ADIPEC 2026 | ADIPEC Strategic Conferences

About the Strategic Conference

In a world where rising demand coincides with geopolitical volatility, capital discipline, technology disruption and growing pressure on infrastructure, the need to examine and discuss the strategic choices that will determine how energy systems perform under stress and how they evolve to meet future needs has never been more critical.

The ADIPEC Strategic Conference responds to this need by focusing on the system-level priorities shaping energy security, economic resilience and long-term growth and competitiveness.

Confirmed ministers and global voices attending ADIPEC

His Excellency Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei

United Arab Emirates

His Excellency Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure

United Arab Emirates

His Excellency Karim Badawi

Arab Republic of Egypt

His Excellency Karim Badawi

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Arab Republic of Egypt

His Excellency Saleh Kharabsheh

Jordan

His Excellency Saleh Kharabsheh

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources

Jordan

His Excellency Michael Damianos

Cyprus

His Excellency Michael Damianos

Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry

Cyprus

Her Excellency Adrijana Mesarović

Serbia

Her Excellency Adrijana Mesarović

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy

Serbia

Rt. Honourable Ekperikpe Ekpo

Nigeria

Rt. Honourable Ekperikpe Ekpo

Minister for State (Gas) Petroleum Resources

Nigeria

Honourable James Opiyo Wandayi

Kenya

Honourable James Opiyo Wandayi

Cabinet Secretary - Energy and Petroleum

Kenya

Honourable July Moyo

Zimbabwe

Honourable July Moyo

Minister of Energy and Power Development

Zimbabwe

His Excellency Dr. Khalifa Rajab Abdulsadek

Libya

His Excellency Dr. Khalifa Rajab Abdulsadek

Minister of Oil and Gas

Libya

His Excellency El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf

Senegal

His Excellency El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf

Minister of Energy and Petroleum

Senegal

His Excellency Tiémoko Traoré

Mali

His Excellency Tiémoko Traoré

Minister of Energy and Water

Mali

His Excellency Alparslan Bayraktar

Türkiye

His Excellency Alparslan Bayraktar

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

Türkiye

His Excellency Osama Mobarez

EMGF

His Excellency Osama Mobarez

Secretary General

EMGF

Wael Sawan

Shell

Wael Sawan

CEO

Shell

Patrick Pouyanné

TotalEnergies

Patrick Pouyanné

Chairman and CEO

TotalEnergies

Meg O'Neill

CEO

Claudio Descalzi

Eni

Claudio Descalzi

CEO

Eni

Richard Jackson

Oxy

Richard Jackson

President and CEO

Oxy

Horacio Marín

YPF

Horacio Marín

CEO

YPF

Amos Hochstein

TWG Global

Amos Hochstein

Managing Partner

TWG Global

Mark J. Thomas

Bapco Energies

Mark J. Thomas

Group CEO

Bapco Energies

Christian Bruch

Siemens Energy

Christian Bruch

President and CEO

Siemens Energy

Lorenzo Simonelli

Baker Hughes

Lorenzo Simonelli

Chairman and CEO

Baker Hughes

Olivier Le Peuch

SLB

Olivier Le Peuch

CEO

SLB

Russell Hardy

Vitol

Russell Hardy

CEO

Vitol

Jeff Miller

Halliburton

Jeff Miller

Chairman, President and CEO

Halliburton

Alessandro Puliti

Saipem

Alessandro Puliti

CEO

Saipem

Maarten Wetselaar

Moeve

Maarten Wetselaar

CEO

Moeve

Dr. Markus Krebber

RWE

Dr. Markus Krebber

CEO

RWE

Matt Schatzman

Nextdecade

Matt Schatzman

Chairman and CEO

Nextdecade

Dr. Egbert Laege

SEFE

Dr. Egbert Laege

CEO

SEFE

Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos

CEO

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Markus Steilemann

Covestro

Dr. Markus Steilemann

CEO

Covestro

Hunter L. Hunt

Hunt Energy Holdings

Hunter L. Hunt

CEO

Hunt Energy Holdings

Wang Yuetao

ZhenHua Oil

Wang Yuetao

Chairman

ZhenHua Oil

Proscovia Nabbanja

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Proscovia Nabbanja

CEO

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Lord John Browne

BeyondNetZero

Lord John Browne

Co-Founder and Chairman

BeyondNetZero

Olivier Blum

Schneider Electric

Olivier Blum

CEO

Schneider Electric

Performance under pressure: Energy systems in a new era
ADIPEC 2026 Themes

Resilient by design: building the energy advantage

Energy security is increasingly inseparable from economic stability – and also from economic opportunity. As geopolitical instability, strategic competition and system vulnerability reshape global markets, resilient energy systems are becoming a source of national and industrial advantage. Diversified supply, strategic infrastructure and great system integration can strengthen security while unlocking for investment, trade, industrial growth and long-term competitiveness.

From policy to production: unlocking the next wave of growth

The opportunity ahead is significant, but realising it will depend on execution. Policy, regulation and governance must align to unlock investment, accelerate infrastructure and enable partnerships across markets. Turning ambition into commissioned assets can expand supply, open new markets and build the energy infrastructure needed to support economic growth for decades to come.

Capital that performs: financing the energy opportunity

Meeting rising energy demand will require capital to move with scale, discipline and conviction. As geopolitical and market dynamics evolve, the opportunity is to direct investment towards the infrastructure, technologies and projects positioned to meet structural demand growth. Converting capital into bankable, high-performing projects can strengthen supply while creating new engines of economic and industrial growth.

Powering the intelligence age: capturing the technology dividend

AI is reshaping both energy demand and the systems that serve it. Digitalisation, automation, advanced materials and next-generation infrastructure are creating new opportunities to optimise performance, increase productivity and transform how energy is produced, traded and delivered. Those able to deploy technology at speed and scale can unlock new sources of value while building more flexible, integrated and intelligent energy systems.

Building capacity for sustained growth

The expansion and transformation of global energy systems is creating new demand for industrial capability, technical expertise and future-ready skills. Organisations and economies that can scale engineering capacity, develop talent and strengthen industrial ecosystems will be better positioned to capture growth, compete in an AI-enabled economy and build lasting advantage across the energy value chain.

Securing resilient energy systems across 11 strategic programmes

Energy Security
& Resilience New

Explore how governments and industry are strengthening energy security, protecting critical infrastructure and building resilience against disruption in a more volatile operating environment.

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Policy, Regulation
& Governance New

Understand how policy, regulation and governance frameworks can strengthen investment confidence, reduce risk and accelerate delivery across increasingly complex energy markets.

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Finance
& Investment

Examine how investors and developers are mobilising capital, managing risk and financing the infrastructure needed to support long-term energy growth.

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AI, Digital
& Technology

Discover how AI, digital technologies and applied intelligence are improving operational performance, strengthening resilience and creating competitive advantage across the energy system.

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Upstream New

Explore how upstream leaders are deploying capital, strengthening portfolios and improving execution to sustain supply and competitiveness in a more complex operating environment.

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Natural Gas & LNG

Examine how gas and LNG are reshaping energy security, trade relationships and industrial competitiveness in an increasingly fragmented global market.

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Downstream, Chemicals & Industrial Value Chains

See how refiners, chemical producers and industrial leaders are strengthening margins, securing feedstocks and improving competitiveness across increasingly integrated value chains.

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Grids, Infrastructure & Industrial Execution New

Understand why the ability to build, connect and protect infrastructure is becoming as strategically important as the energy it carries.

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Clean Power, Molecules & Carbon Management New

Explore how clean power, cleaner molecules and carbon management solutions are advancing from ambition to execution through commercially viable projects and infrastructure.

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Maritime & Logistics

Discover how shipping, ports and logistics networks are strengthening trade resilience, safeguarding supply chains and supporting secure global energy flows.

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Workforce & Skills New

Explore how talent, skills and leadership are becoming critical determinants of project delivery, industrial competitiveness and long-term energy growth.

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Join the world’s largest and most influential platform for energy leadership, innovation and investment, and connect with the decision-makers shaping energy security, unlocking opportunity and delivering the systems needed for long-term growth.

Strategic Conference programme is now live

The ADIPEC Strategic Conference brings together ministers, CEOs, investors, policymakers and technology leaders across 11 programmes to shape the decisions, investments and innovations driving energy security, growth and competitiveness.

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