Youth 4 Sustainability

16 - 18 Jan, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM GST | Adnec + Virtual

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Event Details

Program(Agenda)

Videos

Policy & Leadership

MC Note

17 Jan, 2023 10:00 AM - 10:03 AM GST

SPEAKER

Abdelqader AlSaqqaf

UAE Youth Delegate to the United Nations &
Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

Y4S Video

17 Jan, 2023 10:03 AM - 10:06 AM GST

Opening Remarks: Advancing youth engagement for climate action

17 Jan, 2023 10:07 AM - 10:19 AM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Eng. Awaidha Al Marar

Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy

Accelerating Youth Participation in Climate Action & Energy Transition Leading up to COP28

17 Jan, 2023 10:20 AM - 10:27 AM GST

Rethinking a Just Energy Transition With Youth

17 Jan, 2023 10:36 AM - 10:51 AM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany

The Permanent Representative of the UAE To IRENA

SPEAKER

Damilola Ogunbiyi

CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General
for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy

MODERATOR

May Alhajeri

Officer - FDI Attraction at Abu Dhabi Investment Office & Former Youth Delegate to the United Nations

Harnessing the Power of Youth: Advocating and leading for climate action

17 Jan, 2023 10:52 AM - 11:02 AM GST

SPEAKER

Sheikh Dr. Majid Al Qassimi

Partner and Founder, Soma Mater

MODERATOR

Omar Aldhuhoori

Curator, Global Shapers Community Abu Dhabi Hub

EAD's 2022 Survey: Capturing the voices of youth on climate change | In Partnership with EAD

17 Jan, 2023 11:03 AM - 11:13 AM GST

SPEAKER

Khansa Ibraheem Al Blouki

Director, Environmental Outreach, Environmental Information,
Science & Outreach Management, EAD

Effectively Engaging in Climate Diplomacy: Turning actions into results

17 Jan, 2023 11:14 AM - 11:24 AM GST

SPEAKER

Moustafa Amr Bayoumi

Research Fellow - Energy, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development,
Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy

MODERATOR

Hager Abunahwa

Process Engineer, NPCC & Wiser Pioneer, Masdar

Break

17 Jan, 2023 11:25 AM - 11:34 AM GST

The Role of Education in Supporting Young People's Actions in Accelerating the Energy Transition

17 Jan, 2023 11:35 AM - 11:40 AM GST

SPEAKER

Francesco La Camera

Director General,
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Tapping Into the Power of Young People for Climate Action

17 Jan, 2023 11:41 AM - 11:56 AM GST

SPEAKER

Ineza Umuhoza Grace

Founder and CEO, The Green Protector & Coordinator, Loss and Damage Youth Coalition

SPEAKER

Abigael Kima

Climate Justice Advocate & Host and Producer, Hali Hewa Podcast

MODERATOR

Mohamed Alnoaimi

Business Strategy Leader,
Corporate Strategy Department,
Bahrain Petroleum Company & Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

Youth Climate Advocacy and Leadership | In Partnership with UNICEF

17 Jan, 2023 11:57 AM - 12:27 PM GST

SPEAKER

Ayshka Najib

UNICEF Youth Advocate

SPEAKER

Shravani Sharma

Urban and Transport Planner, University of Warwick

SPEAKER

Dr. Mishari Al-Saud

Chairman, Faseel

SPEAKER

Ahmed Abdelsattar Mohsen Eldeeb

Quality Control Chemist, Egyptian Canadian for Advanced Industry

MODERATOR

Natalie Esmail

Climate and Youth Engagement Specialist, UNICEF

Readiness for Climate Finance: Priority actions to increase access to climate finance for non-state actors

17 Jan, 2023 12:28 PM - 12:38 PM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27

Empowering Youth Participation in Climate Decision Making | In Partnership with TAQA

17 Jan, 2023 12:39 PM - 01:09 PM GST

SPEAKER

Omar Al Braiki

Head of Climate Negotiations, The UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change

SPEAKER

Azza Al Raisi

Senior Sustainability Specialist, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

SPEAKER

Abdulla Al Remeithi

Director - Environment Policy, Regulation and Climate Change,
Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi

SPEAKER

Meera Al Mheiri

Senior Inspection Engineer, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation

SPEAKER

Ali Al Shimmari

Asset Manager GCC, Abu Dhabi Energy Company (TAQA)

MODERATOR

Al Reem Al Ammari

TAQA Youth Council Member

Lunch Break

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

MC Note

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

SPEAKER

Abdelqader AlSaqqaf

UAE Youth Delegate to the United Nations &
Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

Role of Youth in Actively Shaping Pathways Toward Net Zero

17 Jan, 2023 02:03 PM - 02:10 PM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Mariam Al Mheiri

Minister of Climate Change and Environment, UAE

Building Momentum From COP27 Towards COP28: Amplifying youth voices in the climate process

17 Jan, 2023 02:11 PM - 02:31 PM GST

SPEAKER

Omnia El Omrani

COP27 President Youth Envoy

SPEAKER

Zainab Al Ali

Head of Outreach & Stakeholder Relations, Masdar

SPEAKER

Iman Ustadi

Head of Negotiations at COP28 UAE

MODERATOR

Joshua Amponsem

Climate Lead, Office of the
Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, United Nations

Innovation & Megatrends

MC Note

17 Jan, 2023 02:42 PM - 02:45 PM GST

SPEAKER

Abdelqader AlSaqqaf

UAE Youth Delegate to the United Nations &
Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

17 Jan, 2023 02:46 PM - 02:56 PM GST

SPEAKER

Mohammad Abdelqader El-Ramahi

Director for Asset Management, Technology and Green Hydrogen, Masdar

Solving Climate Change: Why now is the best time to be a climate entrepreneur?

17 Jan, 2023 02:58 PM - 03:05 PM GST

SPEAKER

Nelson Switzer

Managing Partner, Climate Innovation Capital

The Next-Generation Tech Innovations and Trends That Will Shape the Coming Decade

17 Jan, 2023 03:06 PM - 03:26 PM GST

SPEAKER

Patricia Bubner

Founder and CEO, Orbillion Bio

SPEAKER

Sean Dennis

CEO and Co-founder, Seafood Souq

SPEAKER

Adam Filby

VP Sales, Dendra Systems

MODERATOR

Sonia Weymuller

Co-Founder and General Partner, VentureSouq

Disruptive Innovations to Shape Food Ecosystems | In Partnership with Ne'ma

17 Jan, 2023 03:27 PM - 03:37 PM GST

SPEAKER

Butti Abdulla Almheiri

Analyst, Ne'ma Initiative

Break

17 Jan, 2023 03:38 PM - 03:47 PM GST

Space and Climate Action: How can we leverage space technology to accelerate climate action on Earth?

17 Jan, 2023 03:48 PM - 03:58 PM GST

SPEAKER

Carissa Bryce Christensen

Founder and CEO, BryceTech

MODERATOR

Filip Novakovic

Incoming Analyst at J.P. Morgan & Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

The Role and Importance of Green Schools

17 Jan, 2023 04:10 PM - 04:30 PM GST

SPEAKER

Farah Naz

Author of NetzeroCityBook & Head of Innovation and ESG, AECOM Middle East and Africa

SPEAKER

Rose Armour

Head of Sustainability, American University of Sharjah

SPEAKER

Samer Alhmdan

Senior Architect (LEED), dar

MODERATOR

Lana Abuqulbain

Technical Engineer, Emirates Green Building Council

Digitization and Decarbonization: The new frontier | In Partnership with InvestCorp

17 Jan, 2023 04:31 PM - 04:41 PM GST

SPEAKER

Habib Abdur-Rahman

Head of ESG, InvestCorp

Beyond Digitalization: Future trends impacting the AgFood system

17 Jan, 2023 04:42 PM - 04:52 PM GST

SPEAKER

David Rosenberg

Co-founder and CEO, AeroFarms

MODERATOR

Sara Almarzooqi

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineer & Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

Rewiring the Financial Services Sector to Deliver a Net Zero Future | In Partnership with HSBC

17 Jan, 2023 04:53 PM - 05:03 PM GST

SPEAKER

Naveen Raza

Regional Sustainability & Financial Inclusion Lead for the Chief of Staff Office, HSBC

Youth Resilience, Capacity Building & Skills

MC Note

18 Jan, 2023 10:00 AM - 10:03 AM GST

SPEAKER

Abdelqader AlSaqqaf

UAE Youth Delegate to the United Nations &
Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

Opening Remarks

18 Jan, 2023 10:04 AM - 10:11 AM GST

SPEAKER

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

President and CEO, UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA)

Filling the Talent Gap: How can we attract the next generation of talent to drive the NetZero transition?

18 Jan, 2023 10:12 AM - 10:19 AM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

Minister of State for Foreign Trade, UAE

Creativity, Music & Climate Action

18 Jan, 2023 10:31 AM - 10:46 AM GST

SPEAKER

Elie Habib

Co-founder and CTO, Anghami

The Power of Platforms to Reskill the World

18 Jan, 2023 10:47 AM - 10:57 AM GST

SPEAKER

Zaher Srour

Director of Partnerships in EMEA, Coursera

Partner Session with Mubadala Investment Company

18 Jan, 2023 10:58 AM - 11:08 AM GST

SPEAKER

Fatima Al Marzouqi

Director of Portfolio Emirtization, Mubadala

Skills for Our Learning Future

18 Jan, 2023 11:09 AM - 11:17 AM GST

SPEAKER

Louka Parry

Founder and CEO, The Learning Future

From Mega-event to Clean, Green Education Hub | In Partnership with Expo City Dubai

18 Jan, 2023 11:18 AM - 11:28 AM GST

SPEAKER

Anoosha AlMarzouqi

Director - Education and Culture, Expo City Dubai

MODERATOR

Mohamed Abdelsalam

Research Engineer, Khalifa University & Future Sustainability Leader, Y4S

Integrating Sustainability Competencies Into the Classroom: Moving towards solutions | In Partnership with AUS

18 Jan, 2023 11:29 AM - 11:54 AM GST

SPEAKER

Mada Al Suwaidi

Deputy Director of Programs, Dubai Cares

SPEAKER

Norita Ahmed

Director, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning & Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, American University of Sharjah

SPEAKER

May Zaki

Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of Sharjah

SPEAKER

Haya Al-Mansoori

Student, American University of Sharjah

MODERATOR

Rose Armour

Head of Sustainability, American University of Sharjah

Break

18 Jan, 2023 11:55 AM - 12:05 PM GST

Green Jobs and Youth | In Partnership with IRENA

18 Jan, 2023 12:05 PM - 12:20 PM GST

SPEAKER

Jane Nakasamu

CEO, Greenbelt Energy & IRENA Youth Delegate

SPEAKER

Subah Alkhaldi

Rotating Equipment Engineer & IRENA Youth Delegate

MODERATOR

Celia García-Baños

Programme Officer - Policy, Gender and Socioeconomics, IRENA

UAE Climate Schools | In partnership with PepsiCo

18 Jan, 2023 12:21 PM - 12:31 PM GST

SPEAKER

Aamer Sheikh

CEO, PepsiCo Middle East

SPEAKER

Dr. Nabil Alyousuf

Senior Fellow at the Posterity Institute & Former Director General of the Executive Office of HH Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai

Tackling The Climate Crisis Through Social Entrepreneurship

18 Jan, 2023 12:32 PM - 12:42 PM GST

SPEAKER

Mónica Fonseca

Climate Advocate, Journalist and Socialpreneur

Insights from COP27 and Pathway to COP28 | In Partnership with ADNOC

18 Jan, 2023 12:43 PM - 12:55 PM GST

SPEAKER

Mohammed AlNuaimi

Sr. Engineer, Drilling - ADNOC Onshore

Intergenerational Collaboration for the Energy Transition: Case studies from around the world | In Partnership with SES 2023

18 Jan, 2023 12:56 PM - 01:16 PM GST

SPEAKER

Nicole Iseppi

Director - Global Energy Innovation, Bezos Earth Fund

SPEAKER

Joyce Mendez

Climate Change Specialist, UNICEF Paraguay

MODERATOR

Beniamin Strzelecki

Co-Chair, Student Energy Summit 2023

How Diversity and STEM Careers Can Help Fight the Climate Change Challenge? | In Partnership with GE

18 Jan, 2023 01:17 PM - 01:32 PM GST

SPEAKER

Belgin Ertam

Senior HR Manager MENAT and Global Organizational
& Talent Development Leader, GE

SPEAKER

Nithin Murali

Director - Data Operations, GE Gas Power

Championing Sustainability Without Sustainability Credentials | In partnership with Etihad Airways

18 Jan, 2023 01:33 PM - 01:43 PM GST

SPEAKER

Alanoud Saeed Alshehhi

Government Affairs Manager

Closing Remarks

18 Jan, 2023 01:52 PM - 02:02 PM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Eng. Ahmed Al Rumaithi

Undersecretary, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy