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WGES 2026 to explore the role of governance in accelerating the green transition · DEWA Podcasts

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  The 12th edition of the World Green Economy Summit
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  will shine the spotlight on policies, regulations,
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  and governance frameworks needed to accelerate
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  the global transition to a green economy when
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  it convenes on October 21st and 22nd, 2026 at
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  the Dubai World Trade Center. That's significant
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  timing. The summit is convened under the patronage
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al
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  -Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The organizing consortium
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  includes the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy,
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, known
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  as DIWA, and the World Green Economy Organization,
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  under the theme From Success to Scale, showcasing
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  the green economy. This year's focus encompasses
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  four main thematic pillars. energy technology
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  and infrastructure, business strategy and transition,
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  water and food security, and finance. There are
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  also three cross -cutting themes, artificial
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  intelligence, governance, and system enablers.
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  A distinguished global gathering of decision
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  makers, business leaders, investors, infrastructure
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  and resilience experts, and representatives from
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  government, the private sector, and academia
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  will examine how effective governance bridges
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  the gap between ambition and implementation.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyir, Vice
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  Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy,
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  MD and CEO of Diwa, and Chairman of WGEO, emphasized
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  the summit's significance, stating, WGES places
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  governance at the heart of efforts to accelerate
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  the green transition. The summit also highlighted
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  the UAE's achievements. The summit also highlights
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  the success stories of the UAE government as
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  one of the world's most efficient and effective
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  governments. The UAE was ranked world's fifth
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  most competitive nation in a report by the International
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  Institute for Management Development in Lausanne,
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  Switzerland. The UAE government also secured
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  its position among the top 10 globally in the
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  2026 Chandler Good Government Index. Looking
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  at the strategic transformation potential, Avinash
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  Kumar, president and co -founder of Earthhood,
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  an ESG and decarbonization business, shared his
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  perspective. At the World Green Economy Summit,
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  I look forward to exploring how the GCC can move
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  from viewing green bonds primarily as financing
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  instruments to using them as strategic tools
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  for economic transformation. Done well, green
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  finance can help the region attract capital,
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  accelerate its transition, and demonstrate that
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  climate action and long -term economic value
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  can advance together. These discussions will
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  explore the influence of policy and regulation
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  on decision -making in key markets, the expansion
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  of global carbon markets and their implications
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  for trade and industry, and the evolving role
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  of international climate agreements in advancing
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  the green economy.