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Global Energy Forum

Dec 11, 2019

Eng. Ahmed Al-Ebrahim

Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority Eng. Al-Ebrahim, a Bahraini National, is the chief executive officer of Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA), in charge of the 400kV super-grid backbone interconnecting the six national grids of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. He has been with GCCIA for over […]

Global Energy Forum

Dec 11, 2019

Michael Sen

Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Energy Michael Sen is a member of the Siemens Managing Board, in which he has special responsibility for Gas and Power (Co-CEO) and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Previously, he was responsible for Siemens Healthineers, where he played a key role in preparing the IPO of Siemens Healthineers, which took place in March […]

Global Energy Forum

Dec 11, 2019

Fatih Birol

Executive Director, International Energy Agency Dr. Fatih Birol has served as executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since September 2015. Under his leadership, the IEA has undertaken its first comprehensive modernization program since its creation in 1974. This effort focuses on including major emerging countries who have joined the IEA, broadening the IEA’s […]

Global Energy Forum

Dec 10, 2019

Andrew Sollinger

Publisher, Foreign Policy Andrew Sollinger is Foreign Policy’s publisher. He joined FP in March 2018 to oversee all revenue generating efforts through subscriptions, sponsorships, advertising, events, podcasts and new ventures. He previously worked at Business Insider as executive vice president of subscriptions and ran the business side of Politico’s Capital New York acquisition (now Politico New York), was managing director of Americas at […]

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Dec 10, 2019

Dr. Meghan O’Sullivan

Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director, Geopolitics of Energy Project, Harvard Kennedy School Meghan L. O’Sullivan is the Jeane Kirkpatrick professor of the practice of international affairs and director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard Kennedy School. She is also the chair of the North American Group of the […]

Global Energy Forum

Dec 10, 2019

Dr. Karen Young

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute Dr. Karen E. Young is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she studies the political economy of the Middle East, with a special focus on the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). She is a professorial lecturer at George Washington University and leads a seminar on […]

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Dec 10, 2019

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh

Founder and CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water Arunabha Ghosh is a public policy professional, adviser, author, columnist, and institution builder. As the founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, since 2010, he has led CEEW to the top ranks as one of South Asia’s leading policy research institutions (six years in […]

Global Energy Forum

Dec 4, 2019

H.E. Mohamed Al Hammadi

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation Mohamed Al Hammadi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC). His responsibilities include directing the deployment of nuclear energy plants in the UAE and developing plans for a peaceful nuclear energy program and non-regulatory infrastructure. He brings […]

Global Energy Forum

Dec 2, 2019

Nandita Parshad

Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Nandita Parshad is the Managing Director of the Sustainable Infrastructure Group at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) where she heads a group of 200 staff covering the power, energy, transport, social infrastructure, and municipal infrastructure sectors in all the Bank’s countries […]

Global Energy Forum

Dec 2, 2019

Dr. David Soud

Head of Research & Analysis, I.R. Consilium Dr. David Soud is head of Research and Analysis at I.R. Consilium, which specializes in matters of maritime security, oil theft and other resource-related crime, transnational organized crime, and strategies for addressing emerging security challenges. In this role, he co-authored Oil on the Water, I.R. Consilium’s report for […]