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To create a more sustainable future for all, a wide range of voices is vital. ADSW’s Advisory Committees bring together the sustainability expertise of leaders from across sectors and around the world, representing policy, industry, energy, finance, technology and civil society. Their insights help guide ADSW’s annual program of events, conversations and thought leadership.
ADSW Advisory Committees are: Smart Cities and Mobility, Food and Water, Energy Transition, Climate and Environment, Circular Economy, AI and Advanced Technologies, and Climate Finance.
Adri Pols
Chief Executive Officer, Desolenator
Food and Water
Ahmed Al Amra
Country Representative, UAE, Global Green Growth Institute
Smart Cities and Mobility
Ahmed Fathi
Senior Director – Corporate Banking, Emirates NBD
Climate Finance
Aidan Kennedy
Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant Director, Veolia
Energy Transition
Allan Baker
Managing Director, Global Head of Power, Societe Generale
Climate Finance
Anastasia Choulina
Senior Manager – International Affairs, ADGM
Climate Finance
Andrew Blanco
Head of Strategy and Projects, Emirates Water & Electricity Company
Food and Water
Andy Lin
Head of Strategic Partnerships and Programs, Tamkeen
Food and Water
Anna Marie Slot
Co-founder, Transition Value Partners
Climate & Environment
Bart White
Managing Director, EMEA Head of Energy Structured Finance, Grupo Santander
Climate Finance
Bassel Al Nahlaoui
Managing Director of Mobility, Careem
Smart Cities and Mobility
Bruce Johnson
Associate Director – Structured Finance, Treasury and Insurance, Masdar
Climate Finance
Carlo Stella
Managing Partner, Global Practice Leader, Sustainability Practice, Arthur D. Little
Circular Economy
Carlos Amaya
Programs Development & Oversight Section Head, Department of Energy Abu Dhabi
Energy Transition
Chris Hughes
Editor – Abu Dhabi Finance Week, ADGM
Climate Finance
Cihan Yilmaz
Director, KfW IPEX-Bank
Climate Finance
Corrado Sommariva
CEO and Founder, Sustainable Water and Power Consultants
Food and Water
Damian Brandy
Vice President, International Affairs and Stakeholder Relations, TAQA
Climate & Environment
David Cullerier
Head, Business Development, AMEA, ENGIE
Energy Transition
Dr. Chris Cooper
ADNOC
Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Zhengxiong Yang
Mobility Solution Architecture Lead, Bayanat
Smart Cities and Mobility
Ellora-Julie Parekh
Chief Sustainability Officer, Al Futtaim Group
Circular Economy
Faisal Ali Rashid
Senior Director, Demand Side Management, Chairman of Advancing Net Zero Volunteering Team, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy
Food and Water
Firas Wahbeh
Chief Marketing Officer, Bee'ah
Artificial Intelligence
Freyja Wrigley
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Emirates NBD
Climate Finance
Gauri Singh
Deputy Director-General, IRENA
Energy Transition
Georges Charbel El Hajj
Senior Director – Sustainable Finance Coordination, Emirates NBD
Climate Finance
Gregory Milne
Chief Executive Officer, Clinton Global Initiative
Climate Finance
Hakim Hacid
Chief Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Artificial Intelligence
Hans Jessen
Senior Advisor, AI, ADNOC
Artificial Intelligence
Hong (Dekyi) Liang
Chief of Staff, MBZUAI
Artificial Intelligence
Hosni Ghedira
Director of Engagement Services, Mohamed bin Zayed University for Artificial Intelligence
Climate & Environment
Howard Lambert
Head of Corporate Sector Coverage, Middle East, ING
Climate Finance
Jaideep Dhanoa
Co-Founder and CEO, Fenix
Smart Cities and Mobility
Jane Glavan
Co-Founder, DistantImagery
Smart Cities and Mobility
Jean Louis Morcos
Senior Investment Officer and Regional Sustainable and Climate Finance Lead, IFC
Climate Finance
Joanna Gordon
Director, The Global Agrifood Tech Alliance
Food and Water
John Roper
Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, Uniper
Energy Transition
Jonathan Strauss
Operating Partner, Lowercarbon Capital
Climate & Environment
Josef Schmidhuber
Chief Sustainability Officer, Pure Harvest Smart Farm
Food and Water
Julian Mylchreest
Executive Vice Chairman, Bank of America
Climate Finance
Khalid Al Hosani
Deputy Executive, Managing Director, Taweelah RO Desalination
Climate & Environment
Khalid Bin Hadi
Managing Director UAE, Siemens Energy
Energy Transition
Kirstin Morrison
Senior Green Growth Analyst, Global Green Growth Institute
Smart Cities and Mobility
Lavinia Bauerochse
Managing Director and Head of ESG Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank AG
Climate Finance
Luc Koechlin
CEO, Middle East, Honeywell ME
Energy Transition
Lukas Sokol
Head of Master Planning, City Design, and Sustainable Design, Masdar City
Circular Economy
Magzhan Kenesbai
Acting Managing Director, Board Member of AIQ
Artificial Intelligence
Mahmoud Mohieldin
Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Climate & Environment
Majid Fayyad
DSM Strategy and Policy Lead, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy
Food and Water
Marina Antonopoulou
Senior Director, Climate and Nature Conservation, Emirates Nature-WWF
Climate & Environment
Martin Nagell
Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, Masdar
Energy Transition
Maya Mounayer
Vice President – Global Relationship Manager, Corporate Coverage, Crédit Agricole CIB
Climate Finance
Mikael Down
Executive Director, Head of EMEA Sustainable Solutions, Morgan Stanley
Climate Finance
Miray Zaki
Managing Director – Head of Sustainability & Head of Africa, Gulf Capital, COP28 Senior Advisor – Private Sector, Food security, Climate Finance
Climate Finance
Mohamed Abdel Hamyd Dawoud
Manager, Professor of Water Resources and Environment, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi
Food and Water
Mohamed Nounou
Executive Director, Baker Hughes
Energy Transition
Mohammad Khan
Project Manager - Smart City Solutions, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport
Smart Cities and Mobility
Musa Salah
Associate Vice President, Environmental and Social Risk Management, Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria
Climate Finance
Nada Abubakr
Middle East Director – Water, Ricardo
Food and Water
Najib Dandachi
Founder and MD, Al Usul
Food and Water
Nandita Parshad
Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, European Bank for reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Energy Transition
Natalya Tueva
Director, Sustainable Finance, SMBC
Climate Finance
Naveen Raza
Net Zero Transition & Partnerships, HSBC
Climate Finance
Nicolas Bohrer
Partner and Director, Puroil (Okami Power)
Energy Transition
Oliver Phillips
Regional Head of Sustainable Finance, Barclays
Climate Finance
Omar Al-Ubaydli
Director of Research, Derasat Bahrain
Energy Transition
Omar As'ad
COO and Co-Founder, NeuroTech
Smart Cities and Mobility
Padraig Curry
Manager of Strategic Partnerships & Programs, Tamkeen
Paul Dickinson
Founder Chair, CPD
Climate & Environment
Rachel Fletcher
Group Director of Policy & Regulation, Octopus Energy
Climate & Environment
Raya Samih Makawi
Regional Leader for Sustainability, EMA, 3M
Circular Economy
Reda Nidhakou
Chief Strategy & Ventures - Acting CEO, VentureOne
Artificial Intelligence
Rehan Ahmed
Environmental Consultant, Senior Environmental Specialist & Consultant
Energy Transition
Robert Bryniak
CEO, Golden Sands Management
Food and Water
Robin Li
GM of MENA, Jinko Solar
Energy Transition
Roger Font
Head Project Finance Energy EMEA, Banco Sabadell
Climate Finance
Roisin Barrett
Managing Director, Clean Energy Business Council MENA
Smart Cities and Mobility
Sameer Joshi
Head of Corporate Coverage, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Climate Finance
Sandra Helayel
Director, International Government Affairs and Sustainability, GE Vernova
Climate & Environment
Sarya Kudsi
Sustainable Banking, MENA, Credit Agricole
Climate Finance
Sebastian Groh
CEO and Co-Founder, SOLShare
Smart Cities and Mobility
Sergio Lopez
Energy Transition and Markets Section Head, Department of Energy Abu Dhabi
Energy Transition
Shargiil Bashir
EVP & Group Chief Sustainability Officer, FAB
Climate Finance
Shayna Gohill
MUFG
Climate Finance
Simon Birkebaek
Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Climate & Environment
Sivapalan Kathiravale
Head of Research & Development, Tadweer Group
Climate & Environment
Steve Kelly
President and General Manager, 1PointFive
Energy Transition
Steve Severance
Head, Program Management and Marketing, Masdar City
Smart Cities and Mobility
Sylvia Low
Director of Business Development, 1PointFive
Energy Transition
Uwe Zwiefelhofer
Managing Director, Head of Region MENA, Linde
Energy Transition
William Asiko
Vice President, Africa, Rockefeller Foundation
Food and Water
Yiannis Bessiris
General Manager, Honeywell ME
Energy Transition
Youssef Chehade
Managing Partner, EcycleX
Circular Economy
Zoe Knight
Group Head, Centre of Sustainable Finance, Head of Climate Change MENAT, HSBC
Climate Finance