The World Future Energy Summit, the centrepiece of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, opened on Monday, January 19 with more than 32,000 policymakers and business leaders from 170 countries attending the event hosted by Masdar.
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From left: Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Dorrit Moussaieff, first lady of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the president of Iceland, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the president of Egypt, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai and major general Gerald Grosvenor, the duke of Westminster, during the opening ceremonies. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, left, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at the opening of the World Future Energy Summit. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, presents the Zayed Future Energy Prize Lifetime Achievement award to former US vice president Al Gore during the opening ceremonies of the World Future Energy Summit. Donald Weber / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, right, greets Bertrand Piccard, second left, the founder and chairman of Solar Impulse, while Solar Impulse chief executive André Borschberg, left, and Sultan Al Jaber, the chairman of Masdar look on. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi -
Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the president of Egypt, second left, and Sultan Al Jaber, the chairman of Masdar, third left, look at an exhibit during the opening ceremonies of the World Future Energy Summit. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi -
Sultan Al Jaber, the chairman of Masdar, delivers a speech during the opening ceremonies of the World Future Energy Summit, the centrepiece event of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National -
Suhail Al Mazrouei, the Minister of Energy, right, discusses a point during the opening day of the World Future Energy Summit. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National -
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, second left, and Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, the Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, right, were also in attendance at the opening of the World Future Energy Summit. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi -
French ecology minister Segolene Royal, right, with other delegates at the opening of the World Future Energy Summit. Karim Sahib / AFP -
Visitors walk near solar-powered vehicles on display at the World Future Energy Summit. Yoshua Arias / EPA -
A visitor looks at a solar-powered plane on display at the World Future Energy Summit. Yoshua Arias / EPA
World Future Energy Summit opens in Abu Dhabi — in pictures
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