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

Supported by

Robin Mills

CEO

Qamar Energy

Robin
Robin

Robin is an expert on Middle East energy strategy. He is the author of two books, The Myth of the Oil Crisis and Capturing Carbon, columnist on energy and environmental issues for Bloomberg and The National, and comments widely on energy issues in the media, including the Financial Times, Foreign Policy, Atlantic, CNN, BBC, Sky News and others. For Shell (1997-2005), he advanced business development efforts in Iraq, the rest of the Middle East and Russia, then for Dubai Holding and the Emirates National Oil Company. He founded Qamar Energy to deliver unique regionally-based Middle East energy insight and business opportunities for the international oil and gas industry. Key areas of focus include the MENA and East Mediterranean gas market, Iraqi and Kurdish energy, MENA renewables, and carbon capture and storage. He was awarded the Global Energy Prize ‘Energy of Words’ in St Petersburg, Russia, 2016. He is a Fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, Non-Resident Fellow with the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, and Senior Fellow with the Iraq Energy Institute and former Non-Resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He holds a first-class degree in Geology from the University of Cambridge, and speaks five languages including Arabic and Farsi.

Session Overview
Thursday, 7 November
13:15
Voices of Tomorrow Conference Room A Part A 13:15 - 13:45
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Innovation through future leaders

In the traditional energy sector, future leaders can cultivate a culture of innovation by establishing cross-functional teams that encourage brainstorming and creativity. Enhancing collaboration through partnerships with other industry players and stakeholders can also facilitate knowledge sharing and joint ventures focused on sustainability initiatives. Actively seeking input from underrepresented groups within the workforce and engaging in community outreach can promote different perspectives, ensuring that energy projects leverage diverse insights to optimise operations and reduce carbon footprints. Meanwhile, strategic innovations, such as AI, renewable energy sources and smart grid solutions, are vital enablers of the energy transition. How can future leaders harness the powers of collaboration and technology to ensure the gap between sustainability and economic growth is bridged?

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This session explores how young professionals can take leadership roles in promoting innovation within their organisations and communities.

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