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Emirati-Italian Dialogues.The Nuclear Energy Prospective in the Middle East, United Arab Emirates and Italy

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In the wake of the UAE’s COP28 success, the Italian Embassy to U.A.E  and the Italian Culture Institute in Abu Dhabi, cultural section of the Italian Embassy, are organizing a seminar   focusing on the UAE’s continuous effort to diversify its energy sources and implementation of Nuclear energy.

The initiative is in the framework of the Emirati-Italian Dialogues series of  intercultural meetings of our Institute  at its diplomatic premise  for an action of Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy.

This seminar aims at  going in-depth of the regional Nuclear Energy Transition plans in the Middle East. With the help of prestigious local experts,  it also puts a particular focus on the UAE peaceful Nuclear Energy policy, presenting its impressive Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant which is expected to provide up to 25% of the UAE’s electricity needs    and significantly reduce the nation’s carbon footprint.  Furthermore,    the seminar will provide an in-depth insight into the Italian technological contribution to the Small Nuclear Reactors sector.

Programme:

The Nuclear Energy Prospective in the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East and Italy

 

October 1st 2024, Italian Culture Institute in Abu Dhabi

 17:30–18:00 Arrival & Presentations

18:00–18:03 Greeting & Welcome: Dr. Susanna Iacona-Salafia: Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi

18:00–18:05 Opening Speech: H.E. Lorenzo Fanara: Ambassador of Italy

 

Moderator: Dr. Stefano Raimondi (Energy Attaché at the Italian Embassy)

 

18:05—20:30 Presentations:

  • 18:05—18:25 Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, OIES, UK, or former, Director of Research and Acting Secretary General of OPEC: The Nuclear Energy Transition in the Middle Eastern Countries

 

  • 18:30—18:50 Dr. Mina Sheikh, Expert, Nuclear Safety Department at FANR, The UAE’s FANR Establishment, Role and Legal Framework

 

  • 18:55—19:15 Katia Emilova Slavcheva, Nuclear Engineer, The UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant

 

  • 19:20—19:40 Marco Ricotti, President of the Italian Nuclear Universities Consortium, The Role of “Small Modular Reactors” in the Nuclear Industry

 

  • 19:45—20:05 Dr. Davide Felugo, ANSALDO Energia Group, The Italian “Small Modular Reactors”

 

 

  • 20:05—20:30 Questions & Answers

 

  • Concluding Remarks: Susanna Iacona-Salafia, Director of the IIC  in Abu Dhabi

 

  • 20:30—21:00 Networking (Tea/Coffee/Pasteries)

 

RSVP:  https://thenuclearenergyperspectiveint.splashthat.com