Moderator:

Astrid Frohloff
Television Presenter, Political Journalist, Business Coach and Event Consultant, Germany

Speakers:
Dr. Peter Ramsauer
Federal Minister ret. / Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development / President of the Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Germany

H.E. Dr. Mustapha Adib
Ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon / Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps, Germany

H.E. Dr. Kamal Hasan Ali
Dep. Secretary General for Economic Affairs, League of Arab States, Egypt

Keynote:
Andreas Feicht
State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany

Moderation:

Dieter W. Haller
Ambassador ret., Member of the Board of Trustees, Dussmann
Group, Germany

Panelists:

Dietmar Siersdorfer
Managing Director Middle East, Siemens Energy, UAE

Moulay Abdellah Zoubir Idrissi
Director for Electricity, Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment, Morocco

Peter Baum
Project Leader, Aurora Energy Research, Germany

Moderation:

Dr. Patric Kleineidam
Head of Renewable Energy, Tractebel Engineering GmbH, Germany

Keynote:

H.E. Eng. Amjad Rawashdeh
Secretary General of the Arab Union of Electricity & General Manager of the National Electric Power Company, Jordan

Panelists:

Ali Vezvaei
CEO, ND Group, Germany

Mahmoud Hanafy
Senior Vice President ME Transmission Solution, Siemens Energy, UAE

Julius Okon
Head of Sales, Energy Technologies, STEAG Energy Services GmbH, Germany

Amel Nejim
Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG), Tunisia

Moderation:

Thomas Burmeister
Partner, White & Case LLP, Germany

Panelists:

Michael Wuennemann
General Manager Business Line Energy, Tractebel Engineering GmbH, Germany

Charles Price
Global Development Director, Bilfinger SE, UK

Ellen von Zitzewitz
Deputy Head of Department, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany

Peter Stein
Member, German Parliament, Germany

Belhassan Chiboub
Directeur Général de l’Électricité et de la Transition Énergétique, Ministère de l’Energie, des Mines et de la Transition Energétique, Tunisia

Prof. Dr. Friedbert Pflueger
CEO, Bingmann Pflueger International GmbH, Germany

Manuel Kuehn
Head of New Energy MEA, Siemens Energy, UAE

Badr Ikken
Director, Institute Research Solar Energy et Energies Nouvelles (IRESEN), Morocco

Moderation:

Juergen Hogrefe
Chairman, hogrefe Consult, Germany

Panelists:

Katarina Hasbani
Associate Director, Guidehouse Abu Dhabi Office, UAE

Said Mouline
Director General, Agence Marocaine pour l’Efficacité Energétique (AMEE), Morocco

Dr. Nouri Alkishriwi
Senior Expert Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, League of Arab States, Egypt

Dr. Karsten Lindloff
Team Leader, Energy Efficiency and Energy Services, Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), Germany

Eng. Kawther Lihidheb
Senior Energy Efficiency Specialist, Business Development & Financing,  Econoler, Tunisia

Maen Obied
Head of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Unit, Jordan Chamber of Industry, Jordan

Moderation:

Wolf Schwippert
Lawyer, Schwippert Law Office, Germany

Panelists:

Ali Zerouali
Director Of Cooperation & International Developmen, Masen, Morocco

Mahmoud Hanafy
Senior Vice President ME Transmission Solution, Siemens Energy, UAE

Konstantin Staschus
Director at Guidehouse, founding Secretary General of ENTSO-E, Germany

Moderation:

Dr. Philipp Stompfe
Senior Associate, Alexander & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB,
Germany

Panelists:

Michael Bueker
Senior Vice President Finance ME, Siemens Energy, UAE

Jan von Allwoerden
Head of Department Underwriting, Euler Hermes AG, Germany

Florian Ziegler
Principal Portfolio Manager, Energy North Africa, KfW, Germany

Dr. Murad M. Daghles
Partner, White & Case LLP International Law Firm, Germany

Moderation:

Ellen von Zitzewitz
Deputy Head of Department, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany

Panelists:

Radia Sedaoui
Chief of Energy Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), Lebanon

Frank Wouters
Director, EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, UAE

Binu Parthan
Head of Regions, Country Engagement and Partnerships, International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), UAE

Cyril Dewaleyne
Energy and Climate Change Programme Manager, European Commission, Belgium