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Tuesday

January 23, 2024

7:00 am  

 

DAY 0 - DII & CBC Partner Meeting

8:00 am  

 

Welcome Breakfast & Networking

Bldg. 20 GF Lobby

8:40 am  

 

Welcome Address: Regional benefits and collective actions will give wings to the transition

Paul van Son, President, Dii Desert Energy

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Paul van Son
President, Dii Desert Energy

8:50 am  

 

Keynote Address: The Innovation Ecosystem in the Energy Transformation

Thomas Altmann, Executive Vice President, Innovation & New Technology, ACWA Power

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power International

9:00 am  

 

Session 1: Dii Desert Energy-ILF New White Paper: Bulk Transport Options for Green Molecules. Focus Area: Europe and MENA Region

Global Hydrogen Trade, Cross-Continental Pipelines and Economics for Levelized Cost of Transportation

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Cornelius Matthes
Chief Executive Officer, Dii Desert Energy
Frank Wouters
Chairman, MENA Hydrogen Alliance
Tin Jurišić
Area Manager Middle East, ILF Abu Dhabi

9:30 am  

 

Session 2: Saudi Arabia's Country Focus

Vision 2030 – Saudi Arabia as Green Energy Hub for Green Electrons and Molecules . Moderator: Alexander Sarac. Panelists: Dr. Bart Boesmans, Prof. Mani Sarathy, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Qasim

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Alexander Sarac
Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
Abdulaziz Al-Qasim
Champion, Aramco
Mani Sarathy
Chair, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

10:10 am  

 

Host Keynote Address: The Importance of Technology Innovation and Research on the Road to Net Zero Emissions

Dr. Ian Campbell, OBE,  Interim Vice President for Innovation, KAUST

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Ian Campbell
Vice President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

10:15 am  

 

Networking Coffee & Refreshment

10:45 am  

 

Session3: Keynote: Investing in Climate Action

Dr. Osman Al Gihaz

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Ghazi Osman
Chief Executive Officer, Al Gihaz Holding

11:00 am  

 

Session 4: Lead Partner Presentation

Smartenergy

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Andrès Isaza
Chief Commercial Officer, Smartenergy (Switzerland)

11:15 am  

 

Session 5: Presentations by New Associated Partners 

ARC Energy, Astroenergy, Bosch, BayWa RE, Baker Hughes

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Hatem Azaiez
Sales Director, LONGi Hydrogen Technology
Rakan Al Murshed
Director, Baker Hughes Middle East
Stelios Antelli
Head, Astronergy

12:00 pm  

 

Session 6: Spotlight Morocco

Tarik Hamane, Acting CEO, Masen

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Tarik Hamane
Acting CEO, MASEN

12:10 pm  

 

Session 7: Key Findings from the 2023 Bureau Veritas Energy Transition Report

  • Taking the pulse of the industry based on 800+ contributors from all around the world 
  • Removing barriers to keep on track towards a 1.5°C World 
  • Outlook 2024 report: Tripling Up in a VUCA world: how to keep energy security and the energy transition in balance

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Joerg Gmeinbauer
Senior Vice President, Bureau Veritas Services France

12:20 pm  

 

Networking Lunch in Foyer

1:00 pm  

 

Tour of KAUST Research Centre and Research Facilities

Bldg. 20 GF Lobby

1:45 pm  

 

Session 8: Zero Emissions Traders Alliance (ZETA) Conditions and Feasibility of building a Clean Energy Hub in KSA: how to connect KSA with European energy markets?

Speakers: Jan Haizmann, Secretary General, Zero Emissions Traders Alliance (ZETA) Taimoor Zaman, Head of Commodity Trading, NEOM

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Jan Haizmann
Chief Executive Officer, Zero Emissions Traders Alliance
Taimoor Zaman
Head, NEOM Green Hydrogen

2:00 pm  

 

Session 9: Presentations by New Associated Partners

Each organization has 5 minutes presentation followed by a Q&A session 

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Abdessamad Saidi
Senior Business Development Manager, INNIO Jenbacher
Thomas Korn
Co-Founder & CEO, Water Stuff & Sun
Val Iukin
Regional Director (RD), ceEntek Pte. Ltd.

2:45 pm  

 

Session 10: the MENA Hydrogen Alliance

Moderator: Frank Wouters

Panelists: Safwan Yousif, Prof Bassam Dally, Quinten Swanborn

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Frank Wouters
Chairman, MENA Hydrogen Alliance
Bassam Dally
Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Quinten Swanborn
Head Business Development, HyET Hydrogen
Safwan Yousif
Director, Worley Europe Ltd

3:30 pm  

 

Networking Coffee Break

Bldg. 20 GF Lobby

4:00 pm  

 

Session 11: ACWA Power & Dii Desert Energy Innovation Challenge Winner Announcement

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Sharzi Mukhri
Senior Manager, ACWA Power Global Services
Cornelius Matthes
Chief Executive Officer, Dii Desert Energy
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power International

4:30 pm  

 

World CleanTech Awards - Edition 2023 Ceremony

Bldg. 20 GF Auditorium
Tomasz Slusarz
Founder & Vision Streamliner, CleanTech Business Club
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power International

6:00 pm  

 

End of Conference Program

6:00 pm  

 

Advance VIP Registration & Badge collection

Advance VIP Registration/collection of the badges for Innovation Days and networking

Bldg. 20 GF Lobby

7:00 pm  

 

GALA DINNER

Al Marsa Amphitheatre (sponsored by ACWA Power, Dii, CBC)

Al Marsa Amphitheatre Dinner venue

7:00 pm  

 

Welcome note from ACWA Power

Mohammed Abunayyan - Founder & Chairman, ACWA Power

Al Marsa Amphitheatre Dinner venue
Mohammad Abunayyan
Chairman, ACWA Power Company

7:10 pm  

 

Welcome note from KAUST

Dr Tony Chan, KAUST President

Al Marsa Amphitheatre Dinner venue
Tony Chan
President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

7:20 pm  

 

Welcome note from Dii Desert Energy

Cornelius Matthes, Dii Desert Energy

Al Marsa Amphitheatre Dinner venue
Cornelius Matthes
Chief Executive Officer, Dii Desert Energy

7:30 pm  

 

Welcome note from CBC

Tomasz Slusarz, CBC

Tomasz Slusarz
Founder & Vision Streamliner, CleanTech Business Club

9:00 pm  

 

Dinner Ends

Al Marsa Amphitheatre Dinner venue
Wednesday

January 24, 2024

8:00 am  

 

DAY 1 - INNOVATION DAYS

SOLAR | HYDROGEN | DIGITALIZATION

8:00 am  

 

Registration

Registration in Building 20/19 for Day 2

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall

9:00 am  

 

OPENING SESSION

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall

9:00 am  

 

Welcome note from ACWA Power

Welcome note by Raad Al Saady, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall
Raad Al-Saady
Vice Chairman & MD, ACWA Power Company

9:10 am  

 

Welcome note from KAUST 

Welcome note by Tony Chan, President, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall
Tony Chan
President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

9:20 am  

 

Opening note from ACWA Power

Opening note by Thomas Altmann, Executive Vice President, Innovation & New Technology, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power International

9:25 am  

 

Keynote CEO ACWA Power

Innovation at the heart of ACWA Power's growth strategy by Marco Arcelli, Chief Executive Officer, ACWA Power 

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall
Marco Arcelli
Chief Executive Officer, ACWA Power Company

9:35 am  

 

Keynote CTO ACWA Power

Impact of Innovation on Sustainability by Bart Boesmans, Chief Technology Officer, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall
Bart Boesmans
Chief Technical Officer, ACWA Power International

9:45 am  

 

Keynote VP Research KAUST

Keynote - Translational Research for Impact by Pierre Magistretti, Vice President, Research, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall
Pierre Magistretti
Vice President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

9:55 am  

 

Innovation Vision -  Energy Transition and Ambition

Panelists from ARAMCO, SABIC, MAADEN, MASEN, IRESEN, RDIA, KAUST 

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall
Sarah Al Harthey
Executive Manager, ACWA Power Company
Abdulaziz Al-Jodai
Director, Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation
Abdulaziz Al-Qasim
Champion, Aramco
Raad Al-Saady
Vice Chairman & MD, ACWA Power Company
Rami Niazy
Vice Governor, Research, Development and Innovation Authority
Samir Rachidi
Director General, Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles
Saud Almandil
Vice President, MAADEN

10:45 am  

 

Coffee Break, Posters and Demo sessions

Coffee Break, Posters and Demo sessions

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

11:00 am  

 

Accelerating the deployment of greener technologies through innovation

Panelists from Envision, Siemens, Shanghai Electric, Longi, De Nora, Schneider Electric, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Stefan Verlee
Chief O&M Officer, ACWA Power Company
Christian Urgeghe
Chief Technology Officer, Industrie De Nora S.p.A.
Deyuan Wang
Business Development Director, Shanghai Electric
James Jin
President, LONGi Solar Technology
John Lee
General Manager, Envision Energy
Nidal Ghizawi
Director, Schneider Electric FZE
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power International

11:45 am  

 

HYDROGEN SESSION

11:45 am  

 

The future of green hydrogen in GCC region from ACWA Power

The future of green hydrogen in GCC region from Driss Berraho, Vice President ,Business Development Green Hydrogen, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Driss Berraho
Vice President, ACWA Power International

12:00 pm  

 

ACWA Power Hydrogen R&D overview

ACWA Power Hydrogen R&D overview by Ahmed Balawi, Manager, Innovation & New Technology, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Ahmed Balawi
Manager, ACWA Power Company

12:10 pm  

 

Methane Pyrolysis - future perspective

Methane Pyrolysis - future perspective by Mani Sarathy, Professor, Chemical Engineering Associate Director, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Mani Sarathy
Chair, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

12:20 pm  

 

Water Electrolysis - future perspective

Water Electrolysis - future perspective by Xu Lu, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Xu Lu
Assistant Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

12:30 pm  

 

Innovation Challenge, KSA – Launch of Ideation Initiative

Innovation Challenge, KSA – launch of ideation Initiative by Sharzi Mukhri, Innovation Initiative Lead, ACWA Power, and Manus Ward, Director, Research Planning Partnerships, KAUST in Building 20/19

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Sharzi Mukhri
Senior Manager, ACWA Power Global Services

12:30 pm  

 

Lunch Break 

Lunch Break 

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

12:40 pm  

 

SIGNING OF MOUs (Day 1)

Signings of MoUs: ACWA Power, NanoPhos, SNEC

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
SNEC - Innovation Initiative
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power Company
Qun Wang
Vice Chairman, Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Centre
Tomasz Slusarz
Founder & Vision Streamliner, CleanTech Business Club
NanoPhos | Albedo Coatings
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power Company
Ioannis Arabatzis
Founder & Managing Director, NanoPhos
HWS | AirBase Wind Turbine Foundation
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power Company
Mariano Abadía
CEO & Co-Founder, HWS Concrete Towers

1:30 pm  

 

DIGITALIZATION SESSION

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

1:30 pm  

 

Keynote on Digital Technologies and its role in Innovation

Keynote on Digital Technologies and its role in Innovation by Alvaro Perez, Chief Digital Officer, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Alvaro Pérez
,

1:40 pm  

 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative – KAUST

Artificial Intelligence Initiative – KAUST by Bernard Ghanem, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Bernard Ghanem
Chair, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

1:50 pm  

 

Advanced Simulation & Modelling

Advanced Simulation & Modelling by Shehab Ahmed, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Shehab Ahmed
Professor & Program Chair, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

2:00 pm  

 

SOLAR SESSION

2:00 pm  

 

Role of Innovation in Solar

Role of Innovation in Solar by Jose Barragan, Vice President Renewables Technical Services, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Jose Barragan
Vice President, ACWA Power International

2:10 pm  

 

ACWA Power's progress in Solar

ACWA Power's progress in Solar by Saad Umer, Director, Renewables Business Development, ACWA Power in Building 20/19 

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Saad Umer
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power International

2:20 pm  

 

KAUST ACWA Power Collaborative Solar R&D

KAUST ACWA Power Collaborative Solar R&D by Stefaan Dewolf, Professor and Director KAUST Solar Center, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Stefaan De Wolf
Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

2:30 pm  

 

Coffee Break, Posters and Demo sessions

Coffee Break, Posters and Demo sessions

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

3:30 pm  

 

LAB TOURS

3:30 pm  

 

KSC (Solar) lab tour

KSC (Solar) lab tour

Bldg. 5 Level 3 KAUST Solar Center (KSC)

4:15 pm  

 

CCRC (Hydrogen/Ammonia combustion) lab tour

CCRC (Hydrogen/Ammonia combustion) lab tour

Bldg. 5 Level 4 Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)

4:15 pm  

 

CCRC (Hydrogen/Ammonia combustion) lab tour

CCRC (Hydrogen/Ammonia combustion) lab tour

Bldg. 7 GF Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)

5:00 pm  

 

Poster Session (09:00 - 18:00)

5:00 pm  

 

Break

Break

6:30 pm  

 

Gather at building 19 for dinner transfer

Gather at building 19 for dinner transfer

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

7:00 pm  

 

Dinner

Pool Side Dinner, Al-Khozama Hotel, KAUST

Thursday

January 25, 2024

8:30 am  

 

DAY 2 - INNOVATION DAYS

DESALINATION | ENERGY STORAGE SESSIONS

8:30 am  

 

Registration

Registration for Day 2

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Conference Hall

9:30 am  

 

Welcome note from ACWA Power

Welcome note by Thomas Altmann, Executive Vice President Innovation & New Technology, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power International

9:35 am  

 

Significance of this event/innovation from KAUST perspective

Significance of this event/innovation from KAUST perspective by Dr. Ian W. Campbell, Vice President Innovation, KAUST

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Ian Campbell
Vice President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

9:45 am  

 

Opening video

Opening video

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

9:50 am  

 

Desalination Translational Research

Panelists from KAUST, IDA, Toray, SWCC, NYU, Veolia, KISR, Khalifa University

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Shannon McCarthy
Secretary General, International Desalination and Reuse Association
Ali Alshari
Executive Manager, Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
Hassan Arafat
Senior Director, Khalifa University
Johannes Vrouwenvelder
Director, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Tariq Nada
Vice President, ACWA Power Company
Tatsuya Matsushima
Director, Toray Membrane Middle East

10:30 am  

 

Coffee break and demos

Coffee break and demos

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

11:00 am  

 

DESALINATION SESSION

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

11:00 am  

 

Keynote on ACWA Power’s Desalination Journey

Keynote on ACWA Power’s Desalination Journey by Fawzi Al Saadi, Executive Vice President, Red Sea Portfolio Management, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Fawzi Al Saidi
Director, ACWA Power Company

11:15 am  

 

ACWA Power - Desalination R&D

ACWA Power - Desalination R&D by Ratul Das, Senior Manager, Innovation & New Technology, ACWA Power 

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Ratul Das
Executive Manager, ACWA Power Company

11:45 am  

 

KAUST ACWA Power Collaborative Desalination R&D

ACWA Power Collaborative Desalination R&D by Dr. Graciela Gonzalez Gil & Dr. Bastiaan Blankert, Research Scientist, Water Desalination & Reuse Center, KAUST in Building 20/19 

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Bastiaan Blankert
Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Graciela Gonzalez Gil
Researcher, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

12:00 pm  

 

Signings of MoU and LoC (Day 2)

Signings of MoU and LoC

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
SCOTMAS | Sodium Chlorite Production
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power Company
Alistair Cameron
Chief Executive Officer, Scotmas
AJMC | FO system demonstration in KSA
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power
Satoshi Tanaka
Chief Executive Officer, Arabian Japanese Membrane Company
John Webley
CEO, Chairman & Member of the Board of Directors, Trevi Systems Inc
Iron Flow Battery - Voltstorage
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power Company
Jakob Bitner
Co-Founder & CEO, Voltstorage
AJMC | 8" HF Membranes Pilot Plant - Toyobo (Hassyan) Amendment
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power Company
Mohammed Saeed Al Harthi
Senior Manager, Arabian Japanese Membrane Company
KAUST Industry Collaboration Program
Manus Ward
Director, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President, ACWA Power Company

12:00 pm  

 

Posters and Demo sessions - Lunch and Prayer

Posters and Demo sessions - Lunch and Prayer in Building 20/19

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

1:30 pm  

 

BESS SESSION

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

1:30 pm  

 

New sustainable energy storage technologies suitable for GCC climate conditions

KAUST, VoltStorage, KSU, Aramco, ACWA Power, Enervenue

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Christos Iraklis
Manager, ACWA Power Global Services
Jakob Bitner
Co-Founder & CEO, Voltstorage
James Morrish
Chief Financial Officer, LiNa Energy
Krunal Patel
Executive Manager, ACWA Power Global Services
Shehab Ahmed
Professor & Program Chair, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Zeyad Almutairi
Director, King Saud University

2:10 pm  

 

BESS presentation

Husam Alshareef, Professor, Material Science and Engineering in Building 20/19

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Husam Alshareef
Director, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

2:20 pm  

 

Way forward on BESS

Krunal Patel, Executive Manager, Central Technical Services, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Krunal Patel
Executive Manager, ACWA Power Global Services

2:30 pm  

 

ACWA Power - BESS R&D

Christos Iraklis, Manager, Innovation & New Technology, ACWA Power

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition
Christos Iraklis
Manager, ACWA Power Global Services

2:40 pm  

 

Coffee break

Coffee break in Building 20/19 

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

3:00 pm  

 

LAB TOURS

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

3:00 pm  

 

WDRC Lab tour

WDRC lab tour

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

3:45 pm  

 

SWRO, PV & H2 pilot tour

SWRO, PV & H2 pilot tour

Bldg. 19 Level 3 Exhibition

5:00 pm  

 

Poster Session (09:00 - 18:00)