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WETEX 2026 hosts 58 sessions exploring greater sector efficiency and lower emissions on day three · DEWA Podcasts

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  This discussion covers day three of the 28th
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  edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and
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  Environment Exhibition 2026, organized by Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, at the
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  Dubai World Trade Center, where 58 sessions examined
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  how innovation can raise efficiency and cut emissions.
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  Water first. Whole of system resilience for water
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  utilities brought experts from PWC Middle East.
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  Their digital network models and AI simulate
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  disruptions in near real -time instead of weeks,
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  exposing bottlenecks and compounded risks, giving
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  executives clear yes -or -no answers, and aligning
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  resilience planning with business continuity
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  standards in the UAE and globally. On buildings,
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  sustainable engineering in practice, MEP innovations
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  across DMACC developments featured Omar Khurma.
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  Senior Director for Mechanical, Electrical and
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  Plumbing at DMACC, on efficient heating, ventilation
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  and air conditioning, smart metering, water reuse,
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  solar power and supplier assessments on environmental,
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  social and governance criteria, cutting emissions.
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  Nithyanandan Varadhan, Technical Offer Manager
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  at Nuventura India, part of Lucy Electric, presented
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  SF6, free medium voltage switchgear with dry
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  air insulation, and zero global warming potential.
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  The new 1 and new 2 ranges are 25 % smaller than
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  air -insulated switchgear, with replaceable parts,
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  arc protection, and certified testing. Electric
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  Vehicles Scaling EV infrastructure without breaking
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  the grid was moderated by Heiko Seitz, partner
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  at Strategy & Company, with Rajiv Roy, Senior
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  Vice President for the Power Future Grid at Taka
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  Distribution. Majid Alhazami, Director of the
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  Smart Grid PMO at DEWA. Roberto Colucci, Director
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  of Electric Vehicles at A .W. Rostamani Group.
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  Thanvir Mustafa, Director at Pactive Evergreen.
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  And Manisha Bhatnagar, Head of ESG, Consultancy
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  and Innovation at LeasePlan Emirates. They covered
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  smart charging, microgrids, battery storage,
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  retrofitting buildings, fleets, ownership cost,
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  and cybersecurity. Solar Economics. Profit and
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  Purpose. Solar as an Economic Shield and Sustainability
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  Mandate. Brought Ghanim Al -Qasim, Chief Business
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  Development Officer at Dewa International and
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  Senior Manager for Clean Energy and Diversification
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  at Dewa. With Alejandro Longueira, Senior Principal
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  at Oliver Wyman. They covered solar's economic
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  case, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar
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  Park and its seventh phase, the independent power
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  producer model. Financing and regulatory barriers.
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  Ghanim Al -Kassim noted panel efficiency rising
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  from 11 % to around 23%. People and safety. Reskilling
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  the energy workforce. AI, automation, and a just
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  transition. Featured Haya Abou Layla, Manager
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  of Human Resources at Taka. Jidesh Kambil, Chief
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  Executive Officer of 17 Interlinked International.
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  Sara Waheed. Senior Manager for Emeritization,
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  People, and Culture at Al Ghurair Group. And
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  Aliazia Al Marzouqi, Digitization and Analytics
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  Manager and Curator of Global Shapers Dubai.
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  It covered talent shortages, knowledge exchange,
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  and equal access to development. And safety?
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  AI Augmented Leadership. Integrating safety,
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  sustainability, and risk into business decision
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  -making. Featured Renato Volpe. Quality, Health,
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  Safety and Environment and Sustainability Director
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  at Mazrui Energy. He showed how AI links audit
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  findings, incident reports and resource data
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  to spot risks earlier, with data governance and
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  human verification. Emerging AI in managing health
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  and safety at workplace, with speakers from Bureau
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  Veritas, Amina Healthcare Group and Graphite
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  Arch, and academics from Canadian University
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  Dubai, moved from incident response to risk anticipation
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  through computer vision, wearables, and site
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  data under ISO 45001 and ISO 42001. Finally,
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  suppliers. The supplier relationship management
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  seminars strengthened DEWA's relationships with
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  suppliers, enhancing partnerships and advancing
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  the circular economy. That closes Day 3.