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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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Edwin de Palma
Minister of Mines and Energy.
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Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources. Megan Woods took office as New Zealand’s Minister of Energy and Resources in June 2017. Her other ministerial portfolios include Research, Science and Innovation. Prior to becoming a member of New Zealand’s parliament in 2011, Dr Woods worked at Plant & Food Research, a New Zealand-based science company.
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Mohammed Bin Hamed Al Rumhi
Minister of Oil and Gas.
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Musa Erdogan
Energy Analyst.
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Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO and Special Representative of the UN SG for SEforALL and Co-Chair of UN-Energy.
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Till Bunsen
Former Policy Analyst.
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Michel Heijdra
Vice Minister for Climate and Energy Policy.
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Deniz Ugur
Consultant.
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Simonetta Sommaruga
Federal Councillor, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
