MONDAY 4 OCTOBER: FORUM DAY TWO Conference Schedule RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES & SOLUTIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA • Managing change and the move towards a long-term strategy beyond oil • In what ways can Saudi Arabia benefit from renewable energies? • Latest on the regulatory framework for investment in renewable energy • How do you make renewables competitive? What are the incentives? How can a tariff mechanism for renewables be deployed? • What is the outlook for solar in the Kingdom’s sustainable energy mix? Does Saudi Arabia have the potential to be a solar energy hub? • Customising solar technologies for the Saudi environment. What is the outlook for grid-connected PV? Opportunities in solar desalination
Keynote Presentation: Dr Khalid Al Sulaiman, Vice President for Renewable Energy, King Abdullah City for Atomic & Renewable Energy (KA-CARE)
Moderator: Ahmad Al-Khowaiter, Director of New Business Evaluation Development, Saudi Aramco
Panel: Dr Ghassan Jabbour, Head of Solar Development, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) Roger M Othman, Facilities Planning Department, Saudi Aramco Hani Zahran, Manager of the National Earthquake & Volcano Centre, Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) Salman Al-Jishi, Vice Chairman of the Industrial Committee, Council of Saudi Chambers of Chamber of Commerce & Industry Vahid Fotuhi, Director, BP Solar Middle East