Gulf Transition & Sustainable Finance 2025

30 April 2025, 8:45 AM UAE, Abu Dhabi

Keynote speaker

H.E. Dr. Alanoud Abdulla Alhaj
Acting Assistant Undersecretary, Green Development & Climate Change Sector,
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change & Environment

Speakers

Aarthi Chandrasekaran
Head of Asset Management,
SHUAA Capital

Adnan Aziz
Chief Program Officer,
Global Islamic Finance Program for Climate, Nature, and Development (GIFP)

Ahren Lester
Assistant Editor,
Environmental Finance

Athmane Benzerroug
Chief Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability Officer,
ADNOC Distribution

Bakr Abdel Wahab
Chief Investment Officer,
Vortex Energy

Bruce Johnson
Director, Corporate Finance and Treasury,
Masdar

Carlin Naidoo
Group Director - Sustainability,
DP World

Craig Gosnell
Senior Director – ESG/Sustainable Finance,
Fitch Ratings

Damian Regan
Director, Sustainability Services Leader - Middle East,
Anthesis Group

Elias El Mrabet
Executive Vice President,
Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC)

Flavio Simonutti
Group Treasurer,
TAQA

Genevieve Redgrave
Reporter,
Environmental Finance

Ivan Mozharov
Co-Founder,
Offset8 Capital

Jacobo Calderon
Director, Responsible Investing,
Mubadala

Luma Saqqaf
Founder & CEO,
Ajyal Sustainability

Mohsin Sharif
Senior ESG & Investor Relations Specialist, Capital Markets,
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

Nicolaas Alberts
Co-Head of the Middle East,
Ninety One

Oliver Phillips
Head of Sustainable Finance – Emerging Markets,
Barclays

Philippe Richard
Executive Director - International Affairs,
Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Silvina Bruggia
Director, Sustainable Finance - Emerging Markets,
LSEG

Sohail Zubairi
Green Islamic Finance
Specialist

Tanguy Claquin
Global Head of Sustainability,
Crédit Agricole

Toby Shore
Corporate Treasurer and Vice President,
Emirates Global Aluminium

Vijay Bains
Chief Sustainability Officer & Group Head of ESG,
Emirates NBD

Vivek Shah
Head, Corporate Banking,
Emirates Islamic Bank

Willem Visser
Sector Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets and Impact Fixed Income,
T. Rowe Price