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Global Energy Forum

Jan 1, 2020

Christopher Leeds

Executive Director, Commodity Origination, Standard Chartered Bank Chris joined Standard Chartered in August 2011 and provides commodity risk management services to the Bank’s clients across EMEA. Chris’s experience in the commodity industry spans over 25 years in sales and trading. At Standard Chartered, Chris has built up the Bank’s energy risk management platform, providing services […]

Global Energy Forum

Jan 1, 2020

Ylber Karanxha

Deputy General Director of Customs, Excise Department, Republic of Albania Ylber Karanxha is the Deputy General Director of Customs in the Excise Department of the Government of the Republic of Albania.

Global Energy Forum

Jan 1, 2020

Jennifer Gnana

Energy Correspondent, The National Jennifer Gnana is the energy correspondent at The National in Abu Dhabi, where she focusses on oil and industrial development in the region’s crude-exporting countries as well as their transition into more sustainable energy producers. Ms Gnana, who was raised in Bahrain has been covering political economy in the Middle East […]

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Jan 1, 2020

Fred Ghatala

Director for Carbon and Sustainability, Advanced Biofuels Canada Fred Ghatala is the Director for Carbon and Sustainability of Advanced Biofuels Canada, a national industry association established to promote the production and use of advanced biofuels in Canada. ABFC members are global leaders in commercial production of advanced biofuels and technology development, with over 14 billion […]

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Jan 1, 2020

Aman Ghalib

Chief Executive Officer, DABS – National Power Utility of Afghanistan Aman Ghalib serves as CEO of DABS, the National Power Utility of Afghanistan. Prior to his time at DABS, he served as Deputy Minister of Energy and Director of Renewable Energy in Afghanistan. He has also worked as a consultant electrical engineer in the United […]

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Jan 1, 2020

Benet Fociro

Technical Director, General Directory of Customs, Republic of Albania Benet Fociro is the technical director in the General Directory of Customs, Republic of Albania.

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Jan 1, 2020

Dr. Aldo Flores-Quiroga

Visiting Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Aldo Flores-Quiroga is a policymaker and international affairs specialist with 18 years of experience in energy and foreign policy. He was Undersecretary of Energy for Hydrocarbons in Mexico’s Secretariat of Energy (2016-2018), where he led the implementation of historic oil and gas market […]

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Jan 1, 2020

Nick Cochrane-Dyet

Special Adviser, BP Middle East Nick Cochrane-Dyet joined BP in the UAE in 1989 having spent the previous four years working as the Representative of Citicorp Investment Bank in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that he had managed the President of the UAE’s Royal Stud Farm and had been a Captain in the British Army in […]

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Jan 1, 2020

Baihua Zheng

Director-General of Development Bureau, Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) Mr. Zheng has been serving as the director-general of the Development Bureau of GEIDCO since 2019, responsible for Global Energy Interconnection (GEI) strategy formulation, projects development, and investment promotion. He has assumed a number of managing positions at GEIDCO including director-general of the […]

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Jan 1, 2020

Dr. Ahmed Ali Attiga

Chief Executive Officer, Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation (APICORP) Dr. Attiga’s career and experience span over 25 years in investment management, development finance, private equity, research, and teaching. He recently started his new role as CEO of Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation (APICORP). Before joining APICORP, he worked with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector […]

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