GWECCC | Global Water Energy and Climate Change Congress

Energy

Leadership Roundtable

Scaling Innovation: Go-To-Market Strategies, Financing & Global Partnerships

Focus Areas

Commercializing Green Energy Technologies for Market Scale
Financing the Energy Transition and De-risking Investment
Public-Private Partnerships for Energy Innovation and Security
International Collaboration and Value Chain Integration in Green Energy
Gulf Leadership in Global Energy Transition
Enabling Policy and Regulation for Green Energy and Energy Security
Nexus Solutions: Green Energy for Water, Climate, and Food Security

Leaders

Hesham Tashkandi

Geo Head, KSA

ACWA Power

Phil Pyle

President - Eastern Hemisphere

Enerflex

Amin Sultan

Chief Power Officer

ALBA

Jennifer Chammas

Managing Director Regional Head of Sustainable Finance & Transition

HSBC

Salman Maimani

HSE Director

PDO

Mohammad Al Shatti

Kuwait Governor

OPEC

Mohammed Al Zumaia

Country Chairman KSA & Bahrain

Shell

Steve Lemoine

Dalkia Middle East CEO

EDF

Mohamed Nagy

Vice President Distribution

Schneider Electric

Zied Jalal

Group Head

Corporate Finance National Bank of Bahrain

Juan Carlos Bonilla

Partner - Energy Technology Leader

Eva Maria Pusch

Managing Director

360 Jet Fuels

Dr. Marwa Al Ansary

Global Executive Director

Sustainable Carbon Group

Dr. Samir El Kareish

Energy Transition & Sustainability Advisor CEDARE Former Vice Chairman Energy Transition & Sustainability

EGASS

Dr. Mike Enskat

Chief - Business Development, Energy & Green Hydrogen

GIZ GmbH

Moderator

Dr. Abdulla Isa Al Abbasi

Director - Energy & Environmental Studies

DERASAT

*Invited

Leadership Roundtable | Water

Net Water Positive Policies & Implementations

Focus Areas

Security of Supply
Addressing Water Scarcity
Diversification of Water Resources
Evolving Role of Private Investment (Public Private Partnership Model)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation
Water Stewardship
Green Financing

Leaders

H.E. Dr. Al Anoud Al Hajj

Assistant Undersecretary

Ministry of Climate Change & Environment UAE

H.E. Dr. Saud Abdulaziz Al Drees

General Manager

Water Desalination Technologies Institute KACST

Ahmed Janahi

Country General Manager – Bahrain

ACWA Power

Eng. Basel Al Lababidi

Chief Executive Officer

AlKawther Water Industries

Matthew Bateson

Vice President Sustainability

Maaden

Eng. Khaldon Khashman

Secretary General

Arab Countries Water Utilities Association

Chris Williams

Chief Executive Officer

Safe Water Network

Fahad Ayed Al Jamaan

Executive Director of Efficiency & Conservation in Urban Sector

National Water Efficiency & Conservation Center

Yaser Al Zuwayed

Director - Development Monitoring

Saudi Fund for Development

Dr. Carlos Ruiz Garvia

Team Lead, Adaptation Committee Unit

UNFCCC

Dr. Nehal Adel

Assistant President for Strategic Planning and International Cooperation, NWRC

Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation, Egypt

Laurayne Lucky

Executive Director

Caribbean Water & Wastewater Association

Moderator

Eng. Hebah Abbas

Chairwoman

Kuwait Water Association

*Invited

Technology Roundtable

Accelerating Sustainable Water & Energy Future through Technology

This roundtable will bring together senior industry leaders, technology pioneers, and innovation strategists to explore the transformative role of emerging technologies in shaping the sustainable water & energy transition. Discussions will explore how next-generation solutions from smart grids and advanced treatment systems to AI-driven infrastructure will enable scalable, efficient, and climate-resilient systems, driving long-term sustainability and regional resilience.

Panelists