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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer receives Georgetown University delegation under the WGEO Youth and Academia Platform · DEWA Podcasts

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  A delegation of around 45 students, faculty,
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  and staff from Georgetown University visited
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  Al -Shera, the headquarters of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, and was received by His
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  Excellency Saeed Muhammad Al -Tayr, Chairman
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  of the World Green Economy Organization and Managing
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  Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority. Organized under
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  the World Green Economy Organization Youth and
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  Academia Platform for knowledge exchange between
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  academia and leading green economy organizations,
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  the delegation was led by Prashant Malaviya,
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  Vice Dean of Programs at Georgetown University's
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  McDonough School of Business, and Professor Raj
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  M. Desi. Professor of International Development
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  and Co -Director of the Master of International
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  Business and Policy at Georgetown University's
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  Walsh School of Foreign Service. Also present
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  were Walid bin Salman, Vice Chairman of the World
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  Green Economy Organization and Executive Vice
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  President of Business Development and Excellence
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  at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. Marwan
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  bin Haidar. Executive Vice President of the Innovation
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  and Future Division at Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority. Abdulrahim Sultan, Director
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  General of the World Green Economy Organization.
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  And Dr. Aisha Al -Nu 'aymi, Vice President of
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  the Sustainability and Innovation Center at Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority and Co -Chair
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  of the Youth and Academia Platform of the World
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  Green Economy Organization. His Excellency Saeed
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  Muhammad Al -Tayyir highlighted the organization's
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  role in the global transition to a green economy
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  through cooperation across governments, the private
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  sector, academia, and youth, and the importance
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  of developing young leaders' capabilities. He
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  shared Dubai and the Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority's clean energy journey, the expansion
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  of solar power, energy storage for reliable electricity
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  supply, and waste heat utilization for resource
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  efficiency. He also outlined the independent
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  power producer model for private sector engagement
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  in major energy projects, and the frameworks
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  that attract and safeguard foreign investment.
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  The delegation toured the exhibition at Al -Shiraa,
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  covering the complete electricity and water value
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  chain, the Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar
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  park, the Hatta hydroelectric power plant, digital
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  transformation, and artificial intelligence.
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  They also learned about Al -Sharah, the world's
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  tallest, largest, and smartest net positive government
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  building. The visit formed part of the Dubai
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  module of Georgetown University's Master of Arts
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  in International Business and Policy program,
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  held from 21st to 25th September, 2026. Through
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  its youth and academia platform, The World Green
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  Economy Organization connects academic institutions,
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  young leaders, and practitioners to promote knowledge
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  exchange, capacity building, and international
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  collaboration.