Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

Welcome Address

16 Jan, 2023 01:30 PM - 01:40 PM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Majid Al Suwaidi

Director General and Special Representative to the COP28 President, United Arab Emirates

Presidential Address

16 Jan, 2023 01:40 PM - 01:50 PM GST

Prime Ministerial Address

16 Jan, 2023 01:50 PM - 02:00 PM GST

Address: A Vision for COP

16 Jan, 2023 02:00 PM - 02:10 PM GST

SPEAKER

Simon Stiell

Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

Address: Outcomes of COP27

16 Jan, 2023 02:10 PM - 02:20 PM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Sameh Shoukry

Minister of Foreign Affairs, COP27 President, Egypt

Opening Panel: The Road to COP28

16 Jan, 2023 02:20 PM - 02:55 PM GST

MODERATOR

Becky Anderson

Managing Editor and Anchor, CNN Abu Dhabi

PANELISTS

H.E. Razan Al Mubarak

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, COP28, United Arab Emirates

PANELISTS

H.E. Laurent Fabius

Former President of the COP21/Paris Agreement, French Republic

PANELISTS

H.E. Sameh Shoukry

Minister of Foreign Affairs, COP27 President, Egypt

PANELISTS

Simon Stiell

Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

In Conversation: Europe's Response to the Global Climate Crisis

16 Jan, 2023 02:55 PM - 03:05 PM GST

MODERATOR

Eithne Treanor

Managing Director, E Treanor Media

PANELISTS

Frans Timmermans

Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal, European Commission

Panel: A Manifesto for Food Systems

16 Jan, 2023 03:05 PM - 03:50 PM GST

MODERATOR

Chris Mitchell

Managing Director & Partner, Global Topic Leader on Food Systems & Agriculture, BCG

SPEAKER

H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed AlMheiri

Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Ahmed El-Hoshy

Chief Executive Officer, OCI & Fertiglobe, Egypt

SPEAKER

Dr. Agnes Kalibata

President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

SPEAKER

David Rosenberg

Co-founder and CEO, AeroFarms, United States

SPEAKER

Dr. Gunhild Stordalen

Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Foundation, Norway

Panel: Securing a Sustainable Energy Pathway to Net Zero

16 Jan, 2023 03:50 PM - 04:40 PM GST

Session Sponsor: Baker Hughes

MODERATOR

Marie Lam-Frendo

Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Hub

SPEAKER

H.E. Agnès Pannier-Runacher

Minister for Energy Transition, France

SPEAKER

Lei Zhang

Founder and CEO, Envision Group, China

SPEAKER

Mohamed J. Al Ramahi

Chief Executive Officer, Masdar, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Dr. Ing. Christian Bruch

CEO, Siemens Energy, Germany

SPEAKER

Lorenzo Simonelli

Chief Executive Officer, Baker Hughes, United States

Panel: 'Constructive Disruption' - a New Global Financial Architecture for Climate Action

16 Jan, 2023 04:40 PM - 05:25 PM GST

Session Sponsor: HSBC

MODERATOR

Eithne Treanor

Managing Director, E Treanor Media

SPEAKER

Selwin Charles Hart

Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition

SPEAKER

Hanna Tetteh

Special Envoy, OSE-Horn of Africa, United Nations

SPEAKER

Noel Quinn

Group Chief Executive Officer, HSBC, United Kingdom

SPEAKER

Adebayo Ogunlesi

Chairman, Global Infrastructure Partner

SPEAKER

Avinash D. Persaud

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister on Investment and Financial Services, Government of Barbados

Panel: International Cooperation for Climate Action

16 Jan, 2023 05:25 PM - 06:00 PM GST

MODERATOR

Paul Wallace

Team Leader for Middle East Energy News, Bloomberg

SPEAKER

H.E. Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy

Minister of State for International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Peter Bakker

President & CEO, WBCSD

SPEAKER

Fred Krupp

President, Environmental Defense Fund, United States

SPEAKER

Ann Mettler

Vice President, Europe, Breakthrough Energy, United States

SPEAKER

Dr. Andrew Steer

President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund

SPEAKER

Dr. Angela Wilkinson

Secretary General and CEO, World Energy Council

Welcome Remarks: Net-Zero Ambitions in Energy

17 Jan, 2023 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM GST

Speaker

H.E. Eng. Awaidha Murshed Ali Al Marar

Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, United Arab Emirates

In Conversation

17 Jan, 2023 09:40 AM - 09:55 AM GST

Moderator

Eleni Giokos

Anchor, CNN

In Conversation: Public-Private Partnerships to Accelerate the Energy Transition

17 Jan, 2023 09:55 AM - 10:05 AM GST

MODERATOR

Eithne Treanor

Managing Director, E Treanor Media

SPEAKER

Roger Martella

Chief Sustainability Officer, GE, United States

Ministerial Panel: Navigating Uncertainties - Setting Government Priorities for a Net-Zero Future

17 Jan, 2023 10:05 AM - 10:40 AM GST

MODERATOR

Marie Lam-Frendo

Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Hub

SPEAKER

H.E. Dr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan

SPEAKER

H.E. Khadheeja Naseem

Minister of State for Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Republic of Maldive

SPEAKER

H.E. Dr. Franz Tattenbach

Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica

SPEAKER

H.E. Dubravka Djedovic

Minister of Energy and Mining, Republic of Serbia

SPEAKER

H.E. Sarah Ryglewski

Minister of State for Sustainable Development, Federal Government, Germany

Keynote: Sustainability, a Key Pillar and a Success Story for the UAE

17 Jan, 2023 10:40 AM - 10:50 AM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer

MD & CEO, DEWA, United Arab Emirates

In Conversation: Ground for Optimism - Partnerships as a Lever of Change

17 Jan, 2023 10:50 AM - 11:05 AM GST

SPEAKER

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt, COP27 and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

SPEAKER

Nigel Topping

UN Climate Change High Level Champion for COP26, United Kingdom

Panel: Future Forward - Corporate Innovation and Climate Action

17 Jan, 2023 11:05 AM - 11:20 AM GST

MODERATOR

Sally Fouts

Global Leader of The Climate Pledge, Amazon, United States

MODERATOR

Rohan Chopra

Director, Sustainable Infrastructure (Middle East & Africa), Johnson Controls, United States

MODERATOR

Helmut von Struve

CEO, Siemens UAE and the Middle East, Germany

Special Address: Bringing Health Equity to the Climate Negotiation Table

17 Jan, 2023 11:20 AM - 11:25 AM GST

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO)

In Conversation: Energy and Humanitarian Crises: Cause and Solution?

17 Jan, 2023 11:25 AM - 11:35 AM GST

SPEAKER

Andrew Harper

Special Advisor to the High Commissioner for Climate Action,
the UN Refugee Agency

Panel: Unleashing Private-Sector Investment in Energy Transition

17 Jan, 2023 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM GST

Session Sponsor: PepsiCo

MODERATOR

Hassan Ghazali

Senior Manager, Research And Policy, UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators

SPEAKER

Paul Dickinson

Founder Chair, Carbon Disclosure Project

SPEAKER

Amb. Patricia Espinosa-Cantellano

CEO and Founding Partner, onepoint5. Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

SPEAKER

Helle Kristoffersen

President of Strategy and Sustainability, TotalEnergies, France

SPEAKER

Walid Sheta

President of Middle East & Africa Zone, Schneider Electric, France

SPEAKER

Eugene Willemsen

Chief Executive Officer AMESA, PepsiCo, United States

In Conversation: Tackling Carbon Emissions - a Capacity Challenge

17 Jan, 2023 12:05 PM - 12:50 PM GST

MODERATOR

Steve Kelly

President and General Manager, 1PointFive International, United Kingdom

MODERATOR

Eithne Treanor

Managing Director, E Treanor Media

Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS)

MODERATOR

Steve Kelly

President and General Manager, 1PointFive International, United Kingdom

SPEAKER

Ali Al Rawahi

Vice President Upstream, ADNOC Group, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Danny Rice

Incoming CEO, NET Power, United States

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

MODERATOR

Eithne Treanor

Managing Director, E Treanor Media

SPEAKER

Brad Crabtree

Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, United States

SPEAKER

Dr. Amy Ruddock

VP Europe & Middle East, Carbon Engineering, Canada

Carbon Trading

MODERATOR

Eithne Treanor

Managing Director, E Treanor Media

SPEAKER

Iain McKay

Head of Environmental Products, EMEA, Morgan Stanley

In Conversation: The Business Case for Biodiversity

17 Jan, 2023 12:50 PM - 01:10 PM GST

MODERATOR

Adrien Portafaix

Associate Director, BCG

SPEAKER

H.E. Ahmed Esmaeil Al Hashmi

Executive Director - Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity Sector, Environment Agency -
Abu Dhabi (EAD), United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Prof. Carlos Manuel Duarte

Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah
University for Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Lunch Break

17 Jan, 2023 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM GST

Panel: Enabling Africa to Become a Clean Energy Powerhouse

17 Jan, 2023 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM GST

Introductory Keynote

H.E. Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan

Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates

MODERATOR

Elizabeth Press

Director of Planning and Programme Support, IRENA

SPEAKER

H.E. Hakainde Hichilema

President of the Republic of Zambia

SPEAKER

João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço

President of the Republic of Angola

In Conversation & Panel: Scaling Tomorrow's Climate-Adaptation Technologies

17 Jan, 2023 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM GST

MODERATOR

Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham

TV Anchor & Event Host

In Conversation:

SPEAKER

H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan

Executive Director, UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA)

SPEAKER

Omar Fayed

CEO, Earth Space Technical Ecosystem Enterprises (ESTEE)

PANEL SPEAKER

Carissa Bryce Christensen

Founder and CEO, BryceTech, United States

PANEL SPEAKER

Matthew Clare

CEO, Masdar Arlington, United Kingdom

PANEL SPEAKER

Greg Jackson

CEO & Co-Founder, Octopus Group, United Kingdom

Panel: Rethinking the Decarbonization Role of Cities in Meeting Net-Zero Goals

17 Jan, 2023 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM GST

MODERATOR

Pradnya Haldipur

Vice President of Development at the Institute for Sustainable Communities

SPEAKER

Ahmed Baghoum

Acting Chief Executive Officer, Masdar City, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Gregory Dewerpe

Founder & CIO, A/O PropTech, United Kingdom

SPEAKER

H.E. Uro Vajgl

State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Sloveni

SPEAKER

Ricardo Rio

Mayor of Braga, Portugal

Award Ceremony: The FoodTech Challenge Award

17 Jan, 2023 03:30 PM - 03:40 PM GST

MASTER OF CEREMONY

Alanood Lari

Senior Communications Analyst, Tamkeen, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed AlMheiri

Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Rima Al Mokarrab

Chair, Tamkeen LLC and Co-Chair, FoodTech Challenge, United Arab Emirates

Quick Fire: Agritech - Reimagining Foods

17 Jan, 2023 03:55 PM - 04:20 PM GST

MODERATOR

Tokelo Shai

Youth Fellow in Regenerative Food & Agriculture,
Climate Champions Youth Fellowship, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

SPEAKER

Rawia Mansour

Owner & Chairperson, Ramsco, Egypt

SPEAKER

Tilen Travnik

Co-Founder & CEO, Juicy Marbles, Slovenia

SPEAKER

Ahmed Zahran

Co-Founder & CEO, KarmSolar, Egypt

SPEAKER

Dr. Andrey J. Zarur

Co-Founder, President, & CEO, GreenLight Biosciences, United States

Panel: Deploying Sustainable Solutions in Vulnerable Communities

17 Jan, 2023 04:20 PM - 04:40 PM GST

MODERATOR

David Sandalow

Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy and co-Director of the Energy and Environment Concentration, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

SPEAKER

Mohon Kumar Mondal

Founder and Executive Director, LEDAR, Bangladesh

SPEAKER

Monique Ntumngia

CEO & Founder, Green Girls Organisation

In Conversation: Water-Energy Nexus: The Promise of Renewable Energy & New Technology

17 Jan, 2023 04:40 PM - 04:55 PM GST

MODERATOR

Elizabeth Press

Director of Planning and Programme Support, IRENA

SPEAKER

Shannon McCarthy

Secretary General, International Desalination Association

SPEAKER

Farid Al Awlaqi

Executive Director of Generation, TAQA and Board Member, Masdar, United Arab Emirates

Panel: Financing the Green Transition: Optimizing Impact

17 Jan, 2023 04:55 PM - 05:25 PM GST

Session Sponsor: Emirates Development Bank

MODERATOR

Elias Hajj Partner

Partner, McKinsey & Company

SPEAKER

H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud

Founder & CEO, KBW Ventures

SPEAKER

Ahmed Mohamed Al Naqbi

Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Development Bank, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Rishi Kapoor

Co-CEO, Investcorp, Bahrain

SPEAKER

Rola Abu Manneh

Chief Executive Officer, UAE, Standard Chartered, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Patricia Torres

Global Head for Sustainable Finance Solutions, Bloomberg LP, United States

Closing Conversation: Youth - From Engagement to the Negotiation Table

17 Jan, 2023 05:25 PM - 05:45 PM GST

MODERATOR

Eithne Treanor

Managing Director, E Treanor Media

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

H.E. Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui

Minister of State for Youth Affairs, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

Dr. Omnia El Omrani

COP27 President Youth Envoy, COP27 Presidency

SPEAKER

Abigael Kima

Young Climate Activist, Podcast Host, Kenya

SPEAKER

Ayshka Najib

UAE Climate Change Youth Advocate, UNICEF

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