Dan Murphy

Dan Murphy is CNBC’s Anchor and Correspondent in the United Arab Emirates, covering global business, markets, economics, and geopolitics from the heart of the Middle East. Dan is also the host of Access Middle East - CNBC’s flagship program from the region. The show is broadcast worldwide and features in-depth interviews with Heads of State, Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors, sovereign wealth fund executives, and leading regional leaders and CEOs. Dan provides high-level insight into the Gulf’s rapidly evolving economic landscape, and the vast pools of capital driving transformation across the region. His field reporting spans major financial hubs and geopolitical hotspots - from anchoring live coverage in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar to covering critical elections in Turkey and Israel, and delivering high-stakes interviews in Egypt and Russia. A leading voice in energy and geo-economics, Dan was awarded the 2023 GI International Energy Journalism Award for his reporting on global energy markets. He regularly reports from OPEC meetings in Vienna, and also serves as an Energy Journalism Fellow at Columbia’s Center of Global Energy Policy. Dan regularly reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Riyadh, and Dubai, and has led more than 100 high-level panels at global conferences and events focusing on the Middle East, finance, banking, energy, technology, aviation, and leadership in the Arab world. In 2024, Dan was named one of thirty-six Young Global Leaders by the Atlantic Council and selected for the prestigious Millennium Fellowship, which recognizes leaders shaping the future of international affairs. Dan began his career with CNBC in Singapore in 2015, and was part of the team that launched the network’s Gulf bureaus in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 2018. Prior to CNBC, he reported for Sky News in Australia.

Session Overview

Monday, 3 November

16:00

Global strategy ICC Hall A 16:00 - 16:45

Capital catalysts: financing the future energy economy

Achieving the dual goals of energy security and decarbonisation requires unprecedented levels of capital - and smarter deployment of it. As governments scale industrial policies, and markets reward resilience and sustainability, the energy sector must mobilise investment at speed and scale. From clean tech and carbon capture to natural gas and LNG, critical minerals and hydrogen infrastructure, where will the money flow next?

How can energy leaders balance diverging short- and long-term priorities - each with distinct investment requirements and return profiles - while driving a coherent transformation agenda?

As AI and emerging technologies disrupt traditional value chains, they are not only reshaping business models but also driving significant increases in energy demand and competing for resources.

Attendee insights:

Understand where industry leaders are directing investments and what key criteria make energy projects attractive in today's evolving capital landscape.

Thursday, 6 November

All Sessions

15:00

Strategic Conference ICC Hall 15:00 - 16:00

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Transition and innovation: how companies are shaping the future of energy

The global energy transition is set to dramatically reshape the energy landscape. Currently, about 80% of global energy is derived from fossil fuels, but the IEA’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario aims for renewable energy to constitute two-thirds of global supply by 2050. Achieving this target is no small feat and will necessitate a substantial shift in how energy companies look at their business, profoundly affecting their entire value chain—from strategy to production to the end consumer. In response to this, numerous energy companies have embarked on a transformative journey. Companies are approaching the transition in different ways, with many using innovative approaches, from shifting business models, to changing their product portfolio, to providing differentiated consumer experiences. The pressing question remains: How can energy companies adapt to this rapidly evolving energy landscape, and what strategic insights can they learn from the trailblazers who have successfully navigated this transition?

Attendee insights:

Energy leaders – from traditional energy players and renewable providers to new entrants – will provide their perspectives on how their organisations are navigating the energy transition and how are they innovating to achieve their goals.