2023 speakers

Akin Adamson is the Middle East Director for Ricardo Energy and Environment - a global strategic engineering and environmental consultancy with offices across the GCC. Ricardo E&E advises public and private sector organisations on Air Quality, Energy, Water, Waste, Transport and Climate Change...

Haitham is a senior electrical engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the design and design review of the electrical systems for tens of large-scale projects at DAR. He worked on, managed, and delivered various types of projects including healthcare facilities, railways, mixed use...

Eng. Mohammed Al Ta'ani is the Secretary General of  Arab Renewable Energy Commission  (AREC)and the Vice Chairman of Jordanian Renewable Energy Society (JRES) & general manager . He is the founder of both JRES & AREC.  He was working in the field of Renewable Energy since 1988 (Solar...

General Manager of new and renewable energy department at North Cairo Electric Distribution Company.

A Multi-Techno, forward thinking and versatile advanced projects manager, positive and punctual engineer, a researcher, and technology enthusiast. 

Prof. Ghada Amer is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Misr University for Science and Technology, the President of the Centre for Strategic Studies of Science and Technology, and V.P. at the Arab Science and Technology Foundation. She holds a few more positions within her profession, like...

I'm Mohamed Anwar, SCADA and ADMS Control Key Expert and Consultant.Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University in 2010, Electrical Engineering (Computers and Control Systems) as my major, then continuing my academic studies as I'm working on my Master's thesis about...

Has 10 years of experience in renewable energy (1350MW) and power engineering. CEO& Founder of Arab Renewable Energy Academy – ARABRENA portal which aims to raise awareness on renewable energy technologies in the MENA region and provides training and capacity building programs in the field of...

Risk Management expert, and Sustainability project manager for sustainable disposal of hazardous industrial wastes, and transformation to green energy in pharmaceutical facilities. Certified Quality expert with more than 20 years' experience in Quality and Compliance in the industrial...

Ahmed Badr is the Director of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Project Facilitation and Support division. The division offers members dedicated project implementation support.  Mr. Badr joined IRENA in April 2020 and brings more than 30 years of international experience in the...

Ph. D, M. Sc, B. Sc, TOT, PMI-PMP®, PMI-RMP®, CMRP®, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OSHA Certified, Six-Sigma Black Belt, Quality Manager for Mega-scale PV power plants.

Mechanical engineer with hands-on operations management experience for 19 years in the energy industry. Held several positions in various companies including start-ups up to the current employer - Egypt Kuwait Holding - one of the leading companies in the region as their Operations Senior Manager...

Darren Bartlett graduated in Chemical Engineering from University College London and has gained over 25 years of experience in the Energy Sector. Darren joined Penspen in 2019 as Director of Sales & Marketing for the UK and Europe, progressing to acquire additional responsibility as Director of ...

Boutaina Benchekroun is Climate Finance Senior Manager at Masen, being the group responsible for managing renewable energies in Morocco.Boutaina have been working in the renewable energies’ development and climate finance fields within Masen for more than 7 years, to be added to over 5 years’...

A dedicated, results-oriented technical director with international experience in full lifecycle project development and 16-years experience in solar energy, PV inverters, trackers and thin-film modules in leading Swiss and German companies, as well as operations experience in EPC sector.Besides...

Maged is founder and manager for Power city company , Also founder and manager for Africa power company and Founding member of the Sustainable Energy Division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce. 

As the leader of Huawei Egypt Digital Power Business with the international leading experience and long-term investment of R&D, Joey Deng works closely with developers, EPC, technical partners and other key stakeholders in the private and public sectors to unlock and enhance the role of digital ...

Dr. Abdel-Rahim Abdel-Baky Abdel-RahimMechanical Engineering Dept. Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

A skilled instrumentation and controls engineer, Omar is well-versed in the fields of instrumentation, controls, mechanical installations, and digital twin solutions.

D.G of Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, Sanaa• Project Management and data collection related to1) Yemen National Electrification Strategy (on-off grid)systems2004-2008/implemented by GIZ, Lahmeyer & NERECA.2) National Industrial Survey 1997 implemented by...

 El Dobeissy Ramzi is an expert in the High Voltage electric power systems and networks, and the integration of renewable energy into the grid. He is the Head of HV Transmission Networks Department in “Electricite Du Liban” since 2008 and the head of Master Plan Committee for Generation and...

Fatma El-Kassas is an Environmental Expert with more than 16 years of experience. She holds a M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London, UK and a B.Sc. in Construction Engineering from the American University in Cairo. El-Kassas successfully completed a multitude of...

Ms: Mounia ELLIQ is a green economy expert and CEO of African Green Challenge Consulting. With the help of the activities of her company, she has been working on accompanying States and national policies to move out of the old classical paradigms of development, she helps them to set up a new...

Dr. Amin A. El-Meligi is a Professor of Chemistry, Advanced Materials Technology & Mineral Resources Research Institute, National research Center, Egypt. He received his BSc and MSc from Cairo University. He received his PhD from UMIST (Currently University of Manchester)-Manchester, UK and...

Ahmed El-Mesallamy is an Electrical Power Engineer who works as a Sales Manager-North East Africa at LONGI.Ahmed enjoys more than 10 years in renewable energy business projects. As he gained several years of experience working on solar project development in Africa & Middle East with several...

Senior Architect/Project Manager/Sustainability Consultant/LEED Specialist with an overall experience of 28 years in the design and execution of various types of Building projects including Airport terminals, Academic campus, Hospitals, Healthcare Centers, Research Facilities, Library, Conference...

Galal is the Solutions Manager in SUNGROW Middle EAST DMCC where he covers the technical part for both PV & BESS in the NA & Levant regions . He and his team are working mainly for Utility scale projects in the region thus gathering a market share of more than 60% . Galal has a Bsc. In...

15+ years of experience in debt and equity financing for renewable energy and infrastructure projects with local and international companies in Central Asia. Managed a dedicated portfolio of solar, hydro, and wind renewable projects, established strategic partnerships with key players in renewable...

Alaa Ghanem is the CEO of Muller, a renewable energy company, and also CEO Advisory and Business Company, a financial and economic consultancy firm. Alaa has more than 17 years of experience at international and regional conglomerates. He established different companies and developed the financial...

Freelance consultant with 30+ years in the field of electrical engineering.Worked as a procurement engineer for 15 years, shifting more towards the renewable energy field in 2007.

Mr. Khaled has held the position of North Africa President at Honeywell since April 2016.During his long and diversified experience, Mr. Khaled has presented a strong record of achievements in many management positions. Prior to Honeywell, Khaled was the country manager at General Electric in the...

Dr. Diaa Hassan is Vice President & Board member of Egyptian Renewable Energy Society ERSE He had spent over 30 years as Electrical Engineer in ministry of electricity and renewable energy.

An electrical engineer with proven experience in sales & marketing in conventional & solar energy systems for Middle East & Africa markets, with hundreds of successfully executed projects dealing with diverse market sectors & various project types. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in...

Renewable energy consultant with demonstrated experience in business development & Green Energy Finance solutions. Working within the private sector, evaluating their needs for renewable projects, with developing the most technically and financially feasible model for them. 

I am a Mechanical engineer. I have graduated from the American University in Cairo. I work as program manager in Industrial Modernization Center- Ministry of Trade and Industry. I am currently responsible of Industrial Motors Efficiency program where the main objective of the project is to reduce...

Krzysztof Ignaciuk is the head of Apricum’s Dubai Office and MENA business, as well as being an expert in cleantech strategy and finance focusing primarily on solar, wind and utility solutions. Mr. Ignaciuk has over 14 years of experience in investment banking and management consulting in the...

A management professional with 23+ years of exceptional track record in driving Energy business growth.As the VP of TAQA Arabia for Africa and New Ventures, Adly is focusing on developing the Energy business in Africa, seeking all new opportunities to flourish the energy sector all over the...

Ghaith Khzai is a distinguished figure at Renewable Energy Market in the Middle-East region; nevertheless, he also has a proven record in developing and implementation of more than 304 MWp PV plants at Distribution Grids; on the other hand, he handled lot of Mega Projects, Programs, & Portfolio ...

Denis Korchunov is a Regional Sustainable Energy Specialist with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where he provides support on energy to UNDP Country offices across the Middle East and North Africa. UNDP is today the UN’s largest implementer of grant assistance for environmental...

Professor of Construction Engineering & Management, Housing and Building National Research Center, Egypt.Member, Egypt Green Building CouncilPh.D., North Carolina State Univ., 2002, USA35 Years of construction experience, consulting & engineering researchMember of “Engineering Codes”...

Director of the Environmental Development Unit, Office of the Vice President for International Affairs, Community Service and Environmental Development, Galala University

Shaping the future of renewable energies | Investor in emission free technologies As the CEO at Dii Desert Energy, Cornelius made its mission to drive the energy transition forward and pioneer the field of energy from the desert, leading the world to 100% renewables!Cornelius is a well-respected...

Sayed Meckawy is a highly experienced Projects General Manager with 29 years of experience in the oil and gas field. He has worked as a Projects General Manager for 4 years, as well as in Facility & Maintenance for 2 years and as a Field General Manager for 7 years. During his career, he has...

Marwa has an academic and a professional background that blends between two areas: Business Management and Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure.She has 7 years of experience in sustainable development and ESG investing in both Asia and North Africa. Has a good understanding of the synergy...

Dr. Ahmed Abd El Hady Mohamed is the Director of Quality and Environmental in General Administration for Quality and Environmental Affairs, Holding Company for Water and Waste Water, Egypt. Ahmed received his master’s degree from Ain Shams University, Suez Canal University PhD. He has also been a...

Mostafa is the sales director for NA region, SUNGROW Middle EAST DMCC,  where he covers all sales and business developments activities for NA region, He holds B.Sc. in electrical and power engineering and M.S in business Administration, Mostafa is Top-performing engineering professional with...

Using his background in Green Technologies and Project Management, Dr. Moustafa mixed professional with academic achievements. He worked over 3 jobs; won two different scholarships, two international awards and published more than 14 research articles at highly-ranked journals.He worked for 11...

Mr. Morsy currently oversees the operations of Finance in Motion (“FiM”) in Egypt and Yemen.  FiM is an asset management company based in Frankfurt and is the Advisor for the SANAD and the Green for Growth Fund that both provide financing to financial institutions and corporates in order to...

Dr Naser Odeh is the Head of CCUS and Bioenergy at Ricardo Energy and Environment with 20 years’ experience in low carbon technologies. He is a chartered chemical engineer and an expert in carbon removal and CCUS technologies and policy. His previous work included strategic studies in the UK and...

12 years of experience with Siemens Egypt in the fields of industry and infrastature, final position head of project management.Started working for TAQA Solar January 2018 as project director for TAQA Solar (50 MW) in Benban project.  Succeeded to be the first 50 MW project in benban phase two to...

Claudio is an Italian entrepreneur, industry leader and expert in solar off-grid, mini-grids and DRE generation (Distributed Renewable Energy). He is the Founder & CEO of Green Climate Ventures, which provides expertise and patient capital to the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in the areas...

She is currently acting as Electricity Expert in League of Arab States.She has extensive experience (about 20years) in planning, designing of the electrical network, and cross- border interconnection projects. She works in conjunction with international consultants in order to conduct electrical...

I am a civil engineer have 10+ years of professional experience in Construction field on various projects categorized by type as follows,1. Transport & Infrastructure BridgesMetroTunnels 2. Buildings & Complex Structures High RiseHospitalsCommercialAdministration ResidentialHotelsMalls...

Kareem has worked for over 20 years for top multinationals as well GCC financial institutions.Kareem has led different functions within the industry for both conventional and Islamic banks, as well as consulted extensively all over the GCC, Middle East, Africa, in addition to Europe.Kareem started...

Current Position : Head Sector for private power projects .- One of the Top 50 women in Annual Award 2019Duties : I Work in the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) in Ministry of Electricity & Renewable Energy.- I am involved in the BOO projects with the private sector developers...

Eng. Khalid Salmi is an Energy Management Expert at the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE). Graduated as a mechanical engineer and holds an MSc degree in Renewable Energy Engineering, he joined RCREEE in 2014. As Energy Management Expert, Eng. Khalid Salmi is...

• Expert of Industrial Ecology and Circular Economy.• Certified Energy Management Professional (PA-CEMP)  • First place winner of OAPEC scientific PRIZE of 2020, which declared in 2022. The topic was about the integration between renewable and nonrenewable energy: A vision of the circular economy...

I am an Energy Transition Strategies Researcher, currently doing a PhD at the University of Witwatersrand and working as an Environment and Energy Consultant at a private consultancy firm in Johannesburg. My research interests lie in environmental sustainability, environmental...

B. Sc. in Mechanical Power Engineering, 40 years experience in the Electricity and Renewable Energy Operation, Maintenance, Planning, Training, Engineering, Construction, and Project Management of various Conventional Power Plants, Desalination Plants, and Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency...

Arwa Temim is heading the investment strategy of Empower New Energy and adaptation of its value proposition to North African market based on regulations and country specifics. She was previously working in the Norwegian Continental Shelf– (DNO) as the business development manager in...

As Heraclitus once said; There is nothing permanent except change. Clearly the global energy mix needs to change to prevent the one change we do not need, climate change. After 25 years working with Schlumberger in the upstream oil and gas industry in functions as field...

Dr. Kaifeng Yu was born in Nanjing, China, 1987. He is a Senior Environmental Engineer, and Senior Manager on grid interconnection at the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO). His expertise includes environment, climate change, and energy & resources...