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CCMS2026 Speakers Line-up
CCMS2026 Strategic Speakers


H.E. Dr. Alanoud Alhaj
Assistant Undersecretary of Green Development & Climate Change Sector
UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment


Eng. Nawal Alhanaee
Director of Future Energy
UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure


H.E. Lucie Berger
Ambassador of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates
Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates


H.E. Olav Myklebust
Ambassador of Norway to UAE & Qatar
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Abu Dhabi


Racim E. Gribaa
Head of Market Engagement, UAE & MENA Region, Executive Council
Government of Alberta


Samya Salem Alsereidi
Director of Geology and Mining Department
Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation, Government of Fujairah


Vibhuti Bhushan
Chief Governance and Sustainability Officer
RAK Ceramics


Ranjith Nair
Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Cryo


Emmanuel Pradie
Senior Vice President Offshore Assets
TotalEnergies EP UAE


Masoud Ahmed Al Hamadi
Executive Director, Upstream
Sharjah National Oil Corporation


Dimitrios Dimitriou
Group Vice President of ESG & Sustainability
EMSTEEL


Vipulkumar Shantilal Mehta
Cement Operation Director
CEMEX UAE


Olivier Milhaud
Chief Financial Officer
Holcim UAE


Dr. Gyuhwan Jo
Director, e-Technology Innovation Center (e-TEC)
ENEOS Xplora


Zafar Samadov
Head of Partnerships
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)


René Beerepoot
Head of Regional Business Development Team
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands


Elie Adaimy
Group Head of Business Development & Innovation
Gulf Cryo
CCMS2026 Innovation Pioneers


Dr Mohammad Abu Zahra
Chief Regional Officer MEA
Global CCS Institute


Ali Mohammadi
Head of Business Development
OQGN


Floris Mackor
Vice President, Large Industries and Strategy CCS
Air Liquide


Steve Kelly
President and General Manager
1PointFive International


Ali Abdulla AlAli
Senior Vice President-Regional Client Engagement (GCC)
Petrofac


Majed Alawad
Director, Joint Center of Excellence for Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications (CENCEA)
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)


Amir Hermes
Head of CCS Bussiness Development US & MENA
SLB


Karan Khimji
Chief Commercial Officer
44.01


Ehab Tasfai
Chief Technology Officer
44.01


Joel Flitton
Head of Commercial for MENA, APAC and SAM
SLB Capturi


Ashraf Abufaris
Head of Gas Treatment Middle East and Central Asia
BASF


Emanuele Gallone
Head of Portfolio Management
ENOWA


Amar Ehsan
Head of Commodities Trading
Emirates NBD


Tony Aslam
Department General Manager Steel GX
Sumitomo Corporation Middle East FZE


Sudip Mukhopadhyay
Co-founder and CEO
AirMyne


Tim Legerton
Technical Director
JERA


Mania Neisiani
VP Technology Deployment
Svante


Ian Kuwahara
Director of Energy and Industrial Innovation
Verra


Dr. Dharmesh Kumar
Business Development Director Middle East
WSP–Ricardo


Catherine Inch
Sustainability Manager
G42


Simon Fraser
Partner
King & Spalding


Salih Yilmaz
Senior Equity Research Analyst, Energy, Oil & Gas, Transition
Bloomberg


Jack Mageau
Head of Middle East CCUS Research
Wood Mackenzie


Luca Borboni
Engagement Manager
Oliver Wyman


Hoz Khaznadar
MENA Business Development Manager
ILF Consulting Engineers
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CCMS2025 Strategic Speakers


Manu Verma
Chief Executive Officer
RAK Gas


Dr Mohammad Abu Zahra
Chief Regional Officer MEA
Global CCS Institute


Ali Mohammadi
Head of Business Development
OQGN


Floris Mackor
Vice President, Large Industries and Strategy CCS
Air Liquide


Steve Kelly
President and General Manager
1PointFive International


Ali Abdulla AlAli
Senior Vice President-Regional Client Engagement (GCC)
Petrofac


Majed Alawad
Director, Joint Center of Excellence for Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications (CENCEA)
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)


Amir Hermes
Head of CCS Bussiness Development US & MENA
SLB


Karan Khimji
Chief Commercial Officer
44.01


Ehab Tasfai
Chief Technology Officer
44.01


Joel Flitton
Head of Commercial for MENA, APAC and SAM
SLB Capturi


Ashraf Abufaris
Head of Gas Treatment Middle East and Central Asia
BASF


Emanuele Gallone
Head of Portfolio Management
ENOWA


Amar Ehsan
Head of Commodities Trading
Emirates NBD


Tony Aslam
Department General Manager Steel GX
Sumitomo Corporation Middle East FZE


Sudip Mukhopadhyay
Co-founder and CEO
AirMyne


Tim Legerton
Technical Director
JERA


Mania Neisiani
VP Technology Deployment
Svante


Ian Kuwahara
Director of Energy and Industrial Innovation
Verra


Dr. Dharmesh Kumar
Business Development Director Middle East
WSP–Ricardo


Catherine Inch
Sustainability Manager
G42


Simon Fraser
Partner
King & Spalding


Salih Yilmaz
Senior Equity Research Analyst, Energy, Oil & Gas, Transition
Bloomberg


Jack Mageau
Head of Middle East CCUS Research
Wood Mackenzie


Luca Borboni
Engagement Manager
Oliver Wyman


Hoz Khaznadar
MENA Business Development Manager
ILF Consulting Engineers


Yasin KASIRGA
Decarbonization Leader - Middle East & Africa
GE Vernova


Richard Freeman
Chief Commercial Officer
Engineurs


Thibaut Burckhart
Exploration Manager
RAK Gas
Youth Special Session Speakers


Sarah S. Alharthey
Chairwoman of Youth Leadership Council
ACWA Power


Ahmed Al-Shahrani
Chief of SELA Planning & Performance Director
Ministry of Energy (Saudi Arabia)


Imad Aljunaid
Sr. Interface Project Engineer
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company


Tariq Najar
Sustainability - Demand Side Management
TAQA Distribution


Ammar Fahad Aljohani
Technical Workshop Specialist
Energy and Water Academy
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CCMS2026 VIP Guests
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Khaled Maherzi
Managing Director, MENA region
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Management (DIFC) Ltd.


Karan Khimji
Chief Commercial Officer
44.01


Ali Said
Chief Executive Officer, UAE & Oman
Holcim


Ehab Tasfai
Chief Technology Officer
44.01


Anna Griffin
Head of Sustainability & Advocacy
Holcim


Hassan Ebrahim
Chief Financial Officer
44.01


Fariz Ali
Managing Partner
Twin Towers Ventures


Tomas Walker
Head of CO2 Sourcing
44.01


Chee Ho Woo
Partner
Twin Towers Ventures
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