Time

Day 1, Nov 29 (Wed)

Reimagining Communities

NYU Abu Dhabi

Day 2, Nov 30 (Thu)

Reimagining Industries & Cities

NYU Abu Dhabi

Day 3, Dec 1 (Fri)

Reimagining Progress

Green Zone, COP28 Venue

9:00

Opening Ceremony

Organizing team and NYUAD welcome remarks
High-level welcome remarks
Welcome video and artistic performance

Day 2 Opening

High-level opening remarks
Artistic performance
Guided reflection

Leadership Dialogue:

Cities of Tomorrow, Myth or Reality?

10:00

Leadership Dialogue:

Building Bridges: Women Empowerment and Collaborative Approaches for Just Transition

Leadership Dialogue:

Infrastructure and Technology Key to the Energy System

Plenary Sessions: (3 x 40 min)

  1. Private Sector Action and ESG

  2. The System Change Lab

  3. Energy Security: Supply Chains and Critical Minerals

11:00

Advisory Board Panel:

Core Skill Gaps in the Energy Transition

Changemakers Panel

Cornerstone of the SES program that features outstanding alumni of past summits

Myth-Busting Session

Debunking misconceptions surrounding the energy transition, energy production, consumption, and conservation. Featuring live audience engagement.

12:00

Networking Lunch + Booth

Networking Lunch + Fair

Innovation Jam Final Pitches

Networking Lunch

13:00

Leadership Dialogue:

Financing Energy Transition for Sustainable Development

Innovation Jam Introduction

Solutions-focused session in which delegates can pitch an idea or topic-focused energy solution they would like to collaborate on.

Innovation Jam Working Session

Plenary Session:

  1. COP28 Ambition: Energy Diplomacy and Geopolitics

14:00

Breakout Sessions: (3 x45 min)

  1. Communities, Justice, and Resilience

  2. Clean Energy Access for Development

  3. Region-specific Energy Challenges

Breakout Sessions: (3 x 45 min)

  1. Upskilling for Energy Transition

  2. Challenges of Heavy-Emitting Sectors

  3. Technology Disruptors and Game-Changers

Closing Ceremony

Ministerial Keynote

Innovation Jam Awards

Closing remarks

15:00

16:00


17:00

Dinner

Gala Dinner

18:00

Cultural Immersive Field Trips / Concert at the NYUAD Arts Center

19:00+


Time

Day 1, Nov 29 (Wed)

Reimagining Communities

NYU Abu Dhabi

9:00

Opening Ceremony

Organizing team and NYUAD welcome remarks
High-level welcome remarks
Welcome video and artistic performance

10:00

Leadership Dialogue:

Building Bridges: Women Empowerment and Collaborative Approaches for Just Transition

11:00

Advisory Board Panel:

Core Skill Gaps in the Energy Transition

Changemakers Panel

Cornerstone of the SES program that features outstanding alumni of past summits

12:00

Networking Lunch + Booth

13:00

Leadership Dialogue:

Financing Energy Transition for Sustainable Development

Innovation Jam Introduction

Solutions-focused session in which delegates can pitch an idea or topic-focused energy solution they would like to collaborate on.

14:00

Breakout Sessions: (3 x45 min)

  1. Communities, Justice, and Resilience

  2. Clean Energy Access for Development

  3. Region-specific Energy Challenges

15:00

16:00

17:00

Dinner

18:00

Cultural Immersive Field Trips / Concert at the NYUAD Arts Center


Time

Day 2, Nov 30 (Thu)

Reimagining Industries & Cities

NYU Abu Dhabi

9:00

Day 2 Opening

High-level opening remarks
Artistic performance
Guided reflection

Leadership Dialogue:

Cities of Tomorrow, Myth or Reality?

10:00

Leadership Dialogue:

Infrastructure and Technology Key to the Energy System

11:00

Myth-Busting Session

Debunking misconceptions surrounding the energy transition, energy production, consumption, and conservation. Featuring live audience engagement.

12:00

Networking Lunch + Fair

13:00

Innovation Jam Working Session

14:00

Breakout Sessions: (3 x 45 min)

  1. Upskilling for Energy Transition

  2. Challenges of Heavy-Emitting Sectors

  3. Technology Disruptors and Game-Changers

15:00

16:00

17:00

Gala Dinner

18:00

19:00+


Time

Day 3, Dec 1 (Fri)

Reimagining Progress

Green Zone, COP28 Venue

10:00

Plenary Sessions: (3 x 40 min)

  1. Private Sector Action and ESG

  2. The System Change Lab

  3. Energy Security: Supply Chains and Critical Minerals

11:00

12:00

Innovation Jam Final Pitches

Networking Lunch

13:00

Plenary Session:

  1. COP28 Ambition: Energy Diplomacy and Geopolitics

14:00

Closing Ceremony

Ministerial Keynote

Innovation Jam Awards

Closing remarks