In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Michele De Capitani. Mr De Capitani is a partner at Una Terra Early Growth Fund. Before joining the firm in 2024, he was CFO and sustainability officer at SACE (Italian Export Credit Agency). Since 2021, Una Terra Early Growth Fund, a Swiss-based early-growth fund with assets of $200 million, has been investing in market-ready circular economy solutions that generate tangible, measurable climate impacts while simult...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Alexandra Soezer. Ms Soezer is the Director of the Climate Action Centre of Excellence (CACE) in Doha, Qatar. In the role, she focuses on advancing the goals of the Paris Agreement through international cooperation and innovative carbon market mechanisms. Previously, she worked at the United Nations Development Program’s for 15 years as an expert in climate change mitigation and carbon finance. In this podcast, the ...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Michael Finch. Mr Finch is Head of Strategic Initiatives at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence,a Price Reporting Agency (PRA) and market intelligence provider, specialising in the critical minerals supply chains central to lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) In this podcast the following questions are answered: • Is the MENA region rich in minerals? • Why are countries in the Middle East and North Africa pivotin...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by renewable energy luminary Frank Wouters. Mr Wouters is renowned for spearheading initiatives, from small-scale PV solar electrification in Uganda to strategic investments in groundbreaking projects like the London Array and Shams Concentrated Solar Plant. A green hydrogen evangelist, he has earned accolades as the runner-up 'Hydrogen Economist of the Year' in 2020 In this podcast the following questions are answered: Wha...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Virginie Collombier. Ms Collombier is Professor of Practice and Scientific Coordinator of the Mediterranean Platform at the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome. Her research focuses on the social and political dynamics of Libya and the MENA region, particularly state–society relations, power structures, and the interaction between domestic transformations and regional geopolitics. In this podcast the following questions ...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Jamie Ingram. Mr Ingram is Senior Editor at MEES where he is responsible for producing content on energy and political developments in the Gulf region and covering global market developments. Prior to joining MEES in 2015 he worked as a MENA analyst at IHS and as a Gulf Researcher at RUSI. In this podcast the following questions are answered: Is the main hurdle for MEES the balancing of the green agenda against the fossi...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Yao Li. Ms. Li Yao is the founder and CEO of SIA Energy with 18 years of energy industry experience. SIA Energy is a China-focused energy consulting firm offering insight and data on Chinese energy policy, politics, players and markets, covering the full oil, gas and power value chain. In this podcast the following questions are answered: How is China balancing its transition from fossil fuels to renewable ene...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Mr. Joe Saddi, Lebanon’s Minister of Energy and Water. Appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in February 2025, Mr. Saddi shares his insights on Lebanon’s economic and social challenges, the country’s energy strategy, and opportunities for reform and investment. In this podcast the following questions are answered: What are the main factors contributing to the ongoing power crisis in Lebanon? ...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by H.E. Mohammed Hamad Al Rumhy. As the long-standing Minister of Oil and Gas (1997-2020), subsequently Minister of Energy and Minerals (2020-2022), H.E. Dr. Al Rumhy spearheaded the Sultanate of Oman’s entry into petrochemical and chemical production in the early 2000s. In the interview, the following questions are explored: -How should young Omanis be thinking about their role in the country’s energy and development going for...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Luyue Tan, a Senior Carbon Analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Her expertise covers price developments, market dynamics, and forecasting trends in the carbon trading market, such as European Union Allowances (EUA) and UK Allowances (UKA) prices. In the interview, the following questions are explored: -What are carbon markets and how do they relate to carbon dioxide emissions and combatting -climate change? -What is the Ch...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by award winning researcher Dr Veronica Bermudez Benito. A PhD graduate in Physics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, Dr Benito is the Director of Energy at the Al Wajba Establishment and the former R&D Director, Energy at the Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI) . She also acts as an independent expert for a number of international funding agencies such as the European Commission and European National ...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Ahmed Badr. Mr Badr is the Director of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Project Facilitation and Support division (PFS). The division offers member countries dedicated project implementation support. Mr. Badr joined the Agency in April 2020 and brings more than 30 years of international experience in the field of banking and finance In the interview, the following questions are explored: Does IRENA finance projects o...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Michal Zuk. Mr Zuk is a Hydrogen Analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Joining their Natural Gas European Research team in 2022, he has worked on developing LSEG’s bottom-up fundamental analysis of the global hydrogen economy, to help clients navigate through the noise and uncertainty of a dramatically changing energy system. In the interview, the following questions are explored: • What role can hydrogen play in the ...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by. Karim Elgendy. Mr Elgendy is an urban sustainability and climate consultant based in London with more than two decades of experience. His areas of expertise include developing sustainable and resilient cities and neighbourhoods, climate policy analysis, and energy transition. He is the founder and coordinator of Carboun, an advocacy initiative promoting sustainability in Cities of the Middle East and North Africa through research and c...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by. Dr. Anas F. Alhajji. Dr. Alhajji is a world-renowned energy markets expert, researcher, author, and a speaker with more than 900 papers, articles and columns to his credit. He advises governments, companies, financial institutions and investors on various energy markets issues. Dr. Alhajji focuses on oil and gas market outlook, energy geopolitics, energy security, and the impact of disruptive technologies on the supply and demand of ene...

In the latest episode of our podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation welcomes Robert Mogielnicki, a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. An expert in the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Mogielnicki is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He also teaches graduate-level seminars on China-Middle East and North Africa relations as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and t...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Jim Krane, a Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston. He is the author of the “City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism”, a book widely recognised as the seminal work on the city-state, and the 2019 award-winning “Energy Kingdoms: Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf”, a definitive study of energy demand in the Gulf region. In the interview the...

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Yasser Al-Jaidah who is the CEO of Qatar Cool, the leading district cooling company in Qatar. Mr Al Jaidah has over a decade of vast experience in the energy industry and is an expert in the fields of maintenance, operation engineering, project management, marketing and venture projects. Prior to joining Qatar Cool, he was the General Manager and Director of South Hook LNG in the United Kingdom. In the interview the following questions ...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Eduardo G. Pereira, a worldwide recognised scholar specialising in Natural Resources and Energy Law. He is a founding partner at the International Energy Law Training and Research Company as well as at the International Energy Law Advisory Group. He has been active in the natural resources and energy industry for more than 15 years and is an international expert on oil, gas and energy contracts and regulations. His ...

In this episode of the Al-Attiyah Foundation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Carole Nakhle, the Founder and CEO of Crystol Energy. Crystol Energy is a leading advisory, research, and training company with a distinguished global presence across the public and private sectors, as well as academia. Dr. Nakhle brings a unique and extensive background, having worked at the executive level with major energy companies such as Eni and Equinor. Her experience also spans governments, including serving a...