DAY 1 - Monday, 13th   March

08:00 - 09:00

08:00 – 09:00
60 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Conference Registrations Opens

Conference Registration Opens

09:00 - 10:00

09:00 – 09:40
40 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony

09:40 – 09:45
5 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Speakers

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

09:45 – 10:15
30 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Opening panel discussion: Lessons from COP27

Opening panel discussion: Lessons from COP27

What lessons can be taken from COP27? How are world leaders taking action to meet net-zero targets? What more needs to be done to fulfil commitments in this deciding decade? Hear from government leaders and senior executives on their plans for action.

Speakers

His Excellency Sayyid Dr. Munther bin Hilal Al Busaidi

Vice Chairman

Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit

Spyros Kouvelis

Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development; senior associate, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Former minister of state for foreign economic, cultural,and environmental affairs (Greece)

EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development

Dr Karim Morsy

Advisor to the Minister for Environment

Ministry of Environment, Egypt

Justine Roure

Deputy VP, strategy

Oil & Gas Climate Initiative

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

10:00 - 11:00

10:15 – 10:50
35 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Panel discussion

Hastening the clean energy transition

How can we achieve a net-zero future as populations rise and increasing development boosts energy demand?

Speakers

RAJAT SEKSARIA

Chief executive

ACME GROUP

Yaqoob bin Saif Al Kiyumi

Chief executive officer

Oman Power & Water Procurement

Moutaz Al Riyami

Gas director

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)

Sardar Karim

Manager, policy and insights

Economist Impact

10:50 – 11:25
35 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Panel discussion

Green is the new brown—enabling the transition to net zero in hard-to-abate sectors

What does it mean to move from “brown” to “green” growth? How can heavy industry invest in decarbonisation? What does the future of power storage look like? How can the demands of growing populations be met given the imperative to reach net zero?

Speakers

Justine Roure

Deputy VP, strategy

Oil & Gas Climate Initiative

Hamed Al Mamari

Senior Manager for Decarbonisation and New Energy

Oman LNG

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

11:00 - 12:00

11:25 – 11:40
15 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Mid-morning coffee break

Mid-morning coffee break

11:40 – 12:15
35 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Panel discussion

Fuels of the future

What alternative fuels will be required for the future? What can current energy systems do to adapt to new fuels that can replace coal? How will renewable energy progress in the Middle East?

Speakers

Dr. Firas Al-Abduwani

Acting managing director

Hydrom

Abdulaziz Al Shidhani

Director general of renewable energy and hydrogen

Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Sultanate of Oman

Khalid Bin Hadi

Managing director

Siemens Energy Oman

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

Tony Nieman

Head of the Middle East

InterContinental Energy

12:00 - 13:00

12:15 – 12:45
30 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Panel discussion

The hydrogen hype

Is hydrogen a truly green energy solution? What investments in this technology are needed, and where will we see real breakthroughs in its use?

Speakers

Dr. Marc Vermeersch

Executive Director - QEERI

Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Guy de Kort

Manager Shell operated ventures Oman

Shell Development Oman

Ghalib Al Mamaari

Vice president, low carbon molecules

OQ Alternative Energy

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 14:00
60 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Hall 1

Delegate lunch break

Delegate lunch break

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 14:45
45 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Sustainable planning and development
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Panel discussion

Future-proofing cities—towards sustainable and resilient urban spaces

How can cities be transformed to reach net-zero emissions by 2030? How can existing buildings be adapted?

Speakers

Karim El-Jisr

Chief sustainability officer

Diamond Developers

Prof.Khalifa-Al-Jabri

Professor of civil engineering

Sultan Qaboos University

Dr. Amy Hochadel

Executive director

Connected Places Catapult

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

14:00 – 14:45
45 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Net-zero and the energy transition
  • OCEC

The Auditorium

Panel discussion

Innovating for a greener future

How can technology best be harnessed to meet sustainability goals? How can society deliver a green future through technological innovation?

Speakers

Ivonne Bojoh

COO

Circle Economy

Mohammed Ahmed Ali Tabouk

Director of design & construction of roads

Ministry of Transport, Communications & IT

Franck J. Kayser

Cheif operating officer

Asyad Shipping Company

Sardar Karim

Manager, policy and insights

Economist Impact

14:45 – 15:20
35 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Net-zero and the energy transition
  • OCEC

The Auditorium

Action hour: Regional case studies

Action hour: Regional case studies

Case studies of technological innovation from the Middle East, Asia and Africa (10 minutes each).

Speakers

Eugene Wang

CEO and Founder

Sophie’s BioNutrients

Chad Robertson

CEO and Founder

Regenize

14:45 – 15:20
35 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Sustainable planning and development
  • OCEC

Ballroom

Igniting smart and equitable cities

Igniting smart and equitable cities

Cities need holistic strategies that deliver decarbonisation alongside social equality, biodiversity, circularity and resilience. How can developers be mindful of embodied carbon and use new and better technologies to achieve greater circularity?

Speakers

Ibrahim Al Waili

Director of Oman National Spacial Strategy (ONSS)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

Faisal Durrani

Partner and head of middle east research

Knight Frank

Wadee Murtadha Mohamed Al Lawati

Senior manager, ICT business development

Omantel

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

15:00 - 16:00

15:20 – 15:20
0 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

The Auditorium

End of day one

End of day one

DAY 2 - Tuesday, 14th   March

09:00 - 10:00

09:00 – 09:10
10 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Opening remarks

Opening Remarks

Speakers

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

09:10 – 10:00
50 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Sustainable finance
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Panel discussion

Greening the financial system

How can financial institutions and regulators come together to help achieve a sustainable future? What partnerships are required? How is the role of central banks evolving?

Speakers

Spyros Kouvelis

Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development; senior associate, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Former minister of state for foreign economic, cultural,and environmental affairs (Greece)

EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development

Mirey Atallah

Head of the nature for climate branch

UNEP

Ahmed Ali al Mukhaini

Advisor, office of the executive president

Capital Market Authority

Khalid M Al Barwani

DGM wholesale banking

Bank Nizwa

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

10:00 - 11:00

10:00 – 10:40
40 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Sustainable finance
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Keynote session: Central banks in action

Keynote session: Central banks in action

What can leading central banks teach us about meeting sustainability targets and designing a green financial system for the future?

Speakers

David Aikman

Professor of finance and director

Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance

James Reeve

Chief economist

Jadwa Investment

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

10:40 – 11:10
30 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Sustainable finance
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Fireside chat: Innovation and digitalisation in green finance

Fireside chat: Innovation and digitalisation in green finance

Digitalisation supports the production of accurate ESG data, informing sustainability reporting that can power better decision-making. How do companies prepare for this ESG-focused digitalisation? What value can policymakers derive from technology and the data it delivers? What further innovation is required in this field?

Speakers

Ali Hassan Moosa

Chief Executive Officer

Oman Banks Association

Dr Dalal Aassouli

Assistant professor of islamic and sustainable finance

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

11:00 - 12:00

11:10 – 12:00
50 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Sustainable finance
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Ask me anything: The role of sovereign wealth funds in improving ESG performance

Ask me anything: The role of sovereign wealth funds in improving ESG performance

The biggest sovereign wealth funds are so far making only patchy progress in adapting their investment plans to account for environmental, social and governance factors. Join representatives of leading sovereign wealth funds to find out what this adaptation will look like for the Middle East in the coming years.

Speakers

Ayad Al Balushi

Chief financial officer

Oman Invetment Authority

Duncan Bonfield

Chief executive officer

International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF)

Dr Ana Nacvalovaite

Research fellow at Oxford University

Kellogg College Centre for Mutual & Co-owned Business

Katia Kushnareva

Global sector lead- municipal and environmental infrastructure

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

12:00 - 13:00

12:00 – 13:00
60 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Hall1

Delegate Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 13:40
40 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: SDG track
  • OCEC

The Auditorium

Net-zero by 2050: a holistic and cooperative approach to tackling climate change

Net-zero by 2050: a holistic and cooperative approach to tackling climate change

The target to limit climate change and achieve sustainable growth is accelerating the global energy transformation. The path to getting there is a mucky one with many raising the question: how are we going to transition to net-zero by 2050? A holistic and cooperative approach is needed to tackle the challenges. In this session, technology, energy, economic and policy experts will discuss the path to net-zero and what response is needed.

Speakers

Dr Ana Nacvalovaite

Research fellow at Oxford University

Kellogg College Centre for Mutual & Co-owned Business

Charlotte Morton OBE

Chief executive

World Biogas Association

Salim Al Huthaili

Chief executive officer

Solar Wadi

Sardar Karim

Manager, policy and insights

Economist Impact

13:00 – 13:40
40 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Production and consumption
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Panel discussion: Driving the circular future

Panel discussion: Driving the circular future

How can industries and consumers start embracing the circular economy? What shifts in mindset will be needed? What infrastructure is still lacking?

Speakers

Ivonne Bojoh

COO

Circle Economy

Joël Mesot

President

ETH Zurich

Dr. Mohab Ali Al Hinai

Vice president of the sustainability and circular economy

be'ah

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

13:40 – 14:10
30 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: SDG track
  • OCEC

The Auditorium

Panel discussion: The road to COP28—from ambition to action

In the lead-up to COP28, what more needs to be done? What commitments should be set and met in the following months? How can success be measured?

Speakers

Joël Mesot

President

ETH Zurich

Katia Kushnareva

Global sector lead- municipal and environmental infrastructure

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Sardar Karim

Manager, policy and insights

Economist Impact

Mirey Atallah

Head of the nature for climate branch

UNEP

13:40 – 14:10
30 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Production and consumption
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Panel discussion: The future of waste management

Panel discussion: The future of waste management

With the Middle East and Asia-Pacific fuelling much of the world’s growth through urbanisation, increasing residential waste and surging demand for plastics will demand smarter waste-management solutions. What will the future of waste management look like? How can technological development support improvements?

Speakers

Khaled Alrashed

chief operating officer

Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC)

Charlotte Morton OBE

Chief executive

World Biogas Association

Mohammed Ambusaidi

Environment lead

Sohar port and freezone

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

14:00 - 15:00

14:10 – 14:45
35 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: SDG track
  • OCEC

The Auditorium

Bootcamp: SDG Challenge (Through a call for applications)

Hear from impact-driven entrepreneurs empowered by learning and funding opportunities offered through our SDG Challenge

Speakers

Hari Nair

Co-founder & CEO

Zuno Carbon

Reham Yahia

Business development manager

Baramoda

14:10 – 14:45
35 Minutes
Paid
  • Track: Production and consumption
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

A sustainable future for agriculture

A sustainable future for agriculture

The global agri-food system is undergoing a massive transformation. Food security is a top priority for the Gulf Cooperation Council. How can a sustainable path be created towards a better yield that balances agricultural productivity and sustainability?

Speakers

Carrie Chan

Chief executive officer & co-founder

Avant Meats

Henry Gordon-Smith

Founder and CEO

Agritecture

Phillip Cornell

Principal

Economist Impact

14:45 – 15:00
15 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Chair’s closing remarks and networking break

Speakers

Gregg Carlstrom

Middle East correspondent

The Economist

15:00 - 16:00

15:00 – 15:00
0 Minutes
Paid
  • OCEC

Grand Ballroom

Event close