STRATEGIC CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND THOUGHT LEADERS
2025 AGENDA
Monday, 17 February 2025
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
10:00 - 12:00
Official Presidential Opening Ceremony and Inauguration
Pragmatic, secure and sustainable energy development
14:00 - 14:40
Approaches to energy security and industrial competitiveness
Speakers
HE Eng Karim Badawi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Arab Republic of Egypt
HE George Papanastasiou
Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry
Cyprus
HE Theodoros Skylakakis
Minister of Environment and Energy
Greece
HE Fatma Thabet Chiboub
Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy
Republic of Tunisia
Rt Hon Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas)
Nigeria
HE Dr Amani Abou-Zeid
Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy & Digitalisation
African Union
HE Dr Saeed Suleiman Al-Shamasi
Minister of Oil and Minerals
Yemen
Moderator
John Defterios
Former Emerging Markets Editor, CNN, Professor of Business
NYU Abu Dhabi
14:40 - 15:20
A shift in the narrative - energy pragmatism
Speakers
Ali Al Jarwan
Chief Executive Officer
Dragon Oil
Mathios Rigas
Chief Executive Officer
Energean
Bernard Pinatel
President Downstream and President Marketing & Services, Member of the Executive Committee
TotalEnergies
Adnan Bu Fateem
Chief Operating Officer
Mubadala Energy
Randy Neely
Chief Executive Officer
Capricorn Energy
Mohamed Al Aryani
President, International Gas
XRG
Song Yu
Executive Chairman
United Energy Group (UEG)
Moderator
Eithne Treanor
Presenter
EGYPES 2025
15:20 - 16:00
Taking harmful emissions out of energy
Speakers
Jassim Alshirawi
Secretary General
International Energy Forum (IEF)
Lorenzo Simonelli
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Baker Hughes
HE Eng Jamal Al Loughani
Secretary General
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Girish Saligram
Chief Executive Officer
Weatherford
HE Dr Omar Farouq Ibrahim
Secretary General
The African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO)
Alessandro Puliti
Chief Executive Officer
Saipem
HE Osama Mobarez
Secretary General
East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF)
Moderator
John Defterios
Former Emerging Markets Editor, CNN, Professor of Business
NYU Abu Dhabi
16:00 - 16:40
Gas – powering energy hungry nations and industries
Speakers
HE Mohamed Hamel
Secretary General
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)
Clay Neff
President
Chevron International Exploration and Production
John Ardill
Vice President Global Exploration
ExxonMobil
Naser Al Yafei
Chief Executive Officer
Arcius Energy
Ivan Tan
Executive Vice President Development, Subsurface and Wells
Shell International
Luca Vignati
Upstream Director
eni
Philip Whittaker
Executive Vice President Global Services
Harbour Energy
Moderator
Eithne Treanor
Presenter
EGYPES 2025
12:00 - 12:40
Powering electricity with low-carbon fuels and renewables
Speaker
HE Eng Sabah Mashaly
Deputy Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
Arab Republic of Egypt
Houda Ben Jannet
General Director
Organisation Méditerranéenne de l’Energie et du Climat (OMEC)
Karim Amin
Member of the Executive Board
Siemens Energy AG
Terje Pilskog
Chief Executive Officer
Scatec
Mohamed Ismail Mansour
Co-Founder and CEO, Infinity and Chairman
Infinity Power
Moderator
John Defterios
Former Emerging Markets Editor, CNN, Professor of Business
NYU Abu Dhabi
12:40 - 13:20
Vertical energy corridors and trade hubs
Speakers
Alan Linn
Chief Executive Officer
Cheiron
Yassin Mohamed
Executive Director
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)
Maria Rita Galli
Chief Executive Officer
DESFA
Erik Nyheim
President and Chief Executive Officer
Höegh Evi
Thomas Achimastos
Group Vice Chairman
Copelouzos Group
Moderator
Eithne Treanor
Presenter
EGYPES 2025
14:20 - 15:00
Connecting the dots on methane
Speakers
Alaa El Batal
First Undersecretary for HSE, Energy Efficiency and Climate
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources
Aida Araissi
Chief Executive Officer
Bilateral Chamber of Commerce
Sherif Foda
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
NESR
Dr Faye Gerard
Energy Transition Director
International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP)
Moderator
John Defterios
Former Emerging Markets Editor, CNN, Professor of Business
NYU Abu Dhabi
15:00 - 15:40
Generating downstream value-add
Speakers
Ibrahim Mekky
Chairman
Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)
Andreas Shiamishis
Chief Executive Officer
HELLENiQ Energy
Quentin Debuisschert
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Axens
Pavan Chilukuri
Vice President, Group Head CCUS
Holcim
Moderator
Eithne Treanor
Presenter
EGYPES 2025
15:40 - 16:20
The importance of bankable energies
Speakers
Ahmed El Hoshy
Chief Executive Officer
Fertiglobe
Salah Abdel Kerim
Chief Executive Officer
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC)
Andrea Stegher
Vice President
International Gas Union (IGU)
Jonas Moberg
Chief Executive Officer
The Green Hydrogen Organisation
Moderator
John Defterios
Former Emerging Markets Editor, CNN, Professor of Business
NYU Abu Dhabi
16:20 - 17:00
AI, technology and energy
Speakers
Arturo Gil
Deputy Minister, Artificial Intelligence and Productive Efficiency in Hydrocarbons, People’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Khaled Hashem
President, Middle East and Africa
Honeywell
Marco Villa
Chief Business Officer
Technip Energies
Khaled Al Aradi
Vice President, Reservoir Performance, Middle East & North Africa
SLB
Moderator
Eithne Treanor
Presenter
EGYPES 2025
17:00 - 17:40
Powering Egypt’s energy future collaboratively and responsibly
Speakers
HE Eng Karim Badawi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Arab Republic of Egypt
HE Mahmoud Esmat
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
Arab Republic of Egypt
HE Mohamed Shimy
Minister of Public Business Sector
Arab Republic of Egypt
HE Dr Yasmine Fouad
Minister of Environment
Arab Republic of Egypt
HE Amr Talaat
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Arab Republic of Egypt
Moderator
Gavin Thompson
Vice Chairman, Energy Europe, Middle East and Africa
Middle East Africa
Monday, 17 February 2025
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
STRATEGIC CONFERENCE THEMES
ACCESSING SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TODAY
Access to reliable, affordable fuels and energy sources, near, short and long-term remain vital to the diverse needs, livelihoods and prosperity of populations and economies globally. As net-zero by 2050 draws ever closer, work continues at pace on sustainable energy development. Near and short-term continued investment in hydrocarbon exploration, processing and refining must focus on efficiency, value add and cutting carbon emissions, with long-term focus on tripling renewables capacity, and deployment at scale, of cost-competitive low-carbon solutions.
TAKING STOCK OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Regardless of global north or south divides, all countries globally are transitioning their energy systems to decarbonise oil and gas value and supply chains. In tracking progress towards the 1.5°C pathway by mid-century, the critical window is fast closing. If missed, can 1.75°C or 2.6°C be achieved? If either are to be met, what more does the industry need to do to fast-track the critical agenda of taking harmful emissions out of energy?
SECURING ENERGY TRADE, PARTNERS AND INVESTORS
Regionally, many countries are facing unprecedented geopolitical challenges and operating in a complex energy landscape. Despite these constraints, new reforms and strategic priorities are focused on building competitive and investment attractive economies, creating enticing opportunities such as tax incentives and new fiscal policies for purposeful collaboration with international partners. Partners that will support competitiveness, open new import-export trade markets with access to future-ready infrastructure and expedite a low-carbon growth economy.
CHARTING NEW ENERGY BUILDOUT
Globally, a vast buildout of clean energy infrastructure is underway. Infrastructure that will support the production, use and transportation of renewable energies to power our future. Investment to bolster fast and smart buildout is needed now to replace aging fossil fuel dependent infrastructure and support electricity generation and electrification strategies to decarbonise supply chains. With advances in solar and wind freeing up gas, and hydrogen, bio and synthetic fuels gaining traction, the power of renewables remains firmly on the table in shaping the future of energy today.
DIGITAL, AI, INNOVATION AND ENERGY
As digital innovation progresses, technology across the energy spectrum continues to reach new heights and transform the possibilities of clean tech capability. Early adopters of AI are already transforming the way in which their businesses operate, and their people work, improving productivity and profitability. With many having seen the business benefit of AI, there are still concerns of trust, misinformation, transparency and security risks. Whilst clean tech and EV batteries rely on availability of critical minerals like lithium, nickel, aluminium, copper and rare earth elements and with demand outweighing production, concerns around mineral value chain stability and resilience remain.
GAS TRANSITION OR DESTINATION
Since COP27, Egypt has championed gas as the transitional fuel of choice, calling for access to continued investment and funding allocation to provide access to energy for all, alleviating energy poverty across African continents. Reliable, available, affordable and flexible, and with industry wide continued efforts to further reduce its carbon footprint by eliminating non-emergency flaring, scaling up CCUS and tackling methane emissions, gas remains a real and significant contender as a destination fuel, especially within Africa and the region.
