World Future Energy Summit 2011
From 17.01.2011 to 20.01.2011
REEEP Participated
Organised by Reed Exhibitions
Location: Abu Dhabi
Description:
Since its inception in 2008, World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi has evolved as the world’s foremost and must-attend annual meeting for the renewable energy and environment industry.
The 2011 WFES represents an unrivalled business platform bringing together project owners and solution providers with investors and buyers from both the public and private sectors. It includes a world class summit, two exhibitions, young future energy leaders program, round table discussions, industry and investment seminars, corporate meetings and social events.
The last WFES attracted 24,760 attendees from 148 countries including world leaders, international policy makers, industry leaders, investors, experts, academia, intellectuals and journalists to find practical and sustainable solutions for today’s energy security and climate change challenges.
For 2011, the four key themes are: Policy, Business, Technology and Finance
Day One: Monday 17 January 2011
Strategy & Policy Forum
Heads of State and Energy Ministers from developed and developing nations will discuss the global challenges facing policy makers as they seek to boost energy infrastructure, fuel economic growth, meet environmental goals and provide a sustainable future for their countries.
Day Two: Tuesday 18 January 2011
Business Forum
Global CEOs of energy companies will identify the key drivers fuelling the growth of the renewable energy industry and address the obstacles limiting renewable energies from achieving break through success? How can future energy become a commercial reality today?
Day Three: Wednesday 19 January 2011
Technology Forum
Innovators in the field of sustainable energy will reveal the latest technology advances driving costs down and capacity up and discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by new and developing renewable energy technologies.
Day Four: Thursday 20 January 2011
Finance & Investment Forum
Head from the global finance and investors leaders how has financing for renewable energy projects, products and services been affected by the global financial crisis.
WFES will include insights from thought leaders of the world's foremost organizations in the future energy including:
- Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
- Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group, UK
- Ernest Moniz, Director Energy Initiative, MIT, USA
- Sara Ortwein, President, Exxon Mobil Upstream, USA
- Truman Semans, Principal, GreenOrder; Former Executive Committee Member, US Climate Action Partnership, USA
- Baron Stern of Brentford, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE, UK
- Rene Umlauft, CEO Renewable Energy, Siemens, Germany
- Frank Wouters, Director, Masdar Power, UAE
WFES offers highly flexible booking options. Choose to attend the Summit day that interests you most, any combination of days or attend all four days for maximum knowledge sharing and networking benefits!