The Pan Arab Energy Trade Conference
Day 1 : Opening Session : The Strategic Importance of Regional Energy Trade for the Economies of the Arab Countries
- Bios of Various Speakers
- Speech by H. E. Mr. Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad, Director General/Chairman of the Board of Directors, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Speech by Ambassador Dr. Kamal Hassan Ali, Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the Economic Sector, League of Arab States
- Speech by Ms. Anna Bjerde, Director, Strategy and Operations, World Bank Group
- Speech by H. E. Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi, Chair of Executive Bureau of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity, and Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt
Day 1 : Session 1 : Advancing Energy Trade in the Pan-Arab Region: Opportunities and Challenges
Opportunities and Obstacles in Electricity and Gas Trade in the Arab World, H. E. Dr. Fareed Zedan
Regional Director, Infrastructure, World Bank Group
- Summary and Takeaways
Day 1 : Session 2 : The Pan-Arab Electricity Market: Development Institutions’ and Countries’ Perspectives
Assistant Secretary General – Head of Economic Sector
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Energy Practice Manager, World Bank Group
- Summary and Takeaways
Day 1 : Session 3 : A Regional Partnership for Gas Trade
Senior Gas Specialist, World Bank Group
- Regional Gas Hub Development in Egypt, Eng. Osama Mobarez
Under-Secretary Technical Office, Ministry of Petroleum, Egypt
- Summary and Takeaways
Day 1 : Session 4 : International Experience in Developing Cross-Border Electricity Markets
Sloan School of management, MITEI & CEEPR, MIT
Instituto de Investigación Tecnol?gica (IIT), Comillas University
Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute
Director ad interim
Technical Advisor to President of SEMAF(part of OMVS)
Executive Director, Harvard Electricity Policy Group Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
- Summary and Takeaways
Day 2 : Session 1 : Key Principles for Regional Electricity Trade Institutions and Regulations
Minister of Energy and Mines, Guatemala CDMER Pro tem President
Head PAEM Steering Committee
Sloan School of management, MITEI & CEEPR, MIT
Instituto de Investigación Tecnol?gica (IIT), Comillas University
Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute
Sloan School of management, MITEI & CEEPR, MIT
Instituto de Investigación Tecnol?gica (IIT), Comillas University
Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute
- Summary and Takeaways
Day 2 : Session 2 : Investments in Regional Infrastructure to Realize Electricity Trade Benefits
Director of Africa Region, OFID
Lead Energy Specialist, IADB
Lead Energy Specialist, World Bank Group
- Summary and Takeaways