A panel session on Day 2 of the Make it in the Emirates (MIITE) Forum, currently underway in Abu Dhabi, featured a session titled ‘Make it Green: Navigating supply and demand in the green revolution, and opportunities for green tech in the industrial sector.’
Industry leaders presented an overview of the UAE’s decarbonization efforts, including the launch of the National Hydrogen Strategy 2050, to strengthen the country’s position as a global supplier of low-carbon hydrogen with the ambition to produce 1.4 Mtpa by 2031.
The panel included: Hugo Losada, CEO of Building Materials at Emirates Steel Arkan; HE Majid Al-Suwaidi, CEO of Altera; Mohamed Abdelqader Al Ramahi, Chief Green Hydrogen Officer of Masdar; Francois Michel, CEO of John Cockerill; Yousif Bin Saeed Al Lootah, CEO of Lootah Biofuels; and Eng. Ali Al Dhaheri, Managing Director and CEO of Tadweer.
The panel explored the positive trend towards sustainable and resilient industrial models driven by environmental concerns and market dynamics as customers favor more responsible industrial products and services.