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Kieran McNamara
Energy and Environment Analyst.
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Michel Heijdra
Vice Minister for Climate and Energy Policy.
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Fatih Birol
Executive Director. As Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol (@fbirol) has positioned the IEA at the forefront of global efforts to advance a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system. Since taking office in 2015, he has modernised the Agency by broadening its energy security mandate beyond oil to include electricity, natural gas, renewables and critical minerals, strengthened the Agency's global leadership in clean energy transitions and expanded IEA membership to include major emerging countries. As a result, the IEA’s share of global energy demand coverage has increased from 40% to over 80%. He has also played a central role in the global response to major energy security emergencies, including those triggered by the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis.Dr Birol joined the IEA in 1995 and steadily rose through the ranks from junior analyst to Chief Economist, where he oversaw the flagship World Energy Outlook. Throug...
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Ana Lepure
Energy Efficiency Policy Analyst.
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Stavroula Evangelopoulou
Former Energy Technology Analyst – Hydrogen.
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Lizzie Sayer
Energy Technology Editor and Writer.
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Dr Sultan Al Jaber
President-Designate for COP28. Dr Sultan Al Jaber is the President-Designate of COP28; the UAE’s Minister for Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate; Chairman of Masdar; and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
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Sanne van der Mijl
Former Climate Engagement Coordinator. Sanne van der Mijl is climate engagement coordinator at the IEA. She works on climate resilience and climate risk assessment with a focus on the MENA region.
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Peerapat Vithayasrichareon
Senior Energy Analyst - Power and System Integration.
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Vaibhav Chaturvedi
Economist at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water.
