WFES 2026 sessions to be hosted by yours truly

As Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week week approaches, the Oilholic is looking forward to moderating panels and fireside chats at the World Future Energy Summit (January 13 to 15), an event being hosted by Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) as part of the week-long ADSW proceedings covering vital topics across the energy spectrum.

The event will bring together global visionaries, leaders and technical experts. Yours truly can't wait to get started. Here are the details of the sessions: 

Wednesday, January 14, ADNEC Hall 4, Stage 3 @ 11:40 GST

The PV-battery storage tipping point

This panel will explore the economic drivers of grid-connected battery storage, deployment hurdles, and policy enablers positioning large-scale storage as the backbone of a clean energy future. Fellow panellists include: 

• Syed Ali Gilani, Planning & Energy Markets Director, Department of Energy Abu Dhabi
• Jad Abdel Masri, Senior Director, Group Supply Chain & Procurement, #Masdar
• Dr. Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen, Battery Storage Systems Expert, MAI Group
• Mike Sronce, Managing Director & Vice President, Sargent & Lundy
• Mohammad Al Natour, Managing Director, SMA Solar Technology

Wednesday, January 14, ADNEC Hall 4, Stage 3 @ 15:55 GST

Financing hydrogen: Innovative mechanisms to unlock capital

This panel will explore innovative financing structures and risk mitigation strategies to instil investor confidence and secure guarantees necessary to scale hydrogen infrastructure. Fellow panellists include: 

• Dr Dimitrious Dimitriou, Group Vice President of ESG & Sustainability, EMSTEEL Group
• Cornelius Matthes, CEO, Dii Desert Energy
• Siddharth Malik, Managing Partner, Green Investors AG
• Dan Feldman, Global Head of Energy, King & Spalding
• Santosh Raikar, Managing Partner, Silverpeak

Thursday, January 15, ADNEC Hall 7, Stage 4 @ 10:15 GST

Green bonds and beyond: Innovative financing instruments to accelerate the energy transformation

• A fireside chat with Mazin Khan, CFO of Masdar 

Explore the event's exciting agenda here, and be sure to register here.

Join the Oilholic in Abu Dhabi next week if you can! More to follow. Keep reading, keep it here, keep it 'crude'! 

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