Vision 2030 Jan. 2011 | Page 58

The World Future Energy Summit “The Davos of green energy” From the 18th to the 21st of January 2010, ADNEC, the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre became the international focal point for defining the future of the most critical issue facing mankind – the future of energy. It is somewhat ironic that such an event was taking place in a small desert Emirate that holds the sixth largest oil reserves globally and is the world’s tenth largest oil producer, but therein lays the foresight of a leadership cognizant of the finite nature of its hydrocarbon reserves. An opening ceremony hosted by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince, kicked off what proved to be an immensely successful gathering which brought together project developers, financiers, government delegations and press from all corners of the globe. The vast exhibition floor space was occupied by a variety of national clusters, where companies from particular countries grouped together to convey their various national strategies over four days of meetings, presentations, talks and speeches. A multitude of topics were dealt with in seminars, press conferences, Q&A sessions and roundtable discussions. The issue of how to GF??w&?B&?G??v2&V7W'&??rF?V?R?2vW&R6&&??6GW&R?@?6WVW7G&F?????"?vFW"?Bv7FR?77VW2?gVV?6V??2??w&VV?'V??F??r?f?F????G&?7?'B?&?BvV?W&F????&??gVV?2?BF?R6?'Bw&?B?S`??