MEA conference to address challenges and opportunities in energy industry
ABU DHABI: Siemens Energy & partners will hold the major Middle East and Africa focused virtual conference, entitled ‘Shaping the Energy of Tomorrow’, from October 19 – 21, 2020, to drive forward the sustainability and decarbonisation agenda at a defining moment in the energy industry.
With the long-term impacts of COVID-19 and a fundamental shift in energy markets still being realised, now is the moment for the energy industry to collaborate to realise a future that is sustainable, efficient, affordable and accessible, in line with the ideals laid out by UN Sustainable Goal 7.
The MEA Energy Week conference is being held in partnership with the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, DIHK; the ArabGerman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ghorfa; the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, GMIS; and Masdar, a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable urban development, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi government’s Mubadala Investment.
The world-class speaker lineup currently features numerous regional ministers, CEOs, energy and finance industry leaders and Siemens Energy experts for the eight panel sessions.
The panellists will address the numerous challenges and opportunities that the energy industry faces amid the twin goals of improving access to energy and meet the growing demand on the one hand, while also doing so in an environmentally and financially sustainable manner. Topics such as financing sustainable energy projects, integrating renewables into grids, incorporating digitalisation and automaton, decarbonising hydrocarbon intensive industries, and utilising green hydrogen, will be at the forefront of panel discussions.
“As an independent company, Siemens Energy has the entrepreneurial flexibility to help shape the global transformation of the energy markets in a sustainable and economically successful manner,” said Dietmar Siersdorfer, Siemens Energy Middle East Managing Director.