World Future Energy Summit - a global, collaborative platform that draws the world to Abu Dhabi

The World Future Energy Summit, the most important event of its kind for those engaged in energy and environment, is hosted by Masdar every January in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and home to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Summit provides a crucial platform to address the urgent global need to find energy solutions that are both secure and sustainable.

Industry and political leaders, investors, scientists, specialists, policy makers and researchers attend the annual summit, which addresses issues of public policy, science and business in recognition that only an interdisciplinary approach to this enormous challenge will yield tangible results

Alongside the summit, two exhibitions are held: the World Future Energy Exhibition, focused on advanced and renewable energy, and the World Future Environment Exhibition, dedicated to air, water and waste management technologies and solutions.

Previous WFES speakers have included Britain’s HRH Prince Charles, HRH Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, President Olafur Grimsson of Iceland and Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Former U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

World Future Energy Summit in 2010

The third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) was held from 18 to 21 January 2010 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and built on its previous two editions to create a collaborative platform to tackle policy, innovation and investment issues surrounding renewable energy.

Royalty, heads of state, top government officials, scientists, environmental experts, global business leaders and finance and industry professionals attended WFES 2010, to present their views, explore solutions, build networks and collaborate.

Speakers at the 2010 edition of the summit included:

H.E. President Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece; H.E. Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives; H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister, Turkey,H.E. the Honourable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister, Malaysia; H.R.H The Crown Prince Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, Crown Prince of Spain and Prince of Asturias; H.R.H The Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian, Denmark; ;Helene Pelosse, IRENA, HE Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy of India; His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland, and H.S.H Prince Albert Louis Pierre, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux; Katrina Landis, Group Vice President of BP Alternative Energy; Kevin Parker, Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management and a member of Deutsche Bank's Group Executive Committee, Right Honourable Jesca Eriyo, Uganda's Minister of State for Environment; Richard Jones, Deputy Executive Director of IEA; Professor Ernest Moniz, MIT Director of Energy Initiative; Maria van der Hoeven from the Netherlands' Ministry of Economic Affairs and Professor Nigel Brandon, Shell Chair in sustainable development in energy from London's Imperial College, just to name a few.

Public and private sector organisations that participated at the exhibition will include Masdar, GE Energy, Siemens, Enviromena, Mubadala, ADWEA and Emal, among others