Breakout session: Energy developments in the East Med Breakout session: Energy efficiency: Emission reductions and cost savings across the value chain Breakout session: The IEA’s net-zero scenario: Intentions, methodology, and next steps Breakout session: The role of nuclear energy in a Just Transition Breakout session: Next steps for the circular carbon economy Breakout session: The strategic role of Kurdistan energy for the Middle East and Europe Plenary sessions in coordination with World Government Summit: Sea level rise and small island nations Plenary sessions in coordination with World Government Summit: Securing the energy transition: Resilience and reliability in the face of evolving threats Plenary sessions in coordination with World Government Summit: Where does ESG go from here? Breakout session: Post-crisis Ukraine: New energy for a new Europe Breakout session: Delivering energy access in Africa Breakout session: Securing the energy transition: Cybersecurity tabletop exercise Breakout session: Climate and energy opportunities in south and southeast Asia Breakout session: Climate, trade, and carbon border adjustment: Creating a race to the top Breakout session: CEO roundtable Getting off Russian gas: Practical steps for Europe Leapfrogging to clean energy in the developing world: What is really possible? Future of refining: Reducing the carbon intensity of fuels and chemicals
Breakout sessions
Energy developments in the East Med
Charles Ellinas Chief Executive Officer, EC Natural Hydrocarbons
Kate Dourian , Senior Editor , Iraq Oil Report
Defne Sadiklar-Arslan , Senior Director, Turkey & Turkey Programs, Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Bina Hussein , Nonresident Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Recap: Is there a future for natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean?
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Breakout sessions
Energy efficiency: Emission reductions and cost savings across the value chain
Keynote
Ramiz Alaileh , Director of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy
Ramiz Alaileh , Director of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy
Alberto Echeverri, Head of Digital Portfolio and Innovation, Siemens Energy
Mike Train Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Emerson
Moderated by
Olga Khakova , Deputy Director for Flagship Convenings and Global Engagement, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Breakout sessions
The IEA’s net-zero scenario: Intentions, methodology, and next steps
Christophe McGlade , Head of Energy Supply Unit, International Energy Agency
Moderated by
David Yellen ,Associate Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Breakout sessions
The role of nuclear energy in a Just Transition
George Agafitei, State Counselor, Romanian Government
Chris Levesque President and Chief Executive Officer , TerraPower
Zbigniew Kubacki, Senior Policy Advisor ,Department of Nuclear Energy in the Ministry of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland (virtual)
Amy Roma Partner and Global Energy Practice Leader , Hogan Lovells
Rumina Velshi President and Chief Executive Officer , Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Moderated by
Jennifer T. Gordon , Managing Editor and Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative, Atlantic Council
Recap: How nuclear energy can power a Just Transition
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Breakout sessions
Next steps for the circular carbon economy
Thamir Alshehri , Senior Research Associate, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
Lee Beck , International Director for Carbon Capture , Clean Air Task Force; Nonresident Senior Fellow , Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Sama Bilbao y León Director General, World Nuclear Association (virtual)
Moderated by
Reed Blakemore , Deputy Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Breakout sessions
The strategic role of Kurdistan energy for the Middle East and Europe
Khazal Auzer , Director General of Contracts & Economic Affairs , Ministry of Natural Resources, Kurdistan Regional Government
Baroz Aziz Senior Advisor to Minister, Acting Director General for Technical Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources, Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq
Kate Dourian , Senior Editor , Iraq Oil Report
Deyary Rakhtawan Commercial Advisor, Ministry of Natural Resources, Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq
Moderated by
Michael Knights , Deputy Director, Washington Institute
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Plenary sessions in coordination with World Government Summit
Sea level rise and small island nations
Recap: Big problems for small island nations
Transcript: These island governments are racing to combat climate change amid sea-level rise
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Plenary sessions in coordination with World Government Summit
Securing the energy transition: Resilience and reliability in the face of evolving threats
Abdurrahman (Aba) Khalidi , Chief Technology Officer , GE Gas Power EMEA
Kara Mangone , Managing Director, Global Head of Climate Strategy, Goldman Sachs
André Pienaar , Founder and Chief Executive, C5 Capital
Leo Simonovich Vice President and Global Head, Industrial Cyber & Digital Security , Siemens Energy
Moderated by
Dan Murphy , Correspondent, CNBC
Recap: Resilience and reliability in the face of evolving threats
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Plenary sessions in coordination with World Government Summit
Where does ESG go from here?
Keynote
Alain Bejjani ,Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Neil Brown Managing Director, KKR Global Institute an KKR Infrastructure
Chris Hulatt Co-founder, Octopus Group
Kristen Siemen , Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors
Kristen Weldon Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investments, BlackRock Alternative Investors
Eugene Willemsen , CEO Africa, Middle East and South Asia, PepsiCo
Moderated by
Mustafa Alrawi ,Assistant Editor-in-Chief, The National
Recap: Where does environmental, social, and corporate governance go from here?
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Breakout sessions
Post-crisis Ukraine: New energy for a new Europe
Amb. Paula Dobriansky Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
The Rt Hon. Charles Hendry , CBE PC Professor, University of Edinburgh;
H.E. Ana Palacio , Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain; Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, World Bank Group; Member, Atlantic Council’s Board of Directors
Maxim Timchenko Chief Executive Officer , DTEK
Moderated by
Olga Khakova , Deputy Director for Flagship Convenings and Global Engagement, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Transcript: After the war in Ukraine: Where Europe’s energy crisis could be headed next
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Breakout sessions
Delivering energy access in Africa
Keynote
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer, Masdar
Basma Bentaher enior Director, Project Development , AMEA Power
Raza Hasnani , Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Investment,
Jennifer A. Josefson , Partner, Morgan Lewis
Andrew Nganga Kamau, CBS, Principal Secretary, State Department of Petroleum, Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Kenya
Aziz Kassim, Vice President- Business Development- MENA, Excelerate Energy
Mele Kyari Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (virtual)
Moderated by
Kelsey Forren , Deputy Director for Flagship Convenings and Global Engagement, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Breakout sessions
Securing the energy transition: Cybersecurity tabletop exercise
Marty Edwards , Vice President of Operational Technology (OT) Security, Tenable
Frank Fannon , Managing Director , Fannon Global Advisors
Melanie A. Kenderdine , Principal and Executive Vice President, Energy Futures Initiative (EFI); Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Kara Mangone , Managing Director, Global Head of Climate Strategy, Goldman Sachs
Leo Simonovich Vice President and Global Head, Industrial Cyber & Digital Security , Siemens Energy
Moderated by
Andrew Gumbiner , Founder, AJG Strategies
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Breakout sessions
Climate and energy opportunities in south and southeast Asia
Robert Fee , Vice President of International Affairs and Commercial Development, Cheniere Energy
Kavita Gandhi , Executive Director, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore
Binu Parthan , Head of Regions , International Renewable Energy Agency
Desiree Tung Deputy Director of External Relations , Energy Market Authority of Singapore
Derek Wong , Senior Director, Government and Public Affairs, Excelerate Energy
Moderated by
Reed Blakemore , Deputy Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Breakout sessions
Climate, trade, and carbon border adjustment: Creating a race to the top
Charles Hernick , Director of Policy and Advocacy , Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum
Zoe Knight , Global Head, Climate Change Center of Excellence, Global Research, HSBC
David Livingston Senior Advisor to US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry , US Department of State
Gus Wiseman, Deputy Director, Investment Opportunities and Propositions, United Kingdom
Moderated by
George T. Frampton, Jr Distinguished Senior Fellow ; Director, Transatlantic Climate Policy Initiative , Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Breakout sessions
CEO roundtable
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Getting off Russian gas: Practical steps for Europe
Ana Birchall Special Envoy for Strategic and International Affairs, Nuclearelectrica
The Rt Hon. Charles Hendry , CBE PC Professor, University of Edinburgh;
H.E. Michał Kurtyka , President, COP24
Amb. Richard Morningstar ,Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Phillip Cornell , Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Leapfrogging to clean energy in the developing world: What is really possible?
Ana Hajduka Chief Executive Officer , Africa GreenCo
Ebru Özdemir Chairperson , Limak Holding
Glenn Pearce-Oroz , Sr. Director of International Relations & Special Projects, Sustainable Energy for All
Anna Shpitsberg , Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation , US Department of State
Aida Sitdikova Director, Energy Eurasia MEA, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Moderated by
Andrea Clabough , Non-resident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Future of refining: Reducing the carbon intensity of fuels and chemicals
John Cooper Director General , FuelsEurope & Concawe
Preeti Jain , Director , Business Development & Government Relations, LanzaTech
Michael McAdams President, Advanced Biofuels Association (virtual)
Devin O’Grady Director , Fuel for the Canadian Fuels Association
Moderated by
Gerard Ostheimer
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