World Future Energy Summit

The World Future Energy Summit (WFES) is an annual event, dedicated to advancing future energy, energy efficiency and clean technologies. Held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, WFES includes a summit, an exhibition, the Project Village, Round Table Discussions, the Young Future Energy Leaders program, corporate meetings and social events.

The Summit attracts world leaders, international policy makers, industry leaders, investors, experts, academia, intellectuals and journalists to discuss practical and sustainable solutions to future energy challenges.

The Summit, hosted by Masdar, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company and staged at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, represents a business platform bringing together project owners and solution providers with investors and buyers from both the public and private sectors. The Summit is also an opportunity for everyone with an interest in addressing climate change to come together to share solutions, reach agreements and continue to make progress.

WFES has been running in the UAE for nine years. In 2011, WFES brought together more than 35 official delegations, over 26,000 attendees, 600 exhibitors, 200 speakers and 3150 delegates from 112 countries.

The 2011 Summit was attended by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon; Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland; Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan; Jose Socrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, Prime Minister of Portugal; Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh; Nikoloz Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia; HRH Crown Princess Victoria, Princess of Sweden; HRH Prince Guillaume, Crown Prince of Luxembourg.

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