Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Wednesday, 01 April 2026
AI IN ACTION: TRANSFORMING TODAY’S ENERGY
10:30 - 11:20
Panel Discussion
AI and Digital Innovations in Upstream Oil & Gas
Speakers
Saravan Penubarthi
Chief Technology Officer
AIQ
Eleanor Rowley
Managing Director
Capricorn Energy, PLC
11:25 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Designing Smarter, Faster and More Resilient Data Centers for Energy Operations
Speaker
Eamon Moore
CEO
N-Tier Americas
12:20 - 13:10
Presentation
AI Security: New Attack Surface, Unique Vulnerabilities, Prompt Filtering and Input Validation; and Model Hardening
Speaker
Ahmed El Sakka
Solutions Architect
Middle East Communications Systems (MCS)
THE FUTURE OF ENERGY INNOVATION: SCALING & SHAPING TOMORROW
10:30 - 11:20
Panel Discussion
Funding the Future: The Investment Case for AI & Digital Innovation
Speaker
Lina Zalat
Innovation Manager – Innovation and Fintech – ABX
Arab Bank
14:05 - 14:15
Panel Discussion
The Workforce of the Future: Skills, Ethics & Human–AI Collaboration
Moderator
Prof. Ahmed Hassan Yousef
President
Elsewedy University of Technology
Panelists
Moataz Serag
Country Director
Taqa Well Solutions
Jim Green
Director of Marketing and Technical Consulting – IMEA Downstream – Nalco Water
Ecolab Company
12:20 - 13:10
Fireside Chat
AI & Smart Systems: Protecting AI Models and IoT Devices
Moderator
Ahmed El Sakka
Solutions Architect
Middle East Communications Systems (MCS)
Speakers
Ramy Naccache
Senior Solutions Consultant
Palo Alto Networks
Tarek Fouad
Enterprise Sales Manager Egypt & Kuwait
