4 December 2025

09:00am - 12:00pm Pre-Conf Workshop

• Incorporating Sustainability Criteria in Supplier Selection: A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach  

• Writing a Winning Policy Brief

1:00pm - 3:30pm Young Professionals & Scholars Day

4:00pm - 5:30pm Welcome Reception

5:30pm – 6:00pm Welcome, Presidential Address

• Prof.Dr. Edmar de Almeida IAEE President, Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Majid A. Al-Moneef, Chairman of the Board, The Saudi Association for Energy Economics

• Prof.Dr. Gürkan Kumbaroğlu,Professor & Vice Rector,  Boğaziçi University, Türkiye; IAEE President 2016

6:00pm - 7:30pm Opening Plenary

Geopolitics, Climate, Economic Development and Energy Security in MECA

• Dr. Leila Benali (Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Morocco)

• ​Ahmet Türkoğlu (CEO, Turkish Petroleum Corporation TPAO, Türkiye) 

• Prof.Dr. Vilayet Valiyev (Rector, Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan)

​​7:30pm - 9:30pm Conference Dinner 

 

5 December 2025

9:00am - 10:30am Plenary Session

DP1: Policy Frameworks for Energy Equity and Access in the Age of Transition

• Prof.Dr. Efe Biresselioğlu (Izmir University of Economics, Türkiye) (Chair)

• Jassim Alshirawi (Secretary General, International Energy Forum, Saudi Arabia)

• Hasan Özkoç (Secretary General, Mediterranean Energy Regulators MEDREG, Italy)

DP2: Future of E-mobility and Energy Sector Implications 

• Haluk Sayar (President, Eurasian E-Mobility Association, Türkiye) (Chair)

• Prof.Dr. Amela Ajanovic

10:30am - 11:00am Coffee Break

11:00am - 12:30pm Special Concurrent Session

Mediterranean Energy Market Integration

Dr. Silvia Pariente-David (Senior advisor and consultant on energy and climate change, Marseille, France)

11:00am - 12:30pm Concurrent Sessions

12:30pm - 2:30pm  Lunch & Poster Session

2:30pm - 4:00pm Dual Plenary Session

DP3: Pathways to Decarbonization and the Future of Fossil Fuels

• Prof.Dr. Steve Griffiths (American University of Sharjah, UAE) (Chair)

• Dr. Osamah Alsayegh (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research , Kuwait)

• Elchin Ibadov, (CEO, SOCAR Türkiye)

DP4: The Role of Breakthrough Technologies in the Energy Transition

• Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) (Chair)

• Prof.Dr. Bekir Cem Avcı (Boğaziçi University)

• Dr. Marcello Contestabile (Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute)

4:00pm - 4:30pm Coffee Break

4:30pm - 6:00pm Special Concurrent Session

Developing Partnerships for Developing and Adopting Green Technologies

Dr. Vibha Dhawan (Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute TERI, New Delhi, India)

4:30pm - 6:00pm Concurrent Sessions

7:00pm - 9:00pm Conference Dinner

           

6 December 2025

8:30am - 10:00am Special Concurrent Session

Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition: Economic Opportunities and Geopolitical Challenges for MECA

• Jimena Latorre (Minister of Energy and Environment, Mendoza Province, Argentina)

• Prof. Dr. Ahmet Turan Özdemir (General Manager, Aspilsan Energy, Türkiye)

8:30am - 10:00am Concurrent Sessions

10:00am - 10:30am Coffee Break

10:30am - 12:00pm Special Concurrent Session

10:30am - 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions

12:00am - 1:30pm Plenary Session

Financing the Energy Transition: Challenges & Opportunities in MECA

• Taha Meli Arvas (CEO, Energy Exchange Istanbul, Türkiye) 

• Prof.Dr. Ahmet Faruk Aysan (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar) 

• Dr. Emre Çamlıbel (CEO, Re-Pie Asset Management, Türkiye)

• Dr. Manal Abdel Samad (Senior Advisor in Fiscal Policy, Former Minister of Information, Lebanon) 

1:30pm - 2:30pm Lunch

2:30 - 3:00pm Presentation of Awards and Closing Remarks

Case Study Competition Award, Best Poster Award, Best Paper Award

3:00pm Closing