Speakers for the World Future Energy Summit 2017 will include

HE Suhail AlMazrouei, Minister, Ministry of Energy

Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO, Masdar

H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Dr. Saif Al Seiari, Director General (acting), Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority

Felipe Calderón, Chairman, Global Commission on the Economy & Climate

Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and

Mines, India

Sheikh Mishaal Bin Jabor Al Thani, Director of Energy Affairs Department, The Ministry of Energy and

Industry, Qatar

Adnan Amin, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency

Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Executive Director of Sustainability and Brand and Director, Zayed Future Energy Prize,

Masdar

Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Gas Management Director, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky, CEO and Co-Founder, Global Thermostat

Greg Lindsay, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft

Center on International Security

Abdullah al-Shehri, governor, Electricity & Cogeneration Regulatory Authority

Mustapha Bakkoury, President, Masen

Dr. Joao Carlos, Secretary of Energy and Mining, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

H.E Sebastian Kind, Under Secretary of Renewable Energy, Argentina

Tarek El Sayed, Partner, McKinsey

Dr Andreas Dietrich Kopp, Lead Transport Economist, Sustainable Development Network, The World Bank

Engineer Faisal Ali Rashid, Director, Demand Side Management, Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai

Paddy Padmanathan, CEO and President, ACWA Power

Roberto de Diego Arozamena, CEO, Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental Services

Jari Kaija, Group Senior Vice President, ABB

Hisham Albahkali, President and CEO, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, GE

Eng. Suhaila Marafie, Director of Studies & Research Department, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait

Manu Srivastava, Principal Secretary & Managing Director, New & Renewable Energy Department, Madhya

Pradesh, India

Frank Wouters, Director, EU GCC Clean Energy Network

Jamie Fergusson, Manager, IFC Sustainability

Stephane Le Gentil, CEO, Wattaqa

Saeed Al Abbar, Director, AESG

Taher Diab, Senior Director, Strategy & Planning Secretary General – EEA, Dubai Supreme Council for Energy

Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman & CEO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

Paul van Son, Chairman MENA&Turkey, Innogy, RWE

Ali Al Hazmi , Governor, Saline Water Conversion Corporation

Thamer Al-Sharhan, Managing Director, ACWA Power

Ahmad Al-Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Aramco

Samer Al-Ashgar, President, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

Fahad Al-Sherehy, Technology & Innovation Leader, SABIC

Vahid Fotuhi, Managing Director, Project Origination, Access Power

Ditlev Engel, CEO, DNV GL

Maher Ezzeddine, CEO of Ideanco Chairman and President of Harvard Business School Aerospace Alumni

Group

Raed Bkayrat, Vice President, Middle East, First Solar

Nick Carter, Director - Middle East, Baringa

Vinay Rustagi, Managing Director, Bridge To India

Richard Keenan, Partner, Chadbourne

Afshin Afshari, Professor of Practice at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

Nick Cochrane-Dyet, Special Advisor to the Chief Representative, BP

Leen Govaerts, Unit Manager Smart Energy & Built Environment, VITO – Energyville

Anthony Ighodaro, Chairman, African Renewable Energy Alliance

Jeremy Crane, CEO, Yellow Door

Kate Dourian, Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency

Marc Norman, Associate, Chadbourne

Brendan Cronin, head of management consulting, Poyry

Tim Karlsson, Executive Director, International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy

Michel Abi Saab, Manager, Sustainability, Masdar

Tom Zhao, General Manager, BYD

Eng. Ziad Jebril Sabra, Director of Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,

Jordan

Rabia Ferroukhi, Head of Policy Unit, Deputy Director, Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, International

Renewable Energy Agency

Bjorn Otto Sverdrup, Senior Vice President for Sustainability, Statoil

Vivek Sharma, Practice Leader & Director, Energy & Natural Resources, CRISIL - Standard & Poor's

Dolf Gielen, Director, Innovation and Technology Center, International Renewable Energy Agency

Duncan Allison, Head of Power and Infrastructure, Deputy General Manager, Structured Finance Dept /

International Banking Dept, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Mohammed Atif, Area Manager, Energy, Middle East & Africa, DNV GL

David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor, Shell

Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the Future

Gurbuz Gonul, Senior Programme Officer, Regions, CSP, International Renewable Energy Agency

Paul Pan, General Manager MENA , Huawei Smart PV

Eng. Ahmed Al-Ebrahim, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority

Daanish Varma, Director, Sustainable Investment Banking, Yes Bank

Shekhar Dutt, Director General, Solar Power Developer Association, India

Deger Saygin, Programme Officer, Renewable Energy Roadmaps, Innovation and Technology Center,

International Renewable Energy Agency

Barbara Buchner, Executive Director, Climate Finance, Climate Policy Initiative

Noaman Al Adhami, Senior Director Business Development, Vestas

Kishor Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Welspun Energy

Martin Hupts, CEO, Phanes

Jens Birgersson, CEO, Rockwool

Vikram Kailas, Managing Director, Mytrah Energy

Dr Stefan Niessen, Head of Technology Field Energy Systems, Siemens Corporate Technology

Xavier Helgesen, CEO, Off-grid Electrics

Dr Paolo Frankl, Head of Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency

Michael Taylor, Senior Analyst, Renewable Energy Cost Status and Outlook, Innovation and Technology

Center, Irena

Jae Lemin, Partner, Eversheds

Dr Christopher Papile, Head of Global Renewable Solutions, Thyssenkrupp

Jennifer DeCesaro, Senior Programme Officer, CSP, Irena

Yousif Al Ali, Director, Business Growth, Masdar Clean Energy

Khaled Baleith, Director, Special Projects, Masdar Clean Energy

Michelle Davies, Partner, Eversheds

Derek Kirton, International Partner, Chadbourne

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal , Minister of State for Environment, Peru

Colin Rhys, Creative Director, Hyperloop One

Dr El Hadi Jazairy, Research Scientist, School of Architecture and Planning, MIT

Upendra Tripathy, former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

Jack Scowcroft, Head of EMEA, Global CCS Institute

Neri Askland, VP of Middle East and Country Manager Abu Dhabi, Statoil

Dr. Andrea Lovatto, Chief Business Development Officer, Acwa Power

H.E. Rapil Zhoshybayev, Commissioner, Expo-2017, Astana, Kazakhstan

Martin Dunlea, Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities Global Business

Arafat Al Yafei, CEO, Al Reyadah

Zoe Knight, Managing Director, Climate Change Centre of Excellence, HSBC

Deb Frodl, Global Executive Director, Ecomagination, GE

Sébastien Arbola, CEO, Engie Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey

Mark Senten, Executive Vice President, Head of Services, Engie Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey

Kerry Adler, CEO, Skypower

Henning Wuester, Director – Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, IRENA

Nitin Johar, Head of Treasury, Investment and Development Office, RAK Government

Tuesday 17 January

8.00-8.45

Networking and breakfast

8.45-10.15

Business Breakfast briefings Choose from one of the options below International Solar Alliance breakfast panel The International Solar Alliance, which launched at COP 21 in Paris in 2015, is a coalition of 121 solar-rich countries lying between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn that aims to reduce the cost of solar finance and technology. This session aims to highlight ISA’s two core programmes: ‘Affordable finance at scale’ and ‘Scaling solar applications for agricultural use’, as well as highlight the important role of the private sector.

Speakers include Pankaj R Patel, President, FICCI and Chairman & Managing Director, Cadila Healthcare Rashesh Shah, Senior Vice President, FICCI and Chairman and Managing Director, Edelweiss Group Dr A Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI

Kolluru Krishan Co-Chair, FICCI Climate Change Task Force and Chairman, CVC India Infrastructure Ardeshir Contractor, Co-Chair, FICCI Solar Energy Task Force and Managing Director and CEO, Kiran Energy Raman Nanda, CEO, SB Energy H R Gupta, Managing Director, Indosolar India Kishor Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Welspun Energy Sanjeev Aggarwal, Chairman, Amplus Infrastructure Developers

Using data intelligence in smart cities The intelligent use of data in tomorrow’s cities will be crucial for urban environments to be able to function in a sustainable way and benefit the people who live and work in them. It will become increasingly important that data is properly analysed, so that it can play an important role in good decision-making. This breakfast briefing will discuss how big data can contribute to energy-efficient, smart cities, how to separate critical information from noise and why governments need to have a strategy to shift information to intelligence.

Moderator: Urs Waelchli, Head of Electric Vehicle charger business, ABB Speakers: Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman & CEO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Jari Kaija, Group Senior Vice President, ABB Leen Govaerts, Unit Manager, Smart Energy & Built Environment, Vito – Energyville

Disrupting the transportation model The future of travel is not going to be oil based. Electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells are challenging transport models. This briefing will discuss the innovative strategies that are changing ground- and air-based travel, the types of disruptive technologies we can expect to see and how these are going to fundamentally disrupt the transport model in the future.

Moderator: Maher Ezzeddine, CEO of Ideanco Chairman and President of Harvard Business School Aerospace Alumni Group Speakers Dr Andreas Dietrich Kopp, Lead Transport Economist, Sustainable Development Network, The World Bank Tim Karlsson, Executive Director, International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy Tom Zhao, General Manager, BYD

Asset Management for highly energy efficient buildings Cities and towns are responsible for about 75% of energy consumption and 80% of greenhouse gas emissions. High performance buildings consume half the energy of a comparable code-compliant building, but not at the expense of the occupants. This session will be advice packed, provide data and technical information and include case studies, giving delegates practical insights into successfully managing highly efficient, sustainable buildings. Speakers will include Saeed Al Abbar, Director, AESG Afshin Afshari, Professor of Practice at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Michel Saab, Manager, Sustainability, Masdar EU briefing: Transitioning the electricity sector The future of the energy sector will be shaped largely by the evolution of the electricity sector. In the EU, this will require creating the right investment environment for this energy transition

to come about, more flexible markets that allow more active participation of a much wider range of actors and adapt to the radical change in the structure of the generation pattern. This workshop will provide an overview of the latest progress and achievements of the EU energy policies on the integration of renewables in the electricity sector, and their implications and relevance for other world regions.

10.15-11.00

Peer networking and refreshments

11.00-11.05

Welcome to the conference Introduced by: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator Speaker Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO, Masdar

11.05-11.55

11.05-11.15 11.15-11.55

WFES Insights Panel: Effective government and business strategies for implementing the Paris Climate agreement The Paris Agreement marked a turning point in global action on climate change, with around 180 governments agreeing to ambitious targets over the coming decade. Delivering on the National Determined Contributions and adopting climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies will result in a significant shift in infrastructure and the built environment.

Moderator: Barbara Buchner, Executive Director, Climate Finance, Climate Policy Initiative

Keynote introduction: Speaker Felipe Calderón, Chairman, Global Commission on the Economy & Climate

Panel discussion: Speakers will include Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO, Masdar Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, India H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, DEWA Adnan Amin, Director General, IRENA Manuel Pulgar-Vidal - Minister of State for Environment, Peru Mustapha Bakkoury, President, Masen H.E Sebastian Kind, Under Secretary of Renewable Energy, Argentina

11.55-12.35

WFES Insights Decarbonising businesses As companies are set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, this session will discuss how organisations can effectively work towards a carbon-neutral footprint and the financial implications to their bottom line. It will look to examples of business models that can be learned from and explore some of the changing business practices required to meet future targets. Moderator: Zoe Knight, Managing Director, Climate Change Centre of Excellence, HSBC Speakers Dietmar Siersdorfer, CEO, Siemens Middle East

David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor, Shell Dr. Joao Carlos, Secretary of Energy and Mining, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil Neri Askland, VP of Middle East and Country Manager Abu Dhabi, Statoil Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Gas Management Director, ADNOC Deb Frodl, Global Executive Director, Ecomagination, GE Sébastien Arbola, CEO, Engie Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey

12.35-12.40 Expert Talks Turning global consensus into action Ensuring the Paris Agreement is implemented means that governments and businesses alike must turn the global consensus from the Paris Climate talks into action that has real impact. More must be done by the private sector and businesses to deliver shared value that simultaneously benefits people and the planet. Civil society and people all over the world must also play a fundamental role in preserving the health of the environment and in finding innovative solutions that truly meet the needs of all communities. Moderator: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator Speaker Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Executive Director of Sustainability and Brand and Director of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, Masdar

12.40-12.55 In conversation with… Disruptive innovation: Turning carbon dioxide from a global problem into a clean, profitable business This talk will discuss how geoengineering can capture carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and give governments and businesses time to develop cleaner practices and the advances being made in the end product for captured carbon, such as for use in the food and drink industry, plastics and in greenhouses to increase crop yield.

Speaker Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Thermostat

12.55-13.00

In the spotlight Optimising assets for best performance A discussion on why it is important to optimise renewable energy assets and methods that can be used.

Speaker Ditlev Engel, CEO, DNV GL

13.00-14.30

Lunch

14.30-14.40 Expert Talks Globalisation, innovation and the future of cities Moderator: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator Speaker Greg Lindsay, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

Country Focus

Focus on Saudi Arabia: How economic transformation will fast-track investment in renewables The World Future Energy Summit’s Focus on Saudi Arabia will include insights from key government personnel and key industry representatives, providing our delegates with in-depth information on the kingdom’s renewable energy plans, including implementation deadlines, project funding and the technologies and system innovations needed to fulfil its ambitious strategies for renewable energy and reductions in carbon emissions

14.40-14.50

WFES Insights Renewable energy’s role in Saudi Arabia’s future energy policy A high-level overview on how Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy plans will fit in with the kingdom’s strategy for energy security and help reduce its reliance on fossil fuels for power, and what this will mean economically for the region as projects progress Speakers will include: Tarek El Sayed, Partner, McKinsey

14.50-15.20 WFES Insights Transforming the power and water sector in Saudi Arabia Speakers include Ali Al Hazmi , Governor of Saline Water Conversion Corporation Thamer Al-Sharhan, Managing Director, ACWA Power

Abdullah al-Shehri, governor, Electricity & Cogeneration Regulatory Authority

15.20-15.50 WFES Insights Financing Saudi Arabia's renewable energy strategy The kingdom plans to rapidly increase the amount of renewable energy it uses to meet the country’s electricity needs. This session discusses how the projects will be financed, the type of financing that will be put in place and how the kingdom will minimise the costs it incurs.

Speakers will include Paddy Padmanathan, CEO and President, ACWA Power Roberto de Diego Arozamena, CEO, Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental Services Richard Keenan, partner, Chadbourne Duncan Allison, Head of Power and Infrastructure, Deputy General Manager, Structured Finance Dept / International Banking Dept, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

15.50-16.05 WFES Insights Planning for renewables in hydrocarbon and chemicals industries Speakers Samer Al-Ashgar, President of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center Fahad Al-Sherehy, Technology & Innovation Leader, SABIC

16.05-16.35 The role of technology innovation in driving the kingdom’s renewable energy strategy A discussion on Saudi Arabia’s highly anticipated strategy around clean energy technologies, including options for developing solar and wind, and where other technologies such as nuclear would fit.

Speakers will include Hisham Albahkali, President and CEO, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, GE Mariano Berges, Chief Technology Officer, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Noaman Al Adhami, Senior Director Business Development, Vestas Raed Bkayrat, Vice President, Middle East, First Solar Mohammed Atif, Area Manager, Energy, Middle East & Africa, DNV GL Ahmad Al-Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Aramco

16.35-17.30 Cloud Seeding

17.30 Close of day 1

Wednesday 18 January

8.00-8.45

Networking and breakfast

8.45-10.15

Business Breakfast briefings Choose from one of the options Energy storage: The game changer for renewables Cheaper battery storage is considered a game changer for small-scale renewable energy. Adoption rates for renewable energy are expected to be significantly boosted once battery prices tumble. This session looks at the future of battery storage, what’s needed to make it an attractive option for business and consumer use and when this is likely to happen.

Moderator: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator Speakers will include Dolf Gielen, Director, Innovation and Technology Center, International Renewable Energy Agency Brendan Cronin, head of management consulting, Poyry Energy transformation and its impact on oil companies’ portfolios Plans for renewable energy will fundamentally transform the oil and gas industry and their hydrocarbons assets. This session will discuss how National and International Oil Companies will manage portfolio of assets, how the drive for renewable energy will see their assets changes and the opportunities they are pursuing within renewable energy.

Moderator: Nick Cochrane-Dyet, Special Advisor to the Chief Representative, BP Speakers Sheikh Mishaal Bin Jabor Al Thani, Director of Energy Affairs Department, The Ministry of Energy and Industry, Qatar Bjorn Otto Sverdrup, Senior Vice President for Sustainability, Statoil

Smart cities: Energy management systems for tomorrow’s sustainable cities Population growth and rapid urbanisation are major trends for which city planners must be prepared. Today, around half the world’s population live in cities, and it is predicted this will increase to 70% by 2050, making sustainable urban planning and the growth of smart cities even more critical. This roundtable will look at one aspect of the many challenges city planners will face: that of sustainably managing energy supplies.

Speakers to include: Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the Future Mark Senten, Executive Vice President, Head of Services, Engie Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey

Pricing of solar in the Middle East: Has it hit rock bottom? The tariffs that have been bid in connection with the DEWA and the Sweihan solar IPP in Abu Dhabi are world record prices. There are a number of factors behind this, including strong competition amongst international and regional renewable energy developers keen to establish themselves in a burgeoning Middle East renewable energy market with huge potential. The pricing of solar PV projects has probably not yet found an equilibrium and may not for a few more years. This briefing will discuss some of the challenges that both governments and the private sector will need to come to terms with in order to ensure the region continues to benefit from competitive pricing through the development of commercially viable renewable energy projects.

Moderator: Derek Kirton, International Partner, Chadbourne Speakers will include Eng. Suhaila Marafie, Director of Studies & Research Department, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait Michael Taylor, Senior Analyst, Renewable Energy Cost Status and Outlook, Innovation and Technology Center, Irena

10.15-11.00

Networking

10.55-11.00 Welcome to Day 2

11.00-11.35

Country Focus Meeting the UAE’s renewable energy targets The emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai have put in place ambitious renewable energy targets to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and improve their energy security. This session will look at the importance of setting targets, developing strategies to meet those targets, how they will be reached and what opportunities this creates for businesses

Speakers will include 11.00-11.10: Keynote speech HE Suhail AlMazrouei, Minister, Ministry of Energy 11.10-11.35: Panel Dr. Saif Al Seiari, Acting - Director General, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority Yousif Al Ali, Director, Business Growth, Masdar Clean Energy A senior representative of Al Futtaim Motors

11.35-12.00 WFES Insights Driving country-wide sustainability through Expo 2020 Kazakhstan, which hosts Expo 2017 is using the global exhibition to help improve its sustainability, including increasing the use of renewable energy and increasing the localisation of its workforce. Hosts of the Expo 2020 Dubai, along with the wider UAE, similarly plans to showcase innovation, through its core themes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. This talk will discuss the benefits and challenges involved with hosting a globally attended Expo can help a country reach its sustainability targets and drive ambitions around greater use of renewable energy.

Speakers include H.E. Rapil Zhoshybayev, Commissioner, Expo-2017, Astana, Kazakhstan

12.00-12.10

Case Study Hyperloop One Designed as a clean, efficient means transport between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Hyperloop One will change transport between the emirates. Speaker Colin Rhys, Creative Director, Hyperloop One

12.10-12.55

Country Focus Building towards Morocco’s 52% renewable energy target Morocco is one of Africa’s biggest energy importers and in its drive for energy independence has set targets of 42% of its power generation coming from renewable energy by 2020 (and 52% by 2030). This session will prove an insight into Morocco’s REN ambitions and discuss planned financing mechanisms.

12.55-13.00

In The Spotlight Dr Christopher Papile, Head of Global Renewable Solutions, Thyssenkrupp

13.00-14.30

Lunch and networking

Stream A

14.30-14.40 Focus on India India’s renewable energy ambition The government wants to have 160GW of renewable energy installed by 2022 to help meet the country’s rising electricity needs. This focus session looks at government plans, the technology it is considering and how it will fund the programme

Speaker Upendra Tripathy, former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

14.40-14.50 WFES Insights IEA Energy Insight An analytical insight into India’s renewable energy plans, put into perspective of the country’s overall energy needs and its conventional energy targets. Speaker Dr Paolo Frankl, Head of Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency

14.50-15.20

WFES Insights India: Solar and wind project overview India has one of the world’s most ambitious renewable energy plans. It is planning for a power generation of 100GW of photovoltaic solar, 60GW of wind and 15GW of other renewables. This session will explore India’s renewables plans, the best-fit technologies and timelines for those projects. Moderator: Santosh Vaidya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India

Speakers: Manu Srivastava, Principal Secretary & Managing Director, New & Renewable Energy

Department, Madhya Pradesh, India Jose Luis Blasco, Managing Director, Asia, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Shekhar Dutt, Director General, Solar Power Developer Association Kishor Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Welspun Energy Vikram Kailas, Managing Director, Mytrah Energy Kolluru Krishan, Co-Chair, FICCI Climate Change Task Force and Chairman, CVC India Infrastructure

15.20-16.00

WFES Insights Financing India’s renewable energy strategy This session will look at the type of financing options available and India’s investment requirements to fund its planned programme

Moderator: Santosh Vaidya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India Speakers: Vinay Rustagi, Managing Director, Bridge to India Vivek Sharma, Practice Leader & Director, Energy & Natural Resources, CRISIL – A Standard & Poor's Company Daanish Varma, Director, Sustainable Investment Banking, Yes Bank Anand Rohtagi, Managing Director , Synergy Consulting H R Gupta, Managing Director, Indosolar India

16.00-16.20 Networking

16.20-17.10 Roundtables Moderator: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator Focus on CSP – its benefit as part of the baseload energy mix As governments look to reduce the use of fossil fuels for power generation, does CSP provide a reliable, predictable baseload for electricity generation? This roundtable will discuss the future of CSP and whether it will increasingly become a significant part of the baseload energy mix.

Chair: Nick Carter, Director - Middle East, Baringa

Distributed renewable energy in emerging markets As an increasing number of emerging markets reach or surpass grid parity, the opportunities for distributed renewable energy projects are growing fast. Pursuing a negotiated deal with a commercial or industrial electricity consumer may be more commercially appealing that bidding on often ultra-competitive government tenders. However, developing and financing projects or project portfolios involving commercial and industrial off-takers can be challenging and time-consuming. This roundtable discusses the challenges faced by investors in developing and financing distributed renewable energy projects with commercial and industrial consumers, and methods used to get off-takers, and ultimately lenders, over the line to close projects successfully and rapidly.

Chair: Marc Norman, Associate, Chadbourne

The potential for alternative renewables in Mena: Creating energy through biofuels, geothermal and waste While solar and wind dominate renewable energy plans, this briefing discusses other forms of clean energy, such as biofuels, geothermal, waste-to-energy, wave and captured waste methane. The briefing looks at whether they are suitable for different countries around the region and how they can be adopted. It will discuss their impact on the renewable energy

market and whether they should be integrated into the grid.

Chair: Gurbuz Gonul, Senior Programme Officer, Regions, CSP, International Renewable Energy Agency Building employability in a surging renewable energy market This roundtable will explore the factors influencing the growth in renewable energy jobs and how governments ensure they have a large, local pool of talent available in the future.

Chair: Rabia Ferroukhi, Head of Policy Unit, Deputy Director, Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, International Renewable Energy Agency The role of social enterprises and NPOs in delivering a sustainable future for all Delivering on the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals will require all sections of society to play their part. Governments and multi-nationals are key players in this regards, yet it is also critical that we unlock the potential in other organisations working to achieve a sustainable future for all – not least Social Enterprises and Non-Profit Organisations. Today, they play a central role in providing innovation solutions to some of our most critical environmental and sustainability challenges. Chair: Jonathon Porritt, Founding Director, Forum for the Future

Stream B

14.30-14.45

Expert Talks Energy Transitions for Oil Producing Regions The contemporary environmental, political and financial crises have brought energy to the forefront of concerns, emphasising that geography has a significant effect on oil infrastructure. This talk will review findings from research on The Trans-Arabian Pipeline, Hassi Messaoud, and After Oil in the Gulf.

Moderator: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator Speaker Dr El Hadi Jazairy, Research Scientist, School of Architecture and Planning, MIT

14.45-15.20 WFES Insights Benchmarking the cost-effectiveness of a retrofit The model offered by energy service companies (Escos) can be an extremely cost-effective approach for building owners to take when retrofitting their facility to improve its energy and water efficiency. Escos operate on the promise that once complete, running costs for upgraded facilities decrease significantly. And for building owners, the ability to pay for the upgrade through savings on utility bills is an attractive option. This briefing looks at how to ensure a retrofit programme is cost-effective – particularly for small to mid-sized buildings - sustainable and provides a reduction in the use of utilities. Moderator: Michelle Davies, Partner, Eversheds Speakers to include: Engineer Faisal Ali Rashid, Director, Demand Side Management, Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Frank Wouters, Director, EU GCC Clean Energy Network Stephane Le Gentil, CEO, Wattaqa Jens Birgersson, CEO, Rockwool

15.20-16.00

WFES Insights Innovative financing for renewable energy projects in Africa Within Africa, some countries are looking at how they can effectively and efficiently manage solar installation projects, in terms of making the project attractive to both investors and developers. While governments want to minimise their upfront costs and streamline bureaucracy, developers want to ensure that small-scale projects will be profitable. This panel debate will discuss how to put together attractive smaller-scale projects that can secure financing and the best-fit technology.

Moderator: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator

Out-of-the-box solar How scalable, standardised renewable energy approaches can support economic growth and social stability in developing countries

Speaker Jamie Fergusson, Manager, IFC Sustainability Panel: Creating bankable projects to secure financing for renewable schemes Speakers will include Jamie Fergusson, Manager, IFC Sustainability Frank Wouters, Director, EU GCC Clean Energy Network Kerry Adler, CEO, Skypower Vahid Fotuhi, Managing Director, Project Origination, Access Power Anthony Ighodaro, Chairman, African Renewable Energy Alliance Khaled Baleith, Director, Special Projects, Masdar Clean Energy

16.00-16.30 WFES Insight Planning for energy security Increasingly, governments are turning not just to renewables, but also nuclear to develop the capacity they need to service their energy requirements. Strategies for renewable programmes are in place in many countries, while nuclear is being developed or considered by a number of Middle East governments. Can clean energy investments provide countries with a central pillar to the energy security they require and what does this mean for future grid integration?

Moderator: Michelle Davies, Partner, Eversheds

Speakers will include Taher Diab, Senior Director, Strategy & Planning Secretary General – EEA, Dubai Supreme Council for Energy Eng. Ahmed Al-Ebrahim, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority Dr Stefan Niessen, Head of Technology Field Energy Systems, Siemens Corporate Technology Dr Paolo Frankl, Head of Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency Henning Wuester, Director – Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, IRENA

16.30-17.30

WFES Insights Carbon Capture and Storage – a critical part of the future energy mix Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are expected to play a significant part in the global climate response. Middle East countries are planning to implement CCS schemes to

enable them to enhance their oil recovery and prevent greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. Pilot projects are underway in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia has stated in its COP 21 submission that is would build the world’s largest carbon capture, use and storage plant. This briefing discusses the role of CCS in achieving climate goals, the current status of the technology and measures to support future investment.

Moderator: Juho Lipponen, Head of Carbon Capture & Storage Unit, International Energy Agency

Speakers will include Jack Scowcroft, Head of EMEA, Global CCS Institute Arafat Al Yafei, CEO, Al Reyadah

Close of day 2

Thursday 19 January

9.00-9.30 Networking

9.30-9.35 Welcome to day 3

9.35-9.50 WFES Insights Ras Al Khaimah’s plans for future solar Speaker Nitin Johar, Head of Treasury, Investment and Development Office, RAK Government

9.50-10.20

WFES Insights Distributed solar and the future of utilities: adapting to new market economics As small-scale rooftop solar is more widely adopted on homes, and individuals generate their own electricity and sell the excess back to the grid, the future role of utilities begins to change. With less income from the supply and use of electricity, utilities need to adapt their revenue streams or face smaller, more nimble suppliers taking their business. This session discusses the future role of utilities and how their long-term planning and strategies will change as small-scale renewable energy becomes more ubiquitous.

Speakers will include Jeremy Crane, CEO, Yellow Door Xavier Helgesen, CEO, Off-grid Electrics Michael Taylor, Senior Analyst, Renewable Energy Cost Status and Outlook, Innovation and Technology Center, Irena Martin Dunlea, Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities Global Business

10.20-10.50 WFES Insights Balancing CSP and PV: The future of hybridised power? Photovoltaic is often coupled with another form of energy to ensure that the electricity supply is constant. Concentrated Solar Power is a strong option for those that need to generate power during the hours of darkness, due to its storage capabilities. This session looks at CSP and PV, and asks how utilities can make them work together, if they should, and if they are becoming serious options to run side-by-side to provide combined peak and off-peak energy. Or is CSP a bridging technology until battery storage coupled with PV becomes ubiquitous?

Moderator: Eithne Treanor, International energy commentator

Speakers will include Nick Carter, Director - Middle East, Baringa Paul van Son, Chairman MENA &Turkey, Innogy, RWE Jennifer DeCesaro, Senior Programme Officer, CSP, Irena Dr. Andrea Lovatto, Chief Business Development Officer, Acwa Power

10.50-10.10

WFES Insights Middle East solar projects overview Renewable energy prices have fallen rapidly in the past few years, with the UAE and Morocco each at times having the lowest tariff prices in the world for planned photovoltaic and CSP solar schemes. This section of WFES will outline some of the upcoming projects, and will start with a forward-looking regional overview from the Middle East Solar Industry Association on planned solar projects.

Speaker Wim Alen, Secretary General, Middle East Solar Industry Association

10.10-11.25 WFES Insights Projects market overview: Jordan This session will bring together some of the countries with exciting renewable energy projects plans to discuss the their plans and timelines for tendering, awarding or completing installations Speakers will include Eng. Ziad Jebril Sabra, Director of Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan

11.25-11.40 WFES Insights New market opportunities for renewables in South East Asia This session will provide a focus on the renewable energy business opportunities in the region, discussing which countries are pushing ahead with projects.

Speaker Jae Lemin, Partner, Eversheds

11.40-12.00 Networking break

12.00-13.15 WFES Insights Sustainable Cities: Methods of Measurement Sustainable cities are designed around the needs of the people who live and work in them. They strive to become more sustainable through their buildings, transport, energy and waste networks. This session will look at the central pillars of developing sustainable cities. Speakers will include A senior representative from Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) on: Estidama ++ A senior representative from Moscow City Government on: The Sustainability Index A senior representative from the City of Yinchuan, presenting a:

Smart City case study Smart City Index Jack Overkamp, Doha City Executive and MD – Qatar, Arcadis Traffic Nadeem Shakir, Technical Director, Aurecon Euclide Malagrino, Associate, Aurecon Q&A

13.15 Conference closes

Masterclass A

12.00-16.00 Planning small scale solar energy projects This training will cover:

Overview of small-scale renewable energy projects

Introduction to project management phases

Description of all project phases

Project finance and risk analysis

Feasibility of PV

Masterclass B

12.00-16.00 Energy Efficient & Climate-responsive Building Design This training will cover the following:

What is energy efficiency in buildings and how does building design influence energy consumption?

Principles of passive design and other low-energy planning principles

Practical module for designing an energy efficient building