Energy & Sustainability

25th WPC Energy Congress

Join over 25,000 global energy leaders, policymakers and innovators at the 25th WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Taking place from 11-15 October 2026, this defining event convenes heads of state, ministers, CEOs, academics, engineers, and media to explore 'Pathways to an Energy Future for All'. The Congress includes high-level dialogues, technica…

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39Speakers
40Sponsors
12Exhibitors
85On the bill · sessions
72Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 25th, in alphabetical order.
Abdullah Al Jarboua
Senior Fellow, Energy Macro & Microeconomics · KAPSARC
Amena Bakr
Head of Middle East Energy and OPEC-plus · Kpler
Amin Nasser
President & CEO · Aramco
Amir Abedpour
Andrea Stegher
President · International Gas Union (IGU)
Anindita Sharda
Arseniy Kirichenko
Consultant, M&A, Valuation, Business Development, Energy, Oil and Gas Projects
Christian Bruch
President & CEO · Siemens Energy
Daniel Yergin
Vice Chairman · S&P Global
Dave Ernsberger
President · S&P Global Energy
Duaa Ibrahem Alluwaimi
Elena Fedorova
Head of Department · National University of Oil and Gas - Gubkin University
Gholamali Rahimi
Faculty Member and Head of the Energy Economic Department · Institute for International Energy Studies, Ministry of Petroleum
Girish Saligram
CEO · Weatherford International
Haitham Al Ghais
Secretary General · OPEC
Haruhiko Ando
CEO · JCCP
John Ardill
Vice President, Global Exploration · ExxonMobil
Josu Jon Imaz
CEO · Repsol
Laleh Shirazi
Li Xiao
Lorenzo Simonelli
Chairman, President & CEO · Baker Hughes
Mahaman Laouan Gaya
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Services Company (Aldrees)
alfanar
ALGIHAZ HOLDING
Aljomaih Energy and Water Co.
Al Rajhi
Angola
Arabian Fal Company
Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (The Arab Energy Fund) TAEF
ARAMCO
ArcelorMittal TPJ
Baker Hughes Saudi Arabia Company
Elsewedy Electric
ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia
GASCO Holding
GE Vernova
HALLIBURTON
Hitachi Energy
KAPSARC
Larsen & Toubro
LyondellBasell (LYB)
Marafiq
Midad Energy
Ministry of Energy
National Industrialization Company – Tasnee
Nesma & Partners
Olayan Saudi Holding Company
ORLEN
QatarEnergy
Rawabi Holding Company
SABIC
Samsung E&A Co., Ltd.
SASCO
Saudi Energy
Schlumberger Tech Corp (SLB)
Shell
Siemens Energy
SNT Gulf
TAQA (Industrialization & Energy Services Company)
Tarshid
Zain
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Agenda

Selected from 85 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00

    IEF17 Ministerial Meeting

  • 09:00 - 10:00

    Social Priorities in a Changing Energy Landscape

    Plenary Session
  • 09:30 - 09:50

    Inauguration & Awards - Opening Remarks

  • 09:30 - 09:50

    Inauguration & Awards Opening Remarks

  • 09:30 - 12:00

    Official Inauguration of WPC Energy Congress

    Inauguration & Awards
  • 09:45 - 17:00

    IEF17 Ministerial Meeting

  • 09:55 - 10:55

    Ministerial Dialogue: Future of Energy

    Inauguration & Awards
  • 10:00 - 11:00

    Efficiency and Optimizing Energy Mix

    Plenary Session
  • 10:45 - 11:30

    Energy and AI as Co-Enablers

    Plenary Session
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 72 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?

72 companies. six are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
6All threespeak · spons · exh
34Sponsoringsponsor only
10Exhibitingexhibitor only
22Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

QatarEnergy·TAQA (Industrialization & Energy Services Company)·Aramco·KAPSARC·Shell·Siemens Energy

Speakers by seniority

44% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1231%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of410%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Engineer · IC25%
  • Other roles1949%

Of 39 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01QatarEnergySpEx
  2. 02TAQA (Industrialization & Energy Services Company)SpEx
  3. 03AramcoSp1V
  4. 04KAPSARCSp1V
  5. 05ShellSp1V
  6. 06Siemens EnergySp1V
  7. 07Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Services Company (Aldrees)Sp
  8. 08alfanarSp
  9. 09ALGIHAZ HOLDINGSp
  10. 10Aljomaih Energy and Water Co.Sp
  11. 11Al RajhiSp
  12. 12AngolaSp
  13. 13Arabian Fal CompanySp
  14. 14Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (The Arab Energy Fund) TAEFSp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified40
100% of 40
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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