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
Vice President, Investcorp
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
