With just 10 weeks to go until the 16th Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit, we are proud to unveil the agenda.
Bringing together the industry’s most forward-thinking leaders and the true project “doers”, this year’s Summit will feature insightful discussions on the key forces shaping the future of clean energy.
From trusted information to the battery boom and geopolitical development to global energy trading, the Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit provides a platform for discussion, exploring what should drive clean energy systems and markets. Discover session highlights and explore the full agenda below.
Registration is now open – we’re looking forward to you joining us in Istanbul!
Register now and receive an early-bird discount!
We’re offering an early-bird discount of 20% off for non-partner passes. The Deadline has now been extended for purchases before 31 July.
Use code EARLY20 to claim your discount.
Dii Partners are entitled to 50% off all full-price passes – contact events@dii-desertenergy.org
Preferential Hotel Rates – expires end of August
We have secured preferential rates at selected hotels, available till 31st August. You can find more details here. Please note that rates may change, so we would encourage early booking.
Day One Sessions | 30 September
“Türkiye’s Role As A ‘Green Bridge’ And The Strategic Necessity of EU-MENAT Interconnectivity” at the Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus
Session 1: The Green Bridge: Türkiye’s Strategic Role in the EU-MENA Energy Corridor
Speakers include:
- Tolunay Yıldız, Chairman and CEO, YEO Technology
- Ihsan Erbil Bayçöl, Strategic Investments & Operations President, Sabancı Group, and CEO, Enerjisa Üretim
- Sule Topcu Kilic, Director, Head of Energy Eurasia, covering Türkiye, Caucasus, Central Asia & Mongolia, EBRD
- Elif Yener, Sector President and CEO, Zorlu Energy Group
- Sacit Akbas, CEO, CALL Energy
- Pauline Seyfert, Founder, Adlera Group
- Cornelius Matthes, CEO, Dii Desert Energy
- Chiara Aruffo, PhD, Director of Research, Dii Desert Energy
Session 2: International Cooperation for Energy Security
Speakers include:
- Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, EBRD
- Dimitar Enchev, Co-founder and CEO Europe, CWP Global
- Ashoka Li, Managing Director, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia & Caucasus Region, Envision Energy
- Emre Erdogan, General Manager, Calik Renewables
- Farhad Mammadov, General Director, Green Energy Corridor Power Company
Session 3: Hydrogen Reality Check in the Energy Transformation
Speakers include:
- Fatemah Din, Senior Vice President – MENA, thyssenkrupp Uhde
- Ebubekir Koyuncu, CEO, Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases (BHIG) and CEO, Air Products Qudra
- Dr. Faye Al Hersh, Associate Director, Development UAE, Masdar
- Pascal Baylocq, President and CEO, Geostock
- Frank Wouters, Chairman, MENA Hydrogen Alliance
- Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO, Hydrogen Europe
- Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling, Director International, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
- Dan Feldman, Global Head of Energy, King & Spalding
Session 4: Trusted Information: Data Centers, AI and Blockchain
Speakers include:
- Birol Ergüven, Board Member, Limak Energy Group & Limak Investment Company
- Mehmet Han Sisik, Head of Turkey, Eastern & Central Europe, Khazna
& more to be announced!
Day Two Sessions | 1 October
“Investments & Future Energy Transformation Technologies” at the REAP Battery Factory
Session 5: Interactive Roundtables: Parallel Strategic Sessions
Speakers include:
- Antonio Iliceto, Chairman, CIGRE Study Committee C1, Power System Development & Economics
- Marion Erdelen-Peppler, Vice President Hydrogen & Future Fuels, ROSEN
& more to be announced!
Session 6: The impact of Geopolitical Development in the Energy Transformation
Speakers include:
- Mevhibe Canan Özsoy, Board of Directors Member, YEO Technology
- Çagrı Güven, Vice President, KfW IPEX-Bank
- Dr. Ibrahim Erden, Chairman, Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB)
- Em. Prof. Dr. Ad van Wijk, Future Energy Systems, TU Delft
Session 7: The Battery Boom: Why Energy Storage Is the Fastest-Growing Sector
Speakers include:
- Tolunay Yıldız, Chairman and CEO, YEO Technology
- Barıs Esen, Vice President of Business Development & Sales, YEO Technology
& more to be announced!
Exclusive Site Visit: REAP Battery Factory
- Exclusive visit to YEO Technology’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, featuring an impressive 5 GWh annual production capacity for battery energy storage systems
- Focuses on the engineering, manufacturing, and system integration of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- Hosts automated battery module and pack assembly lines, containerized energy storage system production, testing and quality control laboratories, as well as dedicated R&D and engineering units