International Sustainability Resources & Technology Conference Agenda

08:00 – 09:00
13 March 2023 | 60 Minutes
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Conference Registrations Opens

Conference Registration Opens

09:00 – 09:40
13 March 2023 | 40 Minutes
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Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony

09:40 – 09:45
13 March 2023 | 5 Minutes
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Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Speakers

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

09:45 – 10:15
13 March 2023 | 30 Minutes
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Opening panel discussion: Lessons from COP27

Opening panel discussion: Lessons from COP27

What lessons can be taken from COP27? How are world leaders taking action to meet net-zero targets? What more needs to be done to fulfil commitments in this deciding decade? Hear from government leaders and senior executives on their plans for action.

Speakers

His Excellency Sayyid Dr. Munther bin Hilal Al Busaidi

Vice Chairman

Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit

Spyros Kouvelis

Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development; senior associate, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Former minister of state for foreign economic, cultural,and environmental affairs (Greece)

EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development

Dr Karim Morsy

Advisor to the Minister for Environment

Ministry of Environment, Egypt

Justine Roure

Deputy VP, strategy

Oil & Gas Climate Initiative

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

10:15 – 10:50
13 March 2023 | 35 Minutes
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Panel discussion

Hastening the clean energy transition

How can we achieve a net-zero future as populations rise and increasing development boosts energy demand?

Speakers

RAJAT SEKSARIA

Chief executive

ACME GROUP

Yaqoob bin Saif Al Kiyumi

Chief executive officer

Oman Power & Water Procurement

Moutaz Al Riyami

Gas director

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)

Sardar Karim

Manager, policy and insights

Economist Impact

10:50 – 11:25
13 March 2023 | 35 Minutes
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Panel discussion

Green is the new brown—enabling the transition to net zero in hard-to-abate sectors

What does it mean to move from “brown” to “green” growth? How can heavy industry invest in decarbonisation? What does the future of power storage look like? How can the demands of growing populations be met given the imperative to reach net zero?

Speakers

Justine Roure

Deputy VP, strategy

Oil & Gas Climate Initiative

Hamed Al Mamari

Senior Manager for Decarbonisation and New Energy

Oman LNG

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

11:25 – 11:40
13 March 2023 | 15 Minutes
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  • Ballroom
Mid-morning coffee break

Mid-morning coffee break

11:40 – 12:15
13 March 2023 | 35 Minutes
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Panel discussion

Fuels of the future

What alternative fuels will be required for the future? What can current energy systems do to adapt to new fuels that can replace coal? How will renewable energy progress in the Middle East?

Speakers

Dr. Firas Al-Abduwani

Acting managing director

Hydrom

Abdulaziz Al Shidhani

Director general of renewable energy and hydrogen

Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Sultanate of Oman

Khalid Bin Hadi

Managing director

Siemens Energy Oman

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

Tony Nieman

Head of the Middle East

InterContinental Energy

12:15 – 12:45
13 March 2023 | 30 Minutes
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Panel discussion

The hydrogen hype

Is hydrogen a truly green energy solution? What investments in this technology are needed, and where will we see real breakthroughs in its use?

Speakers

Dr. Marc Vermeersch

Executive Director - QEERI

Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Guy de Kort

Manager Shell operated ventures Oman

Shell Development Oman

Ghalib Al Mamaari

Vice president, low carbon molecules

OQ Alternative Energy

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

13:00 – 14:00
13 March 2023 | 60 Minutes
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  • Hall 1
Delegate lunch break

Delegate lunch break

14:00 – 14:45
13 March 2023 | 45 Minutes
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  • Track: Sustainable planning and development
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Panel discussion

Future-proofing cities—towards sustainable and resilient urban spaces

How can cities be transformed to reach net-zero emissions by 2030? How can existing buildings be adapted?

Speakers

Karim El-Jisr

Chief sustainability officer

Diamond Developers

Prof.Khalifa-Al-Jabri

Professor of civil engineering

Sultan Qaboos University

Dr. Amy Hochadel

Executive director

Connected Places Catapult

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

14:00 – 14:45
13 March 2023 | 45 Minutes
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  • Track: Net-zero and the energy transition
  • OCEC
  • The Auditorium
Panel discussion

Innovating for a greener future

How can technology best be harnessed to meet sustainability goals? How can society deliver a green future through technological innovation?

Speakers

Ivonne Bojoh

COO

Circle Economy

Mohammed Ahmed Ali Tabouk

Director of design & construction of roads

Ministry of Transport, Communications & IT

Franck J. Kayser

Cheif operating officer

Asyad Shipping Company

Sardar Karim

Manager, policy and insights

Economist Impact

14:45 – 15:20
13 March 2023 | 35 Minutes
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  • Track: Net-zero and the energy transition
  • OCEC
  • The Auditorium
Action hour: Regional case studies

Action hour: Regional case studies

Case studies of technological innovation from the Middle East, Asia and Africa (10 minutes each).

Speakers

Eugene Wang

CEO and Founder

Sophie’s BioNutrients

Chad Robertson

CEO and Founder

Regenize

14:45 – 15:20
13 March 2023 | 35 Minutes
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  • Track: Sustainable planning and development
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Igniting smart and equitable cities

Igniting smart and equitable cities

Cities need holistic strategies that deliver decarbonisation alongside social equality, biodiversity, circularity and resilience. How can developers be mindful of embodied carbon and use new and better technologies to achieve greater circularity?

Speakers

Ibrahim Al Waili

Director of Oman National Spacial Strategy (ONSS)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

Faisal Durrani

Partner and head of middle east research

Knight Frank

Wadee Murtadha Mohamed Al Lawati

Senior manager, ICT business development

Omantel

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

15:20
13 March 2023
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End of day one

End of day one