The triennial World Energy Congress is the World Energy Council’s global flagship event offering a unique platform for global energy leaders to explore new energy futures, critical innovation areas, and new strategies.
Hosted by the United Arab Emirates, the 24th edition of the World Energy Congress was held from
9-12 September 2019 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Al Saud
Saudi Arabia
Minister of Energy
H.E. Dmitry Kozak
Russian Federation
Deputy Prime Minister
H.E. Alexander Novak
Russian Federation
Minister of Energy
H.E. Alenka Bratusek
Slovenia
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Infrastructure
H.E. Antonio Isa Conde
Dominican Republic
Minister of Energy and Mines
H.E. Arnoldo Wiens Durksen
Paraguay
Minister of Public Works and Communications
H.E. Awaidha Al Marar
United Arab Emirates
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy
H.E. Bachir Ismaël Ouedraogo
Burkina Faso
Minister of Energy
H.E. Barsaman Pun
Nepal
Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
H.E. Bento Alburquerque
Brazil
Minister of Mines & Energy, Government of Brazil
H.E. Como Manirakiza
Burundi
Minister of Energy & Mines
H.E. Carlos Zaldivar
Paraguay
Vice Minister of Mines and Energy
H.E. Carlos Perez Garcia
Ecuador
Minister of Hydrocarbons
H.E. Christyne Tremblay
Canada
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources , Canada
H.E. Dan Brouillette
United States
Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Energy
H.E. Diego Mesa Puyo
Colombia
Viceminister of Energy
H.E. Fafa Sanyang
Gambia
Minister of Energy and Petroleum
H.E. Hala Zawati
Jordan
Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources
H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima
Equatorial Guinea
Minister of Mines, Industry and Energy
H.E. João Baptista Borges
Angola
Minister of Energy & Water
H.E. Joe Mizzi
Malta
Minister for Energy and Water Management
H.E. Joao Galamba
Portugal
Secretary of State for Energy
H.E. Jose Dominguez Abascal
Spain
Secretary of State for Energy
H.E. Kornelia Shilunga
Namibia
Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy
H.E. Luay Al-Khateeb
Iraq
Minister of Electricity
H.E. Volha Prudnikova
Belarus
Deputy Minister of Energy
H.E. Omar bin Sultan Al Olama
United Arab Emirates
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence
H.E. Mahamat Hamid Koua
Chad
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
H.E. Mariam Hareb Al Mehairi
United Arab Emirates
Minister of State for Food Security
H.E. Mohammed Abdullah S. Al-Anani
Yemen
Minister of Electricity and Energy
H.E. Sh. Mohamed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa
Bahrain
Minister of Oil
H.E. Mohammad Gul Khulmi
Afghanistan
Minister of Energy & Water, Embassy of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abu Dhabi
H.E. Mohamed Arkab
Algeria
Minister of Energy
H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei
United Arab Emirates
Minister of Energy and Industry
H.E. Sok Khavan
Cambodia
Secretary of State, Cambodia
H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
United Arab Emirates
Minister of State and Chief Executive Officer, ADNOC - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
H.E. Sileshi Bekele
Ethiopia
Minister of Water, Irrigation & Electricity
H.E. Subhash Chandra Garg
India
Ministry Of Power
H.E. Tarek El Molla
Egypt
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
H.E. Thamir A. Al-Ghadhban
Iraq
Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil
H.E. Tomasz Dąbrowski
Poland
Undersecretary of State, Poland
H.E. Timipre Sylva
Nigeria
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, WEC Nigeria
H.E. Trần Tuấn Anh
Vietnam
Minister of Industry and Trade, Vietnam
Abdullah Al Qadi
United Arab Emirates
Executive Director, Exploration and Production, Crescent Petroleum
Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi
United Arab Emirates
Senior Vice President, Digital, ADNOC - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin
Kuwait
Director General, Kuwait Foundation For The Advancement Of Scienes
Abel Didier Tella
South Africa
Chief Executive Officer, Association of Power Utilities of Africa
Adam Edward Sieminski
Saudi Arabia
Chair , King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
Dr. Ahmed Ali Attiga
Saudi Arabia
Chief Executive Officer, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)
Ahmed Al-Ebrahim
Saudi Arabia
Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA)
Ahmed Aboutaleb
Netherlands
Mayor, City of Rotterdam
Ahmed Nada
United Arab Emirates
President, Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA)
Aida Sitdikova
United Kingdom
Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Al Cook
Azerbaijan
Executive Vice President, Equinor
Agneta Rising
United Kingdom
Director General, World Nuclear Association
Angela Wilkinson
United Kingdom
Senior Director, Scenarios and Business Insights, World Energy Council
Alberto Araque
United Arab Emirates
Vice President, Internet of Things and Digital Payments , Etisalat Digital
Dr. Aldo Flores-Quiroga
United States
Visitng Professor, LBJ School, University of Texas
Alexandre Perra
France
Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategy, EDF Group
Dr. Alena Fargère
France
Future Energy Leader, World Energy Council
Economist, Markets & Strategy, Hydrogen Energy World Business Unit, Air Liquide
Alexandre Siciliano Esposito
Brazil
Head of Department, Brazilian Development Bank
Alessandro Costa
Italy
Head of Sustainability, Falck Renewables S.P.A.
Alexey Likhachev
Russian Federation
Director General, The State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom
Amin H. Nasser
Saudi Arabia
President and Chief Executive Officer, Aramco
Ana Trbovich
Germany
Co-Founder, Grid Singularity; Energy Web Foundation
Anaïs Amazit
France
Head of Africa Operations, Barefoot College
Andy Brogan
United Kingdom
Partner, Global Oil & Gas Leader, EY
Andrea Barber
Spain
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Rated Power
Andreas Kuhlmann
Germany
Chief Executive , German Energy Agency (DENA)
Andres Anijalg
Estonia
Co-Founder & Chief Business Development Officer, Roofit Solar Energy
Andrew George
United Kingdom
Chairman, Global Energy and Power Practice, Marsh Ltd
Andrew Steer
United States
President & Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute
António Luís Nunes Mexia
Portugal
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Energias de Portugal
Antonio Henrique Silveira
Venezuela
Vice President of Infrastructure, Development Bank of Latin America, CAF
Anya Nova
Australia
Crypto Economist, Power Ledger
Dr. Aqil Jamal
Saudi Arabia
Chief Technologist, Carbon Management Research Center, Aramco
Arthur Hanna
United Kingdom
Senior Advisor to Chief Executive Officer, World Energy Council
Astrid Alvarez
Colombia
Chief Executive Officer, Grupo Energía Bogotá
Dr. Atul Arya
United Kingdom
Chief Energy Strategist, S&P Global
Dr. Ayed Al Qahtani
Austria
Director, Research Division , OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Dr. Bakheet Al Katheeri
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Mubadala Energy
Bjarni Bjarnason
Iceland
Chief Executive Officer, Reykjavik Energy
Brad Page
Australia
Chief Executive Officer, Global CCS Institute
Benoit Lebot
France
Executive director, International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)
Benoit Laclau
United Kingdom
Partner, Global Energy Leader, EY
Bernard Bigot
France
Director General, ITER
Bernardo Vargas Gibsone
Colombia
Chief Executive Officer , Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P
Bruce Smith
United Arab Emirates
Executive Director, Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)
Caspar Herzberg
United Arab Emirates
CEO , AVEVA
Carlo Crea
Italy
Head of Institutional Affairs, TERNA
Carlos Ormachea
Argentina
President & Chief Executive Officer, Tecpetrol SA
Carlos Pascual
Mexico
Senior Vice President, Global Energy & International Affairs, IHS Markit
Dr. Carsten Rolle
Germany
Head of Department of Energy and Climate , Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI)
Ceri Binding
Australia
Head of Energy Utilities, Westpac
Chaher Boulakhras
Algeria
Chief Executive Officer, Sonelgaz
Charity Wanjiku
Kenya
Chief Operating Officer , Strauss Energy Ltd.
Charles Chibambo
Malawi
Partner, Chief Executive Officer , S.I.T.E Engineering
Charles Vaslet
Switzerland
Partner , Emerald Technology Ventures
Dr. Christoph Frei
United Kingdom
Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer, World Energy Council
Christopher Smith
United States
Managing Director, Energy Innovation Capital
Christer Viktorsson
United Arab Emirates
Director General, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR)
Charlotte Wang
China
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, EQUOTA
Christian Zinglersen
France
Head of Secretariat, Clean Energy Ministerial Secretariat
Claudia Cronenbold
Bolivia
President , Bolivian Chamber of Hydrocarbons and Energy (CBHE)
Claudio Descalzi
Italy
Chief Executive Officer, ENI
Craig Bennett
United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer, Friends of the Earth
Daniel Schmerler Vainstein
Peru
Chair of the Board, Perù Regulatory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining (OSINERGMIN)
Dr. Daniel Gnoth
New Zealand
Senior Data Scientist, Powerco
Daniel Zwyietz
United Arab Emirates
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Enerwhere Sustainable Energy
Dr. Dan Yergin
United States
Vice Chairman, IHS Markit
Dany Qian
China
Vice President, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd
David Rabley
United States
Energy Transition and Sustainability Global Lead for Energy , Accenture
David Victor
United States
Professor and Director, University of California San Diego
Dave Hardie
Canada
Director Liability Strategy, Alberta Energy Regulator
Didier Holleaux
France
Executive Vice President, ENGIE
Didier Houssin
France
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IFP Energies Nouvelles
Dr. Dirk Biermann
Germany
Managing Director , 50hertz Transmission Gmbh
Divine Nabaweesi
Uganda
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Divine Bamboo
Dongwook Kim
Republic of Korea
Senior Vice President, Hyundai Motor Group
Doug Arent
United States
Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Douka Sediko
Nigeria
Commissioner Energy & Mines, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Edmund John Phillip Browne
United Kingdom
Executive Chairman, L1 Energy
Elana Laichena
Kenya
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Acacia Innovations Ltd.
Elena Burmistrova
Russian Federation
Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Pjsc Gazprom
Ella Minty
United Kingdom
Co-Chair Energy Leadership Platform, Chartered Institute Of Public Relations
Elizabeth Monoian
United States
Founding Co-Director, Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI)
Eli Jidere Bala
Nigeria
Chief Executive Officer, Energy Commission of Nigeria
Dr. Elham Ibrahim
Egypt
Vice Chair for Africa, World Energy Council
Eithne Treanor
United Arab Emirates
FOUNDER & CEO, E Treanor Media
Eric Eifert
United Arab Emirates
Vice President , Dark Matter LLC
Ewald Hesse
Germany
Chief Executive Officer, Energy Web Foundation & Grid Singularity
Fatema M. Al Nuaimi
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) LNG
Dr. Fatih Birol
France
Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Fay Shong
United States
Oil and Gas Digital Strategy Leader, Americas, EY
Fedor Opadchiy
Russian Federation
Vice Chairman of the Management Board, "SO UPS" JSC
Filippo Gaddo
United Kingdom
Director, ARUP
Francois Austin
United Kingdom
Partner, Oliver Wyman Group
Francesco La Camera
United Arab Emirates
Director General, IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency
Francisco Barnes
Mexico
President , CIFRA2
Vice President, World Energy Council Honorary
Frederick Kempe
United States
President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council
Frank Mastiaux
Germany
Chief Executive Officer, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Frank Wouters
United Arab Emirates
Director, EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
Ged Davis
United Kingdom
Executive Chair Scenarios, World Energy Council
President & Chief Executive Officer, Forescene SA
Dr. Geert Tjarks
Germany
Head of International Cooperation , Nationale Organisation Wasserstoffund Brennstofzellentechnologie
German Castro Ferreira
Colombia
Expert Commissioner, Energy And Gas Regulatory Commision
Gerald Schotman
Netherlands
EVP Joint Ventures, Shell
Gina Domang
Switzerland
Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Emerald Technology Ventures
Co-Chair, Innovation & Issues Monitor, World Energy Council
Giles Dickson
Belgium
Chief Executive Officer, Wind Europe
Gulmira Rzayeva
Azerbaijan
Founder and Managing Director, Eurasia Analytics
Gulnara Bikkulova
Russian Federation
Deputy Director General, Rosatom Corporate Academy
Gurdeep Singh
India
Chairman and Managing Director, NHPC Limited
Gu Jun
China
President, China National Nuclear Corporation
Hashim Alzahrani
Saudi Arabia
Operations Manager, Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA)
Hanife Ymer
United Arab Emirates
Mubadala
Helima Croft
Canada
Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
Hendrik Gordenker
Japan
Senior Corporate Vice President, Director, JERA
Harry Boyd-Carpenter
United Kingdom
Director, Head of Energy EMEA, Sustainable Infrastructure Group (EBRD)
Hando Sutter
Estonia
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board, Eesti Energia AS
Hassen Bali
United Kingdom
Co-Founder, Ion Ventures
Harj Dhaliwal
United Arab Emirates
Managing Director, Middle East and India, Virgin Hyperloop One
Hussein Matar
United Arab Emirates
Director of Business Development , AMEA
Ian Gardner
United Kingdom
Global Energy Leader, ARUP
Isabelle Kocher
France
Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE
Isabelle Rousseau
Mexico
Director of the Energy Program, Center for International Studies, Mexico College
Jakob Hornbach
Uganda
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Bodawerk International Ltd.
James Collins
United Kingdom
Managing Director, Accenture
James Jeffeys
United Kingdom
Owner; Human Resources, SIPHR Services ltd
James Ung
Malaysia
Chief Executive Officer, Sarawak Energy Bhd
Jamila Matar
Egypt
Director, Energy Department, League of Arab States
Jan Leitermann
Austria
Group CIO, OMV Vienna HQ
Dr. Jason Bordoff
United States
Founding Director - Center on Global Energy and Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs Policy, Columbia University
Jean-Bernard Levy
France
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Electricité de France
Jean-Pierre Clamadieu
France
Chairman of the Board, ENGIE
Jean-Marie Dauger
France
Co-Chair, World Energy Council
Jeanne NG
Hong Kong
Director, CLP Holdings Limited
Jeroen van Hoof
Netherlands
Global Leader, Power & Utilities, PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jérôme Pécresse
France
President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Renewable Energy
Jerry Ji
China
General Manager of Huawei EBG Global Energy Industry, Huawei Technologies FZ LLC
Jesse Moore
Kenya
Chief Executive Officer, M-Kopa Solar
Jim Burkhard
United States
Vice President, IHS Markit
Joanna Hubbard
United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer, Electron
John Hopkins
United States
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NuScale Power
John Defterios
United Arab Emirates
Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor, CNN
John Pierce AO
Australia
Chairman, Australian Energy Market Commission
Jonathan Elkind
United States
Fellow and Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, SIPA, University of Columbia
Jonathan Carling
United Kingdom
Chief Executive, Tokamak Energy
Jonathan Robert Michael Palmer
United Arab Emirates
Partner, PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dr. Joe-Myung Kang
Republic of Korea
President, International Gas Union
Dr. Jong-kap Kim
Republic of Korea
President and Chief Executive Officer, KEPCO Korea Electric Power Corporation
Jon Dee
Australia
Founder and Managing Director, DoSomething Foundation - RE100
Coordinator of RE100 Australia
Jon Moore
United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer, Bloomberg NEF
José Da Costa Carvalho Neto
Brazil
Programme Committee, World Energy Council
José Antonio Vargas Lleras
Colombia
President, Enel-Codensa
Chair of the Communications & Strategy Committee, World Energy Council
Jose Medardo Cadena Mosquera
Ecuador
Director of Integration, Access and Energy Security, Organización Latinoamericana de Energía (OLADE)
Joseph Anis
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, General Electric
Jules Kortenhorst
United States
Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute
Dr. Juerg Trueb
Switzerland
Managing Director, Swiss Re
Julia Padberg
Netherlands
Investment Manager, SET Ventures
Karl Gruber
Austria
Managing Director, Wien Energie Gmbh
Kamran Ahsan
United Arab Emirates
Senior Director, Security Solutions , Etisalat Digital
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella
Sierra Leone
Founder, Africa Energy Leaders’ Group
Karim El-Jisr
United Arab Emirates
Executive Director, Dubai Sustainablety City
Karim Amin
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer -Power Generation , Siemens
H.E. Khaled Al Huraimel
United Arab Emirates
Group Chief Executive Officer, Bee'ah
Khalifa Hassan Alforah Alshamsi
United Arab Emirates
Group Chief Corporate Strategy & Governance Officer, Etisalat
Keith Martin
Germany
Chief Executive Officer, Uniper Global Commodties
Dr. Kazutomo Irie
Japan
President , Asia Pacific Energy Research Center (APERC)
Kevin Richards
United States
Managing Director & Global Head of Cyber Risk Consulting, Marsh Ltd
Dr. Ken Budka
United States
Senior Partner, Verticals , Bell Labs Consulting
Kirill Komarov
Russian Federation
First Deputy Chief Executive Officer , Rosatom
Dr. Kenji Yamaji
Japan
Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
Kim Yin Wong
Singapore
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Power Ltd
Laurence Pikkety
France
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA))
Dr. Leena Srivastava
India
Incoming Director General for Science , International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Dr. Leonhard Birnbaum
Germany
Member of the Management Board, E.ON SE
Chair of the Studies Committee, World Energy Council
Dr. Leila Benali
Saudi Arabia
Chief Economist, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)
Lei Mingshan
China
Chairman Of The Board Of Directors, China Three Gorges Corporation
Leo Simonovich
United States
Global Vice President of Industrial Cyber and Digital Security , Siemens
Dr. Linda Wright
New Zealand
Chief Executive, New Zealand Hydrogen Association
Lisa Davis
United States
Chief Executive Officer Gas and Power, Member of the Managing Board, Siemens
Lorenzo Simonelli
United States
President & Chief Executive Officer, Baker Hughes
Louise Kingham
United Kingdom
Chief Executive, Energy Institute
Luis Miguel Morelli
Colombia
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Hydrocarbons Agency Of Colombia
Majid Jafar
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Petroleum
Mansoor Hamayun
United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Bboxx
Masashi Nagasawa,
Japan
Managing Executive Officer; Chief Spokesperson, , Tokyo Electric Power Corporation - TEPCO
Dr. Massimo Ricci
Italy
Head of Energy Division, Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment
Maria Rita Galli
Italy
Executive Vice President Business Development, SNAM
Maria Moraeus Hanssen
Germany
Chief Operating Officer, Wintershall DEA GmbH
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Martin Brudermüller
Germany
CEO, BASF
Martin Frick
Germany
Senior Director, Policy and Programme Coordination, UNFCCC
Marianne Laigneau
France
Group Senior Executive Vice President, Electricité de France
Malin Strand
Sweden
Future Energy Leader and Policy Strategist, Fossil Free Sweden
Marcos Bulgheroni
Argentina
Group Chief Executive Officer, Pan American Energ
Mark Rothleder
United States
Vice President, California ISO
Martin Schichtel
Germany
Chief Executive Officer, Kraftblock
Mazuin Ismail
Malaysia
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
Mel Melis
United Kingdom
Director, Interrogational Engagement, Fujitsu
Merribel Ayres
United States
Principal, Lighthouse Consulting Group
Michael Graetzl
Director, Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne
Dr. Michael Webber
France
Chief Science and Technology Officer, ENGIE
Michele Fiorentino
Italy
Chief Investment Officer, ADNOC - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Dr. Mike Howard
United States
President and Chief Executive Officer, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
H.E. Eng. Mohamed Al Hammadi
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
Austria
Secretary General , OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Mohammad A. Abunayyan
Saudi Arabia
Chairman of the Board, ACWA Power
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Masdar
Musabbeh Al Kaabi
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Mubadala
Muqsit Ashraf
United States
Global Management Committee, Accenture
Nasser Al Nasseri
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Barakah One Company
Nick Boyle
United Kingdom
Group Chief Executive Officer, Lightsource BP
Nick Wagner
United States
President, NARUC
Dr. Norbert Schwieters
Germany
Global Energy Utilities and Resources leader, PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nuno Silva
Portugal
Technology & Innovation Director, EFACEC Energy
Oleg Budargin
Russian Federation
Regional Development Responsibility Vice-Chair, World Energy Council
Omae Takayoshi
France
Chief Strategist, ITER
Dr. Ove Hoegh Guldberg
Australia
Professor and Director, University of Queensland
Omar Al Wahaibi
Oman
CEO, Nama Holding Company
Olivier Le Peuch
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, SLB
Dr. Paul Kearns
United States
Director, Argonne Energy Labs,US Department of Energy
Paul Ezekiel
United Kingdom
Executive Chairman and CIO, Amp
Paul Smith Lomas
United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer, Practical Action
Paddy Padmanathan
United Arab Emirates
President & Chief Executive Officer, ACWA Power
Patrick Allman-Ward
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Dana gas
Patrick Pouyanne
France
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TotalEnergies
Pavel Livinskiy
Russian Federation
Chief Executive Officer & Director General , ROSSETI
Peter Coleman
Australia
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Woodside Energy
Peter Godfrey
Singapore
Managing Director Asia Pacific, Energy Institute
Philip Lowe
Belgium
Executive Chair, World Energy Trilemma, World Energy Council
Partner, Oxera Consulting
Philippe Joubert
France
Senior Adviser International Development, World Energy Council
Pierre El Khoury
Lebanon
President of the Board & General Manager, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC)
Secretary, World Energy Council
Pierre Chareyre
France
Group Executive Vice President, ENGIE
Dr. Piyush Verma
Ireland
Senior Energy Market Analyst, International Energy Research Centre
Rachel Kyte
Austria
Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General; Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy For All; SEforALL
Rachid Hachichi
Algeria
Chief Executive Officer, Sonatrach
RaeKwon Chung
Republic of Korea
Chairman, Global Energy Prize International Award Committee
UN Secretary-General’s High-level Expert and Leaders Panel (HELP) on water and disasters
Rafael Chaves Santos
Brazil
Chief Strategy Officer, Petróleo Brasileiro S.a. - Petrobras
Rajeev Sharma
India
Chairman and Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC)
Dr. Rainer Seele
Austria
Chief Executive Director and Chairman of the Executive Board, OMV Vienna HQ
Randy Bell
United States
Director, Atlantic Council
Randolph Brazier
United Kingdom
Head of Innovation & Development, Energy Networks Association
Remi Eriksen
Norway
Group President and Chief Executive Officer, DNV
Rene Kofod-Olsen
United Arab Emirates
Chief Executive Officer, Topaz Energy and Marine
Richard Romanowski
Australia
Executive director, Planet Ark Power
Richard Newell
United States
President and Chief Executive Officer, Resources for the Future
Dr. Richard Lancaster
China
Group Executive Chair, Innovation, World Energy Council
Riccardo Puliti
United States
Senior Director, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, World Bank
Rob Genieser
United Kingdom
Partner , Etf Partners
Robert Ferry
United States
Co-founder, Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI)
Robert Armstrong
United States
Director of the MIT Energy Initiative, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Robert Andrén
Sweden
Director General, Swedish Energy Agency
Rodney John Allam
United Kingdom
The 2012 laureate, the International Award Committee member, The Global Energy Prize
Former Partner, 8 Rivers Capital
Rokas Peciulaitis
Lithuania
Managing Partner, Contrarian Ventures
René Bautz
Switzerland
Chief Executive Officer, Gaznat SA
Chairman, Global Gas Centre
Saji Sam
United Arab Emirates
Partner , Oliver Wyman Group
Sandro Melis
Italy
Partner, Energy Practice, Oliver Wyman Group
Sandra Ro
United States
Chief Executive Officer, Global Blockchain Business Council
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri
United States
President, SVB Energy International
Saurabh Kumar
India
Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Services Limited
Sean Cleary
South Africa
Chairman, Strategic Concepts
Seetapathy Chander
India
Advisor, World Energy Council, India
Serge Colle
Belgium
Partner, Global Power and Utilities Advisory Leader, EY
Shen Weichun
China
Deputy Secretary General, CEC - China Electricity Council
Shigeru Muraki
Japan
Executive Adviser, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd
Stephen Gitonga
Jordan
Regional Sustainable Energy Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Steve Berberich
United States
President and Chief Executive Officer, California Independent System Operator
Sergio Suchodolski
China
President , Development Bank of Mines Gerais
H.E. Shu Yinbiao
China
Chairman of the Board, Huaneng Group Corp
Sophie Voirin
France
Managing Director, Weathernews France SAS
Stefan Dohler
Germany
Chief Executive Officer, EWE AG
Stephane Villecroze
France
Managing Partner, Demeter
Steve Bolze
United States
Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Dr. Sun Xiansheng
Saudi Arabia
Secretary General, International Energy Forum
Dr. Tatiana Mitrova
Russian Federation
Director, Moscow School Of Management Skolkovo
Takayuki Ueda
Japan
President & Chief Executive Officer, INPEX Corporation
Tim Nelson
Australia
Executive General Manager, Strategy and Economic Analysis, Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)
Thierry Mortier
United Kingdom
Partner, Global P&U Innovation Leader, EY
Thomas Chrometzka
Germany
Chief Strategy Officer, Enapter
Thomas Leurent
Switzerland
Chief Executive Officer, Akselos
Thomas Hirschi
United Arab Emirates
Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)
Tobias Falke
Germany
Head of Business Development , Envelio
Dr. Tom Kober
Switzerland
Head, Energy Economics Group, Paul Scherrer Institute
Toni Silveira
Colombia
Vice President of Infrastructure, Caf Banco De Desarrollo De America Latina
Veronica Garcia
Switzerland
Chief Executive Officer, Bitlumens
Vivien Foster
United States
Chief Economist, Infrastructure Vice-Presidency, World Bank
Vijay Iyer
United States
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
H.E. Wei Kou
China
Executive Chairman, State Grid Corporation of China
Wendy Green
South Africa
Energy Advisor, Fusion Energy Holdings
Wilson Ferreira
Brazil
Chief Executive Officer, Eletrobras
Willi Meixner
Germany
Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Power Generation Operations , Siemens
William Lin
United Kingdom
Executive Vice President, Regions, Corporates and Solutions , BP p.l.c
Dr. William D'haeseleer
Belgium
Director, Professor, University of Levin Energy Institute
Chair, Belgium Member Committee, World Energy Council
Xavier Ursat
France
Executive Director, EDF Group
Dr. Younkyoo Kim
Republic of Korea
Director, Hanyang University
Yana Popkostova
France
Founder and Managing Director, European Centre For Energy and Geopolitical Analysis
Yang Hua
China
Chairman, China National Offshore Oil Corporation(CNOOC)
Dr. Yanbing Kang
China
Director, Energy Sustainability Center, Energy Research Institute
Younghoon David Kim
Republic of Korea
Chair, World Energy Council
Dr. Yongsung Cho
Republic of Korea
President, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
Dr. Yongping Zhai
Philippines
Chief of Energy Sector Group, Asian Development Bank
H.E. Yury Sentyurin
Secretary General, Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)
Zhenguo LI
China
President , LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd.
Leadership Excellence for Women (LEWAS)
LEWAS has had the objective of engaging, empowering women leaders since 2013. The symposium advocated for a more inclusive working environment for women professionals whilst honoring and recognizing both women and men who are making an impact in in the energy industry.
1 Mission: Energy for Prosperity
Alongside the official congress programme, the 24th World Energy Congress boasts a wide range of public and private side events from governments, global institutions, organisations, and private sector.
Start-Up Energy Transition (SET-100)
Powered by the German energy agency (dena), the Congress featured Start Up Energy Transition’s 80 best start-ups from all over the world, working on climate change and the energy transition
Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI)
LAGI 2019 ‘Return to the Source’ engaged the world in an exploration of how renewable energy-driven public art installations can be integrated into the cultural fabric of our cities to become beautiful extensions of human culture
Harnessing 'Youth's Energy'
Engaging global and local young professionals the youth zone was a series of high-level interactive sessions and workshops stimulating discussions and meaningful dialogue between ministers, leaders and future leaders-to-be on skill development and leadership covering all sectors of the energy landscape
Bringing the world to you
The best global energy providers showcased their cutting-edge technologies from renewables to nuclear to energy leaders across the entire energy spectrum
The World Energy Council is the principal impartial network of leaders and practitioners promoting an affordable, stable and environmentally sensitive energy system for the greatest benefit of all. Formed in 1923, the Council is the UN-accredited global energy body, representing the entire energy spectrum, with more than 3000 member organisations located in over 90 countries and drawn from governments, private and state corporations, academia, NGOs and energy-related stakeholders.
The World Energy Council informs global, regional and national energy strategies by hosting high-level events, publishing authoritative studies, and working through its extensive member network to facilitate the world’s energy policy dialogue.
Under the theme “Energy for Prosperity”, the 24th World Energy Congress lead delegates through a four-day interactive programme designed and developed to address the most critical issues facing the global energy industry today.
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