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ACWA Power (TADAWUL:2082) is a Saudi-listed company and among the world's largest private water desalination companies, the first mover into green hydrogen and a leader in the energy transition. Registered and established in 2004 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ACWA Power employs over 4,000 people and is present in 12 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia.
Associate Partnership-Institutional Membership. The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and ...
Pratik Agarwal is the Managing Director of Sterlite Power, which is part of the metals and mining conglomerate – Vedanta Limited. A Wharton graduate and an MBA from London Business School, Pratik has more than14 years of experience in building core infrastructure assets in India. He founded the Vedanta Group’s infrastructure business in 2009 and built it up to levels where it now has significant investments in ports, power transmission and broadband networks. The boundless potential of ...
Davos 2024: Hard Power of AI. Scroll down for full podcast transcript - click the ‘Show more’ arrow. From diplomacy to defence, AI is markedly changing geopolitics. Shifts in data ownership and infrastructure will transform some stakeholders while elevating others, reshaping sovereignty and influence. How is the landscape evolving and what ...
In a polarised world, with the most powerful nations and the UN unable to prevent or end many wars, could the so-called 'middle powers' step up? This week's two guests, both members of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Geopolitics, think so, and say those countries might even consider setting up an 'M-10' of middle powers seeking to resolve conflicts and other problems. Guests: Susana Malcorra, Senior Advisor at Spain’s IE University and former Argentinian foreign ...
Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk is an innovator whose portfolio includes three technology companies and three not-for-profit organizations. Bart holds nine degrees, including a PhD in materials engineering, a PhD in microelectronics, master's in renewable energy science, master’s in political science. Over the last 15 years, Bart has worked in the solar and wind sector as well as hydrogen and cleantech start-ups. Bart is Associate Director at Bonston Consulting Group in Melbourne, Australia ...
Global media platforms, with access to over 3.8 billion people consuming their content daily, have unique opportunities to leverage their scale for positive societal impact. From the way technology is designed and used to the ways in which digital media is consumed, this initiative explores opportunities to come together across the world’s largest platforms to strengthen communities and to address societal challenges in the current context of the pandemic and socioeconomical landscape ...
Steve Howard is a leading sustainable business professional and is a recognised authority on sustainability and climate change. Steve joined Temasek as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) in January 2021 and is now Vice Chair Sustainability. Prior to Temasek, Steve was CSO at IKEA Group and served on IKEA’s Executive Group Management from 2011-2017. At IKEA, Steve led the development and implementation of the People and Planet Positive strategy, and put in place strategies that lead to more ...
1. Framework. The ETI 2024 framework offers a comprehensive assessment of countries’ energy systems with a consistent methodology, allowing decisionmakers to compare and track progress. Decision-makers are confronted with two critical questions in the energy transition: what is needed to accelerate improvements in countries’ energy systems ...
Wars, trade tensions and elections around the world are testing humanity's ability to tackle climate change. Two experts from the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Future of Geopolitics look at the diplomacy and real-world reality of climate change politics and economics, with a particular focus on the global South.