The Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation
January 12-13, 2017
Four Seasons, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Agenda at a glance
Thursday, January 12
- Opening remarks
- The year ahead: The energy agenda for 2017
- Oil market trajectories: Long-term investment and technology risk
- World energy: The road to the future
- Luncheon and special briefing: A brave new world for renewables – Solar and wind energy investments in an era of plummeting costs
- Leaders council luncheon: The energy strategy of the UAE
- What’s the clock? – Economic diversification strategies and post-oil era investment dilemmas
- The global future of the peaceful use of nuclear energy
- Regional impacts of the US elections: The Middle East
- Globalization of gas markets – Geopolitcal consequences
- China’s one belt one road strategy – Continental and oceanic superhighways
Friday, January 13
- Special breakfast – Security briefing: Global political and security risks post-elections
- Special report launch: Illicit trade of hydrocarbons
- Growth and investment prospects in a post-oil world
- The new Africa: Strategic opportunities in security and energy
- The energy-water nexus
- Innovative business strategies in the energy sector
- Physical and cyber risks to energy infrastructure and trade routes
- Post-election US climate and energy policies
- Breakthrough energy technologies: Disruptive market and geopolitical impacts
- Closing remarks
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