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World Future Energy Summit to take place in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI — More than 80 heads of state, ministers, business, science and environment leaders from the global renewable energy community will speak at the inaugural World Future Energy Summit taking place on January 21-23 in Abu Dhabi.

Hosted by Masdar WFES 08 will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre under the patronage of General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

The summit is expected to attract 1,000 delegates and will welcome more than 5,000 international visitors. Moreover, an industry exhibition featuring more than 200 exhibitors will also be held on the sidelines of the summit.

Masdar CEO Dr. Sultan Al Jaber said WFES08 is part of Masdar's aim to provide a platform for global cooperation on issues of energy demand and energy sustainability.

"For almost half a century, Abu Dhabi has been a world leader in energy production. In keeping with our leadership responsibility, we have chosen to direct our resources towards the development and implementation of alternative sources of energy, and the World Future Energy Summit is one means towards that end," he said.

"The summit will help diverse audiences in our region and around the world explore the full potential of renewable energy, and will hopefully move the world one step closer to a new understanding of energy."

WFES08 will be a critical forum to openly address some of the most pressing challenges of our times — energy conservation, energy security, the environment and sustainable development— and engage new audiences in the search for solutions, Dr. Al Jaber added.

"Advanced energy technologies are not just the domain of scientists and researchers, but present vast new business opportunities," Dr. Al Jaber said. "WFES08 will help boost knowledge and capability by involving these and other diverse stakeholders." The WFES08 conference is designed to drive the interface between research, academia, policy and business in the commercialisation of new energy technologies, and includes sessions focused on technology and commerce, finance and investment, research and education, policy and strategy, carbon management, clean transport and energy efficiency, green property and sustainable communities, biofuels, geo-thermal, wind and solar power.