Dr Carole Nakhle is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crystol Energy. Born and raised in Lebanon, Dr Nakhle is an international authority on the interplay between economics, energy, governance and geopolitics. With a unique breadth of experience gained from working across a wide spectrum of stakeholders, Dr Nakhle worked with major energy companies (Eni and Equinor) at the executive level, governments and policy makers (including Special Parliamentary Advisor in the UK on Energy and Middle Eastern Issues), international organisations (Commonwealth Secretariat, IMF, United Nations and World Bank), as well as academic institutions and specialized think tanks on a global scale. She sits on the Governing Board of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and has lectured at leading academic institutions, including: the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, Universities of Dundee and Surrey in the UK and The Graduate Institute in Geneva. Her views are highly regarded. She has published extensively and is a thought after commentator on energy in the international media and at major conferences and industry gatherings. She is also the author of two widely acclaimed books: Petroleum Taxation: Sharing the Wealth and Out of the Energy Labyrinth (2007), co-authored with Lord David Howell, former Secretary of State for Energy in the UK. An avid supporter of gender balance, in 2007, she founded the not-for-profit organisation ‘Access for Women in Energy’, with the aim of promoting the development of women in the energy sector globally and has been successfully leading the group since. She acted as a Member of the Hydrogen Expert Committee for COP28 Energy Transition Changemakers – a COP28 UAE Presidency Initiative and she is the President Elect of the prestigious Arab Energy Club. Dr Nakhle’s work is recognised worldwide. In 2024, she was selected as the ‘Most Influential CEO, London Business Consulting’ by CEO Monthly. She also featured in the ‘Top 22 Outstanding Women CEOs of 2022’ published by the New York based The Women Leaders and was selected ‘CEO of the Year’ in the UK in 2021 by CEO Monthly. In 2020, she was awarded the Fellowship of the Energy Institute and featured on the Energy Council’s list of Top Female Executives in the global energy industry. In 2017, she received the Honorary Professional Recognition Award from the Tunisian Minister of Energy, Mines & Renewable Energy.