In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Giacomo Luciani, a leading expert on the geopolitics of energy.

Mr. Luciani is primarily known for his seminal contributions to the theory of the rentier state and is currently an adjunct professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and scientific advisor of the Master in International Energy the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris.


In the interview the following questions and more are discussed: 
- Currently, rentier states are more likely to be fossil fuel rich suppliers that are not industrialised. Do you agree with this assertion? 
- What strategies could rentier states implement to make them more economically competitive?
- How is the transition to clean energy progressing and is limiting the rise to 1.5 C by 2050 still achievable?
- The energy industry and politics are inextricably linked. Do you believe this will always be the case? 
- Looking ahead, what will be the major sources of energy post 2050?

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Ms. Tofol Al-Nasr. Ms. Al-Nasr is a partner at Daleelaq Consulting with a diverse range of American, Asian, Qatari, and Gulf-based clients. In 2017, Ms. Al-Nasr was nominated by HE Dr. Al-Sada, then Qatar’s minister of energy and industry, to join OPEC as a diplomat, becoming the first Qatari woman to serve her country in this capacity. 

In the this interview, Ms. Al-Nasr discusses the following questions and more: 
What is the core function of Daleelaq Consulting and your role within the organisation? 
What were your duties at OPEC?
Despite its residual oil production, Qatar is no longer a member of OPEC. What are your views on Qatar’s OPEC exit?
Do you feel the Gulf region’s prominence will decline as the “Energy Transition” proceeds?

In the podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Professor Graham Weale.

Professor Weale is a recognised authority on energy markets with over 40 years’ experience. He has been Professor of Energy Economics at the Ruhr University Bochum since 2016.

His expertise lies in carbon pricing and the EU Emissions Trading System;
German power market – renewables, thermal plants and power prices; energy intensive industry decarbonisation; hydrogen economics and projects in Northwest Europe; and more.

In the podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Joumana Hosri, board member of the Fernand Hosri Group, to discuss the future of solar power in the global energy mix, women in construction and her various leadership roles.

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Neil Fleming - the Global Head of Editorial Argus Media - to discuss peak oil, growing coal demand and more.

The Al-Attiyah Foundation and Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, the Deputy Chairman and CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), discuss Kuwait's role in the global energy market, the country's sustainability goals and COP28

Joel Couse is a special advisor to the International Energy Agency – commonly referred to as the IEA – specialising in Energy Markets and Security. Previously he was Chief Energy Economist for Total Energy

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Dr. Michal Meidan to discuss China's role in the global energy industry.

Dr. Meidan is the Director of China Energy Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES). Before joining OIES in July 2019, she was Vice President Research at Energy Aspects and headed China Matters, an independent research consultancy.

Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega is the Director of the Centre for Energy at the French Institute of International Relations, commonly known as IFRI. 

Prior to joining IFRI, he spent six years at the International Energy Agency (IEA), mostly notably as Russian and Sub-Saharan Africa Programme Manager where he conducted oil and gas market analysis and was responsible for institutional relations with these countries and regions. 

In this podcast,  Mr Eyl-Mazzega talks about the European Union's Green Deal, the effect of Africa's population boom on the energy transition and the conflict in Ukraine.

About the Guest: 

In this podcast, the Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Mr. Jihad Azour the Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 

AT the IMF, Mr. Azour oversees the Fund’s work in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Caucasus. Previously, he served as Lebanon’s Finance Minister in 2005-08, during which time he coordinated the implementation of important reforms, including modernizing the country’s tax and customs systems.