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Confirmed Invited Speaker
Program
The Energy 2030 Conference
Technical Program will be comprised of twelve
Invited Lectures by top executives and
distinguished experts from academia and industry
around the world. The Program is designed by
invitation only, to solicit contributions from
leading experts in each topical area of the
conference. These Invited Speakers will share
their vision of resources and technologies
spanning fossil and alternative fuels (hydrogen,
methanol and ethanol), energy from waste and
biomass, solar and nuclear energy, energy
efficiency and environmental initiatives. Energy
economics and the security of energy supply are
also at the heart of the debate.
The Invited Key Note Technical
Program is now confirmed:
- Energy Outlook:
Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Marianne Kah, Chief Economist,
ConocoPhilips, USA
- Technological
Innovation and the Future of the Oil and Gas
Industry
Prof. David G. Victor, Director, Program on
Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford
University, USA
- Energy and Reason:
Securing and Sustaining Global Reach for the
US Air Force
Dr. Donald R. Erbschloe, Chief Scientist, US
Air Mobility Command, USA
- From Cans to Cars -
Saving Energy and Resources with Polymers
Dr. Kent Abbas, Senior Advisor Innovation and
Technology, Borealis, Belgium
- Can Separation
Processes Be more Energy-Efficient?
Prof. Edward L. Cussler, Distinguished
Institute Professor, University of Minnesota,
USA
- Biomass as Renewable
Energy Source for Sustainability
Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal, William Palm
Professor of Engineering, Washington
University in St. Louis, USA
- Educating the 2030
Global Energy Engineer
Prof. Avram Bar-Cohen, Distinguished
University Professor and Chair, University of
Maryland, USA
- A Systems Approach to
Energy and the Environment
Prof. Ronald M. Sega, Woodward Professor of
Systems Engineering, Colorado State
University, USA
- Carbon Seqestration and
Chemical Synthesis
Prof. Adel Sarofim, Presidential Professor at
the University of Utah, and Professor
Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA
- Clean and Sustainable
Energy Supply: The European Approach
Prof. Klaus Hein, University of Stuttgart,
Germany
- Overview of MASDAR
Solar Strategy
Prof. Marwan Khraisheh, Acting Provost, Masdar
Institute of Science and
Technology, UAE
- Development of Nuclear
Energy for a Sustainable World
Prof. Mujid Kazimi, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA
- The Grand
Challenge of the Hydrogen Economy: A
Challenge too far?
Prof. Peter Edwards, University of Oxford,
UK
In addition a panel session will
be held to discuss the research and development
challenges in the oil and gas industries for
Energy 2030.
Confirmed panelists are:
- Mr. Mohamed Butti Al Qubaisi,
Deputy Director E & P, Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company (ADNOC), UAE
- Mr. Abdul Munim Saif Al Kindy,
General Manager, Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore
Oil Operations (ADCO), UAE or designate.
- Prof. Michael Ohadi, Provost
and Acting President, The Petroleum Institute,
UAE
- Dr. Zara Khatib, Manager of
Technology Marketing and Deployment for Middle
East and South Asia, Shell E&P
International, UAE
- Prof. Karl Berteussen, Director
of Research (Acting), The Petroleum Institute,
UAE
- Dr. Kent Abbas, Senior Advisor
Innovation and Technology, Borealis, Belgium
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Technical
Tutorial Program
In parallel with the Invited Speaker Program
and the Poster Exhibition, a series of
Technical Tutorials will be presented on Day
Two of the Conference. The objective of
these tutorials is to off er an educational
overview on alternative energy topics and
environmental issues. The tutorials will be
given by eminent experts in their fi elds,
and will off er opportunities for
interaction between the audience and the
Speaker.
8.30 to 9.15 Carbon
Capture and Storage: Technologies,
Opportunities, and Risks
Dr. Varun Rai, Research Fellow, Program on
Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD),
Stanford University, USA
9.15 to 10.00 An
Overview of Nuclear Power Plant Design and
Accident Assessment
Dr. Farouk Eltawila, Former Director at the
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA
10.30 to 11.15
Bioenergy
Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal, William Palm
Professor of Engineering, Washington
University in
St. Louis, USA
11.15 to 12.00 The
Potential of Solar Energy in Abu Dhabi and
how MASDAR will utilize it
Dr. Olaf Goebel, Senior Project Manager,
Engineering, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
(ADFEC), UAE
13.30 to 14.15
Combustion: Fundamentals, Energy and
Pollution
Prof. Ashwani K. Gupta, Distinguished
University Professor, University of
Maryland, USA
14.15 to 15.00
Introduction to Fuel Cells
Prof. Nandakumar Krishnaswamy, GASCO Chair
Professor, The Petroleum Institute, UAE
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