11-15 JANUARY 2026 Abu Dhabi, UAE

ADSW Summit

INVITE ONLY, APPLY TO ATTEND

13 - 14 Jan
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC)
Share:
Add to Calendar

Details

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.

The ADSW Summit 2026 is by invitation only. You can still register your interest to attend by filling out the form here .

Abdulla Humaid Al Jarwan

Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban

Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Global Aluminium

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

Badr Jafar

CEO, Crescent Enterprises

Catherine MacGregor

CEO, ENGIE

Charlotte Kan

Moderator, Charlotte Kan Ltd

Christopher Hunter

COO, Colorifix

Constance Chalchat

Global Chief Sustainability Officer BNP Paribas CIB & Global Markets

Dan Murphy

Anchor & Correspondent, CNBC

David Livingston

Chief Strategy Officer, Galvanize

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

Jennifer Croes

Director & Conservation Scientist, Jennifer Croes Consulting FZCO

John Defterios

Board Member, SEforAll, The Agora Group

John Kerry

Former US Secretary of State and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

Mahmoud Mohieldin

Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda, United Nations

Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri

Co-Chair, FTC

Mariët Westermann

Director & CEO, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation

Martin Pibworth

CEO, SSE

Maryam Al Memari

Research Assistant, NYU Abu Dhabi

Maye Musk

Speaker, Model & Author ,

Michael Libreich

Chairman, Libreich Associates

Mo Gawdat

Author & Co-founder, Emma.Love

Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa

Chairman, Department of Municipalities and Transport - Abu Dhabi

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

Nick Wayth

Chief Executive, Energy Institute

Noel Hurley

CEO, Literal Labs

Olafur Grímsson

Chairman, Arctic Circle

Olli Rehn

Governor, Bank of Finland

Omar Butti

Master of Ceremonies,

Ong Teng Koon

CEO, Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI)

Patricia Espinosa Cantellano

Founding Partner & CEO, onepoint5

Patrick Pouyanné

Chairman of the Board & CEO, TotalEnergies

Patrick V. Verkooijen

President & CEO, Global Centre on Adaption

Paulo Ruiz

CEO, Eaton

Pratima Rangarajan

CEO, Climate Investment

Richard Attias

Founder & Chairman, Richard Attias & Associates

Rima Al Mokarrab

Co-Chair, FTC

Saeed Al Remeithi

Group CEO, EMSTEEL

Sang-Hyup Kim

Executive Director, Global Green Growth Institute

Sarah Fleischer

Co-Founder & CEO, tozero GmbH

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

Sumant Sinha

Founder, Chairman & CEO, ReNew

Sunita Narain

Director General, Centre for Science and Environment

Talal Al Dhiyebi

Group CEO Aldar

Tanja Havermann

Founder & Director, Clarmondial

Thani Al Zeyoudi

Minister of Foreign Trade, Government of the UAE

Veronica Chou

Former Director, Karl Lagerfeld

Vincent Pieribone

Co-CEO and Chief Science Officer , OceanX

Wafa Al Yamani

Desertification Policy Control Expert, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Mayor of Freetown, Freetown City Council

Zoisa North-Bond

CEO, Octopus Energy

Opening and Welcome Address

13 JAN 02:30 PM - 02:35 PM GST

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?

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 - 03:40 PM GST

As economies compete and systems evolve, can open and ambitious trade spark new growth, accelerate clean industries, and power opportunity worldwide?

System Ready: Leadership for a World in a Flux

13 JAN 03:40 PM - 04:05 PM GST

In a world being rewritten by technology, competition, and disruption, how do today’s leaders rise above the noise to drive confidence, coherence, and action?

Charging Ahead: Scaling Renewables for the Next Wave of Demand

13 JAN 04:05 PM - 04:35 PM GST

With electricity demand soaring worldwide, how can the private sector mobilize capital, technology, and talent fast enough to keep pace?

Electrifying Mobility: Where We are and Where We’re Going

13 JAN 04:35 PM - 04:45 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?

Power Play: Getting Serious About What it Takes

13 JAN 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM GST

As demand climbs fast, optimism alone will not keep the lights on. How do we deliver a full- scale energy systems transformation?

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?

Closing Keynote

13 JAN 05:20 PM - 05:30 PM GST

Opening and Welcome Address

14 JAN 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM GST

Investing for Impact: How Do We Deliver Faster

14 JAN 11:05 AM - 11:20 AM GST

With urgency mounting across every sector, can purposeful capital unlock progress on the ground?

The Climate Crossroads: Double Down or Adapt?

14 JAN 11:20 AM - 11:35 AM GST

With global targets increasingly difficult to meet, is humanity better served by chasing them harder or preparing for a changed planet?

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.SB sent

Built to Last – Rethinking How We Design Cities

14 JAN 11:35 AM - 11:55 AM 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?

Smarter, Cleaner, Higher-Return

14 JAN 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM GST

What is the formula for companies to achieve lasting success for people and planet while still delivering profits?

Long Horizon, High Impact – Investing for Resilience

14 JAN 12:25 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?

All Systems Quick-Fire (Energy Infrastructure)

14 JAN 12:55 PM - 01:05 PM GST

Innovators deliver TED-style presentations or give quick-fire interviews on their sustainable solutions

Concrete Steps to Decarbonization

14 JAN 01:05 PM - 01:35 PM GST

How can the world’s heaviest industries act now to build a cleaner future?

Foodtech Challenge Winners Announcement and Awarding

14 JAN 01:35 PM - 01:45 PM GST

Networking Break

14 JAN 01:45 PM - 02:05 PM GST

Leadership Segment

14 JAN 02:05 PM - 02:40 PM GST

How Long Until We Realize the Value of Water?

14 JAN 02:40 PM - 02:50 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?

Will Green Ever Really be the New Black?

14 JAN 02:50 PM - 03:00 PM GST

Style that endures when it's built on wellness and responsibility. This keynote will connect the dots between personal wellbeing, sustainable fashion, and environmental stewardship

Blue-Themed Sustainable Fashion Show

14 JAN 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM GST

Experience water's story through fashion. This innovative showcase features 5 international designers presenting 40+ looks across three acts representing water's state: Liquid, Gaseous, and Solid.

Sustainable Fashion Show

14 JAN 03:15 PM - 03:40 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.

Why Nature Conservation is Everyone’s Business

14 JAN 03:40 PM - 03:45 PM GST

Nature is our world, our life, our health - how can we better understand our ties and care for both?

Biodiversity: Are We Missing the Obvious?

14 JAN 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM GST

Why are we still failing to protect biodiversity and how do we safeguard nature before the damage becomes irreversible?

Turning Back the Sands: Scaling Action Against Desertification

14 JAN 04:00 PM - 04:10 PM GST

As land degradation accelerates, how are global and local actions making progress in combating desertification?

All Systems Quick-Fire (Bio-Based Materials)

14 JAN 04:10 PM - 04:25 PM GST

Innovators deliver TED-style presentations or give quick-fire interviews on their sustainable solutions

All Systems Smart: AI and the Architecture of a Sustainable Future

14 JAN 04:30 PM - 04:50 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?

Closing Keynote

14 JAN 04:50 PM - 05:00 PM GST

As ADSW Summit 2026 draws to a close, what have we learned about the path ahead and how can shared ambition turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s progress?