Air Products, Ebubekir Koyuncu
Ebubekir Koyuncu is the visionary Chief Executive Officer of Air Products Qudra (APQ), the premier development and investment company of Air Products in the Middle East. Since assuming this pivotal role in 2020, he has been instrumental in driving strategic growth, spearheading operations, and advancing the region’s energy transition and sustainability agenda. Under his leadership, […]
Borusan, Evren Aktaş
Evren Aktaş graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from İstanbul Technical University in 2002. He earned his M.A. degree in Economics and Finance from Boğaziçi University in 2005. Evren began his career in 2002 as a Cogeneration Systems Project Engineer at Borusan Power Systems and has worked predominantly in the energy sector ever since. […]
Çalık, Emre Erdoğan
Emre Erdoğan holds an MBA from Koç University (2010) and completed a Strategy & Negotiation certification program at Harvard Business School in 2012. He launched his career as a Planning Engineer at Bechtel–Enka (2001–2003), before transitioning into more senior roles within the Enka Group — serving as Project Control Manager and Business Development Manager between […]
Call, Sacit Akbaş
Sacit Akbaş graduated from Boğaziçi University’s Civil Engineering department in 2002 and went to the United States same year for his postgraduate studies. After completing his master’s degree in soil mechanics at Louisiana State University, he began working as a geotechnical expert at the international consulting company Camp Dresser & McKee’s Raleigh, North Carolina office […]
Cigre, Antonio Iliceto
Senior expert on energy transition and innovation in power systems. Current active roles in International Organisations: CIGRE (including initiative with World Bank), ENTSO-E, MedTSO, ETIP SNET, ISGAN, IEC, IEA, WEF, Dii Desert Energy, GEIDCO, EPRI, Club of Rome. Recent fields of activities: Sector Coupling, Hydrogen and EV impact on power grids, Electrification of Industrial processes […]
Cranmore, Yusuf Macun
Yusuf has c. 30 years’ experience in energy and infrastructure advisory, investments and financing, and is one of the global leaders in power, renewables, and utilities project finance. Yusuf has held leadership roles on the buy-side and sell-side of the energy and infrastructure sectors in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has successfully closed in […]
Club, Prof. Ugo Bardi
Ugo Bardi – Currently Member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome, fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Science, member of the executive committee of the Italian System Dynamics Association (Sydic), member of the Interuniversity Consortium for Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM) and of the Energia per l’Italia association. Ugo […]
Challenge the status quo and accelerate the energy transformation in inspiring venues
Every year, the Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit is held in prestigious venues, and this year is no different. The Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit welcomes industry leaders and experts to convene for 3 days of discussions and networking, exploring what should drive clean energy systems and markets. You can find our latest speakers announced below and the […]
Copa, Alexander Punzenberger
As President of COPA-DATA CEE/ME, Alexander Punzenberger oversees operations across all Middle Eastern countries, specifically managing key accounts within the region. Alexander has been a valuable member of the COPA-DATA team since the beginning. With his extensive background in sales and strategic management, he skillfully guides the company towards the company’s growth objectives.
CWP, Dimitar Enchev
Dimitar Enchev is a pioneer in the field of energy transition with nearly 20 years of management and investment experience. Dimitar is a Managing Partner at PostScriptum Ventures, a venture capital fund in the energy and technology space focused on decarbonization and energy transition. The portfolio contains a variety of innovative decarbonization solutions in different […]