Agenda at a glance
Official opening
Meeting the 2022 challenge: Will energy security derail the energy transition? (Part one)
European energy crisis: Short term response and long term security
Meeting the 2022 challenge: Will energy security derail the energy transition? (Part two)
Oil and gas in a net-zero world
Green builders of tomorrow competition winners announcement
Energy development, exports, and the future of the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Fireside chat: Investing in net zero: The UAE approach
Hydrogen: Energy security and energy transition integrator?
After the crisis: Rebuilding for energy security and climate action
Night owl: What does the US want from OPEC?
Full coverage
Official opening
Opening remarks by
Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
A conversation with
H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Eng. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
Fireside chat
H.E. Eng. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
Moderated by
Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
Recap: Urgency and reality collide as GEF kicks off
Transcript: To prepare for the energy transition, policies must serve ‘real-world scenarios,’ says top UAE official
Press: AP: UAE energy chief doubles down on OPEC alliance with Russia
Press: Gulf News: WGS 2022: Today’s oil price volatility springs from under-investments in energy, says UAE Industry Minister
Press: CNBC: Watch CNBC’s full interview with UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei
Press: CNBC: Sultan Al Jaber: The energy transition will take time
Press: CNBC: Russia will ‘always’ be a part of OPEC+, UAE energy minister says
Press: Associated Press: UAE energy chief doubles down on OPEC alliance with Russia
Press: The National: Opec+ work must stay independent of politics, UAE energy minister says
Press: SP Global: UAE blasts IEA’s finger-wagging over OPEC’s responsibility to tight oil market
Meeting the 2022 challenge: Will energy security derail the energy transition? (Part one)
Keynote
Fahad Alajlan, President, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
Claudio Descalzi, CEO, Eni
Tim Holt, Member of the Executive Board and Labor Director, Siemens Energy AG
Majid Jafar, CEO, Crescent Petroleum
Anna Shpitsberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation, US Department of State
Moderated by
Hadley Gamble, Reporter and Anchor, CNBC
Recap: Will energy security derail the transition? (Part one)
Transcript: How will today’s energy crisis impact the global energy transition?
European energy crisis: Short term response and long term security
H.E. Belinda Balluku, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Albania
Anatol Feygin, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger, President, Foundation Council of the Munich Security Conference Foundation
Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
Alexander Nikolov, Minister of Energy, Republic of Bulgaria
Maxim Timchenko, Chief Executive Officer, DTEK
Moderated by
Hadley Gamble, Reporter and Anchor, CNBC
Recap: In Europe, ‘the writing has been on the wall’
Transcript: Europe must confront Russia’s weaponization of oil and gas, say energy leaders
Meeting the 2022 challenge: Will energy security derail the energy transition? (Part two)
Fireside chat
Amos J Hochstein, Presidential Coordinator for Energy Security and Build Back Better World, US
Moderated by
Hadley Gamble, Reporter and Anchor, CNBC
Recap: Will energy security derail the transition? (Part two)
Oil and gas in a net-zero world
H.E. Sharif Alolama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
The Hon. Dan Brouillette, President, Sempra Infrastructure; Former Secretary of Energy, United States of America
Helima Croft, Managing Director and Head of Global Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
Hunter Hunt, Chief Executive Officer and President, Hunt Consolidated Energy, LLC
Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Moderator
Eithne Treanor, Managing Director, E. Treanor Media
Recap: Why natural gas is staying—not going
Press: CNBC: Dan Brouillette on Europe’s energy crisis and response
Green builders of tomorrow competition winners announcement
Welcoming remarks
Chris Hulatt, Co-founder, Octopus Group
Gus Wiseman, Deputy Director, Investment Opportunities and Propositions, United Kingdom
Special presentations
Julie Chen, Chief Executive Officer, The Cheeky Panda
Ian Mackenzie, Chief Executive Officer, Trojan Energy
Ernst Van Orsouw, Chief Executive Officer, Roslin Technologies
Jo Parker-Swift, Chief Executive Officer, Solivus
Ben Turner, Chief Executive Officer, Origen Power Limited
Moderator
Eithne Treanor, Managing Director, E. Treanor Media
Recap: Meet the Green Builders of Tomorrow
Transcript: These innovators are generating new approaches to a net-zero energy system
Energy development, exports, and the future of the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Keynote
H.E. Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government
Adel Chaouch, President, CEO and Director, ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.
Jon Harris, CEO, Gulf Keystone Petroleum
Bill Higgs, CEO, Genel Energy
Majid Jafar, CEO, Crescent Petroleum
Ross Perot Jr., Chairman, The Perot Group
Moderator
Eithne Treanor, Managing Director, E. Treanor Media
Recap: Don’t count out Iraqi Kurdistan
Transcript: The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is willing to make up for energy shortfalls in Europe, says prime minister
Fireside chat: Investing in net zero: The UAE approach
Musabbeh Al-Kaabi, Chief Executive Officer, UAE Investments, Mubadala Investment Company
Recap: This is how the United Arab Emirates does it
Hydrogen: Energy security and energy transition integrator?
Speakers
Marco Alverà, Chief Executive Officer, Snam
Meg Gentle, Executive Director, Highly Innovative Fuels USA
Tim Holt, Member of the Executive Board, Siemens Energy AG; Member of the Executive Board and Labor Director, Siemens Energy Management GmbH
David Livingston, Senior Advisor to US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, US Department of State
Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer, GE
Gareth Wynn, Chief Communications Officer, TAQA
Moderator
Randolph Bell, Senior Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Recap: How helpful could hydrogen be?
After the crisis: Rebuilding for energy security and climate action
Neil Chatterjee, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Senior Advisor, Hogan Lovells
The Rt Hon. Charles Hendry, CBE PC Professor, University of Edinburgh; Former Minister of State for Energy, United Kingdom
Mahmoud Mohieldin, High-Level Champion for Climate Action, COP27
Regina Mayor, Global Sector Head of Energy, KPMG
Joseph McMonigle, Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF)
Moderator
Randolph Bell, Senior Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Transcript: How Europe can work its way out of today’s energy-supply crisis—and through the energy transition
Night owl: What does the US want from OPEC?
Helima Croft, Managing Director and Head of Global Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
Frank R. Fannon, Managing Director, Fannon Global Advisors
Moderator
Randolph Bell, Senior Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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