Bridging the Gap Between Capital and Projects

4 June 2026 in Rosewood Hotel Abu Dhabi

Host Partners
ADGM Smart Energy

The New Energy Investor Summit is a high-level by invitation only convening platform at the intersection of policy, capital, and infrastructure.

Bringing together sovereign investors, institutional capital, policymakers, and global energy leaders, the Summit addresses the structural shifts reshaping energy markets, from security-driven regulation and cross-border fuel corridors to AI-enabled energy systems and giga-scale project finance.

Designed for decision-makers, not observers, the Summit focuses on one imperative: aligning capital with scalable, bankable, and strategically resilient energy infrastructure.

In an era defined by energy security and geopolitical realignment, the New Energy Investor Summit serves as a catalyst for partnerships that move from policy to projects and from capital pools to execution at scale.

Agenda ​​​​​​
Thursday, 4 June 2026

09:00

Registration & Networking Breakfast

10:00 

Session 1: Policy Signals & Capital Flows

How national and regional frameworks are shaping decarbonization strategies and directing global energy investment.


Opening Keynotes

Expert Panel: The New Energy Order
A regulatory recap of the past year, the accelerating shift toward energy security, and what it will take to scale global new energy adoption — with a strategic focus on the growing role of GCC and MENA markets.

11:30

Networking Coffee & Tea Break

12:00 

Session 2: Powering Strategic Corridors

EU–MENA partnerships shaping the future of advanced fuels and cross-border energy security.


Keynotes

Expert Panel: Structuring the Advanced Fuels Market
From EU–UAE trade alignment to double-sided auction mechanisms: how market design, demand guarantees and regulatory certainty unlock scalable renewable fuel investment.

13:30

Business Networking Lunch

15:00

Session 3: Intelligence Meets Infrastructure

AI and renewable energy systems in mutual acceleration — and constraint.


Keynotes

Expert Panel: Integrated Energy Systems & Data Centers
AI is transforming how renewable systems are designed, optimized and operated — while energy availability, grid resilience and decarbonization targets increasingly define the limits of AI expansion.

16:30

Networking Coffee & Tea Break

17:00 

Session 4: Bridging Capital & Scale

Financing the next generation of global energy infrastructure.


Keynotes

Expert Panel: Financing Mega-Scale Clean Energy
De-risking projects, aligning investors and developers, and structuring bankable frameworks to unlock large-scale clean energy deployment.

18:30

Closing Remarks & Key Takeaways

19:30

Exclusive Networking Dinner

Partners

Our partners play a vital role in our success, contributing their expertise and commitment to build a sustainable future together. Their collaboration drives innovation and makes our shared vision a reality.

Host Partners

Support Partners

Speakers 2025

H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President and Chief
Executive Officer, UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA)

H.E. Hamad Sayah Al Mazrouei

H.E. Hamad Sayah Al Mazrouei
CEO, ADGM Registration Authority (ADGM)

H.E. Lucie Berger

H.E. Lucie Berger
Ambassador of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Arthur Mattli

H.E. Arthur Mattli
Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE and Bahrain

Horst H. Mahmoudi

Horst H. Mahmoudi
CEO & Executive Chairman
Smartenergy

Alexandros Kosmas

Alexandros Kosmas
Head of International Cooperation Middle East & Africa, Airbus

Ali A. Shehab

Ali A. Shehab
Global Director of Special Projects and Services, DNV

Alexis Rostand

Alexis Rostand
Managing Director, Eiffel Investment Group

Anas Aljuaidi

Anas Aljuaidi
CEO, Mannesmann Energy

Andrès Isaza

Andrès Isaza
Chief Commercial Officer, Smartenergy

Capt. Saif Al Mheiri

Capt. Saif Al Mheiri
Chief Sustainability Officer, AD Ports Group

Cornelius Matthes

Cornelius Matthes
CEO, Dii Desert Energy

David Smith

David Smith
EVP, Marubeni

Dimitrios Dimitriou

Dimitrios Dimitriou
Vice President, ESG & Sustainability, EMSTEEL Group

Dipak Sakaria

Dipak Sakaria
Energy Transition Expert Advisor, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, UAE

Dr. Alejandro Galvan

Dr. Alejandro Galvan
Director, Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium; Chief Research Scientist

Dr. Sami Kamel

Dr. Sami Kamel
CEO, Dutco Cleantech

Elias El Mrabet

Elias El Mrabet
Executive Vice President, Global Climate Finance Center

Frank Wouters

Frank Wouters
Chairman Dii Advisory Board and
MENA Hydrogen Alliance

Gido van Graas

Gido van Graas
Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Hector Perea

Hector Perea
Director of Portfolio Management, XRG

Jana Boyd

Jana Boyd
Chief Strategy Clean Energy & AI integration, Legacy Global Initiative

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
CEO, Hydrogen Europe

Karim Mourad

Karim Mourad
Global Head of Infrastructure and CIO for the Infrastructure Department, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

Maheur Mourali

Maheur Mourali
Chief Investment Officer, Arab Energy Fund

Mohamed Hesham

Mohamed Hesham
Group Chief Investment Officer, 2PointZero

Nabil Ayoun

Nabil Ayoun
MENA Programme Lead, Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA), Mission Possible Partnership

Pedro Amaral Jorge

Pedro Amaral Jorge
CEO, APREN

Petra Schwager

Petra Schwager
Chief Climate and Technology Partnerships Division, UNIDO

Raghu Viswanathan

Raghu Viswanathan
Director eFuels & Supply Chain Strategy, Smartenergy

Wael Almazeedi

Wael Almazeedi
CEO, Avance

Waleed El Kalash

Waleed El Kalash
Managing Director MEA, Smartenergy

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