Youssef Salem

Youssef Salem is CFO of ADX-listed ADNOC Drilling, world’s largest integrated driller, IC Member of Enersol, energy technology JV between ADNOC Drilling and Alpha Dhabi, and Director at Gordon Technologies, real time drilling measurement and analytics portfolio company of Enersol. Youssef’s experience includes being CFO of AIQ, MENA’s fastest unicorn and first AI unicorn; CFO & Director at Swvl, world’s first mass transit marketplace to go public and MENA’s first unicorn to list on Nasdaq; Executive Director & Senior Advisor at Moelis with 13 years of investment banking experience, executing >$100bn of capital raises, financings, M&A, and restructurings across >60 transactions; Founder of Qora71, a Hub71 backed venture investors syndicate; Entrepreneur in Residence at Hub71; Adjunct Professor of Practice at the American University in Cairo; and Board / Advisory Board Member in multiple technology companies and funds. He is a CFA Charterholder, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, youngest CFO on both Nasdaq and ADX and was featured in Forbes Middle East 30 under 30 list.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 4 November

10:45

Finance & Investment ICC Hall B 10:45 - 11:20

Finance and energy: partnering for energy security and diversification

The power of collaboration is transforming the energy landscape, with a recent industry report revealing that 94% of investors and energy executives are actively seeking partnerships to combine strengths, share resources and distribute risk. These collaborative frameworks – spanning public-private partnerships (PPPs), private equity, infrastructure funds and sustainability-linked instruments – create powerful opportunities to advance energy security and energy diversification simultaneously. Through innovative agreements, partners are unlocking synergies that no single entity could achieve alone. With a dynamic energy sector shaped by technological innovations, new policies and a transforming energy market, how can financiers and energy operators identify the partners to advance a future where energy continues to fuel global progress and prosperity.

Attendee insights:

In this session, join thought leaders from the finance and energy sectors to discover how joint efforts can advance a resilient, low-carbon, high-growth future.

Wednesday, 6 November

14:00

Decarbonisation Conference Decarbonisation Theatre 14:00 - 14:45

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The role of startups in delivering the new clean energy future

Startups are at the forefront of developing affordable, efficient and reliable clean energy technologies driving innovation, securing investment, influencing policy, developing talent, and embracing digitalisation and sustainability – all of which are critical to meeting global climate goals. However, startups face challenges such as high upfront capital to develop, test, and scale their technologies, limited access to investment and funding, high levels of competition, and digital technology scalability. With the right investors, partners and collaborators, many companies considered startups today could be key players in the new clean energy system.

Attendee insights:

Understand how clean energy startups are uniquely positioned to add value in the clean energy future with the right innovation and investment.