Dr. ALI ELCHAAR holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Aviation studies and works as an Aviation Environmental Protection Expert at the Omani CAA. He is in charge of environmental concerns and provides technical support to the CAA AEP team. Before occupying this role, Dr. ELCHAAR was acting as the Head of the General Climate Section and the National Focal Point for SAP and CORSIA at the Lebanese CAA, where he started in 2000. He has extensive research and consulting experience in Aviation Environmental Protection, especially in the development and deployment of SAF, Urban Climatology, Environmental pollution, and wastewater treatment. He has published more than 15 peer-reviewed journal papers and books.

Oskar Meijerink is the head of Future Fuels at SkyNRG, a pioneer and global leader in the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The Future Fuels team runs over a dozen projects with the aim of developing new SAF production capacity in cooperation with technology suppliers and other partners. The aim of these projects is the commercialization of future SAF production pathways by assessing the technological and economic viability and the development of opportunities for new production capacity in the future. As head of the department, he is also responsible for SkyNRG’s advisory and research activities and he specializes in the commercialization of CO2-to-jet, Fisher-Tropsch and Alcohol pathways. Oskar studied Energy Science at Utrecht University and graduated with distinction by assessing investments in the SAF industry at Imperial College London.

Background in Oil and gas and electricity sector transmission and distribution

Rumaitha Al Busaidi is an Omani scientist and environmental advocate working on sustainable solutions to climate change. Her 2021 TED talk examining women as key to our climate future has garnered more than a million views. Rumaitha currently serves as Business Development Manager at Hydrom, the orchestrator of green hydrogen development in Oman. She is also an executive board director of the only environmental NGO in the country, Environment Society of Oman, and actively works with the Omani government on sustainable diversification strategies. Internationally, she has advised the Biden administration on developing a climate resilience standard for US foreign aid, the government of Greenland on climate specific policies, and the Arab League on empowering Arab youth in climate change negotiations spaces.

Mr. Mohammed Hassan Jawad with 15 years wealth of experience in Finance & Investment , Mr. Jawad is the Head of Business Development in Low-Carbon Molecules at OQ Alternative Energy Company. Prior to joining OQ Group, Mr. Mohammed Jawad worked as An Investment Manager in Takamul Investment Company and Oman Oil Company where he was managing downstream assets in Oman and Abroad. He also worked in other State-owned companies such as Oman Brunei Investment Company (OBIC). Mr. Jawad holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance in 2004 from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and MSc in Finance & Investment from the University of Edinburgh in UK in 2010.

Karan leads technology to market activities at 44.01, ensuring that our innovative work finds a path to revenue generation. With experience in M&A and strategy consulting in the energy sector, Karan has advised a number of utilities and infrastructure funds across Europe and the Middle East in areas including decarbonisation, renewable energy diversification, electricity and gas grid infrastructure, and energy retail.

The CEO of Wakud plant with 18 years of experience in waste management, collection, and recycling of cooking oils, motor oils, and chemicals. His extensive practical experience has made him the ideal choice to manage the first biofuel production plant in the Sultanate of Oman.

Kumayl Ahmed Khamis Al Lawati is the Vice President of Business Development, at Oman Environmental Services Holding Company -be’ah. Under this role, he is responsible to develop the recycling industry, executing waste to energy projects and creating investment opportunities within the industry. His responsibility also includes setting out be'ah’s strategic direction, enhance corporate performance, maintain and improve public relations, and develop a sustainable business model for the different waste streams. be’ah adheres to a sustainable framework that is derived in principle from the concepts of waste management hierarchy and circular economy. Al Lawati has worked in different industries, like, Oil & Gas, Investments, manufacturing Industries. With work experience exceeding 24 years. Prior to joining be’ah, Kumayl held several leading roles at different organizations including Shell Oman Marketing and Oman Oil Marketing.

The founder and CEO of X2E company, where the company is dedicated to finding solutions for clean energy. He is also a serial entrepreneur and the founder of companies such as Utopia Mother X and SEM Energy Ltd.

Dr. Intisar Al-Sulaimi currently serves as the Senior Process Engineer at Nama Water Services Company. She holds a doctoral and master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Chemical and Process Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University. She has worked on several projects in sewage treatment technologies and the evaluation of odor treatment techniques in sewage operations. She is currently working as the project manager for the consulting services project to develop the strategic plan for managing sewage sludge and converting it into energy. She is also involved in the technical assessment of the rehabilitation of sewage networks in the Bousher Governorate in Muscat.

Researcher in Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. He has PhD. in Bioenvironmental Science, Tottori University, Japan, M.Sc. in Soil and Water Management, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and B.Sc. in Soil and Water Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Acts as Principle Investigator (PI), Co-PI, Co-Investigator on national and international funded projects. Invited Researcher and lecturer in some international and local universities and organizations • Fulbright Fellowship Scholar in 2016: University of Florida, USA. A member in different scientific committees