Bridging the Energy Transition Gap:

Belal Jassoma

Senior Director, Tech Ecosystems,
DMCC

Belal Jassoma is the Senior Director of Tech Ecosystems at DMCC, the world’s leading business district and authority on international commodities trade and enterprise.

Belal joined DMCC in 2011 and has been instrumental in scaling up DMCC’s ecosystems and commercial offering, including new products, services and member engagement programmes. In his current capacity as Director for Ecosystems, Belal is responsible for developing key strategic relationships, partnerships and product functions as well as overseeing ecosystem development across several of DMCC’s industry verticals such as crypto, gaming, AI, energy and financial services.

Belal holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the American University of Sharjah and brings over 18 years of experience in real estate, investment, and government administration.

Matteo Mazzoni

Director of Energy Analytics,
ICIS

Matteo is Director of Energy Analytics at ICIS, and he’s responsible for all analytics services in the energy space, working closely with energy companies, industries and public institutions, delivering ICIS data and critical forward-looking views across energy markets.

The ICIS energy analytics team is a team of global experts working on ideating and developing multiple innovative analytical solutions aimed at strengthening ICIS industry-leading capabilities and providing high-value market intelligence to all market players.

Laure Baynes Clarke

Head of LNG, Decarbonisation and NBD,
Shell LNG

Sukh Sidhu

Director of Energy,
Societe General Bank

Sukh is the regional head of energy project financing and advisory for Société Générale based in Dubai. He has over 15 years’ banking experience in London covering transactions across Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 2024 he moved to the UAE to specifically focus on the GCC region. His career has allowed him to follow the evolution of energy transition financing; from vanilla renewable projects in the early 2010s to complex CCUS and green hydrogen projects more recently. Sukh’s banking pedigree is underpinned by roles at leading project finance banks including Société Générale, MUFG and Standard Chartered. He holds a Masters degree in Financial Economics.

Daniel Schwappach

Head of Sustainable Energy Systems - MEA,
Siemens Energy

Daniel Schwappach is the Head of Sustainable Energy Systems for Middle East and Africa at Siemens Energy, based in Abu Dhabi since October 2022. 

With over 14 years of experience in the power generation and hydrogen industry, he has held various national and international positions in project management, sales, business development, and product/solutions development. 
In his previous role, he led consulting solutions for energy system design and digital applications related to hydrogen and PtX business at Siemens Energy.

Daniel holds a diploma degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Steinbeis University Berlin. 

Additionally, he is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Bamberg, focusing on green hydrogen innovation and business ecosystems.