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WGES 2026 explores strategies to enhance institutional excellence in the green transition · DEWA Podcasts

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  Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai
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  Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, and the World Green Economy
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  Organization are organizing the 12th edition
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  of the World Green Economy Summit on 21st and
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  22nd October 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Center.
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  Under the theme, From Success to Scale, showcasing
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  the green economy. The summit will focus on four
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  main thematic pillars, energy technology and
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  infrastructure, business strategy and transition,
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  water and food security, and finance. It will
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  also address three cross -cutting themes, artificial
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  intelligence, governance, and system enablers.
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  The business strategy and transition thematic
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  pillar examines how leading organizations are
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  embedding green growth into their core strategies.
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  by capturing valuation premiums, redesigning
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  business models around circular principles, addressing
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  the green skills gap, and navigating an evolving
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  landscape of trade policies, laws, and regulatory
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  instruments such as carbon taxes, emissions trading
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  systems, energy efficiency standards, and carbon
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  footprint disclosure requirements. And now, His
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  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, Vice Chairman
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  of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy. MD and
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  CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  and Chairman of the World Green Economy Organization.
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  His Excellency Said Mohamed Altayr said, World
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  Green Economy Summit seeks to pave the way for
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  sustainable frameworks and a flexible legislative
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  and regulatory environment that help attract
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  green finance and balance economic growth with
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  environmental protection. The green economy has
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  surpassed 5 trillion U .S. dollars in annual
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  value and is growing at twice the rate of conventional
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  industries. Yet many organizations continue to
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  treat sustainability as a compliance requirement
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  or cost center rather than a strategic growth
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  driver. By bringing together policymakers, decision
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  makers, and financial institutions worldwide,
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  the summit transforms shared expertise into action.
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  addressing challenges, setting priorities and
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  accelerating innovation in resource management,
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  design and manufacturing. In doing so, it makes
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  sustainable solutions the norm and advances growth,
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  resilience and prosperity for current and future
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  generations. The 12th edition of the World Green
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  Economy Summit takes place on 21st and 22nd October
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  2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. under the
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  theme From Success to Scale, showcasing the green
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  economy.