Masdar Institute announces YFEL sponsors and program for participants
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, January 15th 2011 [ME NewsWire]
The Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL), a program of the Masdar Institute, committed to raising awareness and engaging students and young professionals in the renewable energy and sustainability fields, announces its program and sponsors for 2011.
Growing support from the private sector, including local companies such as Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, Dolphin Energy as well as individual supporters like Mohamed Bin Kardous Al Ameri has allowed Masdar Institute to expand its YFEL program at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES). This year approximately 150 participants, representing students from UAE universities, and international universities, as well as young professionals from local companies will be attending specialized forums, seminars, debates and panels at WFES.
YFEL is a key element of the annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES), taking place on January 17-20, 2011, held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC. YFEL’s program will commence during the Summit, with keynote speakers already confirmed, including HE Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations, HRH Crown Princess Victoria, Princess of Sweden and Christina Figueres, Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), United Nations, Dr. Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Mohamed Bin Kardous Al Ameri, an Emirati philanthropist and a YFEL supporter.
During WFES, Masdar Institute will also be hosting a range of events at the YFEL stand, including: on Monday January 17th - Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations Address to YFEL (13.30-13.45); HRH Crown Princess Victoria, Princess of Sweden, visit to YFEL stand (15.45 -16.00);Tuesday January 18th – Dr Susan Hockfield, MIT President, visits YFEL (10.45-11.00); YFEL Debate: Enforcing Recycling on a Global Scale (13.30-14.30); Wednesday January 19th – Industry Update: International Wind Association and London Array Project Presentation and Case Study (09.00-10.30); YFEL Debate: The Challenges that USA Faces in Reducing their Carbon Footprint (10.30-11.00), Thursday January 20th – YFEL Debate: Policy Update (11.00-12.30).
President of Masdar Institute, Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh, said: “YFEL is a unique outreach program of the Masdar Institute that offers the brightest young minds the opportunity to interact with government representatives, and business leaders involved in finding clean energy and sustainable technology solutions for the mitigation of climate change issues.”
Masdar Institute Executive Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Lamya N. Fawwaz, added,“The high calibre of participants this year reflects the success of last year’s Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) program. As a result, we will continue to build upon and enhance the YFEL program. Moreover, support from the Government of Abu Dhabi highlights its commitment to Masdar Institute and its outreach programs which will continue to play an integral role in building human capital to drive the Emirate’s knowledge-based economy.”
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About Young Future Energy Leaders
YFEL is a key element of the annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES). YFEL focuses on raising the awareness of students and young professionals in the fields of renewable energy and sustainability. This unique program, led by Masdar Institute, helps mentor future leaders in the fields of alternative energy by engaging them with the leaders of today. YFEL also offers young professionals and students from the UAE and abroad the opportunity to become more engaged in finding solutions to the world’s biggest challenges: energy efficiency and climate change.
Since its inception in 2008, WFES has evolved as the world’s foremost and must-attend annual meeting for the renewable energy and environment industry. In 2010 WFES uniquely brought together over 24,760 attendees from 148 countries including world leaders, international policy makers, industry leaders, investors, experts, academia, intellectuals and journalists to find practical and sustainable solutions for today’s energy security and climate change challenges.WFES promotes innovation and investment opportunities surrounding renewable energy and environment. It represents an unrivalled business platform bringing together project owners and solution providers with investors and buyers from both the public and private sectors. To find out more about WFES visit http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/.
During WFES, the following YFEL spokespeople will be available for comment. If you wish to arrange an interview:
· Mohammed Bin Kardous Al Ameri, an Emirati philanthropist and supporter of YFEL
· Ayesha Al-Ateeqi, YFEL Outreach Officer
· Zainab Al Ali, YFEL Outreach Officer
· Emirati students, a Masdar Institute student, International students, and one UAE young professional
If you wish to arrange an interview, please use the contact details below.
Please find attached the full YFEL schedule of activities for WFES 2011.
YFEL mission
• Engage young people from the UAE and beyond with alternative energy and sustainability
• Champion the efforts of young professionals already involved with alternative energy and sustainability
• Introduce young professionals to Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and its initiatives
• Promote interaction between the young professionals and government representatives, businesses leaders and other organizations active in the area of alternative energy and sustainability
• Encourage students to present innovative ideas related to alternative energy and sustainability
About YFEL 2011 Sponsors
Mr. Mohamed Bin Kardous Al Ameri, and Emirati and a philanthropist made a personal contribution of AED 1 million to the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) program.
Four corporate sponsors have also been confirmed for the 2011 YFEL program. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) are platinum sponsors. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation is working to deliver safe, clean, efficient nuclear energy to the United Arab Emirates – energy that is needed to support the UAE’s social and economic growth. ADNOC was established in 1971, to operate in all areas of the oil and gas industry and since then has steadily broadened its activity establishing companies and subsidiaries and creating an integrated oil and gas industry in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) and Dolphin Energy are gold sponsor. ADWEA is a national organization wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, maintaining a separate legal entity, as well as complete financial and administrative independence. ADWEA replaced the former Water & Electricity Department in 1998 and it is responsible for implementing government policy regarding water and electricity sector in the Emirate, including privatization of the water and electricity sector. Dolphin Energy is a strategic energy initiative that involves the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar’s North Field, and transportation of the refined gas by subsea pipeline across joint UAE-Qatari waters to the UAE.
About Participants of YFEL 2011
Local and international students participating in the YFEL program are from UAE University, Zayed University, Higher Colleges of Technology, American University of Sharjah, American University of Dubai, and University of Sharjah, as well as highly reputed Harvard University, MIT, Duke University, Technical University of Denmark, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Kenya and Middle East University. These students were selected based on their academic accomplishments and leadership skills. They come from different academic background such us, engineering, IT, science and business.
The Young professionals nominated to participate in the YFEL program are from companies such as Mubadala Development Company, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, Aldar Properties, Dolphin Energy and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Emirates National Oil Company and First Gulf Bank, Dubai Aluminum Ltd, TAKREER, ZADCO, ADCO, ADGAS , GASCO, and National Drilling Company.
About Masdar Institute
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Masdar Institute) was established by the government of Abu Dhabi as a not-for-profit, private graduate university to serve as a “knowledge-hub” in the region to develop indigenous R&D capacity in Abu Dhabi addressing issues of importance to the region.
With the assistance of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Masdar Institute has developed an academic and research platform that articulates its mission and vision according to critical energy and sustainability challenges.
An important characteristic of Masdar Institute is its focus on complex real-world problems that require a multidisciplinary approach for the development of solutions from an integrated technology, systems and policy perspective. This multi-interdisciplinary and integrated approach is supported by the structure of its academic programs and by the emphasis placed on engaging external partners from industry, government, and other academic institutions in collaborative activities.
Masdar Institute offers degrees in:
· MSc Engineering Systems and Management
· MSc Computing and Information Science
· MSc Materials Science and Engineering
· MSc Mechanical Engineering
· MSc Water and Environmental Engineering
· MSc Microsystems Engineering
· MSc Electrical Power Engineering
· Interdisciplinary Doctoral Degree PhD program
For more information on Masdar Institute, please visit http://www.masdar.ac.ae/
Contacts
For English language media:
Ben Steele
bsteele@masdar.ae
+971 (0) 567 891 764
For Arabic language media:
Nova Ghadri
Nova.ghadri@hotmail.com
+971 507 700 344
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