Latest / DEWA Podcasts / HE Saeed Al Tayer honours sponsors and partners of WETEX and the World Green Economy Summit 2026
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- 0:00Let us turn our attention to a significant occasion
- 0:02on Dubai's sustainability calendar, a ceremony
- 0:05that brought together the leadership and partners
- 0:08behind two of the region's most important events,
- 0:11ones that over nearly three decades have grown
- 0:14into leading global platforms for their sectors.
- 0:18His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, MD and
- 0:22CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
- 0:25founder and chairman of the Water... energy technology
- 0:28and environment exhibition and chairman of the
- 0:31world green economy organization honored the
- 0:34sponsors and partners of the 28th edition of
- 0:37the water energy technology and environment exhibition
- 0:40and the 12th edition of the world green economy
- 0:43summit in recognition of their support and contributions
- 0:46to the success of the two leading events a moment
- 0:51of genuine significance reaching the 28th edition
- 0:55of the exhibition and the 12th edition of the
- 0:58summit, speaks to the standing these two platforms
- 1:01now hold. And it was fitting that the ceremony
- 1:04placed the spotlight on the partners who helped
- 1:07make that success possible. It is also worth
- 1:10noting that the summit enjoys the generous patronage
- 1:13of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al
- 1:16-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
- 1:19the UAE and ruler of Dubai. At the ceremony,
- 1:23His Excellency Saeed Mohammed al -Tayyir, MD
- 1:27and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
- 1:30and founder and chairman of the Water, Energy,
- 1:33Technology and Environment Exhibition, said,
- 1:36I extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to His
- 1:40Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
- 1:43Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE
- 1:46and Ruler of Dubai, for his generous patronage
- 1:50of the World Green Economy Summit. and for his
- 1:52forward -looking vision, which has consolidated
- 1:55Dubai's position as a global model for sustainability
- 1:58and innovation, and a leading destination for
- 2:02shaping the future of the green economy. I also
- 2:06extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to
- 2:09His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,
- 2:12Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy,
- 2:15for his continued support of our efforts in this
- 2:18field. and for inaugurating the Water, Energy,
- 2:21Technology and Environment Exhibition and the
- 2:24World Green Economy Summit. He then continued,
- 2:28His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tair, MD and
- 2:31CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
- 2:34and founder and chairman of the Water, Energy,
- 2:38Technology and Environment Exhibition, added,
- 2:41Addressing global environmental and economic
- 2:43challenges requires concerted efforts, complementary
- 2:47roles, and effective partnerships that bring
- 2:50together governments, the private sector, financial
- 2:53institutions, and research and innovation centres.
- 2:56And the final word went to the partners themselves.
- 2:59His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, MD and
- 3:03CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
- 3:06and founder and chairman of the Water, Energy,
- 3:09Technology and Environment Exhibition, concluded.
- 3:13The standing and achievements of the Water, Energy,
- 3:16Technology and Environment Exhibition and the
- 3:19World Green Economy Summit have been made possible
- 3:21by your support, trust and continued partnership.
- 3:25We take pride in these partnerships, which represent
- 3:29a fundamental pillar for continued development,
- 3:32broader cooperation and the greater positive
- 3:34impact we all seek to achieve. In closing, I
- 3:38extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to
- 3:41you all. for your support and valuable contributions.
- 3:45And I hope that our fruitful partnerships will
- 3:47continue to support innovation, accelerate the
- 3:50transition to a green economy, and contribute
- 3:53to building a more sustainable and prosperous
- 3:55future for us and for the generations to come.
- 3:59Across the two events, the honours were extensive.
- 4:03For the exhibition, sponsors were recognised
- 4:06across several categories, including Premier,
- 4:09Principal, Titanium, Platinum, strategic and
- 4:13gold sponsorships. For the summit, supporters
- 4:16were honoured as headline, gold and silver sponsors,
- 4:20alongside strategic media partners for both events
- 4:23and a dedicated sustainable transport partner.
- 4:26The sponsors and partners, in turn, emphasised
- 4:30the importance of continuing cooperation, exchanging
- 4:33expertise and developing partnerships that support
- 4:36innovation and accelerate the wider adoption
- 4:39of sustainable solutions. That mutual commitment
- 4:43is in many ways the essence of this occasion.
- 4:47Organisers and partners from the public and private
- 4:49sectors moving forward together, edition after
- 4:53edition, in support of the green economy. Indeed.