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FFMS2026 Early Confirmed Strategic Speakers


H.E. Ahmed Al Kaabi
Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity, Water and Future Energy
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE


Noriyuki Ueda
Chief Executive Officer
JERA Middle East and Africa


Markus Exenberger
Executive Director and Chairman
H2Global Foundation


H.E. Mohammed Abdulla Lengawi
Director General
Dubai Civil Aviation Authority


Hamead Ahrary
Chief Sales Officer
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe


Vijeet Singh
Vice President, EVCI & H2
ADNOC Distribution


Omar Bin Ghaleb
Deputy Director General
UAE General Civil Aviation Authority


Dr. Mikael Berthod
General Manager, Head JV Management Refining & Business Development MEA
OMV


Kamil Al-Awadhi
Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East
International Air Transport Association (IATA)


Maryam Telmesani
Group Vice President of Sustainability
Saudi Airlines


Ahmed Hababou
President Middle East and India
Air Products


Akram Azerbayev
Vice President of Business Development
OQ
CHM2026 Low Carbon Fuels Pioneers
CHM2025 Strategic Speakers


Driss Berraho
Executive Vice President & Head of Global Green Hydrogen
ACWA Power


Khalid Saad Mohammed Al Fuhaid
Director
Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC)


Uwe Zwiefelhofer
Managing Director, Head of MENA Region
Linde


Takuya Niitsuma
General Manager Europe, New Business Development
ENEOS Corporation


Tony Nieman
Head of Middle East
InterContinental Energy


Chris Wood
Chief Executive Officer
RAK Gas L.L.C.


Kenny Kitamura
Chief Representative for the Middle East
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)


Myriam Hosr
Strategy and Business Development Director
Fertiglobe


Dr. Nikunj Gupta
Vice President, New Energies Technical & Projects
ADNOC


Moataz Kandil
President of Middle East, North Africa & Central Asia
Fortescue


Seif Eldin H. Mustafa
Head of Finance & Investment
Suez Canal Economic Zone


Alessandro Gorla
General Manager OMV Refining & Marketing MEA
OMV


Siddharth Malik
Chief Executive Officer
Vulcan Green Energy


Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou
Vice President of ESG & Sustainability
EMSTEEL


Kim Thagaard Pedersen
Director, Investments
A.P. Møller Capital


Najla Zuhair Al Jamali
Chief Executive Alternative Energy
OQ


Atsushi Suzuki
President & CEO
Marubeni Middle East & Africa Power


Karim Shahin
National Projects Adviser
The Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers


Amir Sharifi
Chief Investment Officer
Hy24


Nawfal EL FADIL
Executive Director in charge of Green Hydrogen
Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN)


Dr Alessandro Zampieri
Partner and Associate Director, Decarbonisation Solutions
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)


Henry Rushton
Director Energy Sector & EMEA Lead for Hydrogen
ING


Nicolas Poirot
CEO Africa Middle-East & India
Air Liquide


Kim Hedegaard
CEO Power-to-X
Topsoe


François Dao
Vice-President, Middle East & Africa
EDF Renewables


Ali Zerouali
Executive Vice President Middle-East, Africa
HIF Global


Eiichiro Miyazoe
Managing Director
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Middle East FZE


Javier Doblas
Managing Director & Partner
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)


Dr Viktoria Nikulshyna
VP- Head of CO2 Utilization and Hydrogen
Holcim


Waleed Elkalash
Managing Director MEA
Smartenergy


Elie Adaimy
Group Director BD, Tech & Innovation
Gulf Cryo


Aurelie Gaidet
Manager, Business Development (UAE)
Masdar


Nabil Nachi
Head of MEA New Business
Hyundai Motor Company


Richard Colwill
Head of Engineering & Innovation
InterContinental Energy


Naveen Ahlawat
Head Power-to-X, Green Hydrogen, Green Steel & CCUS
Jindal Steel & Power


Kirsten Raeymaekers
Manager MENA -Hydrogen
Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Youth Special Session Speakers
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