
Event Speakers
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H.E. Ihsan Abduljabbar IsmaaelMinister of Oil, Republic of Iraq
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H.E Majid El EmaraMininster of Electricity, Republic of Iraq
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Suha NajjarChairwoman, National Investment Commission
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Haibat al-HalbusiChairman, Energy Committee of the Iraqi Parliament
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Salem ChalabiChairman, Trade Bank of Iraq
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H.E Fatih YildizAmbassador of The Republic of Turkey to The Republic of Iraq
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Dr Ziad KhalafChairman, International Development Bank
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Joe AnisPresident & CEO, MENA & South Asia, GE Gas Power
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Dr Hamed Younis SalehDeputy Minister for Gas Affairs, Ministry of Oil
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Dr. Hasan HeshmatManaging Director, Hydro-C Ltd
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Richard WadsworthGeneral Manager, Sonangol E&P Iraq
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Rasheed Al JanabiDeputy CEO & Government Affairs Director - Iraq & Levant, GE
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Zaid ElyaseriHead of Country, BP Iraq
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Umul AwanOperations Officer, Upstream Infrastructure, Middle East & Africa at IFC
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Wissam Al HussiniCEO & Founder Gilgamesh Oil field Services
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Ali Al-SaffarMENA Programme Manager, International Energy Agency
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Wael MansourSenior Economist, World Bank Group
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Dunia ChalabiManaging Director, Total Iraq
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Evan WeissPresident, AWI
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Abdulla Al QadiExecutive Director, Exploration & Production, Crescent Petroleum
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Christine Van Dern ToornFounder & President, Iraq Fund for Higher Education
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Saad AbadiCEO, Sajer Group for Security Services
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Rosamund de SybelManager, Financial Crime Intelligence Advisory, ICBC Standard Bank
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Lizzie PorterSenior Correspondent, Iraq Oil Report
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Hani IdrisExecutive Consultant to the Chairman of IDB and APS
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Mr Mahmoud AbbasDirector General, State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP)
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Hafsa HalawaNon-Resident Scholar, Middle East Institute
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Dr Falah J AlamriEnergy Consultant & Former Advisor to H.E Minister of Oil
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Dr.Mohammad Abed Mezal Al-AbodyDirector General, Reservoir & Field Development
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Haidar ObaidiManaging Director, APS Iraq
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Dr Dhia AqarSenior Analyst, Downstream Industry, Ministry of Oil
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Ahmed TabaqchaliFellow, Institute of Regional & International Studies, American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
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Duha AbdulkareemDirector General, Payments Department, CBI
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Jennifer GnanaEnergy Correspondant, The National

H.E. Ihsan Abduljabbar Ismaael
Minister of Oil, Republic of Iraq
H.E Majid El Emara
Mininster of Electricity, Republic of Iraq
Suha Najjar
Chairwoman, National Investment Commission
Haibat al-Halbusi
Chairman, Energy Committee of the Iraqi Parliament
Salem Chalabi
Chairman, Trade Bank of Iraq
H.E Fatih Yildiz
Ambassador of The Republic of Turkey to The Republic of Iraq
Dr Ziad Khalaf
Chairman, International Development Bank
Joe Anis
President & CEO, MENA & South Asia, GE Gas Power
Dr Hamed Younis Saleh
Deputy Minister for Gas Affairs, Ministry of Oil
Dr. Hasan Heshmat
Managing Director, Hydro-C Ltd
Richard Wadsworth
General Manager, Sonangol E&P Iraq
Rasheed Al Janabi
Deputy CEO & Government Affairs Director - Iraq & Levant, GE
Zaid Elyaseri
Head of Country, BP Iraq
Umul Awan
Operations Officer, Upstream Infrastructure, Middle East & Africa at IFC
Wissam Al Hussini
CEO & Founder Gilgamesh Oil field Services
Ali Al-Saffar
MENA Programme Manager, International Energy Agency
Wael Mansour
Senior Economist, World Bank Group
Dunia Chalabi
Managing Director, Total Iraq
Evan Weiss
President, AWI
Abdulla Al Qadi
Executive Director, Exploration & Production, Crescent Petroleum
Christine Van Dern Toorn
Founder & President, Iraq Fund for Higher Education
Saad Abadi
CEO, Sajer Group for Security Services
Rosamund de Sybel
Manager, Financial Crime Intelligence Advisory, ICBC Standard Bank
Lizzie Porter
Senior Correspondent, Iraq Oil ReportLizzie Porter is Senior Correspondent for Iraq Oil Report and a multi-award winning British journalist. Based between Baghdad and Erbil, she covers the oil and gas industry, politics and security across Iraq. With colleagues, she has recently reported on Iraq’s OPEC+ quota, revenue sharing between Baghdad and Erbil, and the Iraqi government’s White Paper on economic reform. Previously based in Beirut, Lebanon, she has a first class degree in French literature and language from Oxford University. She speaks fluent English and French and advanced Modern Standard and Levantine dialect Arabic. Her Iraqi is ever-improving.

Hani Idris
Executive Consultant to the Chairman of IDB and APS
Mr Mahmoud Abbas
Director General, State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP)
Hafsa Halawa
Non-Resident Scholar, Middle East Institute
Dr Falah J Alamri
Energy Consultant & Former Advisor to H.E Minister of Oil
Dr.Mohammad Abed Mezal Al-Abody
Director General, Reservoir & Field Development
Haidar Obaidi
Managing Director, APS Iraq
Dr Dhia Aqar
Senior Analyst, Downstream Industry, Ministry of Oil
Ahmed Tabaqchali
Fellow, Institute of Regional & International Studies, American University of Iraq, SulaimaniAhmed Tabaqchali joined IRIS as a non-resident fellow in September 2017 and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Business Administration Department in September 2018. Mr. Tabaqchali is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of AFC Iraq Fund and a board member of the Credit Bank of Iraq with over 25 years of experience in US and MENA markets. He formerly served as the Executive Director of NBK Capital, the investment banking arm of the National Bank of Kuwait, and Managing Director and Head of International Institutional Sales at WR Hambrecht + Co. based in London, New York and San Francisco. Prior to these roles, he worked as Managing Director at KeyBanc in London and Head of Capital Markets & Institutional Sales at Jefferies Int’l in London. He started his career at Dean Witter Int’l in London. His research at IRIS focuses on the development and sustainability of the post-ISIS economies of Iraq and Kurdistan. He writes frequently for the Institute of Regional and International Studies at AUIS, Iraq Business News and Iraq in Context.

Duha Abdulkareem
Director General, Payments Department, CBI