AI promises unprecedented advances and transformational potential across industries, economies, societies, and the environment.
Yet its growth, and its huge thirst for power, is putting added strain on an already overstretched energy system, with consequences that challenge AI’s net positive potential.

Closer collaboration between AI and energy sectors in needed to unlock the solutions and accelerate action to realize AI’s full potential, in a sustainable way. To inspire a collective approach, forge new partnerships and leave no solution unexplored, we are convening global leaders for a Majlis in Abu Dhabi on 3 November.

The Majlis is deeply rooted in Emirati tradition. Held under The Chatham House Rule, it fosters the exchange of ideas with transparency, openness, and mutual respect.
Confirmed to attend, so far, are:

Academia

Prof. Eric Xing
President, MBZUAI
Prof. Anima Anandkumar

Bren Professor of Computing and
Mathematical Sciences, Caltech

Prof. Robert Miller
Professor of Aerothermal Technology and Director of the Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Prof. Carlos Lopes
Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town

Policy & Climate

Jennifer Jordan-Saifi
CEO, Sustainable Markets Initiative
H.E. Adnan Amin
CEO, COP28
Dr. Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Fred Krupp
President, Environmental Defense Fund
Francesco La Camera
Director-General, IRENA
H.E.  Mariam Al Almheiri
Head, International Affairs Office, Presidential Court
H.E. Omar Al Olama
UAE Minister of State for AI , The Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications office
H.E. Omar Suwaina Alsuwaidi
Under-Secretary, MOIAT

Energy & Infrastructure

Arun Kumar Singh

Chairman and CEO, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)

Ahmed Abou Hashima

Founder and CEO, Egyptian Steel

Badr Jafar

President of Crescent Petroleum and Special Envoy for Business & Philanthropy, UAE

Claudio Descalzi
CEO, Eni
Dong Sub Kim
President & CEO, Korea National Oil Corporation
Francesco Starace
Partner, EQT Group
Jarand Rystad
Rystad Energy
Jason Liu
CEO, Wood Mackenzie
Kenneth Dillon
President, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Luc Rémont
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EDF Group
Lorenzo Simonelli
President & CEO, Baker Hughes
Maarten Wetselaar
CEO, CEPSA
Dr. Markus Krebber
Chief Executive Officer, RWE AG
Marco Dunand
CEO, Mercuria Energy Group
Mike Koehler
Executive Vice President, Constellation
H.E. Mohammed Al Hammadi
Managing Director and CEO, ENEC
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi
CEO, Masdar
Murray Auchincloss
Chief Executive Officer, BP
Maví Zingoni
CEO, GE Vernova
Olivier Le Peuch
CEO, SLB
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TotalEnergies
Proscovia Nabbanja
CEO, Uganda National Oil Company
Takayuki Ueda
Representative Director, President & CEO, INPEX Corporation
Toru Matsui
Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer
Tengku Muhammad Taufik
CEO, Petronas
Dr. Rovshan Najaf
CEO, SoCar
Wael Sawan
Chief Executive Officer, Shell Global
Vadim N Vorobyev
CEO, LUKOIL
Wang Yuetao
Chairman, ZhenHua Oil
Yossi Abu
CEO, NewMed Energy

Finance

Adebayo Ogunlesi

Chairman and CEO, Global Infrastructure Partners

Ahmed Yahia Al Idrissi
CEO & Board Member, MGX
H.E. Amb. Majid Al-Suwaidi
CEO and Director General, Alterra and COP28
Bob Maguire
Managing Director and Co-Head, Carlyle International Energy Partners
Jeff Currie
Chief Strategy Officer of Energy Pathways, The Carlyle Group
Lord John Browne
Founder and Chairman, Beyond Net Zero
Mark Carney
Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, United Nations
Mark Wilson
Board Member, Blackrock
Mercedes Vela Monserrate
CEO, Global Climate Finance Centre
Mohammed Alardhi
Executive chairman, Investcorp

TECHNOLOGY

Aadith Moorthy

Founder and CEO, Boomitra

Brad Smith
Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
Dr. Christopher Cooper
Executive Advisor, Group Digital & Cybersecurity
Cory Janssen
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, AltaML
Debanjan Saha
CEO, DataRobot
Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei
Founder and CEO, AIE3
Jack Hidary
CEO, SandboxAQ
Jennifer Holmgren
CEO, LanzaTech
Jonathan Ross
CEO & Founder, Groq
Noam Perski
Executive Vice President , Palantir
Mohsen Moazami
President of International, Groq
Magzhan Kenesbai
Acting Managing Director AIQ
Omar Mir
President, International & Special Advisor , World Wide Technology
Peng Xiao
Group CEO, G42
Dr. Parag Khanna
Founder and CEO, AlphaGeo
Dr. Reza Zadeh
Chairman, Matroid
Richard Burns
Chairman, ISS
Strive Masiyiwa
Executive Chairman and Founder, Econet Wireless
Timothy Bawtree
Founder & Exec Group Chairman, Quantum Switch Group of Companies
Thomas Pramotedham
CEO, Presight
Uljan Sharka
CEO & Founder, iGenius A

Philanthropy

Anousheh Ansari

CEO, XPRIZE Foundation

HRH Princess Beatrice of York

Please note that the participant list is updated daily.
For additional information, please reach out
to Changemakersmajlis2024@cop28.com