His Excellency
Sharif Salim Al-Olama
Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE
2 - 5 October 2023
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Future Leaders Conference Programme
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- 05 October 2023 Day 4
09:30 AM 10:00 AM
Amplifying the voice of youth in the energy transition: the role of policymakers
Leadership under the spotlight
Session Location: ICC Hall
Public sector leaders have a role to play in fostering youth exposure to energy agendas, complexities and challenges. Designing effective youth councils supported by robust national youth policies, platforms, and support from the wider community, is essential in empowering tomorrow’s leaders to be active decision makers rather than passive spectators. What policies, frameworks, platforms and programs are currently available to nurture tomorrow’s leaders and how are they working to reframe the role of young people from passive onlookers to key stakeholders in the energy transition?
Attendee insights:
Understand the role of public sector leaders in positioning youth as stakeholders in the energy transition.
Session Panelist:
Thursday 05 October 2023
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Amplifying the voice of youth in the energy transition: the role of policymakers
Leadership under the spotlight
Session Location: ICC Hall
Public sector leaders have a role to play in fostering youth exposure to energy agendas, complexities and challenges. Designing effective youth councils supported by robust national youth policies, platforms, and support from the wider community, is essential in empowering tomorrow’s leaders to be active decision makers rather than passive spectators. What policies, frameworks, platforms and programs are currently available to nurture tomorrow’s leaders and how are they working to reframe the role of young people from passive onlookers to key stakeholders in the energy transition?
Attendee insights:
Understand the role of public sector leaders in positioning youth as stakeholders in the energy transition.
Session Panelist:
His Excellency
Sharif Salim Al-Olama
Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE
10:00 AM 10:30 AM
A day in the life of
30 minutes with a CEO
Session Location: ICC Hall
Ever wondered what it’s like to be the CEO of the world’s biggest energy company? How do they manage priorities? How do they make decisions? And most importantly, when do they find time to sleep?! Gain exclusive insight into an energy CEO’s world and understand what it takes to head-up one of the largest energy companies in the world.
Attendee insights:
Gain an exclusive insight into the life of an energy CEO.
Thursday 05 October 2023
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
A day in the life of
30 minutes with a CEO
Session Location: ICC Hall
Ever wondered what it’s like to be the CEO of the world’s biggest energy company? How do they manage priorities? How do they make decisions? And most importantly, when do they find time to sleep?! Gain exclusive insight into an energy CEO’s world and understand what it takes to head-up one of the largest energy companies in the world.
Attendee insights:
Gain an exclusive insight into the life of an energy CEO.
10:30 AM 11:20 AM
The road to COP28: paving the way for youth engagement in policy negotiations
Youth-led policy panel
Session Location: ICC Hall
More now than ever, young people are appraising climate agendas and policies and seeking to provide input. But exactly how and where the youth of today can contribute to national and global climate policies remains unclear. As the UAE prepares to host COP28, dedicated resources are being mobilised to realise a transparent, innovative, and inclusive climate process that brings together key stakeholders - including youth - to the forefront of climate negotiations. Through pre-event debates, workshops, youth circles and initiatives, COP28 stands to create a new way forward for engaging youth in future policy negotiations. But how have youth responded to these efforts and how will these engagement strategies help to position youth as stakeholders in the upcoming climate negotiations? Ahead of COP28, representatives from global and local youth councils will share the spotlight with policymakers as they put forward their suggestions for effective youth engagement strategies for future energy and climate agendas.
Attendee insights:
Youth council representatives together with energy policy leaders will discuss actionable strategies for engaging youth on critical energy and climate agendas.
Session Panelists:
Director, Energy Security and Climate Initiative Fellow, Foreign Policy
Brookings Institution
Thursday 05 October 2023
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
The road to COP28: paving the way for youth engagement in policy negotiations
Youth-led policy panel
Session Location: ICC Hall
More now than ever, young people are appraising climate agendas and policies and seeking to provide input. But exactly how and where the youth of today can contribute to national and global climate policies remains unclear. As the UAE prepares to host COP28, dedicated resources are being mobilised to realise a transparent, innovative, and inclusive climate process that brings together key stakeholders - including youth - to the forefront of climate negotiations. Through pre-event debates, workshops, youth circles and initiatives, COP28 stands to create a new way forward for engaging youth in future policy negotiations. But how have youth responded to these efforts and how will these engagement strategies help to position youth as stakeholders in the upcoming climate negotiations? Ahead of COP28, representatives from global and local youth councils will share the spotlight with policymakers as they put forward their suggestions for effective youth engagement strategies for future energy and climate agendas.
Attendee insights:
Youth council representatives together with energy policy leaders will discuss actionable strategies for engaging youth on critical energy and climate agendas.
Session Panelists:
Director, Energy Security and Climate Initiative Fellow, Foreign Policy
Brookings Institution
11:20 AM 11:50 AM
Networking break
Session Location: ICC Hall
Thursday 05 October 2023
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Networking break
Session Location: ICC Hall
11:50 AM 12:35 PM
Predicting the energy jobs of the future: levelling up your skillset in the artificial intelligence era
Future skills panel
Session Location: ICC Hall
The commercialisation of AI tools is influencing the future of jobs at all levels and across all sectors. Considering its need for models and forecasts, the energy sector has been a key adopter of AI tools, particularly generative AI which can be applied to energy sector use cases that require complex data analysis, pattern recognition, forecasting and optimisation. However, AI is not foolproof, it is widely accepted that human intervention will still be needed to make decisions during unforeseen events that could become catastrophic if left under the governance of AI algorithms. How can tomorrow’s leaders future proof their skillsets to align themselves with the needs of an AI-enabled energy system, and what can industry leaders do to ensure a pipeline of talent equipped to deliver the intelligent energy system of the future?
Attendee insights:
Leaders from energy, technology and academia will convene to discuss how future leaders can prepare for the AI-enabled energy system of the future.
Session Panelists:
Thursday 05 October 2023
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM
Predicting the energy jobs of the future: levelling up your skillset in the artificial intelligence era
Future skills panel
Session Location: ICC Hall
The commercialisation of AI tools is influencing the future of jobs at all levels and across all sectors. Considering its need for models and forecasts, the energy sector has been a key adopter of AI tools, particularly generative AI which can be applied to energy sector use cases that require complex data analysis, pattern recognition, forecasting and optimisation. However, AI is not foolproof, it is widely accepted that human intervention will still be needed to make decisions during unforeseen events that could become catastrophic if left under the governance of AI algorithms. How can tomorrow’s leaders future proof their skillsets to align themselves with the needs of an AI-enabled energy system, and what can industry leaders do to ensure a pipeline of talent equipped to deliver the intelligent energy system of the future?
Attendee insights:
Leaders from energy, technology and academia will convene to discuss how future leaders can prepare for the AI-enabled energy system of the future.
Session Panelists:
12:35 PM 01:20 PM
Nurturing future leaders: designing effective Emiratization programs for economic prosperity
Youth led Emiratization panel
Session Location: ICC Hall
Emirati representation in local organisations is an integral part of the ‘We the UAE 2031 Vision’. With ambitions to double the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) from AED 1.49 trillion to AED 3 trillion and generate AED 800 billion from non-oil exports, encouraging Emirati Youth to pursue careers in high value sectors will be key to achieving the planned level of growth and sustainability. Fostering greater collaboration between educational institutions and designing incentives for home-grown talent has been a key focus for local organisations. A host of creative programs have been developed by employers in an aim to align future skillsets with the needs of the future economy and encourage Emirati youth to pursue careers in sectors such as energy, manufacturing, aerospace and technology. How do these programs compare, and how can home-grown future leaders participate in the creation of new Emiratization programs with the aim of delivering a strong pipeline of local talent?
Attendee insights:
This session will convene future leaders from UAE based organisations to appraise current Emiratization programs and discuss strategies for engaging youth in the creation of future programs.
Session Panelists:
Director of National Value Added
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT)
Specialist, Market & Ecosystem Development, In-Country Value & Industrial Development Division
ADNOC
Thursday 05 October 2023
12:35 PM - 01:20 PM
Nurturing future leaders: designing effective Emiratization programs for economic prosperity
Youth led Emiratization panel
Session Location: ICC Hall
Emirati representation in local organisations is an integral part of the ‘We the UAE 2031 Vision’. With ambitions to double the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) from AED 1.49 trillion to AED 3 trillion and generate AED 800 billion from non-oil exports, encouraging Emirati Youth to pursue careers in high value sectors will be key to achieving the planned level of growth and sustainability. Fostering greater collaboration between educational institutions and designing incentives for home-grown talent has been a key focus for local organisations. A host of creative programs have been developed by employers in an aim to align future skillsets with the needs of the future economy and encourage Emirati youth to pursue careers in sectors such as energy, manufacturing, aerospace and technology. How do these programs compare, and how can home-grown future leaders participate in the creation of new Emiratization programs with the aim of delivering a strong pipeline of local talent?
Attendee insights:
This session will convene future leaders from UAE based organisations to appraise current Emiratization programs and discuss strategies for engaging youth in the creation of future programs.
Session Panelists:
Director of National Value Added
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT)
Specialist, Market & Ecosystem Development, In-Country Value & Industrial Development Division
ADNOC
01:20 PM 02:20 PM
Networking Lunch
Session Location: ICC Hall
Thursday 05 October 2023
01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Networking Lunch
Session Location: ICC Hall
02:20 PM 03:20 PM
Innovating for impact: creating profits from prosperity
Young innovators competition
Session Location: ICC Hall
Countries across the Middle East are experiencing a wave of youth-led entrepreneurship, particularly in the field of sustainability. At the same time, environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting continues to play a role in investment decisions. Young entrepreneurs will pitch their business models and innovations to a panel of experienced ESG and impact investors with a focus on innovation driven by ESG principles that go beyond profits to deliver prosperity.
Attendee insights:
ESG and impact investors will provide their feedback on young entrepreneurs business ideas with the aim of inspiring youth-led innovation that aligns with the broader global sustainability and climate agendas.
Session Panelist:
Thursday 05 October 2023
02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
Innovating for impact: creating profits from prosperity
Young innovators competition
Session Location: ICC Hall
Countries across the Middle East are experiencing a wave of youth-led entrepreneurship, particularly in the field of sustainability. At the same time, environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting continues to play a role in investment decisions. Young entrepreneurs will pitch their business models and innovations to a panel of experienced ESG and impact investors with a focus on innovation driven by ESG principles that go beyond profits to deliver prosperity.
Attendee insights:
ESG and impact investors will provide their feedback on young entrepreneurs business ideas with the aim of inspiring youth-led innovation that aligns with the broader global sustainability and climate agendas.
Session Panelist:
03:20 PM 04:00 PM
Tech for good: meet the young innovators driving an inclusive energy transition
Innovator inspiration
Session Location: ICC Hall
Technology is a key driver and enabler of the energy transition. Clean energy technologies such as green hydrogen and energy storage have the potential to transform our lives and decouple energy from finite resources, enabling security, affordability, accessibility and sustainability. However, to date, only a handful of clean technologies have made the leap from laboratories to commercial scale. In order to realise net-zero goals and an inclusive transition, technology development cycles need to be dramatically reduced. Next-generation digital technologies such as AI, IIoT and blockchain have the potential to accelerate the development of cleantech through their ability to generate, and make sense of, vast amounts of data, cutting down development times. At the same time, when combined with cleantech and enabling policies, digital technologies have the potential to create new markets, new business models, and disrupt the traditional centralised energy model, paving the way for a decentralised energy system that acts as the foundation of an inclusive transition. Young cleantech innovators will describe their journey creating cleantech start-ups from ideation to commercialistion, how they have leveraged digital technologies to inform their innovation cycles, and how their innovations are enabling a more inclusive and sustainable world.
Attendee insights:
Gain an insight into a clean tech start up’s journey and understand the role of digital technologies in enabling an inclusive transition.
Session Panelist:
Thursday 05 October 2023
03:20 PM - 04:00 PM
Tech for good: meet the young innovators driving an inclusive energy transition
Innovator inspiration
Session Location: ICC Hall
Technology is a key driver and enabler of the energy transition. Clean energy technologies such as green hydrogen and energy storage have the potential to transform our lives and decouple energy from finite resources, enabling security, affordability, accessibility and sustainability. However, to date, only a handful of clean technologies have made the leap from laboratories to commercial scale. In order to realise net-zero goals and an inclusive transition, technology development cycles need to be dramatically reduced. Next-generation digital technologies such as AI, IIoT and blockchain have the potential to accelerate the development of cleantech through their ability to generate, and make sense of, vast amounts of data, cutting down development times. At the same time, when combined with cleantech and enabling policies, digital technologies have the potential to create new markets, new business models, and disrupt the traditional centralised energy model, paving the way for a decentralised energy system that acts as the foundation of an inclusive transition. Young cleantech innovators will describe their journey creating cleantech start-ups from ideation to commercialistion, how they have leveraged digital technologies to inform their innovation cycles, and how their innovations are enabling a more inclusive and sustainable world.
Attendee insights:
Gain an insight into a clean tech start up’s journey and understand the role of digital technologies in enabling an inclusive transition.
Session Panelist:
- 05 October 2023 Day 4
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