Managing Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Development economist with more than 30 years of international experience (strong focus on sustainability and climate issues) Formerly served as World Bank Group Executive Director representing Germany Formerly held various high-level positions in the BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), e.g as Director-General…
Managing Director International Affairs David Wedepohl, Managing Director International Affairs David Wedepohl is a radio journalist by training who studied and worked on both sides of the Atlantic. He holds a master’s degree in Journalism and Public Affairs which he achieved as a Fulbright scholar. His professional experience included working for the German embassy in…
Regional Team Leader – Nature, Climate and Energy United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Regional Hub for Arab States Dr. Kishan Khoday is Regional Team Leader for Nature, Climate and Energy with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) where he leads UNDPs cooperation on climate change, energy, water, land and biodiversity across the Middle East…
General Director and President of the Board of the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) Pierre El Khoury is the General Director and President of the Board of the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC), Lebanon’s national energy agency hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Water. El Khoury has been a member of LCEC…
Minister of Energy and Water, Lebanon Dr. Walid Fayad joined Partners in Performance, a global boutique consultancy focused on delivery of results in 2019 as Director assuming the role of Managing Director for the Middle East & North Africa. Prior to joining PIP, Walid served as Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he…
CEO and founder of Algebra Intelligence Ahmad is CEO and founder of Algebra Intelligence and he has 16 years of experience in the area of renewable energy especially in wind and solar energy. Moreover, Ahmad is a member of Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) as a Mechatronics engineer and he holds two master degrees, one in…
Secretary General Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources I had graduated from Jordan University science and Technology (Irbid-Jordan) as an Electrical Power Engineer in 1989. In 1990 I joined National electric Power Company in Jordan as a Planning Engineer. In 2002 I had held a position of Technical studies section head, and in 2004 I…
Chairman of the Palestinian Energy & Natural Resources Authority Engineer Zafer Mohammad Milhem is an Electrical (power) engineer. In January 2017, he was appointed the Chairman of the Palestinian Energy & Natural Resources Authority by the President of the State of Palestine. Engineer Zafer Milhem has held many energy-related official positions. In 1994, he worked…
Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Secretary-General appoints Rola Dashti of Kuwait as Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 21 January 2019 the appointment of Rola Dashti of Kuwait as the next Executive Secretary of the United…
Managing Director for Iraq, Jordan and Levante region, Siemens AG Multi-cultural leader, graduated with a Master’s Degree in International Management from IAE Lille Business School in France and recently earned a postgraduate diploma in Digital Business from the EMERITUS School of Management, through a joint program created with the collaboration of Colombia Business School and…