NET ZERO MEA - Solar & Energy Storage
As the sun-bathed city of Dubai hosts this summit, it's only fitting that we bask in the brilliance of solar energy. Delegates will delve into the latest advancements in solar power generation, photovoltaic technologies, smart grids, and the integration of solar power, so as to better play the role of source-grid-load-storage integration and multi-energy complementarity in ensuring energy security, and actively explore its implementation path.
Focus Topics
- Solar
- Energy Storage
Speakers
Ministers & Senior Speakers 2025
Avanthika Satheesh
Director- Emerging Technologies- MENA
Customized Energy Solutions
Faisal Ali Al Rashid
Senior Director - Demand Side Management
Supreme Council of Energy
Avanthika Satheesh
Director- Emerging Technologies- MENA
Customized Energy Solutions
Faisal Ali Al Rashid
Senior Director - Demand Side Management
Supreme Council of Energy
Previous Ministers & Senior Speakers
Aissatou Sophie Gladima
Minister
Petroleum and Energies, Senegal
Aminu Umar-Sadiq
MD/CEO
Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority
Ashok Thangavel
CEO of MENA
Evolve Energy Group
James Jin
President of Middle East Africa Division
LONGi
Bruno Jean Richard Itoua
Minister
Hydrocarbons, Republic of Congo
Chinnan Maclean Dikwal
Vice Chair Board of Directors
African Energy Council
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh
Minister
Energy at Government of Ghana
Dr. Phindile Masangane
CEO
Petroleum Agency South Africa
Emelia Akumah
Founder & President
African Energy Technology Centre
Dr. CHERRADI Nabih
Partner, Chief Technology Officer
Desert Technologies
Foday Mansaray
Director General
Petroleum Directorate Sierra Leone
Frans Kalenga
Technical Advisor on Green Hydrogen
Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia
Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi
Minister
Ministry of Environment in Nigeria
Nany Chrougha
Chairman of the Regulatory Authority
Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mauritania
Keith Tuffley
Vice Chairman, Global Co-Head, Sustainability & Corporate Transitions
Citi
Osam lyahen
Senior Director
Africa Finance Corporation
Olayinka Fayomi
Chairman
Foreign Investment Network, Africa
Hemant Nandanpawar
Senior Director - Climate Finance & Policy | Clean Energy, Climate Change & Sustainability Expert
Global Carbon Council
Salisu Dahiru
Director General NCCC
Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria
Samaila Zubairu
President & CEO
Africa Finance Corporation
Vito Saluto
Head of ESG
AMEA Power
Youssef Ammar
VP of Product Development
Yellow Door Energy
Mohammed Alzaidi
Business Development & Sustainability Manager MENA
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
Yusuf Umar
Head of NSIA
Renewable Energy of Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority
Mohamed Saady
Head of Technical Services & Product Management MENA
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
Mohamed Osman Saeed
Director General of MOEM
Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the Republic of Somaliland
Semih Ozkan
Executive Director, EMEA Energy, Power, Renewables, Metals & Mining, J.P. Morgan Payments
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Thomas Feng
Senior Energy Storage Analyst
Shanghai Metals Market
Vincent Yan
New Energy Consulting Director
Shanghai Metals Market
Yikwan Guo
Technical Advisor on Green Hydrogen
Shanghai Metals Market
Xiaolei Liu
Director of Big Data Department
Shanghai Metals Market
Rosalinde van der Vlies
Clean Planet Director
European Commission
Eng Nawal Alhanaee
Director of Future Energy department at Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure
Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure - UAE
Majid Ideisan
Project Manager
Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure - UAE
Ryan McPherson
Regional Director, Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS at The EIC
EIC
Aditya Saraswat
VP Middle East Analysis
Rystad Energy
Nadia Ibrahim
Middle East Director of Sustainablity
RICARDO
Julio de la Rosa
ME BD Director, Water
Acciona
Marcel Kooter
Co-Founder
Holland Hydrogen Hub
Mohammed Aldalbahi
Investment/Mega Project Expert
Saudi Arabia
Rabih Baroud
Power & Utility Director - Middle East Region
Bureau Veritas
Mohammed Ali Khan
Senior Vice President Business
Energy Internet Corporation
Dr. Badrinath Veluri
President
Rare Earth Industry Association
Talal Eskandar
Middle East executive director
Reactive Technologies
LK Verma
Founder and MD
Power n Sun
Zia ul Rab Siddiqui
Acting Chief Investment Officer
APICORP
Tadhg O'Donovan
Chief Scientist – Green Technology
Heriot-Watt University
Ahmad Alkhufash
Sales Director,MENA
ASTRONERGY
Rana Humbatova
Head of Hydrogen and green technology
Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency
Iven Liu
MEA BESS Solution Manager
Sungrow
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