More than 250 top-name speakers, moderators, media and industry have gathered as a part of the ADIPEC CEO Summit held yesterday as a lead in to today’s ADIPEC 2010 (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference) from November 1-4.

The CEO Summit was held in conjunction with the Energy Institute and in cooperation with Ernst and Young and the Arab Development Company. At the top of the summits agenda has been the Abu Dhabi 2030 energy vision that is set to highlight the opportunities and challenges of the region. Featuring a full-days programme of speaking and panel sessions, the ADIPEC CEO Summit stirred a lively debate, delving in to the issues ranging from future energy trends and challenges to unlocking unconventional resources.

Held as a closed door forum under Chatham House Rule, the summit featured such lead names as:
Andrew P. Swiger, Senior VP, ExxonMobil
Christof Ruehl, Chief Economist, BP
Dale Rollins, Chief Operating Office, Masdar
HE Yousef Al Nowais, Chairman Arab Development Company
David Westerman, Senior Vice President, ADCO
HE Motassam Akram Hassan, Deputy Oil Minister of Iraq
Dr Jean Luc Guiziou, Vice Presicent Middle East, Total Exploration and Production
Farooq Qureshi, Vice President Middle East, Europe and Africa, Schlumberger Business Consulting
John Barry, Vice President Technical and Production MENA, Shell
Kjetil Tonstad, Vice President Middle East, Statoil
Mounir Bouaziz, Vice President Upstream International Commercial, NBD and LBD MENA, Shell Upstream International
Antonio Costa Silva, Chairman of the Management Commission, PARTEX
Dr Angus Henderson, Principal Manager, Knowledge Communities and Content, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute.

ADIPEC Event Director Hifazat Ahmad said: The CEO Summit has been a major success in bringing together the wealth of industry knowledge to discuss and debate on matters of importance to the region and the world. We are thrilled that so many of these people gave time from their busy schedules to take part in such a valuable outlet for knowledge share for the benefit of total industry growth.
 

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