By invitation only
Rewiring the world's energy future: Where cleantech, AI and capital converge
The Global Leader Series is a highly exclusive, closed-door leadership roundtable hosted within Middle East Energy 2026. On 1 September, from 12:30 to 13:30, six global energy, policy, technology and capital leaders convene for sixty minutes at the Energy Club in Hall 2 of the Dubai World Trade Centre. Access is strictly by invitation.
- Date
- 1 September 2026
- Time
- 12:30 to 13:30
- Venue
- Energy Club, Hall 2
- Capacity
- 6 attendees
The energy transition is no longer a debate over ambition. It is a challenge of delivery.
How does the transition actually get built? Where does capital move, and what keeps it moving faster? Where does artificial intelligence genuinely change outcomes rather than the language around them? And how does cleantech scale beyond the pilot stage, particularly in the markets that need it most?
Global Leader Series by inD convenes the people shaping the world's most consequential industries, inside the events that define them, in a city rewriting the rules of global business. Backed by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, the inaugural edition takes place at Middle East Energy 2026 on 1 September. Six carefully selected industry leaders will convene at the Energy Club in Hall 2 for a private, 60-minute, closed-door roundtable on the future of global energy.
The discussion is thoughtfully curated around four industry-relevant streams
A sixty-minute, high-density roundtable with chosen group of global energy, policy, technology and capital leaders examines how the transition actually gets built, where capital moves, where AI genuinely changes outcomes, and how cleantech scales beyond the pilot stage. With six seats only, the room is built for candid, working-level exchange to help bring forward diverse industry perspectives.
- 01
Policy and the de-risking of capital
How governments turn transition ambition into investable conditions.
- 02
Mobilising capital at scale
Where the money actually goes, and what is slowing it down.
- 03
AI is the accelerant
Where AI genuinely changes the energy equation, not just the marketing.
- 04
Scaling cleantech globally
Getting renewables from pilot to grid, particularly beyond the West.
Six selected leaders from energy, policy, technology and capital.
Patricia Espinosa
Founding Partner & CEO, onepoint5
Former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
Mexico
Francesco La Camera
Director-General, IRENA
UAE
Jennifer Granholm
Secretary of Energy, United States (2021 to 2025)
United States
Dr. Rebecca Harding
CEO, Centre for Economic Security
United Kingdom
Javier Cavada
President and CEO (EMEA), Mitsubishi Power
Spain
Brandy Scott
Presenter, The Business Breakfast, Dubai Eye 103.8
UAE
Can't be in the room? Hear these leaders on stage at Middle East Energy 2026.
The Global Leader Series convenes these leaders behind closed doors. Visitors and VIPs attending Middle East Energy 2026 can also hear from them across the wider Leadership Summit conference.
Registering for Middle East Energy 2026 gives you access to the wider conference programme, including the Leadership Summit sessions above.
Register for Middle East EnergyPatricia Espinosa
Fireside Chat: Navigating the Geopolitics of Europe's Clean Energy Transition
Leadership Summit
- Date
- Wednesday, 2 September
- Time
- 10:50 to 11:20
- Location
- Al Multaqa Ballroom
Dr. Rebecca Harding
Fireside Chat: Re-engineering the Energy Supply Chain: Who Is Reshaping Global Energy Delivery?
Leadership Summit
- Date
- Wednesday, 2 September
- Time
- 12:00 to 12:30
- Location
- Al Multaqa Ballroom
Francesco La Camera
Geopolitics & Energy Security: The Chokepoints That Matter Now
Leadership Summit
- Date
- Tuesday, 1 September
- Time
- 10:00 to 11:30
- Location
- Al Multaqa Ballroom
Jennifer Granholm
Energy Is Destiny
Leadership Summit
- Date
- Tuesday, 1 September
- Time
- 11:40 to 12:10
