Royal Attendance for World Future Energy Summit

The World Future Energy Summit, which is taking place in Abu Dhabi, will have a “royal” attendance as HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duke of York are scheduled to make the opening addresses. HRH The Prince of Wales will appear on stage at the World Future Energy Summit on January 21 in a virtual form after recording his first ever hologram video message for the Conference. Prince Charles will then hand over to his brother, His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, who will be speaking live at the summit and will take part in the day’s proceedings.

The Duke of York is the the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, and devotes his time to building business links with the World, and has close ties with Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.

“The summit provides a fantastic opportunity for business and science to come together to provide long-lasting solutions to future energy challenges — and I’m delighted to be involved in it” says HRH Prince Andrew. “I am clear that industry worldwide, and UK industry in particular, will play a vital part in meeting global goals to reduce emissions and achieve sustainability of energy in the long term.”

The UK government is heavily supporting this new summit with a dedicated UK pavilion within the large international exhibition. 5,000 visitors from across the globe are expected to visit the exhibition and more than 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the conference to discuss key issues surrounding sustainable and alternative energy solutions and technologies.

Lynne Evans, Event Director commented “There is no doubt that this summit will be the ‘Davos’ of the energy world and we are proud to have the world’s leading environmental champions and influencers demonstrating that participation is key.”

“We are working hard to create a highly interactive summit where real debate can take place in order to develop solutions and targets for the future; driving change in government policy and business strategies forward, in an environment where influencers, investors and inventors can find solutions together.”