventional electricity generation, renewables (wind, solar, green hydrogen), nuclear, Waste-to-Energy and future energy diversification projects in the MENA region. Key stakeholders will provide their guidance on project pipelines, future investment opportunities available, discussion on up-to-date technology solutions and sharing best practices. Wednesday 3 November 2021 – Water Sector The sessions will bring together industry experts specialising in water & wastewater, sewerage and desalination projects in the MENA region. Key stakeholders will provide their guidance on project pipelines, future investment opportunities available, discuss up-to-date technology solutions and share best practices. Confirmed Speakers -Fatima Al-Shaygi, Vice President of UAE Asset Management, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), UAE -Jimmy Morgan, Chief Operating Officer, Babcock & Wilcox (B&W), USA -Mohammed Nayeem Quraishi, CEO of Energy, Bee’ah, UAE -Sudarshan T. M, Director Government & Infrastructure, Deloitte, UAE -Andy Biffen, Director of Capacity Procurement, EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), UAE -Ahmed Badr, Director - Project Facilitation, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UAE -Mahmoud Al Khoshman, Founder & Managing Partner, Levant Sustainability & PPP Solutions Co. Ltd, Jordan -Tarik Hamane, Development Managing Director - Member of the Executive Committee, MASEN (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy), Morocco -Richard Thompson, Editorial Director, MEED, UAE -Ed James, Director of Content & Analysis, MEED Projects, UAE -Eng. Ahmad M. Alazemi, Project Specialist – Private Sector Projects Department, Ministry of Electricity & Water, Kuwait -Eng. Atter Ezzat Hannoura, Director PPP Central Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt -Lu'ay Khdeir, Water Sector Leader and Regional Development Director, Mott MacDonald, UAE -Nick Burnett, Head of Waste Water & Treatment, NEOM, Saudi Arabia -Sheikh Mohammed Al-Harthy, Executive Vice President, Strategic Development, Oman Environmental Services Holding Co. SAOC (be'ah), Oman -Sherif Sharobeem, Deputy Director Business Development, Orascom Construction, Egypt -Elie Matar, Head of Electricity, Dubai Regulatory and Supervisory Bureau (RSB), UAE -Mohsen Al-Salmi, Executive Managing Officer, Shuaibah Water and Electricity Company (SWEC) and Shuaibah Expansion Project Company (SEPCO), Saudi Arabia -Dr Corrado Sommariva, Founder and CEO, SWPC, UAE -Ziad Alexandre Hayek, President, WAPPP (World Association of PPP Units & Professionals) -Omar Saif, Smart, Sustainable & Resilient Cities Advisor, WSP, UAE