Dr Hashim A. Yamani, president of the newly established King Abdullah City for Atomic & Renewable Energy (KA-CARE), and the former minister of Commerce & Industry, together with Dr Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, president of the Arab Water Council, joined the growing list of distinguished experts who will address the annual Saudi Water & Power Forum (SWPF) to be held in Jeddah this October. KA-CARE is tasked to tackle the Kingdom's growing energy demand. Dr Yamani will provide insight into the transformation of the energy sector and Saudi Arabia's long-term strategy for sustainable growth during a keynote presentation at the SWPF inauguration ceremony on Oct. 3. Dr Abu-Zeid, who was Egypt's minister of Water Resources & Irrigation for 12 years until 2009, will be looking at Saudi power and water in a regional context. He is also honorary president of World Water Council, a MEMBER of UN Advisory Board on Water Supply and Sanitation and former president of International Water Resources Association (IWRA). Other key speakers include Prince Khalid Bin Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Makkah Region; Abdullah Al-Hussayen, minister of Water & Electricity; Prince Dr Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammad Al Saud, vice president, KACST; Fehied Fahad AlShareef, governor, SWCC; Loay Al-Musallam, CEO, National Water Company; Steve Bolze, president & CEO, Power & Water, GE; and Paddy Padmanathan, president & CEO, ACWA Power International. The winners of SWPF awards, including the SWPF Award for Innovation and the Marafiq Award for Sustainability, will be announced at the gala dinner on Oct. 3.
