Final Program

Day 1, November 1

• Opening Address
  HE Mohammad bin Dhaen Al Hameli, Minister of Energy, U.A.E.

• Welcoming Remarks
  HE Yousef Omair bin Yousef, CEO, ADNOC, U.A.E. and Chairman of the Board of The Petroleum Institute

• Production of Global Hydrocarbon Liquids: Is There a Near-term Peak?
  Dr. Rick Vierbuchen, Vice President, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, USA

• Is There an Impending Oil Shortage?
  Prof. Michael Economides, University of Houston, USA

• Natural Gas and Alternative Technologies: Tools for a Natural Gas Security Strategy
  Ms. Melanie Kenderdine, Vice President, Gas Technology Institute, USA

• Future Energy Supply and Environment Protection - a Challenge for Large Scale Power Generation
  Prof. Klaus Hein, University of Stuttgart, Germany

• Clean Power Generation from Wastes using High Temperature Air Combustion Technology
  Prof. Ashwani Gupta, University of Maryland, USA

• United States Air Force Energy Strategy for the 21st Century
  Mr. Michael Aimone, P.E., Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations & Mission Support, Headquarters United States Air Force, USA

• Sustainable Future in Japan - from Energy Technology Aspects
  Dr. Kiichiro Ogawa, The Institute of Applied Energy, Japan

• Future Research Needs in the Oil and Gas Industries
  Dr. Francois Kalaydjian, Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), France

• Educating the Energy Engineer of 2030
  Prof. Michael Ohadi, Executive Director and Chief Academic Officer (Acting), The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.

• Tour of The Petroleum Institute

• Reception and Gala Dinner

Day 2, November 2

• The Masdar Initiative
  Mr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC), UAE

• Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Vision of our Energy Future
  Prof. Peter Edwards, University of Oxford, UK

• Strategies for Advanced Oil Utilization
  Prof. Stefan Schleicher, University of Graz, Austria

• The Future of Nuclear Energy
  Prof. Mujid Kazimi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

• Opportunities and Perspectives for Plastics in Coming Fossil Fuel and Solar Energy Scenarios
  Prof. Reinhold Lang, University of Leoben, Austria

• Advances in Photovoltaic Science and Technology for Solar Electricity
  Dr. John Poate, Colorado School of Mines, USA

• Energy Supply, Technology Development and Business Models - A Case Study from the Seismic Industry
  Prof. Karl Berteussen, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.

• Environmental Performance within ADNOC and its Group of Companies
  Mr. Hazem Abuahmad, P.E., Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), U.A.E.

• New Consumer-Driven Realities in Oil Markets
  Dr. Dalton Garis, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E.

• Closing Address

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