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- 13 - 14 Jan
- ADNEC, Hall 11
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The ADSW Summit sparks dynamic, inclusive discussions that drive the global sustainability agenda forward. Focused on forging alliances, fostering innovation, and delivering actionable solutions, it is where visionary leaders from across business, government, and civil society come together to accelerate sustainable progress and build a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future.
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H.E. Dr. Abdulla Humaid Al Jarwan
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy
Abdulnasser Bin Kalban
Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Global Aluminium
Adnan Madhi
VP - Group Environment, Occupational Health and Social Risk, ADNOC
Adrian Grenier
Actor, Filmmaker, Environmental Activist, Advocate and UN Goodwill Ambassador
Allison Dring
CEO & Co-Founder, Made of Air
Andrés Gluski
President & CEO, The AES Corporation
Aron Cramer
President & CEO, BSR
Ayush Misra
CEO, AmpereHour Energy
H.E. Badr Jafar
UAE Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy & CEO, Crescent Enterprises
Benoît Felix
Global Head of Structured Finance - Global Banking, Santander CIB
Catherine MacGregor
CEO, ENGIE
Charlotte Kan
MC & Moderator
Christopher Hunter
COO, Colorifix
Constance Chalchat
Global Chief Sustainability Officer BNP Paribas Global Markets
Dan Murphy
Anchor & Correspondent, CNBC
Ditte Juul Jørgensen
Director General for Energy, European Commission
Dominic Kailashnath Waughray
Executive Vice President, WBCSD
Fawad Qureshi
Global Field CTO, Snowflake
Gregory Manuel
Head of Energy and Climate, Google X
Guido Brusco
Chief Operating Officer, ENI SPA
Hassaan Ghazali
Urban Development Expert, AHG Global Project Management Services
Hui Fong Lee
Controller, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Ibrahim Al Zu'bi
Group Chief Sustainability & ESG Officer, ADNOC
Ignacio S. Galán
Executive Chairman, Iberdrola
James Rothschild
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Tru Arrow
Jasim Husain Thabet
Group CEO & Managing Director, TAQA
Jennifer Croes
Director & Conservation Scientist, Jennifer Croes Consulting FZCO
John Defterios
Board Member, SEforAll, The Agora Group
Dr. Mariët Westermann
Director & CEO, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation
Martin Pibworth
CEO, SSE
Maryam Al Memari
Research Assistant, NYU Abu Dhabi
Dr. Maye Musk
Speaker, Model & Author
Michael Liebreich
Chairman, Liebreich Associates
Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade
CEO, EDP
Hon. Dr. Miriam Dalli
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness, Government of Malta
Mo Gawdat
Author & Co-founder, Emma.Love
Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi
CEO, Masdar
Nada Al Meqbali
Vice President, Future Foresight & Creative Lab, ADNOC
Nadia Boumeziout
Head of Sustainability & Information Governance, Zurich Insurance
Neha Jain
Founder & MD, Zerocircle
Sir Noel Quinn
Chair, Julius Baer Group
Dr. Nick Wayth
Chief Executive, Energy Institute
Noel Hurley
CEO, Literal Labs
H.E. Olafur Grímsson
Chairman, Arctic Circle
H.E. Dr. Olli Rehn
Governor, Bank of Finland
Omar Butti
Master of Ceremonies
Ong Teng Koon
CEO, Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI)
H.E. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano
Founding Partner & CEO, onepoint5
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman of the Board & CEO, TotalEnergies
Prof. Patrick V. Verkooijen
President & CEO, Global Centre on Adaption
Paulo Ruiz
CEO, Eaton
Dr. Pratima Rangarajan
CEO, Climate Investment
H.E Razan Al Mubarak
Executive Managing Director, Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Richard Attias
Founder & Chairman, Richard Attias & Associates
Rima Al Mokarrab
Co-Chair, FTC
Saeed Al Remeithi
Group CEO, EMSTEEL
Prof. Sang-Hyup Kim
Executive Director, Global Green Growth Institute
Sarah Fleischer
Co-Founder & CEO, tozero GmbH
Dr. Sarah Kapnick
Global Head of Climate Advisory, J.P. Morgan
Shannon Scott
Vice President Sustainability and Environment, Emirates Airline
Simon Squibb
Entrepreneur, Investor, and Founder HelpBnk.com
Stella Li
Executive Vice President, BYD & CEO, BYD Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Talal Al Dhiyebi
Group CEO Aldar
Tanja Havemann
Founder & Director, Clarmondial
H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi
Minister of Foreign Trade, Government of the United Arab Emirates
Veronica Chou
Former Director, Karl Lagerfeld
Vincent Pieribone
Co-CEO and Chief Science Officer , OceanX
Dr. Wafa Al Yamani
Desertification Policy Control Expert, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE
Zoisa North-Bond
CEO, Octopus Energy Generation
MC’s Welcome
13 JAN 02:30 PM - 02:32 PM GST
MC
Omar Butti
Master of Ceremonies
Welcome Address
13 JAN 02:32 PM - 02:35 PM GST
Speaker
H.E. Dr. Abdulla Humaid Al Jarwan
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy
Leadership Segment
13 JAN 02:35 PM - 03:10 PM GST
Institutions for Impact
13 JAN 03:10 PM - 03:15 PM GST
Cultural institutions and universities shape values, knowledge, and innovation for a sustainable future. How can they accelerate the sustainability agenda and turn awareness into meaningful action?
Speaker
Dr. Mariët Westermann
Director & CEO, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation
ADSW Digital Art Competition Awarding
13 JAN 03:15 PM - 03:25 PM GST
Trading Up! How Global Trade Can Power the Next Wave of Sustainable Growth
13 JAN 03:25 PM - 03:35 PM GST
As economies compete and systems evolve, can open and ambitious trade spark new growth, accelerate clean industries, and power opportunity worldwide?
Speaker
H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi
Minister of Foreign Trade, Government of the United Arab Emirates
Moderator
Dan Murphy
Anchor & Correspondent, CNBC
Evolving the Energy Mix - Meeting Growing Electricity Needs
13 JAN 03:35 PM - 03:45 PM GST
Speaker
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman of the Board & CEO, TotalEnergies
Moderator
John Defterios
Board Member, SEforAll, The Agora Group
Charging Ahead: Scaling Renewables for the Next Wave of Demand
13 JAN 03:45 PM - 04:10 PM GST
With electricity demand soaring worldwide, how can the private sector mobilize capital,
technology, and talent fast enough to keep pace?
Introductory Statement
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi
CEO, Masdar
Speaker
Catherine MacGregor
CEO, ENGIE
Speaker
Ignacio S. Galán
Executive Chairman, Iberdrola
Speaker
Andrés Gluski
President & CEO, The AES Corporation
Moderator
John Defterios
Board Member, SEforAll, The Agora Group
Electrifying Mobility: Where We are and Where We’re Going
13 JAN 04:10 PM - 04:15 PM GST
Despite major disparity across markets and infrastructure challenges, EVs seem to have truly taken off, but what do true and lasting success look like and can we get there?
Speaker
Stella Li
Executive Vice President, BYD & CEO, BYD Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Power Play: Getting Serious About What it Takes
13 JAN 04:15 PM - 04:40 PM GST
As demand climbs fast, optimism alone will not keep the lights on. How do we deliver a full-
scale energy systems transformation?
Speaker
Zoisa North-Bond
CEO, Octopus Energy Generation
Speaker
Paulo Ruiz
CEO, Eaton
Speaker
Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade
CEO, EDP
Speaker
Gregory Manuel
Head of Energy and Climate, Google X
Moderator
Dan Murphy
Anchor & Correspondent, CNBC
Policy Meets Practice
13 JAN 04:40 PM - 04:50 PM GST
Energy systems transformation demands capital, infrastructure, and coordination at unprecedented scale. How can national leadership and international cooperation close the gap between ambition and delivery?
Speaker
Hon. Dr. Miriam Dalli
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness, Government of Malta
What the World Needs Now: Resilient Infrastructure
13 JAN 04:50 PM - 05:15 PM GST
In the face of surging power needs, how are leaders embedding resilience, efficiency, and adaptability into infrastructure and strengthen systems against climate, economic, and operational risk?
Speaker
Ditte Juul Jørgensen
Director General for Energy, European Commission
Speaker
James Rothschild
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Tru Arrow
Speaker
Martin Pibworth
CEO, SSE
Speaker
Ong Teng Koon
CEO, Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI)
Speaker
Jasim Husain Thabet
Group CEO & Managing Director, TAQA
Moderator
Charlotte Kan
MC & Moderator
Building Better
13 JAN 05:15 PM - 05:20 PM GST
Increasing urbanization means having to build more, and better. How can we create liveable, workable, sustainable properties?
Speaker
Talal Al Dhiyebi
Group CEO Aldar
Closing Keynote
13 JAN 05:20 PM - 05:30 PM GST
Speaker
H.E. Olafur Grímsson
Chairman, Arctic Circle
MC’s Wrap-up
13 JAN 05:30 PM
MC
Omar Butti
Master of Ceremonies
Opening and Welcome Address
14 JAN 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM GST
MC
Charlotte Kan
MC & Moderator
The Power of Purpose: Mobilizing Capital, Voice, and Vision
14 JAN 11:05 AM - 11:20 AM GST
Investors deploy capital. Advocates build movements. Storytellers shift perspectives. What happens when all three converge around a shared mission for change?
Speaker
H.E. Badr Jafar
UAE Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy & CEO, Crescent Enterprises
Speaker
Adrian Grenier
Actor, Filmmaker, Environmental Activist, Advocate and UN Goodwill Ambassador
The Missing Market: Why Energy Transformation Needs 10 Million New Entrepreneurs
14 JAN 11:20 AM - 11:30 AM GST
The energy transition won't be delivered by 50 multinational utilities alone. It will be executed by millions of entrepreneurs. At ADSW, Simon Squibb makes the case that the energy transition's biggest bottleneck isn't funding - it's founders.
Speaker
Simon Squibb
Entrepreneur, Investor, and Founder HelpBnk.com
The Climate Crossroads: Double Down or Adapt?
14 JAN 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM GST
With global targets increasingly difficult to meet, is humanity better served by chasing them
harder or preparing for a changed planet?
Introductory Statement
Dr. Nick Wayth
Chief Executive, Energy Institute
Speaker
H.E. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano
Founding Partner & CEO, onepoint5
Speaker
Prof. Patrick V. Verkooijen
President & CEO, Global Centre on Adaption
Moderator
Michael Liebreich
Chairman, Liebreich Associates
Built to Last – Rethinking How We Design Cities
14 JAN 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM GST
As new cities rise across a rapidly urbanizing world, how can technology and design help avoid
old mistakes and build smarter, cleaner, and more livable cities from the start?
Speaker
Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport
Moderator
Charlotte Kan
MC & Moderator
Smarter, Cleaner, Higher-Return
14 JAN 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM GST
What is the formula for companies to achieve lasting success for people and planet while still
delivering profits?
Introductory Statement
Sir Noel Quinn
Chair, Julius Baer Group
Speaker
Dr. Pratima Rangarajan
CEO, Climate Investment
Speaker
Constance Chalchat
Global Chief Sustainability Officer BNP Paribas Global Markets
Speaker
Guido Brusco
Chief Operating Officer, ENI SPA
Speaker
Ibrahim Al Zu'bi
Group Chief Sustainability & ESG Officer, ADNOC
Speaker
Alexandre Mars
Founder & CEO, Epic Foundation
Moderator
Charlotte Kan
MC & Moderator
Long Horizon, High Impact – Investing for Resilience
14 JAN 12:30 PM - 12:55 PM GST
As volatility ripples through market, how are major investors backing long-term projects that
can reshape industries, strengthen economies, and build resilience?
Speaker
H.E. Dr. Olli Rehn
Governor, Bank of Finland
Speaker
Dr. Sarah Kapnick
Global Head of Climate Advisory, J.P. Morgan
Speaker
Hui Fong Lee
Controller, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Speaker
Prof. Sang-Hyup Kim
Executive Director, Global Green Growth Institute
Moderator
Nadia Boumeziout
Head of Sustainability & Information Governance, Zurich Insurance
All Systems Quick-Fire (Energy Infrastructure)
14 JAN 12:55 PM - 01:10 PM GST
Innovators deliver TED-style presentations or give quick-fire interviews on their sustainable
solutions
Speaker
Sarah Fleischer
Co-Founder & CEO, tozero GmbH
Speaker
Allison Dring
CEO & Co-Founder, Made of Air
Speaker
Ayush Misra
CEO, AmpereHour Energy
Concrete Steps to Decarbonization
14 JAN 01:10 PM - 01:35 PM GST
How can the world’s heaviest industries act now to build a cleaner future?
Speaker
H.E. Elnur Soltanov
Deputy Minister of Energy, Government of Azerbaijan
Speaker
Abdulnasser Bin Kalban
Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Global Aluminium
Speaker
Saeed Al Remeithi
Group CEO, EMSTEEL
Speaker
Benoît Felix
Global Head of Structured Finance - Global Banking, Santander CIB
Moderator
Hassaan Ghazali
Urban Development Expert, AHG Global Project Management Services
Foodtech Challenge Winners Announcement and Awarding
14 JAN 01:40 PM - 01:50 PM GST
Speaker
Rima Al Mokarrab
Co-Chair, FTC
Networking Break
14 JAN 01:45 PM - 02:20 PM GST
Leadership Segment
14 JAN 02:20 PM - 03:00 PM GST
How Long Until We Realize the Value of Water?
14 JAN 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM GST
Everyone says water is life, yet investment remains a fraction of what’s needed. What will it take for governments and markets to finally value it as the foundation of resilience and growth?
Speaker
Vincent Pieribone
Co-CEO and Chief Science Officer , OceanX
Moderator
Maryam Al Memari
Research Assistant, NYU Abu Dhabi
Timeless Choices: Style, Wellbeing and Sustainability
14 JAN 03:15 PM - 03:25 PM GST
From timeless style to lifelong wellbeing, how personal choices around fashion, health, and lifestyle can shape a more sustainable future for people and the planet.
Speaker
Dr. Maye Musk
Speaker, Model & Author
Moderator
Veronica Chou
Former Director, Karl Lagerfeld
Sustainable Fashion Show
14 JAN 03:25 PM - 03:50 PM GST
Featuring pioneering fashion creators from around the world, showcasing the art of sustainable luxury: reclaimed textiles, zero-waste techniques, and craftsmanship with intention.
Special Address: Why Nature Conservation is Everyone’s Business
14 JAN 03:50 PM - 03:55 PM GST
Nature is our world, our life, our health - how can we better understand our ties and care for both?
Speaker
H.E Razan Al Mubarak
Executive Managing Director, Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Ground Zero: The Land - Biodiversity Nexus
14 JAN 03:55 PM - 04:15 PM GST
As we continue to combat desertification and strive to protect diverse ecosystems, what practical interventions can reverse the damage already made and why must we accelerate action?
Speaker
Dr. Wafa Al Yamani
Desertification Policy Control Expert, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE
Speaker
Shannon Scott
Vice President Sustainability and Environment, Emirates Airline
Speaker
Tanja Havemann
Founder & Director, Clarmondial
Speaker
Adnan Madhi
VP - Group Environment, Occupational Health and Social Risk, ADNOC
Moderator
Jennifer Croes
Director & Conservation Scientist, Jennifer Croes Consulting FZCO
All Systems Quick-Fire
14 JAN 04:15 PM - 04:25 PM GST
Innovators deliver TED-style presentations or give quick-fire interviews on their sustainable solutions
Speaker
Neha Jain
Founder & MD, Zerocircle
Speaker
Christopher Hunter
COO, Colorifix
All Systems Smart: AI and the Architecture of a Sustainable Future
14 JAN 04:25 PM - 04:45 PM GST
As digital intelligence reshapes every industry, how can we use it to strengthen decision-making, manage resources better, and drive real-world progress on sustainability?
Speaker
Noel Hurley
CEO, Literal Labs
Speaker
Fawad Qureshi
Global Field CTO, Snowflake
Speaker
Nada Al Meqbali
Vice President, Future Foresight & Creative Lab, ADNOC
Moderator
Aron Cramer
President & CEO, BSR
AI on Our Terms: Programming a Sustainable, Prosperous Future
14 JAN 04:45 PM - 05:00 PM GST
Sifting hype from reality, there's no doubt AI is reshaping systems at a pace few, if any, are ready for. How do we act now with responsibility and agility to ensure we create a sustainable and prosperous AI-driven future?
Speaker
Mo Gawdat
Author & Co-founder, Emma.Love
More than Movement: From Sports to Impact
14 JAN 05:00 PM - 05:10 PM GST
ADCCI Sustainability Label Recognition Ceremony
14 JAN 05:10 PM - 05:20 PM GST
Speaker
H.E. Shamis Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri
Second Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI)
MC’s Wrap-up
14 JAN 05:20 PM
MC
Charlotte Kan
MC & Moderator