* Atlantic Council Member
** Atlantic Council Board Director
^ International Advisory Board Member
7:30 a.m.
Registration opens
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Official Opening of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Welcome remarks by:
Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council **
Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council **^
H.E. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chairman, Masdar; CEO, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
H.E. Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, United Arab Emirates
Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency
Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
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10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
The Year Ahead: The Energy Agenda for 2017
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Moderated by:
John Defterios, Emerging Markets Editor, CNNMoney (confirmed)
Participants:
H.E. Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, United Arab Emirates
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO, Total S.A.
Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency
Marwan Lahoud, EVP International, Strategy & Public Affairs of Airbus Group
Lara Sidawi Moore, Chief Strategy Officer and Chair, Executive Committee, Energy Intelligence Group
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11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Oil Market Trajectories: Long-term Investment and Technology Risks
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Special introduction by:
Majid Hamid Jafar, Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Petroleum (confirmed)
Moderated by:
John Defterios, Emerging Markets Editor, CNNMoney (confirmed)
Framing Keynote Remarks by:
H.E. Jabbar al-Luaibi, Minister of Oil, Republic of Iraq
Participants:
H.E. Issam A. Almarzooq, Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water, State of Kuwait
H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Helima Croft, Managing Director and Global Head, Commodity Strategy, Global Research, RBC Capital Markets
Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy and Coordinator, International Energy Affairs, US Department of State
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1:10 – 1:40
World Energy: The Road to the Future
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Introduced by:
Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council **
Special Keynote Address By:
H.E. Khalid al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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1:50 – 2:45 p.m.
Luncheon and Special Briefing: A Brave New World for Renewables – Solar and Wind Energy Investments in an Era of Plummeting Costs
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Introduced by:
Thomas Cunningham, Deputy Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Participants:
Bader Al Lamki, Executive Director, Masdar Clean Energy
Eng. Fatima Alfoora Alshamsi, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity and Clean Energy Affairs, Ministry of Energy, United Arab Emirates
Shermine Dajani, Founder and CEO, PanMed Energy
Michael Eckhart, Managing Director and Global Head, Environmental Finance, and Sustainability, Citigroup
Michael Taylor, Senior Analyst, Renewable Cost Status and Outlook, International Renewable Energy Agency
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3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
What’s the Clock? – Economic Diversification Strategies and Post-Oil Era Investment Dilemmas
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Moderated by:
Becky Anderson, Managing Editor, CNN Abu Dhabi & Anchor
A conversation with:
H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mubadala Development Company (confirmed)
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4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Session 1: The Global Future of the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Moderated by:
David V. Scott, Advisor to the Chairman, Executive Affairs Authority, Abu Dhabi (confirmed)
Keynote Speech by:
Cho Hwan-Eik, President and CEO, Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO)
Panelists:
Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
H.E. Jan Mládek, Minister of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic
Anne Lauvergeon, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, ALP S.A.
Daniel B. Poneman, President and CEO, Centrus Energy **
Kun-mo Chung, Senior Advisor to the President and CEO, KEPCO
Session 2: Regional Impacts of the US Elections: The Middle East (off-the-record)
Location: Liwa Ballroom
Moderated by:
Barry Pavel, Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council
Participants:
Neil Brown, Director, Policy and Research, KKR Global Institute
Dr. Ebtisam Al Ketbi, Chairperson, Emirates Policy Centre
Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President for Programs and Strategy, Atlantic Council
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5:10 – 6:15 p.m.
Session 1: Globalization of Gas Markets – Geopolitical Consequences
Location: Al Maryah Ballroom
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Moderated by:
Dávid Korányi, Director, Energy Diplomacy Initiative, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council (confirmed)
Keynote Speech by:
H.E. Noureddine Boutarfa, Minister of Energy, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Participants:
Majid Jafar, CEO, Crescent Petroleum; Board Managing Director, Dana Gas^
Anatol Feygin, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Cheniere Energy
Mussabah Al-Kaabi, CEO, Mubadala Petroleum
Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Research Fellow II, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
Nabil Habayeb, President and CEO, GE Middle East
Session 2: China’s One Belt One Road Strategy – Continental and Oceanic
Energy Superhighways?
Location: Liwa Ballroom
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Introduced by:
Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council **^ (confirmed)
Moderated by:
Lubna Bouza, Business News Anchor, Sky News Arabia (confirmed)
Participants:
Dr. Ken Koyama, Managing Director, Chief Economist, Strategy Research Unit, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Philip Lambert, Founder & CEO, Lambert Energy
Dr. Gal Luft, Co-director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
Dr. Lanxin Xiang, Director, Center of One Belt One Road Studies, China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Cooperation
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6:30 p.m.
Busses depart to Yas Marina Circuit
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Gala Reception and Electric Vehicle Demonstration
Location: Yas Marina Circuit