Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

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Bob Dudley is the retired CEO of BP, a position he held from 2010 to 2020. Mr Dudley had a career with BP spanning over 40 years, serving in a broad range of engineering, commercial, strategic, international, and executive roles. In 2018, he was named the Petroleum Executive of the Year by Energy Intelligence. Over his career, he gained experience in strategic planning, risk management, international operations, HSE, and operations matters. Currently, Bob is chair of the international, industry-led Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), committed to accelerating the industry’s response to climate change. He serves as a director of LyondellBasell, and Freeport-McMoRan. He chairs Accenture’s Global Energy board and the board of Axio, a private cyber risk quantification company. In August 2022 he was appointed to the board of 8 Rivers Capital, a world-leading Net Zero Solutions provider and was named vice chair for Prism Global Management LLC a private equity company. He’s on the Energy Advisory board for the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is a member of the US Business Council and a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in Britain. In May 2021, he launched Dudley Solar Developments, LLC. Bob was appointed to the board of RMI in April 2023, a global company providing medical, security and technical staffing in complex environments worldwide. In July Bob was appointed to serve as a director of Saudi Aramco. Mr Dudley holds dual American and British citizenship. He earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University, an MIM from the Thunderbird School of International Management (now part of Arizona State), and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.

Session Overview
Thursday, 7 November
10:00
Strategic Conference ICC Hall 10:00 - 11:00
Attracting and retaining the energy talent required to deliver the energy transition

In 2023, the IEA reported that energy employment reached nearly 67 million in 2022, with about 35 million in clean energy sectors and about 32 million in fossil fuel sectors. Its Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario projects that 14 million new clean energy jobs will need to be created by 2030, while another 16 million workers shift to new roles related to clean energy. Energy organisations have equally critical dual challenges - securing talent and skills to deliver the new energy system while retaining legacy talent and skills for traditional energy production. As with the energy transition itself, solutions will be complex and must take into account employee value proposition evolution, rising employee expectations, the opportunities enabled by a global talent pool, and efficiencies created by emerging new technologies like AI and machine learning. In an increasingly competitive labour market, how can businesses attract and retain the energy talent required to deliver the energy transition?

Attendee insights:

Hear from industry leaders on how they are attracting new talent for the energy transition roles of the future whilst retaining legacy talent for their traditional energy business. Understand from a young graduate perspective what it means to enter the energy industry vs another industry.

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