His Excellency Dr Sultan Al Jaber is the UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, overseeing efforts to increase the country’s industrial development, diversification and competitiveness. Dr Al Jaber also holds prominent positions across the UAE’s energy and investment landscape, serving as Managing Director & Group CEO of ADNOC, Executive Chairman of XRG and Chairman of Masdar. Dr Al Jaber is driving the integration of energy and AI. He is Chairman of Presight, one of the region’s leading generative AI companies, and serves on Abu Dhabi’s AI and Advanced Technology Council and Advanced Technology Research Council. In addition, he serves as Chairman of Emirates Development Bank, Chairman of FAB Misr, Alterra, and RIQ, while also holding board positions on the Abu Dhabi Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs, the Mubadala Investment Company, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), Emirates Investment Authority (EIA), and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). Dr Al Jaber is also Chairman of IMI, a privately-owned, global media group with operations across 19 countries. Dr Al Jaber received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1997. He received a Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA) from California State University, Los Angeles in 2001, and he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics by Coventry University in 2007.