UAE Business: Preparations complete for 8th edition of the WGES – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Preparations complete for 8th edition of the WGES – Gulf Digital News

Preparations are complete for the 8th edition of the World Green Energy Summit (WGES), which will be held under the theme ‘Climate Action Leadership through Collaboration: The Roadmap to Net-Zero’.

To be held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Summit will be held on September 28 and 29, 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

WGES is organised by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO) and the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, in collaboration with several international organisations.

Four main themes

During a press conference in Madinat Jumeirah, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, MD&CEO of Dewa, and Chairman of WGEO, said the Summit will focus on four main themes -- Energy, Finance, Food Security, and Youth.

Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy; Waleed Bin Salman, Vice Chairman of WGEO; and Abdulrahim Sultan, Director General of WGEO, were present.

Saif Humaid Al Falasi, CEO of Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) Group; Ahmed Bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower); Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, CEO of