OBJECTIVES





ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT
ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY
PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OPEN MARKETS
CAPTURE SYNERGIES
To advise management of Dii Desert Energy on mission, strategy, private / public sector contacts and funding
Creating the conditions in the regional power markets for moving towards an emission free power system in MENA (and beyond)
1x per year at occasion of the annual Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit
Upon need or request via Webinar/Mail
Chairman

Frank Wouters
Director
Members

Prof. Jochen Kreusel
Market Innovation Manager of Power Grids Division

Paddy Padmanathan
CEO

Khalid Rashid Al Zayani
Vice Chairman

Sami Al Angari
President

Antonio Iliceto
Energy Systems and Power Transmission Expert, Chairman

Harry Boyd-Carpenter
Director, Head of Power and Energy Utilities

Waleed Salman
Executive Director

Rory O’Neill
Executive Chairman

Michelle Davies
Partner and International Head of Clean Energy and Sustainability

Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Ebrahim
CEO

Haibin Wan
Deputy Director General of Development Bureau

Jamila Matar
Director & Head of Energy Division

Mohammed Jameel Al Ramahi
Chief Executive Officer

Mustapha Bakkoury
President

Ernst Rauch
Head Climate & Public-Sector Business Development

Peter Terium
Managing Director Energy

Dr. Frank Detlev Drake
Head of R&D

Selahattin Hakman
Chairman of the Steering Committee

Khalid bin Hadi al Yafei
CEO

Dr. Bertrand Picard
Founder

Frank Beckers
Founder

Prof. Ad van Wijk
Professor
The Board will assist the management by leveraging the contacts to the public and private sector. The aim is to:
- Strengthen the relationship with other initiatives and institutions (OBOR, GCCIA, IRENA, MEDTSO, Ministries, utilities, GEID-CO, ENTSO-E etc.)
- Broaden the support for Dii as an organization
- Expand the relationship with development banks/agencies (e.g. DEG, GIZ, IFC, AfDB, FMO)
- Re-evaluate the relationship with academia (e.g. Desertec University Network)
- Broaden the partnership base in the region and globally in from relevant industries